Free on-site gate assessment - hinges, posts, and your LiftMaster or Nice gate operator checked before anything is quoted
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Gate parts wear out, hinges snap, and weld joints crack - that’s just what happens when a 400-pound steel gate swings open and shut a few thousand times a year in Texas heat and clay soil. We fix all of it, usually the same day you call. Gatewood Fence & Gate has been doing our Gate Parts & Welding in Fort Worth since 2001, and Hal Gatewood still shows up on the job himself. If your gate rattles, drags, or won’t latch, call (817) 241-4067 and you’ll get a live person on the line, not a recording.
We weld on site, in your driveway, so your gate never leaves your property. Most hinge replacements, latch fixes, and crack repairs are done in a single visit. And every job - every single one - carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not right, we come back and make it right. No fine print, no argument.
What Our Gate Parts & Welding Service Includes
Here’s what we actually do when you call us about a gate that’s sagging, binding, or broken. Each repair starts with a close look at the whole gate, because a gate rarely fails in just one spot. A sagging gate usually means a worn hinge or a failing post. A dragging gate usually means bad rollers or a sprung rail. We find the real cause before we put a welder to it.
Hinge Replacement
Gate hinges carry the full weight of the panel every time it moves, and when they wear, the gate drops. You’ll see it start to scrape the ground or leave a drag mark in the concrete. We replace hinges with heavy-gauge steel matched to the weight of your gate, and we weld them in place rather than bolting them when the post can handle it. That’s the difference between a hinge that lasts five years and one that lasts twenty. Most Gate Parts & Welding in Haltom City hinge replacements take us under two hours from start to finish.
Post Replacement
A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle - and that is where we start. When a post rots at the base or shifts in the clay soil we get around Fort Worth, the entire gate leans and nothing else you do will hold. We set new steel posts in concrete, plumb and square, and weld the hinge brackets back on. We see a lot of gates where somebody replaced the panel and left a failing post underneath, which is why the gate was crooked again within a year. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice.
Rail Repair
The top and bottom rails are the backbone of a steel gate frame. When a rail rusts through or cracks at a weld joint, the whole gate flexes and the pickets start working loose. We cut out the bad section and weld in new steel, then grind it smooth so it looks like it was never touched. On older Fort Worth gates with rust-through, we’ll also check the rest of the frame for thin spots so you don’t get a second failure in a different rail six months down the road.
Custom Welding
Not every gate problem is a broken part. Maybe a tree limb dropped on the corner and bent the frame. Maybe a delivery truck clipped the gate and tore a weld. Maybe you want a section added, a brace installed, or a hinge relocated. Hal welds on site, with a truck-mounted rig, so the gate stays in your driveway the whole time. Custom welding is where you get a fix built for your exact gate, not a universal bracket that sort of fits.
Gate Rollers
Sliding and cantilever gates run on rollers, and when a roller bearing seizes or the wheel wears flat, the gate starts to grind and jerk instead of rolling smooth. We replace worn rollers with sealed-bearing units sized to your rail, and we realign the track so the gate doesn’t chew up the new ones. A slide gate that growls when you put the operator on it is almost always a roller problem, not a motor problem. Good thing to check before you buy a new opener.
Latch & Lock
A gate that won’t latch isn’t just an annoyance, it’s an open invitation to every loose dog and curious kid on the street. We repair and replace gate latches, locks, and strikes, including mag-locks on access-control gates and standard mechanical latches on driveway gates. If your latch won’t catch anymore, the strike plate has usually shifted or the latch arm is bent - both are quick, inexpensive fixes. We’ll also weld on a new strike plate if the original is wallowed out beyond adjustment.
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.
Brands We Service for Gate Parts & Welding
We work on every major gate brand you’re likely to have on a Fort Worth property, and we keep common parts in the truck for the ones we see most. Ghost Controls openers show up on a lot of residential driveway gates in Tarrant County, and we’ve replaced plenty of their hinge brackets and weld-on arms over the years. The opener is fine; the hardware it pushes against is what fails. DoorKing is a workhorse on commercial and ranch gates around here. We service their operators, and we weld replacement mounting plates and reinforcement when the original metal fatigues.
Mighty Mule is what you’ll find on a lot of farm and acreage gates in the Fort Worth area. We’ve seen nearly every Mighty Mule failure there is, and a good number of them trace back to a hinge that bound up or a post that drifted out of line. Elite is common on higher-end residential slide gates. We handle their rollers, tracks, and welded gate frames. Whether you have one of those brands or something else entirely, we can get the parts and do the weld. We don’t turn down a gate because we don’t recognize the nameplate.
Signs You Need Gate Parts & Welding Right Now
Show me the gate closing on its own and I’ll show you where it’s failing. Here are the warning signs that tell you a repair is overdue. None of these get better on their own.
- Your gate scrapes the driveway or drags a groove in the concrete. That means the hinge is worn or the hinge post has shifted. Every swing cycles more wear into the frame, and the post problem compounds. If you hear metal scraping, don’t keep cycling the opener.
- The gate leans or sags visibly, even an inch or two. A noticeable lean is a structural problem in the post or hinge, not a cosmetic issue. The gate is now working the post loose with every open and close. The longer it runs like that, the more steel work you’ll need.
- You have to lift the gate to get it to latch or open. When you start lifting, you’re compensating for a hinge or post that has already failed. That’s the gate telling you something broke, and your back is about to be the next casualty.
- You see cracks at the weld joints, especially near the hinges or the corners. A cracked weld is a failure waiting to finish. The gate is still holding together, but the next hard wind or kid swinging on it can split it wide open. Cracks are cheap to weld when they’re small and expensive when the frame tears.
- The gate rattles, clanks, or bangs when the opener runs it. Noise like that usually means a roller is flat-spotted, a hinge pin is sloppy, or a weld has worked loose. The opener is fighting resistance, and an opener that fights burns out motors and strips gears. Quiet is a sign of health; noise is a sign you should call us.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Process - Step by Step
You’ll know exactly what we’re doing, in what order, and why. That’s how we’ve done our Gate Parts & Welding in North Richland Hills and Fort Worth for over two decades.
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Inspect the whole gate, not just the broken piece. We start by cycling the gate by hand and watching how it moves. We check the hinges, the post bases, the rails, the rollers, and the latch. A broken weld is almost always part of a bigger picture. If the post shifted two degrees, welding a new hinge onto it is a waste of your money.
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Explain what we found and quote the repair before we touch anything. We’ll walk you through the problem in plain language and tell you exactly what it costs. That price is in writing, and it’s the price you pay if you approve the work. No surprises, no upcharges at the door. If you’ve got a written estimate from someone else, we’ll give you a free second opinion on it.
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Do the work on site, in your driveway. Hal or one of his background-checked, uniformed crew members does the work with a mobile welding rig, right where the gate hangs. We don’t haul gates back to a shop because we don’t have to. On-site welding means you see the repair happen and you know it’s done right.
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Test the gate by hand and under power. We cycle the gate multiple times, watch the alignment, check the latch, and put the opener through its paces if there is one. If the gate still binds or sags, we’re not done. It leaves our hands working smooth or we don’t pack up.
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Hand you the written 90-Day Done Right Promise. Every job comes with our guarantee in writing. If anything we touched fails or acts up within 90 days, one call brings us back. Hal will be there himself - or you can drive to the shop and look him in the eye. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road - that is the oldest accountability there is.
How Much Does Gate Parts & Welding Cost in Fort Worth?
How much Gate Parts & Welding costs in Fort Worth typically runs anywhere from $75 for a simple latch adjustment up to $1,500 or more for a full post replacement with new concrete. Hinge replacement usually lands between $150 and $350 per hinge, depending on the weight of the gate and whether we’re welding or bolting. Rail repair and custom welding run $100 to $400 for most jobs, and gate roller replacement is typically $100 to $250 per roller. A complete steel gate rebuild with new frame sections can push past $2,000, but most of the work we do lands in the $150 to $600 range. And remember: $40 off any repair over $200, with no trip charge inside the county.
What affects the price? Gate weight, access to the post, the condition of the surrounding concrete, and whether the post needs to be dug out and re-set versus just reinforced. A gate on a slope or a gate that’s rusted through in multiple spots costs more than a simple hinge swap. The best way to avoid overpaying is to get a specific, written price before work starts - which is exactly what we give you. Don’t accept a phone quote that turns into a higher number later. Our estimate is free, it’s in writing, and it doesn’t change when we show up. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll come look at your gate and hand you a number you can hold us to.
Gate Parts & Welding Near Fort Worth - Our Service Area
We serve Fort Worth and the surrounding Tarrant County communities, including Gate Parts & Welding in Colleyville, Hurst, Bedford, North Richland Hills, Keller, Haltom City, Saginaw, and White Settlement. Most calls inside the county get same-day or next-day service, and we don’t charge a trip fee anywhere in the county. If you’re in Richland Hills, Kennedale, or Arlington, you’re on our route too. Hal has been at this since 2001 with a published shop address and license number anyone can look up, so you know exactly who you’re calling.
Serving Fort Worth, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fort Worth area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
Frequently Asked Questions - Gate Parts & Welding in Fort Worth
Gate parts and welding covers the structural and mechanical repairs to your gate: hinges, posts, rails, rollers, latches, locks, and the weld joints that hold the whole thing together. When a gate part fails or a weld cracks, the entire gate stops working right. We repair or replace the worn part and weld it in place on site, in Fort Worth, so your gate is back to working condition the same day. It’s repairs to the gate itself, not just the opener motor.
Most hinge replacements, latch repairs, and weld fixes take one to three hours on site. A full post replacement usually takes four to six hours because we’re digging out the old post, pouring new concrete, and letting it set before rehanging the gate. Straightforward repairs are often done the same day you call. Bigger jobs like complete rail rebuilds might take a second visit once the concrete cures.
It typically runs $75 to $600 for most repairs in Fort Worth, depending on what’s broken and how heavy the gate is. Hinge replacement runs about $150 to $350 per hinge, and a full post replacement runs $800 to $1,500. You’ll get an exact written price before any work starts, and there’s no trip charge inside Tarrant County. Seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount, and any repair over $200 takes $40 off. Call (817) 241-4067 for a free estimate.
Yes, we service Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Mighty Mule, Elite, and every other common gate brand found on Fort Worth properties. The brand of opener doesn’t matter much when the hinge is what failed - the metal work is the same. We stock common parts for the brands we see most and can source anything else. If your gate won’t open and the opener was working fine yesterday, it’s probably not the motor.
Yes, and a live person answers the phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week when you call. If your gate is stuck open - which means your yard, your dogs, and your property are exposed - or stuck shut, which means you can’t get out, we treat that as urgent. Most Fort Worth repair calls are handled the same day. Call (817) 241-4067 any time and you’ll talk to a person, not a voicemail.
Every Gatewood Fence & Gate job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If anything we repaired or welded fails within 90 days, we come back and fix it at no charge. That’s not “up to” 90 days or “in most cases” - it’s a plain 90 days, stated in writing, on every job. One call brings Hal back. We’ve been in business since 2001, and the name is on the shop.
Clear a path to the gate and make sure the area around it is free of obstacles like bikes, trash bins, and overgrown shrubs. If your gate has an opener, leave it in manual mode if you can, or just leave it as it is and we’ll handle it. Keep pets inside while we’re working. That’s about it - we bring the welder, the parts, and the know-how.
Schedule Your Gate Parts & Welding Service in Fort Worth Today
Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll come look at your gate, tell you what’s wrong, and hand you a written price. There’s no trip charge inside the county, the estimate is free, and every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise. Call any time, day or night - a live person answers. Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates around Fort Worth since 2001, and he’ll be the one who shows up.
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Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Fort Worth since 2001.