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If your gate is dragging, sagging, or refusing to open on a 105-degree afternoon, you want someone who has seen that exact gate on that exact street before. That’s what we do. Gatewood Fence & Gate repairs, welds, rebuilds, and re-hangs gates across Hurst with a live person answering the phone at (817) 241-4067 any hour you call. Hal Gatewood started this shop in 2001 and he still walks every job himself. We work the older neighborhoods here because that’s where the real gate problems live.
Most gate repairs in Hurst share one root cause: a post that moved. What looks like a hardware problem is usually a footing problem. We check the post first, because fixing the panel without the post means you’ll fix it twice. That’s not a pitch. That’s 29 years of watching North Texas clay do what it does.
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 Hurst Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
We’re a local, owner-operated shop, not a national brand with a rotating cast of subcontractors. Hal Gatewood’s name is on every invoice, and his shop has a published address. You can drive there and look him in the eye. That’s the oldest accountability there is, and it matters in a town like Hurst where word travels fast.
Our Hurst customers point to three things when they recommend us. First, the 90-Day Done Right Promise: every job, in writing, no fine print. If it’s not right, one call brings Hal back. Second, the person who answers at 2 a.m. is a real person who knows gates, not a voicemail tree. Third, we weld on site. Your gate stays in your driveway. We don’t haul it to some shop across the metroplex and hand you back a bill for a swap that could have been saved.
We’ve repaired and rebuilt gates in the neighborhoods off Precinct Line Road and around Shady Oaks, where the mid-century ranch stock runs thick. Those homes share the same DNA: clay soil, wood privacy fences, and swing gates that have weathered half a century of Texas summers. If you live off Pipe Line Road or near Hurst Hills, you already know the pattern: the gate drags the ground every July, then loosens up when the clay dries. That’s not imaginary. It’s the soil, and we see it every week.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Hurst
Gate Repair
We rebuild what’s failing rather than replacing what isn’t. A sagging wood gate in Hurst usually starts at the hinge post, so that’s where we start. Learn more about our gate repair in Hurst.
Gate Installation
When an old gate is beyond saving, we build a new one to fit the opening and the soil it stands in. That means gauging the clay conditions, not just setting posts and hoping. Learn more about gate installation in Hurst.
Gate Motor & Opener
Motors fail for predictable reasons here: heat, moisture, and voltage swings. We service gate motors and openers in Hurst from brands like Linear, Viking, and Ghost Controls, and we can usually tell you what’s wrong within the first few minutes of looking.
Gate Access Control
For gates that need to stay closed to everyone but you, we handle keypads, remotes, and entry systems. We’ll match what you have or build something simpler if that’s what the property calls for.
Gate Parts & Welding
Steel gates crack at the weld, especially where the frame meets the bottom rail. We weld on site in Hurst, with clean joints and no truck-away delays. If a part is worth saving, we save it.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Hurst
If you’re in Hurst, we cover the whole city. We’re regularly in these neighborhoods:
- Shady Oaks
- Hurst Hills
- Mayfair
- Bellaire Park
- Bentley Village
Typical response in Hurst is same afternoon for repairs, assuming we’re not already buried in calls. A live person answers and tells you a straight time window.
Why Hurst’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Hurst’s residential core was built out almost entirely between the mid-1950s and late 1970s, and that single fact explains most of what we fix. Those mid-century ranch homes came with wood swing gates set in North Texas’s expansive clay soil, a soil that swells with rain and shrinks hard during drought. Every wet spring, the clay heaves posts upward. Every dry summer, it pulls away and leaves footings tilted. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and in Hurst the hinge post is almost always fighting the clay.
You can see it clearly in the older streets off Precinct Line Road: the latch-side post has drifted inward two or three inches as its 1970s-era concrete footing leaned. The gate drags the ground every summer, and the homeowner assumes that’s just how it’s always been. It isn’t. It’s a post that needs resetting, not new hardware slapped on a frame that’s out of square.
Then there’s the heat. North Texas summers routinely push past 100°F with heat indexes above 110°F. Wood frames expand, twist, and shear at the bottom rail. Meanwhile, hard freezes heave fence posts several inches per season as moisture swings between drought and saturation. No hardware-only fix holds long without addressing the foundation first, which is why we dig deeper than the hinge.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Hurst
Gate repair in Hurst typically runs $180 to $600 depending on the frame, the post, and the hardware involved. A simple hinge or latch replacement is on the lower end. A full post reset with concrete and re-hanging the gate lands higher. Motor and opener repairs run $250 to $800. Full gate replacement starts around $900 and climbs based on wood type, steel frame, and access control.
| Service | Typical Range |
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| Hinge or latch replacement | $180 - $350 |
| Gate post reset in clay soil | $350 - $650 |
| Motor or opener repair | $250 - $800 |
| On-site steel welding repair | $200 - $500 |
| Full gate replacement | $900 - $3,000+ |
Every price is quoted and agreed before any work starts. No estimate changes at the door. We take $40 off any repair over $200, and we don’t charge a trip fee inside Tarrant County. If you’ve got a written estimate from another company, we’ll give you a free second opinion.
Service Area - Cities Near Hurst
We serve Hurst and the surrounding Tarrant County towns daily. That includes North Richland Hills, Bedford, Colleyville, and Euless. Dispatching is coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, and the person who comes to your gate lives and works in the area.
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 About Gate Repair in Hurst
Most gate repairs in Hurst run between $180 and $600. A basic hinge or latch replacement starts around $180, while a full post reset on a clay-swollen footing runs $350 to $650. Motor repairs and replacements run higher. Call (817) 241-4067 for an exact quote - estimates are free, and the price is locked before we start.
For most repairs, yes. We keep same-afternoon availability open for Hurst, especially during the week. If a gate is stuck open or stuck closed, a live person answers at (817) 241-4067 and gives you a straight window. The person who shows up is Hal or his crew, not a subcontracted stranger.
In Hurst, it’s almost always the post. The clay soil swells and shrinks with rain and drought, tilting the footing so the latch-side post drifts inward. That pulls the gate out of square and drags the bottom rail. Replacing hardware won’t fix it; the post has to be reset. We can tell you within the first inspection whether it’s a post problem or a panel problem.
We service and repair LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. We stock common parts locally and weld on site, so you’re not waiting on a part from a catalog. Call (817) 241-4067 and describe what the motor is doing; we can usually tell you what’s wrong over the phone.
A full installation includes measuring the opening, checking the existing posts and footings, setting new posts if needed, hanging the gate square, and installing or wiring any opener or access control you want. We handle the power run and the safety edges. It’s quoted in writing before work begins. Call (817) 241-4067 for a free measure.
If your gate is fighting the Hurst clay and losing, call (817) 241-4067 for a free estimate. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That’s the whole guarantee.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Hurst 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 Hurst Customers Say
"Operator had died and the manufacturer no longer makes the board. Rather than sell me a whole new system he found a compatible unit and adapted the mount. Saved me a great deal of money."
- Salvador Arredondo"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"Fitted a keypad and an intercom so my mother can let carers in without coming down the drive. He set it up and then made her practise with it until she was comfortable."
- Lucinda Marchbanks