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Linear Gate Installation in Fort Worth: What to Know First

We install, replace, and rebuild Linear gate operators and the gates they drive all over Fort Worth, and most jobs are done within a week of your first call. A typical Linear opener replacement runs $1,400 to $2,600 installed, depending on the series and whether the gate itself needs metalwork. We’re an independent Linear service provider, which means we answer to you, not to a manufacturer’s warranty department, and we quote the price before any work starts. If you own a Linear driveway gate in Fort Worth and it’s dead, grinding, or sagging, call (817) 241-4067 and one of us will pick up.

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Key Takeaways

• We service Linear swing and slide operators daily across Fort Worth, from Wedgwood to Saginaw to Crowley.
• Every Linear install or repair carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing.
• Most Linear failures we see are not the board, they’re the limit setup, the wiring, or the gate itself fighting the operator.
• We weld on site, so a cracked gate post or hinge mount doesn’t mean a trip to a fab shop.
• Upfront pricing, $40 off any repair over $200, and a live person answers every call, day or night.

How Linear Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

Linear makes a range of residential and light commercial gate operators, and we’ve been servicing them in Fort Worth since before a lot of those neighborhoods had gates to speak of. Here’s what we actually see in driveways around the county, and what we do about it.

• Linear LRA and OSCO swing operators: limit switch drift and gear wear. The LRA series is common on Fort Worth double driveways, and on these the nylon drive gears are a sacrificial part by design. They get soft in the Texas heat over five or six summers, and the actuator starts stopping short or overshooting the closed position. We replace the gear set and reset the close limit with the gate load in mind, not just the button. That’s the difference between a gate that works and one that eats parts.
• Linear SLR slide operators: cold-solder joints on the control board. The SLR series is a workhorse on rural properties in Parker and Johnson counties, but the boards are known for developing hairline cracks at the transformer connections after years of heat cycling. Symptom is an opener that won’t respond until you tap the board, then runs fine for a week. We’ve fixed enough of these to know the tap test, and we’ll replace the board with a quality aftermarket unit if the OEM part is on backorder.
• Linear APeX photoelectric safety eyes: false obstruction faults from dust and spiders. Fort Worth is dry, and dry means fine dust and cobwebs. The Linear APeX beam pair is a decent unit but the lenses are flat and collect a film that drifts the beam. The gate reverses for no apparent reason three times, then locks out. We clean the lenses, check the alignment, and if it’s a recurring headache we’ll remount them higher or add a hood so wind-blown dust from a crushed-granite driveway doesn’t keep tripping the circuit.
• Linear MegaCode receivers: lost remotes that still open the gate. We get calls from homeowners who bought a house in Benbrook or Weatherford and were handed one remote. The MegaCode receiver holds old transmitter codes, and if you don’t clear them, some previous owner’s remote can still open your gate. We don’t just add your new remote, we clear the receiver and reprogram only the devices in your hand. Nobody from a national chain is going to sit in your driveway and do that.
• Gate hardware mismatch: a Linear opener fighting a sagging gate. The most common Linear job we see in Fort Worth is an operator that’s blamed for a gate that’s the real problem. A heavy steel gate on a settling post will kill any opener, OEM or not. We check the post, the hinges, the wheel track, and the gate’s own weight before we mount or replace a Linear unit. If the gate doesn’t swing or slide free by hand, a new opener is a donation to the scrap pile.

Our Linear Gate Installation Process

Here’s how it goes when you call Gatewood Fence & Gate about a Linear gate in Fort Worth.

1. 1
   You call and a person answers. Not a menu tree. We ask about your gate, your opener model if you know it, and the symptom. Then we set a time, usually within a couple of days.
2. 2
   We show up and look at the whole gate. Door swinging free? Hinges tight? Post solid? We check the gate before we touch the Linear unit, because the gate tells us more than the operator ever will.
3. 3
   We figure the real problem and give you a written price. If it’s a board, a gear, a limit switch, or a full operator replacement, you’ll get the number before we turn a wrench. No surprises at the end.
4. 4
   We install using the right parts. OEM Linear when it’s available and makes sense; quality aftermarket when the OEM part is overpriced or known to fail. We don’t use cheap knockoff remotes that lose their code.
5. 5
   We set the limits, force, and safety edges properly. This is where a lot of other installs fall apart. A Linear opener set too hot will slam a gate through a fence post eventually.
6. 6
   We test it with you standing there. Open, close, obstruction, remote, keypad, manual release. You see it work before we leave, and you get the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing.

If the gate needs welding, we do it right there in the driveway. The gate never leaves your property.

What Linear Gate Installation Costs in Fort Worth

Straight numbers, no games.

• Linear LRA swing actuator replacement: $1,300 to $2,100 installed
• Linear SLR slide operator on an existing chain rail: $1,500 to $2,400 installed
• Full new Linear operator with new gate, posts, and bolt-on hardware: $2,800 to $5,500 for a typical Fort Worth driveway
• Linear control board repair or replacement: $280 to $550
• Remote and receiver reprogramming, including clearing old codes: $85 to $190

What moves the price is the gate itself: double vs single, steel gauge, post condition, and whether the old wiring can be reused or needs a fresh run to the house. We quote the job before we start, and that number doesn’t change at the end. $40 off any repair over $200, free estimates, and we wave the trip charge inside the county. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll put a number on paper.

Why Fort Worth Homeowners Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Linear Work

Hal Gatewood grew up on the south side of Fort Worth, not far from Hulen Mall, and he’s been fixing gates around here since 2001. When you call, you get a live person, and the person who shows up is the one who knows Linear limits and force settings, not a trainee with a tablet. We’ve also serviced LiftMaster, Mighty Mule, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing for years, so if your Linear unit is beyond saving and a different brand is the smarter replacement, we’ll tell you that straight. Every job comes with our 90-Day Done Right Promise, stamped on the invoice. If it’s not right, Hal comes back. That’s the whole guarantee, no fine print. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That’s the oldest accountability there is.

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