Free on-site gate assessment - hinges, posts, and your LiftMaster or Nice gate operator checked before anything is quoted
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Gate repair in Everman usually costs between $145 and $620 depending on whether we’re replacing a hinge pin or rebuilding a post footing, and most jobs are finished the same day Hal or one of his crew shows up. The gates in Everman are different from what you’ll find in newer suburbs west of 35W. These are mostly original pipe-frame and chain-link gates hung in the 1950s through 1970s, and they fail in predictable ways we’ve learned from working this soil for over two decades. If your gate is dragging, leaning, or refusing to open, call (817) 241-4067 and talk to a live person who knows Everman addresses.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Everman’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Hal Gatewood started this shop in 2001, and his name is still on the door and on every invoice. That matters in a tight-knit community like Everman, where people ask their neighbors who did the work and then expect to see the same face the following year. We’re not a regional outfit running crews out of vans with magnetic signs. We answer the phone around the clock with a live person, not a recording. When you call about a gate dragging on East Enon Avenue or a latch that won’t catch off Everman Parkway, the person you talk to knows the streets you’re naming.
Every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. Not a verbal assurance. A stamped line on your invoice that says if it’s not done right, we make it right. That’s the only way Hal has ever worked. It’s why customers who called us in 2010 for a hinge repair called us back in 2022 when their opener finally quit. The number hasn’t changed. Neither has the standard.
We’re licensed, insured, and bonded, with a published address and a license number anyone can look up. Our crew members are background-checked and uniformed, so when someone pulls up to your drive you know exactly who they are before they step out of the truck. No trip charge inside the county, and the price is quoted and agreed before any work starts. That’s a promise the way Everman folks expect it kept.
Our Gate Repair Services in Everman
Electric Gate Repair
When an electric gate refuses to open or hums without moving, the problem in Everman is often the same thing every time: the operator fighting a gate that’s out of alignment. A gate dragging on clay-heaved posts puts strain on the motor, the gearbox, and the limit switches until something gives. We service LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule operators. We diagnose the full system before swapping a part, so you’re not paying for a new board when the real issue is a post that moved an inch after spring rain.
Automatic Gate Repair
Automatic gate systems fail for two reasons around Everman: age and misalignment. Control boards from the 1990s and early 2000s are reaching end of life, and we can often retrofit a modern board into an existing enclosure if the wiring is still sound. But first we check whether the gate swings square and level, because a modern motor on a crooked hinge post will burn out just as fast as the old one. The operator is never the place to start if the gate itself fights back.
Hinge & Post Repair
This is the bread and butter of our Everman work. The Blackland Prairie clay under Everman swells in wet springs and shrinks in drought, and the original 1950s through 1970s footings were rarely poured deep enough or wide enough to survive that movement. A hinge post buried 30 to 36 inches with a small concrete collar will tilt out of plumb two to four inches during a wet spring. When that happens, the gate binds at the latch, tears hinge welds, or drags the drive. We excavate the old footing, set a new one with a 12-inch sonotube and rebar, and rehang the gate with greasable barrel hinges. Fix the post and the gate follows. Skip the post and you’ll fix the gate twice.
Gate Realignment
A gate that sags in the middle is almost never a bent frame. It’s a hinge post that has moved, a hinge that has worn through, or both. We realign the gate by correcting the post first, then refitting the hinges and latch to match the corrected plane. On older custom-welded Everman gates, this often means cutting and re-welding hinge tabs on the driveway, not swapping in an off-the-shelf bracket. The gate stays in your driveway; the welder comes to it. That’s the repair-first approach we’ve run since 2001.
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 Everman
We’re certified to service nine major gate brands, and we keep common control boards, sensors, and remotes in stock so Everman customers aren’t waiting on a parts truck from Dallas. The older operators we see most often on Everman’s original driveway gates are Viking, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing. Ghost Controls kits were popular with homeowners who installed openers themselves in the 2000s, and Viking and DoorKing units show up regularly on commercial and farm gate installs. If your opener predates current safety standards, we’ll walk you through what can be retrofitted with photo eyes and contact edges, and what’s simply worn out. Straight answers, no upsell.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Everman Homes
- Post lean from clay movement: Wet spring soil in Everman’s Blackland Prairie pushes shallow 1970s footings out of plumb, which binds the latch and tears hinge welds. This is our most common repair call, and it only gets worse if you wait until the gate drags a visible rut in the drive.
- Sagging gates from worn hinge barrels and fatigue: Original pipe gates from the 1960s and 1970s often have non-greasable hinges that have wallowed out over fifty years of swing cycles. The gate body is fine; the hinge is spent.
- Rust-through on the bottom rail: Older welded-pipe gates collect moisture and dirt at the lowest rail, especially where the pipe meets the hinge post. We weld new sections of raw steel tubing in place, because stock replacement panels almost never match the non-standard widths of custom 1960s through 1980s Everman driveway gates.
- Operator failure from misalignment strain: When an automatic gate drags, the motor, gearbox, and limits take the hit. We see operators with plenty of life left fail only because the gate was fighting its own posts for two seasons.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Everman, TX
A hinge replacement on a standard single-drive gate in Everman typically runs $145 to $260. Realigning a sagging gate with welding on the hinge tabs runs $225 to $420. A complete post replacement with a new sonotube footing, rebar, and concrete runs $380 to $620 depending on how much of the old footing has to come out. Board replacement on an older Viking or Ghost Controls operator runs $180 to $350 for the part plus labor, and we’ll always tell you if the board is worth buying or if the operator is done. The price is quoted and agreed in writing before any work starts. Every repair over $200 carries $40 off, seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount, and we’ll give you a free second opinion on any written estimate from another company. Call (817) 241-4067 for an exact number.
We Also Serve Cities Near Everman
Our crews work throughout southern Tarrant County, including Fort Worth, Colleyville, North Richland Hills, and Hurst. If you’re on the edge of Everman or just across the line, you’re still local to us. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, but the person who shows up at your gate is part of our own crew, not a stranger. See our Gate Repair page for the full scope of what we fix.
Serving Everman, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Everman 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 Everman
Because the soil under Everman is Blackland Prairie clay, and it moves more than the post footing can resist. The footing was probably poured too shallow or too narrow, so when the clay swells with spring moisture it pushes the post out of plumb. A five-year-old gate on a weak footing will lean just as fast as a fifty-year-old one. The fix is a deeper footing with a sonotube and rebar, set below the active shrink-swell zone. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll tell you if your post is worth resetting or if you’re fine for another season.
Yes, and that’s usually the smarter move. We cut out the rusted section and weld in new steel tubing matched to the original pipe diameter, then grind and paint so the repair disappears. Your gate stays in the driveway and you keep a gate that actually matches your opening. Many Everman driveway gates were custom-welded by local fabricators to non-standard widths, and stock panels won’t fit without ugly fillers. Call (817) 241-4067 for a free estimate on a weld repair in Everman.
Yes, in most cases. Modern operators adjust to the travel length of the gate arm, so a non-standard width isn’t the problem. The problem is whether the gate itself swings freely and square. If it doesn’t, any new operator will strain and fail early. We’ll check the post, hinges, and alignment before recommending an operator, and we’ll tell you honestly if retrofitting your old control board is enough. Free estimates at (817) 241-4067.
Yes. The February 2021 ice event hit all of Tarrant County hard, and gates that were already stressed from clay movement had welds crack and frames bend under the ice load. We still see the aftermath years later, mostly in gates that were never realigned after the thaw. If your gate has been intermittent since that storm, it probably needs a structural once-over, not a new operator. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll come look before you spend money on the wrong part.
If the gate stops and reverses only when it hits something hard, it does not meet current entrapment standards and can hurt someone. Current UL 325 requirements mean a monitored photo eye or contact edge that stops and reverses the gate before it touches a person or vehicle. Many 1990s Everman installs were never retrofitted. We can add the required safety equipment to most older operators, and we’ll tell you plainly if your unit is too far gone to bother. Call (817) 241-4067 with your operator model and we’ll give you an honest read.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Everman since 2001.