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What does gate repair actually cost in Haslet? Most homeowners here pay between $185 and $480 for a typical repair visit, with motor and opener work running $350 to $900 depending on the brand and the damage. We’re Gatewood Fence & Gate, and we’ve been fixing gates across Tarrant County since 2001. When your gate stops opening at 6 a.m. on a workday, or won’t close behind you at night, call (817) 241-4067 and a live person answers. Not a voicemail, not a queue. Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road.
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.
Why Haslet Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
Haslet isn’t Keller. It isn’t Southlake. Drive FM 156 between Haslet Road and Harmon, and you’ll pass a dozen different gate styles in two miles. Some are original welded pipe-rail from the 1980s. Some are builders’ swing gates on new acreage lots in places like Sendera Ranch or Northstar. The person who shows up to fix yours needs to know both. Hal does. He’s been welding on site since before most of the post-2010 subdivisions here were plotted, and he still gets annoyed when he finds a hinge plate somebody bolted on crooked and called “good enough.”
Hal lives local. He shops at the same hardware stores you do. When you call, you talk to a person who knows that properties off Haslet Road hit different soil conditions than the newer developments near Blue Mound Road. We carry a 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing on every job. If it’s not done right, one call brings Hal back. No runaround, no re-diagnosis fee, no “well, that’s a different issue” conversation. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road - that is the oldest accountability there is.
We’ve worked on gates in Sendera Ranch, Northstar, and the older ranch properties along FM 156. The same complaints come up again and again: the gate sags in the hinge post, the motor runs but the gate barely moves, the keypad works but the phone app doesn’t. Those are fixable. Most of the time, the gate doesn’t need to be replaced. It needs to be repaired by someone who understands where the failure started.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Haslet
Gate Repair in Haslet
Hinge plate cracks, weld failures, misaligned posts, sagging panels, broken latch hardware - those are our everyday calls. We fix the gate in your driveway. We don’t haul it off and tell you it’s dead. Hal welds on site, which means the repair happens where the gate lives, not in a shop across town. Show me the gate closing on its own and I’ll show you where it’s failing. That’s the first thing we check, because a gate that drifts is a gate that’s already hurt someone or is about to.
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Gate Installation in Haslet
A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle - and that is where we start. If the post is too small for the gate, or the footing was poured too shallow for Blackland Prairie clay, a new gate on an old post fails in two years. We measure, we build, and we set posts to the depth that Haslet soil actually demands.
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Gate Motor & Opener in Haslet
We service nine major brands: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. If your opener is from Linear, Viking, or DoorKing, we almost certainly have the control board or arm on the truck or can get it same week. A motor that ruins a new gear every six months is usually a gate that’s too heavy for it - replacing the motor won’t fix that. We’ll tell you plainly if it will or it won’t.
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Gate Access Control in Haslet
Keypads, vehicle sensors, safety edges, phone-based openers, intercoms. We handle the full run from the operator to the access point. If your gate stops responding to the app after a storm, or the keypad works for the code but not the remote, we can diagnose and fix it. The power run and the safety edges are part of the job. They’re not extras we mention after the quote.
Gate Parts & Welding in Haslet
Some fixes don’t need a service call. They need a hinge post reinforced, a cracked weld rebuilt, or a section of pipe-rail cut out and replaced. Hal does that on site, with the gate still hanging, because that’s how you keep the alignment true. The gate stays in your driveway. The repair is done before lunch. You pay the price you were quoted before we started.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Haslet
We work across Haslet regularly, from the acreage lots along FM 156 to the master-planned communities further east. Typical response time for a repair call is same day or next morning, depending on the call volume that week and the part the job needs.
- Sendera Ranch
- Northstar
- Legacy Ranch
- Properties along FM 156
- Properties along Harmon Road
Why Haslet’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Haslet sits on Tarrant County’s expansive Blackland Prairie clay. That’s not trivia. That soil swells when it’s wet and shrinks when it’s dry, and it does it in a cycle that never stops. Concrete gate post footings in this dirt heave, tilt, and crack - this is the leading cause of gate misalignment and premature motor strain in Haslet. We see it on old ranch gates and on gates that are three years old.
Then you add the winter freeze. Severe North Texas ice storms, the February 2021 freeze being the landmark event, seize hinge barrels, drain and crack battery backup units, and snap the mounting arms on solar-powered operators. Solar openers are common out here because many Haslet properties are too far from a panel box for a wired run. Those are also the jobs where an undersized residential-grade opener is mounted to a heavy iron gate on a long driveway. The first freeze after installation is usually when the trouble shows up.
Haslet’s housing stock is a split. Pre-2000 ranch homesteads with original welded pipe-rail gates that were never designed for automation. Post-2010 acreage communities where builders hung swing or slide systems that are now hitting their first major service cycle. Both sides generate repair volume. The older hardware needs hinge replacements and operator retrofits. The newer builds see early motor and control board failures. Along older sections of FM 156 and Haslet Road, we routinely see bolt-on automated operators added to original welded pipe-rail gates. That setup concentrates all motorized torque on hinge plates never engineered for it, so the welds crack and the post leans within two to four years. That’s a Haslet problem we see repeatedly, and it rarely shows up in a dense suburban call from further south.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Haslet
Here’s what repair work typically costs in Haslet:
- Hinge replacement or weld repair: $185-$390
- Gate alignment and post shimming: $150-$350
- Motor or control board replacement: $350-$900, depending on brand
- Keypad or access control repair: $180-$450
- Full gate removal and reinstallation after a failed repair: $500-$1,100
We quote the price before we start, and we stand behind it. No trip charge inside the county. We also offer $40 off any repair over $200, a free second opinion on any written estimate, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Those aren’t haggling points. They’re just standing here.
Service Area - Cities Near Haslet
We serve Haslet and the cities right around it. If you live in Keller, North Richland Hills, Haltom City, or Colleyville, the same crew can reach you. A live person still answers the phone.
Serving Haslet, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Haslet 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 About Gate Repair in Haslet
Most Haslet gate repairs land between $185 and $480. Motor and opener work is typically $350 to $900 depending on brand and damage. Every job is priced before work starts, and we honor that price. Call (817) 241-4067 for an exact figure on yours. Estimates are free.
In most cases, yes. We keep common parts for LiftMaster, Linear, BFT, and Viking on the truck, and Hal does on-site welding, so the repair happens where the gate stands. Emergency calls are answered by a live person 24/7. Call (817) 241-4067 and tell us what the gate is doing - or not doing - and we’ll tell you what the day looks like.
Because someone fixed the panel without fixing the post. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle. If the post is undersized, set too shallow for Haslet clay, or the hinge plate was torqued onto welded pipe-rail without reinforcing the node, the gate will sag again. We start at the post because that’s where the problem starts. One call brings the right repair, not the same repair twice.
Yes, and we see a lot of them on the rural end of FM 156 and Haslet Road. Solar openers are vulnerable to North Texas freezes because the battery backup units drain and crack, and the mounting arms snap under ice load. We test the panel, battery, and arm, and we fix what actually failed, not just what’s easiest to swap. If the motor’s undersized for a heavy iron gate, we’ll tell you straight.
It’s written on every invoice. If a repair we made isn’t holding up within 90 days, call and we come back to make it right. No re-diagnosis fee, no argument, no fine print. Hal’s name is on it because Hal’s name is on the shop. It’s worked that way since 2001.
Both. We install new gates and operators, and we repair the one you already own. We won’t sell you a new gate when your existing one needs a hinge post and a weld. If a replacement is the smarter call, we’ll tell you that too, with a written price before anything is ordered. Call (817) 241-4067 for a free measure and estimate.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate in Haslet
If your gate is sagging, stuck, or just making a sound it didn’t make last month, don’t wait for it to fail at the worst moment. Call (817) 241-4067. Hal or a member of his crew will pick up, a real person, around the clock. We’ll set a time, show up in that window, diagnose the problem, and quote the fix before we touch a tool. That’s the only way it should work. If you’d rather talk in person, the shop’s address is published. The name is on the sign, the gate stays in your driveway, and the repair is done right - or we come back and do it again. That’s the promise.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, fixing gates across Haslet, TX and beyond since 2001.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local gate repair pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you - the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Haslet Customers Say
"He builds the gates himself in his own shop. You can go and look at it. That is not something you can say about the outfits that just order a panel in."
- Doreen Whitfield"Driveway gate had been dragging for two years and two other companies told me the whole thing needed replacing. Hal reset the posts, rehung it and it swings like it did when it went in. A fraction of the price of a new one."
- Hollis Amberly"Safety photo eyes on our old gate had been bypassed by whoever serviced it last, which he was genuinely annoyed about on my behalf. Fitted proper sealed ones and wired them the way they should be."
- Otis Redmond