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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Access Control Across Arlington
Gate access control in Arlington usually comes down to three things: a keypad that won’t accept the code after a storm, an opener that quit talking to the remote, or a gate that won’t close because the post moved again. We fix all three, usually same day. Arlington’s black clay keeps us busy every spring, and we know it better than most. If your gate is stuck, call (817) 241-4067 and a live person answers, whatever the hour.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Arlington’s Preferred Gate Access Control Company
We’re not a franchise that picked Arlington off a map. We’re a local, owner-operated shop that has been in the DFW area since 2001, and a big part of our work is driving across Arlington to undo the disappointments other companies left behind. When someone in north Arlington says their keypad went dark after the last hail run, or a homeowner off Green Oaks Boulevard can’t get the gate to latch, that’s the kind of call Hal Gatewood built this company around.
Arlington customers don’t want a phone tree. They want to know the person showing up can fix the gate without replacing the whole operator. That’s how we work. We weld on site, stock parts for the major brands, and stand behind every job with our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, one call brings us back. No runaround.
We answer the phone with a live person around the clock, seven days a week. Not a voicemail. Not a chatbot. When your gate won’t close at 9:30 on a Sunday night and your dog thinks the open driveway means freedom, you need a real answer. You’ll get one.
Our Gate Access Control Services in Arlington
Keypad Entry
Most Arlington homes built between the 1970s and 1990s started with a simple wireless keypad mounted near the drive. Twenty years of Texas sun fries the membrane, the code drifts, and one day the gate just sits there. We typically replace keypads for $145-$225 in Arlington, including programming and testing. If the keypad is fine but the receiver board took a surge, we’ll tell you that instead of selling you a part you don’t need. That’s the repair-first difference.
Remote Control
When a remote stops working in Arlington, half the time it’s not the remote. It’s the receiver antenna that got knocked loose by wind, or a control board that took a hit from a lightning-adjacent surge during one of our spring storm lines. We test the whole pathway, remote to receiver to board, before quoting anything. A new programmed remote here runs about $65-$95, and we’ll tell you if the problem is actually the opener logic board before you spend a dime on handheld fobs.
Phone Entry
Phone entry systems let you buzz the gate open from your cell, no fob to lose, no code to remember. For a lot of Arlington homeowners who bought in the master-planned communities around Viridian or the Parks of Arlington corridors, the original phone entry module has been out there since the house was built and it’s now failing in the heat. We replace phone entry controllers for $350-$600 depending on brand, and we integrate them with the existing operator rather than selling a whole new system.
Card Reader
Less common on single-family yards, but common enough on Arlington driveways where a household member uses a proximity card because keypads are a hassle. We install and service card readers from DoorKing and Linear, reusing the existing operator whenever it’s sound. If your card reader stopped reading, we’ll check the power feed first. Sometimes the problem is a corroded splice from years of Arlington humidity cycling, not the reader itself.
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 Arlington
We’re certified to service nine major gate brands, and around Arlington we see a lot of Ghost Controls, Elite, and DoorKing on residential and small commercial gates. We keep common parts for those brands on the truck, so we’re not telling you we have to order a board and come back next week. If we don’t have the board, we’ll tell you straight and give you a written price before any work starts. No surprises at the door. The price we quote is the price you pay, agreed before the first tool comes out.
Common Gate Access Control Problems We See in Arlington Homes
- Keypad dead after a storm. North Texas hail and wind take out keypad membranes and surge the low-voltage wiring. Water gets into the housing, shorts the board, and the gate quits responding. We seal replacement units better than the original install.
- Gate out of plumb from black clay heave. This is the big one in Arlington. The soil swells after spring rain, lifts the post, and suddenly the latch misses. We fix the post, not just the latch. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice.
- Metal frame binding in the heat. When it’s 102°F in July, steel gate frames expand. A gate that opened fine in May now binds against the post and trips the opener’s force-sensing obstruction circuit. We reset clearances for summer operation, not a hypothetical catalog spec.
- Slide gate off the rack after a storm. Near the entertainment corridor around AT&T Stadium, commercial slide gates get hammered by wind and event traffic. A bent rack or a loose guide keeps jamming the gate mid-travel, which is exactly when a property manager needs it moving. We do a lot of rack realignment and limit switch replacement.
Pricing for Gate Access Control in Arlington, TX
Here are straight numbers for Arlington work. A standard keypad replacement runs $145-$225. A new remote programmed to your opener is $65-$95. A phone entry controller replacement runs $350-$600. A card reader service call usually lands between $120-$200 for diagnosis and repair. Full video intercom additions run higher, typically $900-$1,500 for a quality system tied to your gate, and we’ll always show you the line items before ordering anything.
What changes the number? The condition of the operator it’s connecting to. In Arlington, we often find an older operator that needs a new control board before any new access device will work, and we tell you that upfront. Our pricing is agreed before work starts, always. We also offer $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Call (817) 241-4067 for an exact quote. Estimates are free.
What One Arlington Repair Actually Looked Like
Last spring, our techs reset a pair of twisted hinge posts on a swing gate off Green Oaks Boulevard in north Arlington after weeks of rain left the black clay heaving. We bored new post footings below the active soil zone, rehung the gate with a LiftMaster gate operator, and realigned the safety photocells. Before we left, we walked the homeowner through the manual-release procedure so they could operate the gate during the next power cut. That’s the kind of job that sticks with us, because it’s the third time that gate had been “fixed” by someone who only adjusted the latch. We did it once, below grade, and it stays.
We Also Serve Cities Near Arlington
Along with Gate Access Control in Arlington, our crews regularly work in Kennedale, Fort Worth, Hurst, and Haltom City. If you’re just over the line, call us anyway. We know the roads, and we’ll tell you honestly whether your job is inside our no-trip-charge county. The same crew, the same Gate Access Control standards.
Serving Arlington, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Arlington 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 Access Control in Arlington
Because Arlington sits on highly expansive black clay, Vertisols. The soil swells when spring rain saturates the ground, lifts the post, and the gate leans. The latch is the symptom, not the problem. We reset the post with footings below the active clay zone, which stops the seasonal cycle. Otherwise you’ll be back here next April. Call (817) 241-4067 for a free look at your post depth.
Every automated gate has a manual release, usually a small lever or pull cord on the operator body. Pull it to disengage the motor, then push the gate by hand. For a swing gate, it’s on the operator arm. For a slide gate, it’s a release key or lever on the motor housing. If you can’t find it or it’s seized, call us and we’ll walk you through it or come out. Don’t force the gate against the motor. That’s how gears get stripped.
The control board. Hail doesn’t usually break the motor, but the percussion and water intrusion around the control box finish off boards that were already weakened by heat and age. Arlington’s hail season runs spring into early summer, and we see a spike in dead boards every time. A replacement board typically runs $350-$500 installed in Arlington, parts and labor included.
Because the sandy-loam lenses under the parking pads around AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Field wash and settle during heavy rain. The gate’s support wheels drop, the rack teeth lose engagement, and the gate jumps track. We relevel the track bed and re-align the rack, and we set the limit switches for the new geometry. It’s a maintenance job, not a full replacement, unless the rack itself is bent from repeated jumping. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll tell you which one you’ve got.
You can usually add phone entry or video intercom to an existing operator, as long as the operator has a working control board with the right inputs. We’ve added phone entry to LiftMaster, Ghost Controls, Elite, and DoorKing operators all over Arlington without replacing the motor. If your operator is from the late 1990s and already failing, we’ll tell you straight. A new operator plus phone entry is a bigger job, and we’ll quote it in writing before you commit.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Arlington since 2001.