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Gate repair in Colleyville usually comes down to one of three things: a post that’s shifted in the clay, an operator that’s been undersized since the day it was bolted on, or hinges that have been carrying too much weight for too long. We fix all three, and we do it in your driveway, not in some shop across town. Hal Gatewood has been running Gatewood Fence & Gate since 2001, and our crew works Colleyville’s estate neighborhoods every week. Call (817) 241-4067 and you’ll get a live person, not a recorded message. We’ll give you a straight answer about what’s wrong and what it costs before any work starts.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Colleyville’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Colleyville isn’t a market where you can hide behind a generic truck wrap and a national call center. The homeowners off Pleasant Run Road, along Cheek-Sparger, and back in the older estates near the Colleyville Nature Center compare notes. They know which companies show up in the window they promised and which ones quote one number on the phone and another at the door. We’ve built our reputation here the slow way, one gate at a time, since before a lot of these iron gates were even installed.
Our techs are background-checked and uniformed, and the person who answers the phone at 2 a.m. is someone who can actually tell you whether the problem needs a night call or can wait until morning. We don’t upsell replacements when a weld and a fresh hinge bearing will do the job. That matters in Colleyville, where a custom ornamental gate isn’t a $400 panel from a big-box store. It’s a fabricated piece of iron that was probably built for the house, and it deserves to be fixed, not swapped for something that doesn’t match.
Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, but the crew serving Colleyville is local. We know the difference between a 1990s Mighty Mule opener on a starter home in Bedford and a DoorKing unit on a half-acre estate off Hall-Johnson Road. It changes how we diagnose, what parts we stock, and how we talk to the homeowner about what’s realistic. 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 Repair Services in Colleyville
Here’s what we actually do, and how it applies to the gates we see in Colleyville every day. If you’re not sure what’s wrong, describe the symptom and we’ll point you in the right direction. Estimates are free, and the price is agreed before we touch a wrench.
Electric Gate Repair
Colleyville has a concentration of electric gate systems that most cities its size don’t. When a LiftMaster or Elite operator stops responding, the cause is usually one of four things: a fried control board, a stripped drive gear, a dead capacitor, or a limit switch that’s lost its setting. We diagnose on site and fix what’s actually broken, not what’s convenient to bill for. A typical electric gate repair in Colleyville runs $180 to $420, depending on whether it’s a switch, a board, or a full gear replacement.
Automatic Gate Repair
Automatic swing and slide gates live or die by their adjustments. After a wet spring or a dry August, the Blackland Prairie clay under Colleyville swells and shrinks enough to move a post a quarter-inch. A quarter-inch at the hinge post is a gate that drags, trips its safety reverse, or strips a gear trying to close. We re-level the post, re-set the travel limits, and re-align the photocells so the gate runs true again. Automatic gate repair in Colleyville typically runs $200 to $500, with gear and motor replacements at the higher end.
Hinge & Post Repair
A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle. That’s the first thing we check on every call, because fixing the panel without the post means fixing it again next season. Colleyville’s older estates are full of ornamental iron gates that weigh 400 to 600 pounds hanging on posts set 25 to 35 years ago. The post shifts, the hinge binds, and the gate starts tearing itself apart slowly. We weld on site, reinforce the post if it’s sound or re-set a new footing if it isn’t, and re-hang the gate so it swings level. Hinge and post repair in Colleyville runs $250 to $650 depending on post condition and gate weight.
Gate Realignment
Most Colleyville gate problems that look electrical are actually mechanical. The gate drags, the homeowner assumes the opener is dying, and the real issue is that the gate itself is no longer square to the post. We measure the reveal, check the top and bottom hinge gaps, and bring the gate back to level. If the post moved, we correct that first. If the gate itself racked, we weld and true it in place. Realignment alone usually runs $150 to $350, and it’s often the difference between a $200 fix and a $2,000 operator replacement that wasn’t necessary.
What happens when you call
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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 Colleyville
We’re certified to service nine major gate brands, and in Colleyville the ones we see most are DoorKing, Elite, Ghost Controls, and Mighty Mule. That’s not a random mix. DoorKing ruled the 1990s custom estate market around here, Elite was spec’d on a lot of the early-2000s builds, and Ghost Controls and Mighty Mule show up on the newer or retrofitted systems. We carry the common repair parts for all of them, which means fewer second trips and less time with your gate stuck open or closed. If your operator is an older model that’s no longer made, we’ll tell you honestly whether it’s worth repairing or whether a replacement makes more sense. We never sell a replacement when a $50 limit switch fixes the problem.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Colleyville Homes
- Blackland Prairie clay heaves post footings. Colleyville sits on expansive clay that swells in wet months and shrinks in drought. Posts move seasonally, gates bind or drag, and what looked fine in March is dragging by June. We see it constantly off Glade Road and through the estates north of 26.
- Undersized 1990s operators strain against heavier replacement gates. The original opener was specced for a 300-pound panel. The “improved” wrought-iron gate weighs 600. The motor has been straining for a decade, and the drive gear is stripped by the time we get the call. We match the operator to the actual gate weight, not the original spec.
- Freeze-thaw cycles crack operator housings and shear limit-switch arms. A Colleyville ice storm is rare, but one cold snap can split an aging LiftMaster housing and leave a gate dead in the open position. We replace the housing, re-set the limits, and test the safety circuit before we leave.
- Safety photocells drift out of alignment. On a gate with a misaligned beam or a dirty lens, the opener thinks something is in the way and reverses or refuses to close. It’s a $75 to $150 fix, and it’s one of the most common problems we correct on Colleyville’s older automated gates.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Colleyville, TX
Here’s what you can expect to pay for common gate repairs in Colleyville’s market. These are real ranges, not vague estimates:
- Gate realignment: $150-$350
- Hinge replacement or repair: $200-$450
- Electric operator repair (board, switch, capacitor): $180-$420
- Drive gear replacement: $250-$500
- Hinge post re-set with new concrete footing: $400-$650
- Full operator replacement (parts and labor): $800-$2,200 depending on brand and gate weight
Every job is quoted and agreed before work starts. The price Hal gives you is the price on the invoice. There’s no trip charge inside the county, $40 off any repair over $200, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. We also offer a free second opinion on any written estimate from another company. If someone quoted you a number that doesn’t sit right, bring us the paperwork and we’ll tell you straight whether it’s fair.
We Also Serve Cities Near Colleyville
Our crew covers Colleyville and the surrounding communities daily, including Bedford, Hurst, North Richland Hills, and Keller. If you’re in one of those cities and your gate is acting up, the same Gate Repair team that works Colleyville’s estate neighborhoods will come to you. And if you want to know more about the specific services we offer across this area, see our full Gate Repair in Colleyville guide. Same live person on the phone, same 90-Day Done Right Promise on every job.
Serving Colleyville, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Colleyville 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 Repair in Colleyville
Because the Blackland Prairie clay under your post footings swells when it gets wet and shrinks when it dries. Each cycle moves the post a little more, and eventually the gate starts dragging at the latch end. The permanent fix is a deeper footing or a post re-set, not just another limit adjustment. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll measure the post movement and tell you what it’ll take to stop the cycle.
Probably not. Most 1990s residential operators in Colleyville were sized for a 300-pound panel, and a custom wrought-iron gate can weigh twice that. If your drive gear is stripped or the motor hums but won’t move the gate, the operator has been overworked for years. We’ll calculate the actual gate weight and tell you honestly whether a properly sized replacement makes sense or whether the existing unit can be saved. Estimates are free.
The simplest test is to block the beam with your hand while the gate is closing. If the gate doesn’t reverse, the photocells are out of alignment or dead. After a freeze-thaw cycle, the housings can crack and the beams drift. Don’t run an automatic gate without working safety cells, especially if kids or pets are around. We check alignment and function on every service call.
Hinge and post failure, by a wide margin. The gates are heavy, the posts are often undersized for the gate weight, and the clay soil has been working against the footing for decades. The gate sags, the hinges bind, and eventually the motor burns out trying to overcome the resistance. We fix the post first, then the hinge, then the operator, in that order. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice.
Yes. We see a fair number of underground swing operators on Colleyville’s older estate properties, and they fail the same way everything else does: water intrusion, stripped gears, and tired capacitors. They’re more labor-intensive to access than above-ground units, which is reflected in the price, but they’re absolutely repairable in most cases. We’ll open it up, show you what’s inside, and give you a price before we proceed. Call (817) 241-4067 to schedule a look.
Common Gate Problems Around Colleyville’s Estate Neighborhoods
Colleyville’s housing stock is unlike anything you’ll find in Bedford or Hurst. These are custom and semi-custom homes on half-acre to multi-acre lots, most built between the late 1980s and early 2010s. With that comes a concentration of ornamental iron automated entry gates you simply don’t see at the same density elsewhere in Tarrant County. And because so many of those gates were installed when the houses went up, they’re now 20 to 40 years old: operators at end of life, hinges worn, posts that have been shifting in the clay for decades. A tech working Colleyville’s older estate neighborhoods learns quickly that the original 1990s-era residential gate operators were often undersized for the heavy custom iron panels homeowners later upgraded to. The opener was specced for a 300-pound panel, but the improved wrought-iron gate weighs 600, so the motor has been straining for years and the drive gear is already stripped by the time the call comes in.
What a Real Colleyville Gate Repair Looks Like
On a custom estate off Colleyville Boulevard, our tech found a 1998 LiftMaster swing operator straining against a 600-pound wrought-iron gate that had replaced the original 300-pound panel years earlier. The drive gear was stripped smooth, the hinge post had shifted three-quarters of an inch in the clay, and the safety photocells were misaligned. We poured a new post footing, fabricated a reinforced hinge post, and installed a properly sized FAAC operator with fresh loop detectors. Now the gate swings silently and dead-level.
That’s the work we do every week in Colleyville. Not a parts swap. Not a sales pitch. A repair that addresses what actually failed and why. If your gate is dragging, grinding, or refusing to close, call (817) 241-4067. A live person answers, day or night. We’ll give you a free estimate, and the price we quote is the price you pay. Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise is on every invoice in writing.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Colleyville since 2001.