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Gate parts and on-site welding in Everman usually means one thing: a gate that’s been in the ground since before most of us were born, sitting on clay that moves more than you’d believe. We’re talking hinge posts leaning, bottom rails rusted through, welds cracked from years of soil shift. Hal Gatewood has been cutting, fitting, and welding gate steel since 2001, and we work all over Everman, from Enon Avenue to the neighborhoods off Wichita Street. If you need a hinge replaced, a post re-set, or a custom weld done on your driveway, call (817) 241-4067 and a live person answers. That’s us. Not a menu, not a call center.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Everman’s Preferred Gate Parts & Welding Company
We’re not the company that shows up in a wrapped truck from three counties over and quotes you a replacement before looking at the hinges. Hal’s name is on the shop, his license number is published, and the person who answers the phone at midnight is the same person who’ll stand in your driveway the next morning. Everman homeowners keep our number because when a 1960s pipe gate starts dragging on the latch side in August, the fix isn’t a new gate. It’s a new post footing and a grinder. We know that because we’ve done it on more Everman driveways than we can count.
We carry a 90-Day Done Right Promise on every job, in writing. If something we welded or re-hung isn’t holding, you call, and Hal comes back. No ticket number, no runaround. And calls are answered live, 24/7. Not by a voicemail that promises to call you back, and not by someone reading a script from another state. By a person who can tell you when we can be in Everman.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Services in Everman
Most of what we do in Everman falls into four buckets. They overlap more than you’d think, because a sagging gate usually has two or three things wrong with it at once. We don’t fix one and ignore the other two. Here’s how we approach each one.
Hinge Replacement in Everman
Old pipe gates in Everman usually hang on barrel hinges that were welded on in the 60s or 70s. They grind themselves oval over the decades, and the gate drops at the latch end. We cut the old hinges off, weld new ones on, and re-hang the gate so it swings level. If the hinge post itself is moving, we deal with that too rather than pretending a new hinge will fix a moving post.
Post Replacement in Everman
This is the big one for Everman, and it’s because of the dirt. Blackland Prairie clay swells in the spring and shrinks in the summer. If your hinge post was set in a shallow concrete footing fifty years ago, that post is now leaning. We cut the old post, dig a deeper hole, set new steel with rebar and a proper concrete collar, and weld the rails back. The gate hangs right because the post finally stays put.
Rail Repair in Everman
Rust-thinned bottom rails are the other thing we see constantly. Moisture sits against the bottom rail where it meets the clay, and eventually the tubing rots through. We cut out the bad section and weld in new steel, or replace the whole rail if it’s too far gone. On old pipe gates, we match the diameter and wall thickness so the repair doesn’t look like a patch job.
Custom Welding in Everman
Everman has a lot of driveway gates that were built to a one-off width back when the house was built. A stock 10-foot gate from a big-box store isn’t going to fit a 10-foot-7-inch opening. We weld custom sections, extend panels, build new gate frames from raw steel, and modify existing gates to fit what’s actually there. The welding happens on-site, or in our shop if the job calls for it. The gate stays yours, and it fits the opening it was made for.
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
If your gate has an opener on it, chances are it’s a Ghost Controls, a Mighty Mule, or an older DoorKing unit. We service all of those, plus the gate hardware itself. We stock common hinge pins, latch parts, roller brackets, and raw steel in the sizes Everman gates actually use, so we’re not running back to a supplier and leaving your gate hanging for an extra day. We also work with Elite operators on the occasional estate-style gate, though most Everman properties run simpler setups. The point is, if it’s a gate, we can probably fix it without telling you to buy a new one.
Common Gate Parts & Welding Problems We See in Everman Homes
- Hinge posts pulling inward as the clay shrinks. By July and August, after a dry spell, clay contracts and the post leans toward the hinge side. The gate starts dragging on the latch post and won’t close without a shove. That’s a post problem, not a hinge problem.
- Weld cracks at the rail-to-post connection. Every time you open and close a gate whose posts are flexing with the soil, the weld joint takes stress. Over years, the heat-affected zone fatigues and cracks. Grind it out, re-weld it, and it cracks again unless you fix the post. We fix both.
- Bottom rails rusted through from clay contact. The bottom rail sits inches off the ground, but splash from rain and constant moisture wicking up from Blackland clay eats through old tubing. We see 1960s and 70s gates with the bottom rail gone entirely.
- Original 1950s-70s pipe gates with no service record. A huge number of Everman homes still run the gate that came with the property. Nobody’s greased the hinges, nobody’s checked the post footing, and by the time we’re called, there’s usually rust inside the tubing you can’t see from the outside.
Our Gate Parts & Welding team carries the steel stock, hinge hardware, and welding gear to handle all of it on-site. The gate stays at your house. The work happens in your driveway, not on a factory floor three counties away.
Pricing for Gate Parts & Welding in Everman, TX
What you’ll pay depends on what’s actually wrong, and the best way to know is to have us look. But here’s what we typically see in Everman. A hinge replacement on a standard pipe gate runs $120 to $260 per side, depending on how much the old hinge has embedded itself in the post. Post replacement with a new concrete footing and rebar usually lands between $350 and $680, and it’s the most common job we do here because of the clay. Rail repair, cutting out rust and welding new steel, runs $150 to $400 depending on how much rail needs to go. Custom welding jobs are quoted by the job, and most Everman custom work falls between $200 and $900. You get a written price before we touch anything, and it doesn’t change at the door. That’s a promise.
We offer a free second opinion on any written estimate you’ve gotten from another shop. If you’re over 60 or a veteran, you get 10% off, permanently. And any repair over $200 knocks $40 off. No trip charge inside the county. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll give you a real number.
We Also Serve Cities Near Everman
If you live just outside Everman, we work in Everman and also cover Fort Worth, Colleyville, North Richland Hills, and Hurst. If you’re on the edge of town and not sure whether you’re in our service area, call and ask. Chances are the answer is yes.
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 Parts & Welding in Everman
Because the frame probably isn’t the problem. The Blackland Prairie clay under Everman shrinks in the heat and swells in the rain, and it moves your hinge post by inches. Straightening the frame without fixing the post means the gate will sag again within a season or two. The fix is resetting the post in a deeper footing with proper concrete. That’s the part most people skip, and it’s the part we always do. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll tell you if your post is the culprit.
Yes, as long as there’s enough sound metal left to work with. If the bottom rail is completely gone or the tubing has collapsed, we’ll cut out the bad section and weld in a new piece of matching steel. That’s easier than trying to weld onto rust that’s already flaking. We do this on original 1960s and 70s gates all over Everman. Estimates are free.
In Everman’s clay, we set gate posts at least 30 to 36 inches deep, and we use a wide concrete collar with rebar so the post can’t lever sideways. The original posts on most of these older properties were set 18 to 24 inches deep, which is exactly why they lean. Depth is what stops the post from moving when the clay shrinks in July. Call us and we’ll dig it right.
It’s normal for a shallow post in Blackland clay, but it’s not something you should live with. The operator pushes and pulls against the post every cycle, and a post with a small footing will work loose over time. We reset the post deeper, add rebar, and re-mount the operator so it’s pulling against something solid. That usually ends the problem for good. Worth a call: (817) 241-4067.
Almost always, yes. We weld a new latch plate or bolt a heavy-duty latch onto the existing frame, reinforce the post if it’s thin, and re-align everything so the latch catches clean. You don’t need a new gate to fix a broken latch. If you’re in Everman, we can usually be there within a day or two.
One More Thing About Everman Gates
Everman sits on the expansive Blackland Prairie clay of southern Tarrant County, where seasonal soil movement swells with spring rains and shrinks in drought. That movement tilts gate posts and throws hinges out of alignment regardless of how well the gate was installed. Because Everman’s housing stock has turned over slowly and many properties still run original 1950s-1970s pipe-frame or chain-link driveway gates with shallow footings, post heave and chronic gate sag are the defining repair problem here. Not storm damage, not aesthetic upgrades. Post heave. We’d rather fix that than sell you a gate you don’t need.
We arrived at a 1960s ranch on Enon Avenue where a custom-welded pipe gate had leaned a full two inches out of plumb after a dry summer. Our crew cut the fatigued hinge post, poured a deeper footing with rebar, re-welded the original rails to the new post, and rehung the gate so the latch caught clean. That gate is still swinging straight. That’s the kind of work we do in Everman, and we’d be happy to do it at your house.
Call (817) 241-4067 for a free estimate on any gate repair, hinge replacement, post reset, or custom welding job in Everman. A live person answers. Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That’s the oldest accountability there is.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate.