Free on-site gate assessment - hinges, posts, and your LiftMaster or Nice gate operator checked before anything is quoted
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Gate Installation - Hurst usually comes down to one question: do you fix the foundation or just the hardware? Here, the answer matters more than almost anywhere else in Tarrant County. Hurst’s homes were built fast between the mid-1950s and late 1970s, on black clay that heaves and shrinks every season. That clay tilts gate posts, twists wood frames, and wrecks hinges. We fix all of it, on site, at your driveway. Call (817) 241-4067 and you’ll get Hal or someone who works beside him every day, not a recording.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Hurst’s Preferred Gate Parts & Welding Company
We have been repairing gates since 2001, and the person whose name is on the shop is the one who answers when you call. Hal Gatewood still shows up to look at the gate himself. That matters in a town like Hurst, where homeowners have been burned by companies that quote one number on the phone and a different one at the door. Our price is the price, agreed in writing before any work starts.
We know Hurst neighborhoods the way you know your own street. We know the ranch houses off Pipeline Road built in 1965, the split-levels near Precinct Line Road, the shaded lots where roots and moisture hit gate posts harder than they do on sun-baked corners. When a Hurst homeowner calls and says, “The latch side is dragging again,” we already know what we’ll find: a post that has drifted inland, a hinge-side stile rotting where the wood meets concrete. We come prepared to fix it for good, not just get it through another summer.
Key Takeaways:
- Owner-operated, locally owned, and backed by the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing.
- On-site welding means your gate stays in its hinges, in your driveway.
- A live person answers every call, day or night, at (817) 241-4067.
- We service LiftMaster, BFT, Linear, Viking, FAAC, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule operators.
- Free estimates, no trip charge inside Tarrant County, and $40 off any repair over $200.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Services in Hurst
Hinge Replacement
The hinge is where a gate fails first in Hurst. Decades of 100°F-plus heat dry out wood stiles and wallow the screw holes, so a gate sags and scrapes even when the posts are set right. We replace worn hinges with heavier steel plates and longer lag bolts that bite into fresh wood paste and solid lumber, not the rotted outer layer. If the hinge-side stile has rotted through, we cut it out and weld in a steel sleeve before hanging the gate, so the new hinge has something to hold.
Post Replacement
In Hurst, post replacement is less about the post and more about the hole it sits in. The clay under your gate swells in wet seasons and cracks in droughts, tilting a 4×6 or a steel post two to three inches out of plumb within a few years. We dig the old footing, set a new post deeper, and backfill with a concrete and gravel mix that locks the footing against future heaving. On wood posts we use pressure-treated stock and collar the bottom in gravel so water drains away from the wood instead of sitting against it.
Rail Repair
Bottom rails on 1960s and 1970s gate frames rot where they meet wet soil or splashback from rain, and they warp in the long Texas heat. If only the bottom rail has failed and the posts are sound, we cut it out, weld or bolt in a new pressure-treated or steel rail, and square the gate before it goes back on the hinges. But we will tell you straight: if the posts have shifted from clay movement, a new rail alone won’t keep the gate level through the next dry-wet cycle. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice.
Custom Welding
Not every Hurst gate is a standard size, and not every failure is a bolt-on fix. We weld custom hinge plates, rebuild twisted frames, extend gate panels, fab brackets for our Gate Motor & Opener in Hurst, and repair steel tube frames that have cracked at the weld. All of it happens in your driveway with a mobile welder, which keeps your gate hangin’ in place and saves you the cost and hassle of hauling a panel to a shop. We weld for strength and weld for straight, because a gate that’s square the day we leave should be square the day we come back to check it.
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 Hurst
Most Hurst gates run on operator brands that were installed years ago and not touched since. We service LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule, and we keep common parts for those brands on the truck: limit switches, control boards, remotes, receivers, capacitors, and gear sets. If you have a BFT or Viking slide operator, we will bring parts with us instead of ordering them and making you wait. For Ghost Controls and Linear swing openers, we stock replacement arms and hinges, because a worn arm will destroy a new operator in a season. Our Gate Parts & Welding team handles the mechanical side, and we calibrate the operator to match, not patch around the problem.
We also repair and recommend brand-name parts at brand-appropriate spec. If the operator needs a part we don’t have on the truck, we order it and schedule the return trip without making you call back to chase us. That is the whole point of the 90-Day Done Right Promise: one call brings Hal back, no runaround.
Common Gate Parts & Welding Problems We See in Hurst Homes
- Dragging gate every summer in the same spot. Clay soil shrinks in heat and drought, dropping the latch-side post and pulling the gate out of square. It clears after rain, then drags again. That’s a post problem, not a hardware problem.
- Rotted hinge-side stile on 1960s-1970s wood gates. The bottom of the stile sits against the concrete footing, wicking moisture upward. Hinges then pull out of soft wood, and the gate sags fast. We replace and sleeve the stile before re-hanging.
- Warped bottom rails from 110°F heat indexes. Original cedar and pine rails twist and cup after 40 or 50 Hurst summers. The gate looks fine from the latch side but is racked from hinge to corner.
- Latch misalignment from post drift. A gate that won’t latch clean, or a latch that pops open, usually means the post has moved, not that the latch is broken. Replacing the latch without correcting the post means you’ll be back here in six months.
Pricing for Gate Parts & Welding in Hurst, TX
Here’s the honest numbers for Hurst. Hinge replacement runs $80-$180 per hinge, depending on the size and backup plate required. Post replacement is typically $400-$900 for a standard 4×6 wood post, more if we’re setting a steel post or dealing with a deep old concrete footing. Rail repair on a wood gate lands $150-$350, depending on length and how much of the frame needs squaring after. Custom welding starts around $120 for a good-faith small fix and runs to $600+ for a full frame reconstruction. These are quoted prices, agreed before we touch the gate, and every quote includes the warranty in writing. Seniors and veterans take 10% off everything, and any repair over $200 gets another $40 off. Call (817) 241-4067 and tell us what the gate is doing; the estimate is free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hurst
If you live just outside Hurst, in North Richland Hills, Bedford, Colleyville, or Euless, you’re still in our regular route. The same clay soil and the same mid-century gate frames show up in every one of those towns, and we make the drive without a county trip charge. If you’re in Hurst proper, or anywhere within a few miles of Precinct Line Road, you’re already in our backyard.
Serving Hurst, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hurst 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 Hurst
Because the clay under your gate shrinks when the ground dries out, tipping the post back and allowing the latch side to fall. After a rain, the clay swells and lifts the post again, and suddenly the gate clears. It is soil movement, not the hinge, and it’s the most common cause of a summer-dragging gate in Hurst’s clay-heavy ranch-home neighborhoods. Call us at (817) 241-4067 and we’ll check the post plumb before we touch any hardware.
We can usually repair just the bottom rail and square the rest of the panel, if the posts and the hinge-side stile are sound. If the stile is rotted where it meets the footing, we replace that section and sleeve it in steel rather than rebuilding the whole gate. About half the old wood gates in Hurst we see need rail and stile work but not a full frame replacement. Call for a straight assessment; we’ll tell you exactly what we’d do and what it costs before any work starts.
For a wide gate with Gate Access Control in Hurst, we recommend a steel post set in a concrete footer that goes below the frost and clay-swell line, typically 36 to 48 inches deep, and anchored with a cross-member or flange plate to resist torque from the operator arm. A wood post on a wide gate with an operator is asking for a slow tilt. We set the post, weld or bolt the operator post plate, and re-check plumb before the panel goes up. That’s the only way a heavy gate stays square over Hurst’s wet-dry cycles.
Yes. A sagging gate fights the operator every time it cycles, and the strain will kill a LiftMaster gear set long before the warranty runs out. Fix the gate first, re-square the panel and replace the worn hinges or drifting post, then calibrate the operator to the newly balanced gate. If you replace the operator first and leave the gate dragging, you’ll be buying another operator in a year or two. Call us and we’ll do both in one visit.
Not if the welding is done right. We disconnect and protect the operator and any sensor or control wiring before we strike an arc, and we skip the heat into the weld rather than into the surrounding tubing. Steel frames with crack-prone welds, which is most steel gates in Hurst after 20 years, get new gusset plates welded in to reinforce the original joint. Then the gate goes back on the operator and we re-set the limits. The gate and the operator are both stronger after, not weaker.
If your gate is dragging, sagging, popping its latch, or fighting its operator somewhere in Hurst, call (817) 241-4067 for a free estimate. The person who answers can tell you over the phone whether it sounds like a hinge, a rail, or a post, and schedule a time that fits. You’ll get the same person from the phone to your driveway, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing before we begin.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Hurst and surrounding Tarrant County communities with gate parts and welding since 2001.