Free on-site gate assessment - hinges, posts, and your LiftMaster or Nice gate operator checked before anything is quoted
The assessment is free and the quote is the invoice.
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Gate motor repair in Everman usually runs $285 to $640, and most jobs wrap up the same day we show up. If your opener is grinding, dead, or reversing for no reason, call (817) 241-4067 and Hal will answer. We work on gates all over Everman, and around here the problems are different from what you see in newer suburbs further north.
The heavy clay under Everman moves. It swells after spring rain and shrinks during summer drought, and every time it does, it tilts gate posts out of plumb. A tilted post puts side-load on your operator, strips rack-and-pinion gears, and burns out swing arms. That’s the repair we do most. Not because the motor was cheap. Because the ground it’s bolted to won’t sit still. We have been fixing that exact problem across Everman since Hal opened the shop, and we have a 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing on every job. A live person answers our phone around the clock. No voicemail, no call center, no chatbot.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Everman’s Preferred Gate Motor & Opener Company
Hal Gatewood has been at this since 2001, and his name is on the shop and on every invoice. That matters in Everman. We publish our address and license number. If we tell you we will be there Tuesday between 10 and noon, that is when the truck pulls up. If we do not do the job right, you call one number and Hal comes back. The 90-Day Done Right Promise is stamped in writing on every job we do, not buried in fine print.
Everman homeowners keep calling us back because we fix what is already there instead of selling a replacement you do not need. Other companies want to swap the whole operator when the problem is a bent hinge post or a stripped rack. Hal fixes the gate in your driveway, welding on site where it calls for it, and he will not charge you for parts that did not need swapping. We carry common components for LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule, so we do not have to leave Everman to go hunt parts.
One more thing worth knowing: calls are answered by a live person 24/7. That is not a temp agency. That is the shop line, answered by people who actually work here. If your gate fails at 2 a.m. and your car is trapped inside, you will get a real voice, not a recording.
Our Gate Motor & Opener Services in Everman
Motor Installation
A new swing or slide motor in Everman runs $950 to $2,600 installed, depending on the operator class, gate weight, and whether we need to set a new post or run conduit. We measure first, quote in writing, and the price does not change at the door. For a standard driveway swing gate in Everman’s older homes, we usually recommend an operator sized for at least 1.5 times the actual gate weight. That margin absorbs the seasonal post movement that kills smaller motors.
Motor Repair
Repair is where we earn our keep in Everman. Grinding gears, a motor that hums but will not move, an opener that trips its breaker, a remote that stopped working overnight. We diagnose before we quote. The price for typical motor repair in Everman runs $285 to $640, and you get that number up front, before any work starts. If the repair requires welding, we weld on site. We do not haul your gate across the county.
Linear Motor
Linear operators are common on Everman’s older sliding and chain-link gates, especially custom-welded pipe gates built in the 1960s and 1970s. These units drive a chain or rack along a rail, and they are sensitive to rail alignment. When the clay soil shifts a post, the rail kinks and the motor strains. We re-align the rail, repair or replace the motor, and set the limit switches so the gate stops where it should. Most linear motor jobs in Everman run $340 to $780.
Slide Motor
Sliding gates have a rack and pinion, and in Everman that rack is often on a gate fabricated to a non-standard width. When the post heaves, the rack moves with it and starts eating pinion teeth. We rebuild the post footing, re-hang the gate, and re-set the rack so it meshes clean. A new slide motor install here averages $1,200 to $2,800, and we size it for the actual weight and travel, not whatever was on sale.
We also handle intercom integration and battery backup systems, both of which come up often once visitors realize the gate does not open itself.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Everman
We are certified to service nine major gate brands, and in Everman we see a lot of older Viking and DoorKing units still in service from the 1990s and early 2000s, plus newer Ghost Controls openers on retrofitted chain-link gates. If you have a Viking opener that is been running since the Clinton administration, we can probably keep it running. If it is time to retire it, we will tell you straight and install a replacement sized for your actual gate. We stock common boards, arms, and limit switches for the brands we see most in Everman, so repair turnaround is fast. The name on the shop and the shop is down the road. That is the oldest accountability there is.
Common Gate Motor & Opener Problems We See in Everman Homes
- Post heave throwing the rack out of alignment. Everman sits on Blackland Prairie clay. It swells with spring rain and shrinks in summer heat. Every cycle tilts hinge and roller posts a little further, and once the post moves, the rack moves with it. The pinion then skips tooth and the motor grinds itself apart.
- Rust-thinned tubing flexing under operator force. Many Everman gates are original 1950s to 1970s welded pipe. The steel has thinned and the tube wall is no longer stiff enough to resist the operator’s push, so the gate flexes and trips the entrapment sensor. The motor thinks you are in the way. You are not. The gate is bending.
- Undersized operators on custom-width gates. Everman has a lot of non-standard gate openings, because local fabricators built gates to fit the actual driveway, not a catalog width. When someone bolts a DIY motor kit onto a 14 foot pipe gate, the arm was never sized for that loading strategy. The capacitor burns out within a season or two.
- Battery backup that fails when the power dips. Winter ice events like the February 2021 storm knocked out power across Tarrant County, and plenty of Everman homeowners found their gate battery dead when they needed it. Batteries age out every 2 to 3 years, and in heat they age faster. We test them and replace them before the next outage, not after.
Pricing for Gate Motor & Opener in Everman, TX
Here is what you should expect to pay in Everman for the most common jobs:
- Motor repair: $285 to $640
- Linear motor repair or replacement: $340 to $780
- Swing operator installation: $950 to $2,600
- Slide operator installation: $1,200 to $2,800
- Battery backup install or replacement: $180 to $420
- Post re-set and re-alignment: $300 to $900, depending on footing work
Every quote is in writing and agreed before we start. That number does not move. $40 off any repair over $200. No trip charge inside the county. Free second opinion on any written estimate. Permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Call (817) 241-4067 and Hal will come measure, diagnose, and hand you a number.
We Also Serve Cities Near Everman
Folks from Fort Worth, Colleyville, North Richland Hills, and Hurst call us for the same reason Everman does: honest diagnosis and repair first, replacement only when it is actually needed. If you are just outside Everman, we still cover you. Learn more about our Gate Motor & Opener work, or see our dedicated Gate Motor & Opener in Everman page for local service details.
Serving Everman, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Everman area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Gate Motor & Opener in Everman
Everman’s Blackland Prairie clay swells when it absorbs spring rain, and that swelling lifts one side of the gate post enough to tilt it out of plumb. The tilt moves the rack off the pinion, and the teeth start skipping. That is the source of the grinding sound. We fix it by re-setting the post in a deeper footing with rebar, then re-aligning the rack and pinion so they mesh clean again. That is the only fix that lasts, and it is a job we do regularly across Everman. Call (817) 241-4067 and we will come look.
Yes, but only with an operator sized and mounted for that actual dimension, not a kit built for a 12 foot standard gate. Custom-welded pipe gates from the 1960s and 1970s are common on Everman driveways, and the openings rarely match catalog widths. We measure the true travel, weigh the gate, and select an operator that can handle it. If the tubing is rust-thinned, we may recommend welding in reinforcement before we mount anything. Get a written quote first. It is free, and it will include exactly what we would do on your specific gate.
If your gate is the only way in or out by car, yes. Everman has had winter ice events and summer storm outages that knocked out power across Tarrant County, and a dead gate suddenly becomes a bigger problem than a dark house if there is an emergency. Battery backup is inexpensive compared to an operator, and we install units that switch over automatically and recharge when power returns. We also test existing batteries during any motor repair, because they commonly age out after 2 to 3 years in Texas heat. Call for a free assessment.
The sag almost always starts at the hinge post, not in the gate panel. A post that has tilted from clay soil movement lets the gate drop, which changes the path it sweeps, which breaks the photocell beam and triggers a false entrapment reversal. We re-set the hinge post, re-hang the gate, and then re-align the photocells. Fixing the panel without the post means you will fix it twice. On a quiet street off Enon Avenue, we rebuilt the hinge post for a 1960s custom-welded pipe gate that had leaned 3 inches into the operator’s rack-and-pinion path, then re-hung the gate and installed a new LiftMaster LA400 swing operator. The previous motor had burned out twice before someone fixed the post. Now it cycles silently and the safety photocells verify every pass.
Yes. The gate itself does not need to be new to accept modern access control. We integrate intercom and keypad entry with the existing operator, and we run the wiring through conduit that matches what is already there. If your operator is too old to support the new hardware cleanly, we will tell you what needs upgrading and what does not. Everman has a lot of these older chain-link driveway gates, and they work fine with modern entry systems once the post and rail are stable. Call (817) 241-4067 for a free estimate.
Contact Gatewood Fence & Gate in Everman
If your gate motor is grinding, dead, or reversing on its own, call (817) 241-4067. Hal or one of his crew will answer. We will schedule a time that works for you, show up when we said we would, and hand you a written number before any work begins. Free estimates. 90-Day Done Right Promise on every job. Locally owned and owner-operated since 2001, and our name is on the shop.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Everman since 2001.