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If your gate is dragging across the driveway, refusing to open, or sagging hard to one side this week, you’re dealing with what we see all over Kennedale: heavy gates on big lots, posts that shift when Tarrant County’s black clay soil moves, and motors that decide to quit exactly when you’re late for work. Gate repair in Kennedale is usually a same-day fix, and Hal Gatewood answers the phone himself at Gatewood Fence & Gate. Call (817) 241-4067 and a live person picks up. Not a voicemail, not a queue, not a recording that tells you to press three.
We’re the shop that welds the gate back together in your driveway instead of hauling it off and selling you a new one. Hal has been at this since 2001, and the company name is on the shop. That means something when a guy rolls up to your property with a welder in the truck and a 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing.
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 Kennedale Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
Small-town accountability is the whole point. Hal’s name is on the door, the shop address is published, and the person you talk to on the phone is the same person who shows up. Over in neighborhoods like Shady Creek Estates and along the bigger acreage lots near the Comanche Peak area, people want to know the guy who welded their gate hinge will still be reachable next month. That’s us.
Kennedale customers call us because we fix what other companies want to replace. A broken hinge post doesn’t mean a new gate. A failed limit switch doesn’t mean a new opener. If the panel is bent and the post is solid, we straighten the panel. If the post moved, we reset it and weld it square. Hal has been known to get genuinely irritated when he finds work somebody else charged good money for and left half-done. That reputation matters more than any score on a review site.
We also answer the phone. At 2 a.m., if a gate is stuck open and you can’t secure your property, a live person answers. That’s not a perk. That’s the gimmick-free baseline of how a local shop should run. Every job is backed by the 90-Day Done Right Promise: if it isn’t done right, one call brings us back. No fine print, no runaround.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Kennedale
Gate Repair
The most common calls in Kennedale are gates that sag, drag, or won’t close all the way. We weld on site, replace hinges and rollers, cut out rusted sections, and square up bent frames, all without removing the gate from your posts. Learn more about our Gate Repair in Kennedale.
Gate Installation
A new gate on a Kennedale property means setting posts deep enough to survive black clay soil, which is a different job than sliding a panel into place. We build and hang the gate to the exact dimensions of your driveway opening, with the right weight and hardware for how you’ll actually use it. Learn more about our Gate Installation in Kennedale.
Gate Motor & Opener
Motors fail in specific ways: stripped gears, dead capacitors, burned-out circuit boards, limit switches that drift. We service most major brands and diagnose the actual fault rather than swapping the whole unit because it’s easier to bill. Learn more about our Gate Motor & Opener in Kennedale.
Gate Access Control
Keypads, intercoms, exit wands, and remote systems all fall under Gate Access Control in Kennedale. If your gate opens for some remotes and not others, or the keypad works intermittently, we trace the issue to the specific component. That’s the difference between a repair and a guess.
Gate Parts & Welding
Some repairs need a part you can’t buy because nobody makes it anymore. Hal fabricates hinge brackets, reinforcing plates, and pivot assemblies on the spot with Kennedale Gate Parts & Welding. It’s the same work we’d do at a shop bench, except your gate stays hung in the driveway where it belongs.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Kennedale
We work all over Kennedale, from the older brick-ranch lots off Mansfield Cardinal Road to the custom homes around the hills near Sublett Road and the mixed acreage up toward our Arlington service area. Typical response time in the area is same-day or next morning, depending on how the day’s route runs.
- Shady Creek Estates
- Comanche Peak area developments
- Mansfield Cardinal Road corridor
- Sublett Road properties
- Kennedale Speedway Park area
Why Kennedale’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Tarrant County’s black clay soil is hard on gates. It swells when it’s wet and shrinks when it’s dry, and over a season or two that movement levers gate posts out of plumb. In Kennedale, where lots run from half-acre to multi-acre, gates are usually heavier, longer-span, and hung from posts that carry more stress than anything you’d see in a denser suburb. When a dry September breaks and the rain comes, a post that’s been shifting for months finally lets go. The gate starts dragging, the automatic opener stalls, and the homeowner calls us.
That’s not a generic problem. In Kennedale we see it on every street with older ranch homes, including properties that still have working agricultural gates alongside newer ornamental iron entries. A technician here has to move between decades-old welded pipe hung on creosote posts and a custom automatic gate on a new build, often within the same route. And the hail, which rolls through the DFW corridor and Fort Worth, TX often enough to be predictable, dents aluminum and thin steel panels in bunches, which means a spike in cosmetic repairs after every storm season.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Kennedale
Gate repair in Kennedale typically falls into a few common ranges. A sagging gate usually runs between $180 and $320 depending on the hinge and post work. An opener repair, including parts and labor, lands between $150 and $450 depending on what actually failed. Full gate installation on a standard driveway opening starts around $1,200 and goes up with size, automation, and post depth. Every price is quoted and agreed before we start, in writing. No surprise invoice at the door. We offer $40 off any repair over $200 and no trip charge inside the county. Veterans and seniors get a permanent 10% discount.
Service Area - Cities Near Kennedale
Our crews serve the whole southern Tarrant County side of the metro. If you’re in Arlington, Fort Worth, Haltom City, or Hurst, Gate Repair in Kennedale covers your neighbors too, and we run routes throughout the area daily.
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 About Gate Repair in Kennedale
Most gate repairs in Kennedale are same-day or next-morning. When you call (817) 241-4067, you’ll get a live person and a straight answer about when Hal or his crew can be there.
Most repairs fall between $150 and $450, depending on whether it’s mechanical, structural, or opener-related work. You’ll get a written price before any work starts. Call for an exact quote; estimates are free.
A full installation includes post setting, welding or assembly of the gate frame, hanging the gate on appropriate hardware, and gate motor wiring if you’re adding automation. We set posts deep enough to handle Kennedale’s expansive soil, and we price it all before we start. Call (817) 241-4067 to schedule a free measure and written quote.
We service most major gate brands, including DoorKing, Elite, and Viking systems common in Kennedale’s newer subdivisions, plus older models from LiftMaster and other manufacturers.
Call us. A live person answers 24/7, and we’ll either walk you through a temporary fix or get someone out to your property. When a gate won’t close in Kennedale, that’s an emergency, not a scheduling question. Call (817) 241-4067 and you’ll talk to a person, not a phone tree.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Kennedale 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 Kennedale 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