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Gate repair in Kennedale typically runs $145-$310 for hinge and post work, $185-$420 for electric opener and control board repair, and $260-$640 for weld and rust work on heavy ranch gates, and most jobs are finished in one visit. We work on welded-pipe cattle gates off Dick Price Road and automatic iron driveway gates in the newer subdivisions off Mansfield Cardinal Road the same day, because that’s just what Kennedale is. If your gate is sagging, stuck, or the opener quit, call (817) 241-4067 and you’ll get Hal Gatewood or someone on his crew, not a phone tree.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Kennedale’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and the shop’s address and license number are published for anyone to check. That matters in a town like Kennedale, where people still ask who did your gate and whether they showed up when they said they would. Our Gate Repair work comes with the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing: if it’s not right, one call brings Hal back. No runaround, no arguing about what the warranty covers.
We answer the phone with a live person around the clock. When a gate motor fails at 10 p.m. and your driveway gate is stuck open with a stock trailer behind it, you don’t want a voicemail. You want a person who knows Kennedale’s roads and can tell you when the truck will get there. We’re based in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro and our crews serve Kennedale locally, so the response is real, not a promise from three states away.
Our Gate Repair Services in Kennedale
Hinge & Post Repair
Kennedale’s black clay soil is hard on gate posts. When drought shrinks the ground and then September rains swell it, concrete footings heave and swing gates start to bind at the hinge post. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that is where we start. We dig down, re-set the post with new concrete below the frost line, and fabricate hinges to match the existing weld spacing so the gate hangs square again. A typical hinge and post repair in Kennedale runs $145-$310 depending on post size and how much concrete has to come out.
Electric Gate Repair
Automatic gates on long Kennedale driveways fail in predictable ways: control boards bake in Tarrant County summer heat, loop detector wires break underground when the clay shifts, and limit switches drift out of adjustment. We diagnose the actual failure before replacing anything. A blown capacitor is a $40 part, not a $900 opener, and we’ll show you the failed component before we put the new one in. Electric gate repair in Kennedale typically runs $185-$420, and we carry common boards and capacitors for LiftMaster, FAAC, and Viking so we’re not waiting on a parts truck.
Weld & Rust Repair
The older welded-pipe gates around Kennedale were built by ranchers, not manufacturers. Hinge spacing is non-standard, welds were done with a stick welder forty years ago, and rust has eaten through the bottom rail where water sits. We weld on site, in your driveway, so the gate never leaves your property. That means we can repair a gate other companies would tell you to replace. Weld and rust repair in Kennedale runs $260-$640 depending on how much rail has to be cut out and re-welded, and the repair is done before the gate fails completely.
Gate Realignment
A swing gate that scrapes the ground or won’t latch didn’t just settle overnight. The post moved, the hinges wore, or the frame twisted. We re-hang the gate square, adjust the latch so it catches without slamming, and set the gap so livestock and kids can’t squeeze through. On automatic gates, realignment includes re-setting the travel limits so the opener isn’t fighting a gate that’s hanging wrong, which is what burns out motors before their time. Gate realignment in Kennedale usually runs $125-$275, and we check the whole hang while we’re there, not just the part you called about.
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 Kennedale
We’re certified to service nine major gate brands, and around Kennedale we see a lot of Viking and Ghost Controls on newer automatic gates, and a fair number of older DoorKing and Elite operators on ranch properties. We stock common parts for those brands on the truck, which means a Kennedale repair usually doesn’t need a second visit because we were missing a capacitor or a limit switch. When a board is obsolete and no longer manufactured, we’ll tell you straight what can be retrofitted and when a new opener is the cheaper long-term answer.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Kennedale Homes
- Expansive clay heaving post footings. Kennedale sits on Tarrant County black clay that shrinks when it’s dry and swells when it’s wet. The post concrete moves, the gate sags, and the hinges tear loose. We see this every fall after the summer drought breaks.
- Rusted welds on decades-old ranch gates. The pipe gates off Corry A. Edwards Road and along the smaller ranch properties were built before anyone kept blueprints. Rust gets into the welds, and because hinge spacing was done by eye, off-the-shelf hardware doesn’t fit. We fabricate on site.
- Broken loop detectors on long slide gates. A long driveway in Kennedale often means a buried loop wire that opens the gate when a car pulls up. When the clay shifts, the wire snaps, and the gate sits there dumb. We locate the break and splice it or run a new loop.
- Hail-dented aluminum panels. DFW-corridor hailstorms pound aluminum and thin steel gate panels, leaving dents that don’t affect function but look bad from the street. We can straighten some panels and weld or replace others, depending on the metal and the damage.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Kennedale, TX
Here’s the straight pricing for Kennedale work. Hinge and post repair: $145-$310. Gate realignment: $125-$275. Electric opener and control board repair: $185-$420. Weld and rust repair: $260-$640. A full operator replacement, when the old one is truly done, runs $850-$1,900 installed depending on the brand and the gate size. What drives the price up is post replacement, heavy fabrication on rusted pipe gates, and obsolete control boards that require retrofit wiring. You get the price before any work starts, in writing, and it’s the same price when the job is done. There is no trip charge inside the county, $40 off any repair over $200, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Call (817) 241-4067 for an exact quote, and bring us any written estimate for a free second opinion.
We Also Serve Cities Near Kennedale
Our Gate Repair in Kennedale crew also covers Arlington, Fort Worth, Haltom City, and Hurst on the same schedule. If you’re just outside Kennedale city limits on a county road or a ranch property, we still come out. The county line doesn’t change how we quote or how we stand behind the work.
Serving Kennedale, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Kennedale 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 Kennedale
Usually you can retrofit an automatic opener onto an existing welded-pipe swing gate, provided the post is solid in the ground and the gate swings freely without sagging. We weld a proper hinge conversion bracket to match the non-standard pipe spacing, add a UL 325 compliant safety edge, and install the opener. If the post is rotted or the gate frame is rusted through, reinforcing the post and welding in new rail sections is often cheaper than a whole new gate. A retrofitted automatic opener on a Kennedale ranch gate, including the safety edge, typically runs $1,100-$2,200 installed. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll look at the gate before recommending anything.
Because the black clay under Kennedale shrinks during the summer drought and then swells when fall rain returns, and that ground movement shifts the gate post enough to throw the opener out of alignment. The gate binds, the limit switches trip, and the opener shuts down to protect itself. We fix it by re-setting or reinforcing the post, re-aligning the gate to the opener, and re-tuning the travel limits. If it happens every year, the post footing wasn’t poured deep enough the first time, and we’ll dig down past the frost line and re-set it properly so it stops.
Yes, in most cases. Light dents in aluminum or thin steel gate panels can often be straightened with careful metal work. When the panel is creased or the frame is bent, we cut out the damaged section and weld in a replacement panel, then grind and paint it to match. If you’re in a Kennedale neighborhood that caught a bad hailstorm and the gate is more dent than flat metal, replacement panels are sometimes the cheaper call than hours of straightening. We’ll quote both ways and you decide.
It’s usually the track, the rollers, or the gate itself binding, and we check all three before blaming the motor. Jerking and grinding on a slide gate in Kennedale often means the clay has shifted the track out of level, or the steel rollers have worn flat, or the gate frame has twisted and is dragging. The motor has to work harder until it overheats and fails, so the fix is almost always cheaper than a new opener, and it protects the motor you already have. A slide gate track and roller repair in Kennedale typically runs $210-$480.
Every automatic gate opener in the United States is required to meet UL 325 entrapment protection standards, which means the gate must have working obstruction detection and, on most installations, a safety edge or photo-eye that stops the gate if something is in the way. Two ways to check: watch how the gate behaves when it meets resistance, and look for the safety edge strip or photo-eye sensors near the gate’s travel path. If the gate pushes through resistance or the safety edge is cracked, disconnected, or missing, it fails the standard and should be addressed. We test every safety component on every automatic gate call. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll check yours while we’re there.
Understanding Kennedale’s Older Gates and Legacy Operators
Kennedale is the last genuinely semi-rural city in Tarrant County, which means our crews move between a welded-pipe cattle gate hung on a creosote post and a new ornamental iron automatic gate on a custom-home lot, often on the same road. We rolled up to a 1970s ranch off Dick Price Road with a 20-foot welded-pipe swing gate that had blown its second top hinge in three years. The hinge post had pulled loose from its concrete footing after the September soil swell. Our crew dug down past the frost line, re-set a thicker pipe post with new concrete, fabricated a custom strap hinge to match the old weld spacing, and re-hung the gate so it latched square. We checked the manual swing for sag correction and rust at the hinge post, then left the owner with a list of what could be retrofitted if they ever want an automated slide gate on that long driveway.
That’s the reality of gate repair in Kennedale. The older agricultural gates were built before standard hinge sizing existed, and many have been jury-rigged over the years with whatever hardware the owner had on hand. The control boards on gates installed fifteen or twenty years ago are often obsolete, and no manufacturer makes a drop-in replacement. We tell you straight when a board can be retrofitted with a universal control and when the smarter money is a new operator with a current UL 325 safety standard compliance. Either way, you know before we start.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Repair in Kennedale
If your gate is sagging, your opener is dead, or the old welded gate finally gave up, call (817) 241-4067. Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and his name is on the shop and on every invoice. You’ll get an honest answer, a written price before any work starts, and a 90-Day Done Right Promise on the job. No trip charge inside the county, free estimates, and a live person on the phone around the clock. That’s the oldest accountability there is, and it still works.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, fixing gates in Kennedale and throughout Tarrant County.