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Gate problems in Bedford rarely stay small for long. A hinge that groans in May starts dragging by August because the Blackland Prairie clay under your posts never stops moving. We handle that reality every week. Gatewood Fence & Gate repairs what other companies want to replace, and we weld on site so your gate stays in your driveway where it belongs. Hal Gatewood has been at this since 2001, and he answers the phone himself. If you need Gate Parts & Welding work done right the first time, call (817) 241-4067 and tell him what the gate is doing.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Bedford’s Preferred Gate Parts & Welding Company
Bedford is our kind of town. Most of the homes between Harwood Road and Central Drive were built from the 1960s through the 1990s, which means the gates around here are old enough to have developed real problems: racked hinge posts, corroded latches, obsolete operator boards, and welds that gave up years ago. We know those installations because we have been working on them for over two decades. Hal’s name is on the shop and on every invoice. The Gate Parts & Welding in Bedford work we do carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If something is not right, one call brings him back, no runaround.
Our customers in Bedford do not want a call center three states away. They want someone who will show up, look at the gate, and tell them the truth about whether a part is worth repairing. We answer the phone with a live person 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That is not a slogan. It is how we have run the shop since 2001.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Services in Bedford
Here is what we actually do on Bedford gates, week in and week out. If your issue is not on this list, call anyway. We would rather look at it now than hear about it after it fails at midnight.
Hinge Replacement
Bedford’s clay soil tilts hinge posts so gradually that homeowners often do not notice until the gate starts dragging or the latch will not catch. We replace worn or bent hinges with heavy-duty hardware rated for the weight of your gate, not the cheapest thing on a shelf. Before we quote a hinge job, we check the post itself. If the post has moved, new hinges alone will not solve the problem. In Bedford, that check is not optional. A typical hinge replacement in Bedford runs $85-$220 depending on gate weight and the condition of the existing post hardware.
Post Replacement
This is the single most common invisible problem in Bedford. The Blackland Prairie clay under your yard swells with spring rain and shrinks during summer heat. A post set in a shallow footing in 1985 has been through that cycle forty times. It is probably racked. We cut out the old post, set a new steel post in a deeper, wider concrete footing designed to resist clay movement, and re-hang the gate so it swings true. Post replacement in Bedford typically runs $340-$680, including the new post, concrete, labor, and re-hanging the existing gate.
Rail Repair
Wood swing gates from the 1970s and 1980s crack along the rails because Bedford summers hit 100°F and winter freezes come hard. We repair or replace damaged rails, reinforce corners, and weld steel frame components where needed. If the gate was never built with proper cross-bracing, we add it. Rail repair and reinforcement in Bedford runs $140-$320 for a typical single swing gate.
Custom Welding
When a bracket snaps, a hinge tears out of the post, or a steel gate frame cracks, we weld it on site. We do not haul your gate to a shop unless the job genuinely requires it, and most don’t. Our welding truck carries the equipment to repair steel, iron, and aluminum gates right in your driveway. Custom welding for gate repairs in Bedford starts around $95 for small bracket and bracket-reinforcement jobs and runs $200-$550 for frame or rail repairs requiring cutting, fitting, and fabrication.
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 Bedford
The operators on older Bedford gates are frequently original equipment from the 1980s and 1990s. We service and retrofit nine major brands, including Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule, along with LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, and others. We stock common parts for Bedford jobs and can get what we do not carry quickly. If your operator is obsolete, we will tell you straight: here is what a retrofit costs, here is what a new operator costs, and here is which one makes more sense for a gate that has already been through forty Texas summers.
Common Gate Parts & Welding Problems We See in Bedford Homes
- Heaved or tilted hinge posts. Bedford’s expansive clay swells and shrinks every season, and posts set in shallow concrete in the 1980s are now sitting a full inch or two out of plumb. The gate binds, drags, or the latch misses the strike plate entirely.
- Obsolete operator control boards. A 1990s LiftMaster or FAAC board that keeps tripping its photocell or failing to reverse is often reacting to a gate that is fighting the post. If the board has already burned out from repeated binding, we can fit a retrofit kit compatible with the existing operator or replace the board where parts still exist.
- Cracked and warped wood rails. A hundred degrees of summer heat and a hard freeze or two will crack any untreated wood gate eventually. We see 40-year-old gates in Bedford that have never been re-hung, held together by paint and hope.
- Gate panels acting like sails. North Texas spring thunderstorms hit gate panels broadside with 60 mph winds. Hinge bolts shear, gate frames twist, and welds pop. If your gate survived the storm but now drags, something bent.
Pricing for Gate Parts & Welding in Bedford, TX
You should know what this work costs before you agree to it. Here are our real Bedford numbers:
- Hinge replacement: $85-$220
- Post replacement (including new footing): $340-$680
- Rail repair and reinforcement: $140-$320
- Custom welding, small brackets: from $95
- Custom welding, frame or rail fabrication: $200-$550
What moves the price is what the gate is made of, how heavy it is, and whether the post underneath the hinge is part of the problem. We tell you the price before we start, and that price does not change at the door. Not in Bedford, not anywhere else we work. There is no trip charge inside the county, and seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount. If another company gave you a written estimate, we will give you a free second opinion on it. Call (817) 241-4067 and we will come look.
We Also Serve Cities Near Bedford
If you are just outside Bedford, we regularly work in Colleyville, Euless, Hurst, and North Richland Hills. The same crew, the same pricing, the same 90-Day Done Right Promise. Call (817) 241-4067 and tell us where the gate is.
Serving Bedford, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Bedford 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 Parts & Welding in Bedford
Usually not. What you are describing is almost always post movement. Bedford sits on Blackland Prairie clay that swells with spring rain and shrinks in summer drought, and a post set in a small concrete pad in the 1980s will heave and tilt enough to drag the gate within a single season. We check post plumb before we quote any hinge or latch repair, because putting new hardware on a tilted post means paying twice. Call (817) 241-4067 and we will find out whether it is the post, the hinges, or the gate.
In many cases we can retrofit it. If the control board is still functioning and the issue is failed or missing safety photocells, we can often install a modern photocell kit that works with the existing operator. If the board itself has failed from years of repeated binding against a misaligned gate, then replacement or a full operator upgrade may be the better call. We will show you the numbers for both options before any work starts. Call (817) 241-4067 for a straight answer.
Replacing the hinges is step two, not step one. Step one is checking the post. In Bedford, a 40-year-old hinge post set in shallow concrete has almost always moved, and new hinges bolted to a tilted post will wobble again within months. We plumb the post, set it properly if needed, then install heavy-duty hinges sized for the gate. Hinge replacement alone runs $85-$220; if the post needs work, that is a separate $340-$680 job. Call (817) 241-4067 and we will tell you which one you actually need.
Because the ground under the track is moving. Clay soil swells with spring rain and lifts the track or the gate posts unevenly, which is all it takes for the rollers to climb out of the rail. We see this pattern in Bedford every spring, especially on slide gates set on posts poured decades ago. The fix is usually re-leveling the track and re-setting the posts in deeper footings that resist clay movement. Call (817) 241-4067 and we will check the track and the posts together.
If the board is under about 10 years old and parts are still manufactured for it, repair is usually the cheaper path. If the board is from the 1990s and has already failed once, you are likely to throw good money after bad. But there is another factor we weigh: a board that failed because the gate was binding against a moved post will fail again even if we replace it. We fix the gate, then fix the operator. Call (817) 241-4067 and we will give you an honest recommendation for your specific operator.
What Happens When You Call
You get Hal on the phone, or one of his crew. You describe what the gate is doing. We schedule a time that works for you, show up in the window we promised, and give you a written price before any work starts. If the job is small, a lot of the time we fix it right then and there. If another company has already given you a written estimate, bring it up and we will give you a free second opinion on it.
Bedford does not need another gate company that quotes one price on the phone and charges another at the door. It needs a name you can verify and a face you will see again. Hal Gatewood is that face. Call (817) 241-4067 for a free estimate, or drive to the shop and look him in the eye.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Bedford since 2001.