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Gate access control in Kennedale means keeping a keypad, intercom, or card reader working on a gate that may be a custom ornamental iron entry on one street and a welded-pipe ranch gate on the next. We service both, often in the same afternoon. Gatewood Fence & Gate has been owner-operated since 2001, and we send our own crew to Kennedale regularly, not a subcontractor who has never seen expansive clay soil heave a post out of plumb. If your keypad is dead, your video intercom won’t ring through, or your phone entry app has stopped talking to the opener, call us at (817) 241-4067 and we’ll head your way.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Kennedale’s Preferred Gate Access Control Company
Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop and on every invoice. That is the oldest accountability there is. When a Kennedale homeowner calls about a keypad that works intermittently or a video intercom that stopped showing the driveway camera, the person who answers is the person who owns the place, not a recording and not a queue. Hal has been fixing gates since 2001, and his crew welds on site, which matters in Kennedale more than in almost any city nearby.
Kennedale is Tarrant County’s last genuinely semi-rural city. Large-acreage lots, active livestock permits, and working ranch properties sit directly beside newer custom-home subdivisions, sometimes on the same stretch of road. That means our techs move between true ranch infrastructure and suburban residential work within a single day’s route. A creosote post holding a decades-old pipe gate gets the same care as a new ornamental iron entry with a video intercom. And because we weld on site, we don’t haul your gate to a shop forty minutes away. We fix it in your driveway.
Our standing offers apply to every Kennedale job: $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, a free second opinion on any written estimate, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, one call brings Hal back. No runaround.
Our Gate Access Control Services in Kennedale
We handle the full range of Gate Access Control work, but in Kennedale the mix leans toward three systems: video intercoms on custom estate entries, phone entry on long rural driveways, and keypads on everything from ranch gates to subdivision entries. Here’s what that looks like on the ground.
Keypad Entry
Keypads in Kennedale take a beating from sun, hail, and the occasional curious cow. We install and repair keypads wired into slide and swing operators, and we stock common replacement parts for Linear and DoorKing units so a dead keypad doesn’t mean a two-week wait. If your keypad works but the gate doesn’t move, the problem is usually not the keypad at all. It’s a post that shifted or a photo-eye that got knocked out of alignment. We trace the whole circuit before we sell you a part.
Remote Control
A remote that only works from ten feet away, or only when the truck is pointed at the antenna, is usually an antenna or receiver issue, not a battery issue. We test the transmitter, the receiver sensitivity, and the opener’s logic board before replacing anything, including Gate Motor & Opener - Kennedale issues. On long-driveway properties along roads like Mansfield Cardinal and Sublett, we often extend or relocate the antenna so the remote actually works from the driver’s seat at the property line.
Phone Entry
Phone entry systems let a visitor call your cell from the gate keypad and you grant access from anywhere. On larger Kennedale lots where the driveway is hundreds of feet long, this is often the difference between a working front gate and one nobody uses. We install and service phone entry modules for DoorKing and Viking, and we make sure the call actually rings through to your phone, not the last owner’s.
Card Reader
Card and fob readers are common on Kennedale ranches where farm hands, feed deliveries, and family members all need different levels of access. We program individual cards, set up time-based restrictions, and tie the reader into the opener without leaving exposed wiring that a hailstorm or a weed trimmer will destroy. If a card reader has been added to an older welded-pipe gate, the mounting and wiring need to be fabricated, not zip-tied.
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 Kennedale
We’re certified to service nine major gate brands, including LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. On access control specifically, we see a lot of Linear, DoorKing, and Viking in Kennedale, and we keep common boards, keypads, and safety parts on the truck for those brands. That means less waiting on a part shipped from a distributor. If the system you have is old or out of production, we’ll tell you straight whether it’s worth repairing or whether a newer keypad or intercom module makes more sense. We won’t sell you a replacement you don’t need.
Common Gate Access Control Problems We See in Kennedale Homes
After two decades of gate work across Tarrant County, here are the failures we run into most often at addresses in Kennedale:
- Post heave from expansive clay soil. The black clay under Kennedale shrinks during drought and swells after rain. A swing gate’s hinge post moves just half an inch out of plumb and the gate starts binding, the opener overloads, and the keypad still blinks green but the gate won’t budge. We reset posts in deeper footings with rebar, not just more concrete on top of the old.
- Hail damage to keypads, intercoms, and photo-eyes. DFW-corridor hailstorms dent panels and crack keypad housings. More often than not, the opener is fine but the safety photo-eyes got knocked out of alignment or the intercom face is shattered. We replace what’s broken and realign the sensors so the gate closes without reversing.
- Non-standard hinge sizing on agricultural gates. Kennedale still has working cattle gates hung on creosote posts, many of them modified over the years with whatever hardware was on hand. Standard off-the-shelf hinges don’t fit. We fabricate hinge hardware on site to match the gate’s actual dimensions, then mount the keypad or reader so it doesn’t wobble off the post in a month.
- Underground operator failures on long driveways. Tarrant County’s heavy clay and shifting soil bend and bind the arms on underground slide operators. When that happens, the chain or rack and pinion fights the soil instead of moving the gate. We dig, reset, and recalibrate so the operator isn’t working against the ground.
Pricing for Gate Access Control in Kennedale, TX
You should know the numbers before we ever pull into your driveway for our Gate Installation in Kennedale. In Kennedale, a keypad entry system installed on an existing opener typically runs $450 to $900, depending on wiring distance and whether we’re replacing an old unit or adding new. A basic phone entry system runs $800 to $1,600. Video intercom systems run $1,500 to $3,500, with the higher end covering a custom ornamental entry where we have to fish wire through stone columns or match a specific finish. Card reader systems start around $600 for a single reader and go up with additional readers and programming needs. Service calls and diagnostics in Kennedale are reasonably priced and there’s no trip charge inside the county. The price is quoted and agreed before any work starts. Always. Call (817) 241-4067 for a free estimate on any of this.
We Also Serve Cities Near Kennedale
Our crew covers Kennedale and the surrounding area, including Arlington, Fort Worth, Haltom City, and Hurst. If you’re just outside Kennedale and wondering whether we’ll come out, call and ask. If you’re researching local companies, see what we cover in Kennedale and give us a call at (817) 241-4067.
Serving Kennedale, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Kennedale 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 Kennedale
The rain broke the summer drought and the expansive clay under your gate posts swelled, which heaved the hinge post out of plumb so the gate drags. The fix is resetting the post in a deeper footing with rebar and recalibrating the operator, not grinding the bottom rail off the gate. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll take a look. Estimates are free.
Yes. We weld on site and fabricate hinge hardware to match the original scrollwork before we reset the post and rehang the gate. The repaired section gets a finish that blends with the rest of the iron, not a bright patch that stands out. We’ve done this on custom entries throughout Kennedale, including off Dick Price Road, and the gate should swing as cleanly as the day it was hung. Call for a free estimate.
Yes. That is exactly the kind of gate we see all over Kennedale’s ranch properties. We fabricate the hinge hardware on site to fit the gate’s actual dimensions, mount the keypad post solidly, and wire it into the opener. A standard kit from a big-box store won’t fit, which is why we weld instead of ordering a bracket that does not exist. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll come measure and quote.
Yes. Safety photo-eyes are required on automatic gates anywhere in Tarrant County, including Kennedale, and they are not optional. If the photo-eyes fail or get knocked out of alignment by a hailstorm, the gate should fault and refuse to close, which is a safety feature, not a nuisance. We realign or replace the sensors and test them under real conditions. Call us and we’ll get your gate closing safely again.
Because summer drought shrinks the clay and the gate post leans just enough that the gate rides off the rack and pinion. A small shift at the post equals a big swing at the far end of a long gate. We reset the post, adjust the rack alignment, and recalibrate the opener limits so it stays on track through the next wet-dry cycle. Estimates are free. Call (817) 241-4067.
Contact Gatewood Fence & Gate in Kennedale
If your keypad isn’t keying, your intercom isn’t ringing, or your gate just started dragging, call us. We’ll answer the phone, tell you what we think it is, and schedule a time to come out to your Kennedale property. The price gets quoted and agreed before any work starts, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise is in writing on every job. Call (817) 241-4067 today for a free estimate.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Kennedale and surrounding Tarrant County since 2001.