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A gate that won’t open in Benbrook usually means one of three things: a hinge post has shifted in the clay, a circuit board has given up after eleven years of Texas heat, or a weld finally cracked on a 1980s ranch gate that was never really square to begin with. We fix all three, and we do it in your driveway, not in a warehouse across town. When you call (817) 241-4067, a live person answers, and we tell you when Hal or one of his crew will be there. No voicemail. No phone tree. No three-hour window that turns into “sometime Thursday.”
Benbrook is our backyard. We know the coves off Winscott Road, the ranch-style blocks near Mary’s Creek, and the newer ornamental iron entry gates going up in south Benbrook. Whether your gate is dragging in the dirt or your opener just hums and refuses to move, we’ll get it working again, and the price you’re quoted on the phone is the price on the invoice.
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 Benbrook Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
We’ve been fixing gates since 2001, and Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop. That’s not a marketing line; it’s an address anyone in Benbrook can look up and drive to. The person who shows up at your gate is the same person you’ll see at the hardware store next month. That kind of accountability matters when you’ve already been burned once by a company that answered the phone from three states away and sent someone who’d never seen a FAAC board until he pulled into your driveway.
We’re rated 4.9 stars by homeowners across Tarrant County, and a good share of those reviews come from Benbrook: waterfront properties off Edgecliff Road with lake-view gates that rust faster than the owners ever expected, older homes near Timber Creek where original iron gates are now four decades of sag and squeak, and newer builds along Bella Flora Drive where automated Viking operators need a diagnostic touch that doesn’t start with “let’s just replace it.” We repair before we replace, because we’d rather earn a customer for twenty years than sell them a gate they didn’t need.
Every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise, in writing. If it’s not right, Hal comes back and makes it right. Plain as that.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Benbrook
Gate Repair
This is the core of what we do. We repair swing gates, slide gates, cantilever gates, and driveway entry gates in Benbrook without hauling them off to a shop. We weld on site, replace hinges and latches, straighten posts, and get gates closing square again.
Learn more about our Gate Repair in Benbrook.
Gate Installation
When a gate is genuinely beyond saving, we’ll tell you honestly, and then we’ll install a new one that’s built for Benbrook’s soil and weather, not for a showroom in Dallas. We measure, order, and schedule the job so you know exactly what’s coming and when.
Learn more about our Gate Installation in Benbrook.
Gate Motor & Opener
We service and replace gate operators from Ghost Controls, Viking, Elite, DoorKing, and five more major brands. If your opener works sometimes, clicks but won’t move the gate, or has lost its remote programming, we can usually fix it the same day we look at it.
Learn more about our Gate Motor & Opener in Benbrook.
Gate Access Control
Keypads, intercoms, vehicle sensors, safety edges, and the wiring that ties them all together - we handle the full access control picture. We test sensors and edges every single visit, because a gate that closes on a car or a kid is a failure you can’t take back.
Call us about access control for your Benbrook entry gate.
Gate Parts & Welding
We weld on site, which means your gate stays in your driveway and you can watch the repair happen if you want to. Brackets, hinges, pickets, frame rails, post caps, and custom fabrication - if it’s metal, we can fix it.
Call us about parts and on-site welding for any gate in Benbrook.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Benbrook
We work all over Benbrook, and our typical response time to most areas in town is under two hours for urgent repairs. Here are a few of the neighborhoods where we’ve done a lot of work lately:
- Timber Creek and the ranch-style homes off Timberline Drive
- Waterfront and near-lake properties along Edgecliff Road and Winscott Road
- Newer ornamental iron entry gates in Bella Flora and south Benbrook
- The 1970s and 1980s ranches near Mary’s Creek and Mercedes/Westpark
Why Benbrook’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Benbrook Lake isn’t just a weekend spot for fishing and pontoon boats; it changes the way gates fail at the hardware level. The morning fog that rolls off the reservoir pushes humidity into the cove-side streets, and that moisture gets into every hinge pin, latch plate, and weld seam on lakeside gates. We regularly see galvanized steel frames showing surface rust within three or four years on properties near the water, while identical gates a few miles inland in the Fort Worth metro hold up far longer. If you own a gate near the lake and someone tries to sell you another galvanized frame, ask them if they’ve actually looked at how the hardware held up on the last one.
The soil is the other, bigger factor. Benbrook sits on Vertisol clay, the heavy black stuff that shrinks and cracks when summer hits and then heaves after every hard rain. That cycle slowly tilts gate posts. A gate that dragged for an inch last spring might be a full sag by fall, and the root cause is in the post, not the panel. We reset and brace posts for the soil movement, and we explain what your gate needs before we touch a single bolt. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that’s where we start.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Benbrook
Every repair is quoted up front, before the first tool comes out of the truck. Here’s what you can expect to pay for common gate repairs in Benbrook:
- Hinge replacement (pair of heavy-duty hinges): $180-$320 installed
- Gate post straightening or reset: $250-$480 depending on depth and concrete work
- Opener board replacement: $220-$420 for most major brands
- Full gate sag repair with welding: $300-$650 for typical driveway gates
- Complete opener replacement: $650-$1,200 installed, depending on brand and access control needs
There’s no trip charge inside the county, and we take $40 off any repair over $200. Seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount. The price we quote is the price you pay, and you’ll never get a surprise bill at the door.
Service Area - Cities Near Benbrook
We cover Benbrook and the surrounding Tarrant County communities. Our crews also serve Fort Worth, Colleyville, North Richland Hills, and Hurst. Scheduling runs through our Dallas-Fort Worth office, but the person who walks up your driveway lives local and knows these streets.
Serving Benbrook, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Benbrook 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 Benbrook
Most gate repairs in Benbrook run between $180 and $650, depending on whether it’s a hinge, a post, or an opener board. A full opener replacement is typically $650 to $1,200 installed. Call (817) 241-4067 for an exact quote, and we’ll give you a firm number before any work starts.
We can usually be on site within two hours for urgent gate repairs in Benbrook, and many jobs are finished the same day once we get eyes on the problem. We try to fix gates in a single visit whenever parts are available locally. Call us and Hal will tell you over the phone whether he thinks it’s a same-day fix or something that needs a part on order.
Yes, and we understand exactly what lakeside humidity does to metal hardware. Galvanized gates near the lake can rust through visibly within a few years, so we often recommend powder-coated or aluminum options when replacement makes sense. For repairs, we use marine-grade hardware and stainless fasteners on lake-adjacent properties whenever we can.
We’re certified to service nine major brands, including Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Mighty Mule. If you have an older opener on the fritz, we’ll tell you honestly whether it’s worth repairing or replacing. Call (817) 241-4067 and describe the problem; we can usually diagnose it over the phone.
Yes. Every new gate installation includes power runs, safety edges, and full sensor testing before we call it done. We never install an automated gate without safety edges and tested reverse function. If your current gate opener doesn’t have working safety edges, we’ll tell you and quote the fix on the spot.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Benbrook 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 Benbrook 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