Free on-site gate assessment - hinges, posts, and your LiftMaster or Nice gate operator checked before anything is quoted
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Gate repair in Keller usually runs $180 to $450 for hinge and alignment work, $350 to $900 for operator or motor replacement, and $750 to $2,200 when the job includes re-plumbing a post that Keller’s clay soil has pushed out of plumb. Most repairs are done same day or next morning, and Hal Gatewood shows up with the welding rig in the truck so the gate stays in your driveway instead of getting hauled to a shop. If your gate is sagging, grinding, or refusing to open, call (817) 241-4067 and a real person answers. Not a voicemail. Not a call center. A person who knows Keller and knows gates.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Keller’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Keller’s big quarter-acre-plus lots mean automated driveway gates are standard out here, not a luxury add-on. That also means when a builder-grade operator from 2003 finally quits, you need someone who understands what the soil underneath it has been doing for twenty years. We have been fixing gates in Keller since Hal opened the shop in 2001, and our Gate Repair work across North Texas has taught us one thing that national outfits never learn: a gate doesn’t fail in a vacuum. It fails because the post moved, the hinge wore out, or the original install cut corners. We look for the cause, not just the symptom.
Keller homeowners call us because the name on the shop is the same name on the invoice. Hal Gatewood owns Gatewood Fence & Gate, his address is published, and his license number is right there for anyone to look up. When we say we’ll be there between 9 and 11, the person who shows up is background-checked, uniformed, and knows the difference between a Ghost Controls board and a DoorKing board without checking a manual. And every single job, no matter how small, carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, one call brings us back. No runaround.
Scheduling for Keller is coordinated through our Dallas-Fort Worth office, and crews serve Keller locally every week. We answer calls 24/7 with a live person, which matters when your gate dies at 10 p.m. and your cars are trapped inside. Call (817) 241-4067 and you’ll talk to a human being who can tell you right then whether we can get someone to your Keller home that night or first thing tomorrow.
Our Gate Repair Services in Keller
Electric Gate Repair
Electric gate operators in Keller are failing in clusters right now because the original builder-grade units installed between 1995 and 2008 were never meant for North Texas summers. When the temperature climbs past 100°F for ten straight days, circuit boards in those old LiftMaster and Viking units overheat and die. We replace the board, the motor, or the whole operator, and we bolt it to a post that is actually plumb so the new unit doesn’t burn out the same way. A new control board for a residential swing gate in Keller typically runs $250 to $550 installed; a full operator swap runs $600 to $1,200 depending on the weight and length of the gate.
Automatic Gate Repair
Automatic gates in Keller have two weak points: the operator and the hinge. When a gate that used to open smoothly starts lurching, reversing mid-cycle, or grinding against the column, the operator is usually being forced to work against a gate that the clay soil has pushed out of alignment. We troubleshoot the whole system, not just the motor. That means checking the transformer, the keypad, the safety photocells, the loop detector if you have one, and the actual swing geometry of the gate leaves. A service call for automatic gate repair in Keller starts around $85 to $150 for diagnosis, and with our no-trip-charge policy inside the county, you pay that once, not twice.
Hinge & Post Repair
Keller sits on Blackland Prairie shrink-swell clay. It swells when it rains, contracts hard during drought, and after enough cycles it heaves gate posts and concrete footings out of plumb. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that is where we start. For any Keller gate installed before 2005, we usually know before we even arrive that post re-plumbing and hinge re-boring are going to be part of the quote. It is that predictable on this soil. Hinge replacement alone runs $150 to $400 per gate leaf; full post re-plumbing with new concrete and hinge re-boring runs $450 to $1,400 depending on whether the post is steel and weldable or masonry.
Gate Realignment
A gate that scrapes the driveway, won’t latch, or leaves a six-inch gap at the post is usually not a broken gate. It is a moved post. In Keller, where homes built in the 1990s and early 2000s have had decades of wet-dry cycles working on their gate footings, realignment is one of the most common calls we take. We weld on site, we shim and re-bore hinges, and we adjust the operator’s force and travel limits so the gate cycles like it did when your house was new. Show us the gate closing on its own and we’ll show you where it’s failing. Realignment work in Keller typically runs $180 to $450, less if the hinge hardware is reusable.
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 Keller
We are certified to service nine major gate brands, and the ones we see most in Keller are Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, and Elite. Hidden Lakes, Stratford Park, and the custom homes along Johnson Road are full of these operators, and we keep common boards, remote receivers, and photocells stocked so we are not waiting on a parts truck from out of state. Whether your gate runs on a Viking swing arm or a Ghost Controls slide motor, we can diagnose it, repair it, and stand behind the repair like it was our own gate. Which, honestly, it might as well be. We have been at this since 2001.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Keller Homes
- Clay-driven post movement. Keller’s shrink-swell clay pushes gate posts out of plumb over time, which makes the gate bind against the latch or drag across the driveway. A new operator bolted to a leaning post will burn out within a season.
- Builder-grade operator burnout. The original operators installed in 1990s and 2000s subdivisions were never rated for North Texas heat. Circuit boards cook in July, and the units fail en masse at the 15-to-25-year mark.
- Manual gates with no power run. Plenty of Keller homes were built with manual driveway gates and no conduit in the ground. Adding automation means trenching, running new electrical, and installing the operator from scratch. We handle the conduit and the wiring, not just the motor.
- Worn hinge pins and sagging leaves. Even on a plumb post, twenty years of wind and use wears hinge pins oval. The gate droops, the operator strains, and the motor dies young. Fix the hinge before you replace the motor, and you’ll fix it once instead of twice.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Keller, TX
Here is what we tell people on the phone, and it is the same number they hear when we show up. Hinge and alignment work in Keller runs $150 to $450. Electric gate operator repair runs $250 to $550 for boards and components, $600 to $1,200 for a full residential operator replacement. Post re-plumbing for a clay-shifted gate runs $450 to $1,400, and adding automation to a manual gate, including trenching and conduit, starts around $1,800 and goes up based on gate length and access. We quote the full price before any work starts, in writing, and that is the price you pay. No trip charge inside the county. $40 off any repair over $200. Seniors and veterans always get 10% off. Call (817) 241-4067 and we will give you a real number over the phone.
| Repair Type | Typical Keller Range |
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| Hinge replacement (per leaf) | $150 - $400 |
| Gate realignment | $180 - $450 |
| Operator control board replacement | $250 - $550 |
| Full operator swap | $600 - $1,200 |
| Post re-plumbing with hinge re-boring | $450 - $1,400 |
We Also Serve Cities Near Keller
Gate Repair in Keller keeps us busy, but we also run crews regularly into Haslet, North Richland Hills, Haltom City, and Colleyville. Same owner, same 90-Day Done Right Promise, same live person answering the phone. If you’re a few miles over the Keller line, the drive doesn’t change the price and it doesn’t change the warranty.
Serving Keller, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Keller 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 Repair in Keller
In most Keller cases, the motor is not the problem. The post has been pushed out of plumb by Blackland Prairie clay expansion and contraction, and the operator is fighting the added friction every single cycle. The motor overheats, the windings fail, and a brand-new unit dies within a season. We fix the post first, then install the motor. Until someone plumbs the post and re-bores the hinges, you will keep buying motors. Call (817) 241-4067 and we will tell you in the first visit whether your post is the real culprit.
Yes, and it is a big chunk of our work in Keller because so many homes were built with beautiful ornamental gates and no conduit run to them. We trench from your electrical panel or an existing exterior circuit, run the power and low-voltage wiring in proper conduit, pour or reinforce the post footing if needed, and install the operator, safety photocells, and keypad. A full manual-to-automatic conversion in Keller typically starts around $1,800 and the price is quoted upfront before any dirt gets turned.
Yes. Residential automatic gate operators installed in Keller must have entrapment protection, which in practice means photo eyes or an edge sensor that reverses the gate when something, a car, a child, a dog, is in the path. Any operator we install includes compliant safety sensors, and if your existing gate doesn’t have them, we won’t leave it that way. A gate that closes on a grandchild is not a repair anyone wants to think about, so we make sure the protection is there and tested.
On Keller’s clay soil, most gates need hinge inspection every three to five years and hinge replacement every eight to fifteen years, depending on gate weight and wind exposure. The wet-dry cycle that moves the posts also accelerates hinge wear because the gate is constantly shifting against the hardware. If your gate makes a low groan when it opens or the gap at the latch post changes with the seasons, the hinges are telling you something. We replace them before they snap.
A gate sags at the hinge post, not in the middle of the leaf, and in Keller the hinge post is almost always the first thing the clay pushes out of plumb. The top hinge pulls away, the leaf drops, and suddenly the gate drags on the driveway. The fix is not a bigger motor. It’s re-plumbing the post, re-boring the hinges, and often welding a new hinge barrel onto a worn pin. We do all of it on site. Call (817) 241-4067 for a free estimate, and if you have a written estimate from another company, bring it to us for a free second opinion.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Repair in Keller
If your gate is acting up, call us at (817) 241-4067. A live person answers, day or night. We will ask what the gate is doing, what brand the operator is, and roughly when the house was built, and we will give you an honest range on the phone. Then Hal or one of his crew will show up in the window we promised, fix the thing that actually caused the failure, and leave you with a written 90-Day Done Right Promise. That’s how we have done it in Keller since 2001, and it is why our name is still the one people call.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Keller since 2001.