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When a gate won’t open in Colleyville, it’s rarely just a motor problem. It’s usually the black clay under the post deciding to move, and everything else has to follow. That’s the first thing we look at before we touch a single wire or hinge. If you’re standing in a driveway off Pleasant Run or Cheek-Sparger and your swing gate is dragging or your slide gate is binding, call us at (817) 241-4067. Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and the person who answers that number is a live person, not a recording.
Most Colleyville repair calls get a same-day or next-day visit. We drive in from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, which means we’re already familiar with how Colleyville gates are built, how the soil moves under them, and what fails first. That experience matters when you’d rather fix the gate than replace 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.
Why Colleyville Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
There’s a particular kind of gate problem that keeps showing up in Colleyville. The operator burns out, you replace it, and eight months later the same thing happens. The reason is usually a post that’s drifted out of plumb in the clay, which means the gate leaf never quite aligns with the catch, which means the operator works harder every cycle until it gives up. Hal’s been chasing that exact failure since 2001, and he’ll tell you straight: fix the post and the panel together, or you’ll fix the motor twice.
We’ve repaired and installed gates on estate properties across Colleyville, including work along Montclair Drive and in the Timberlake area, where driveways run long and gate posts sit in ground that does a lot of seasonal arguing with itself. Homeowners around here appreciate that we weld on site. The gate stays in your driveway, the repair fits the existing ironwork, and nobody hauls your gate across town to a shop you’ve never seen. Hal Gatewood’s name is on the truck and on every invoice. That is the accountability people are actually paying for.
Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If something isn’t right after we leave, one call brings us back. We don’t hedge that promise, and we don’t bury it in fine print.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Colleyville
Gate Repair
We fix swing gates, slide gates, cantilever gates, and custom ornamental gates that came with the house. Most repairs happen at your driveway, with welding done on site so the gate never leaves your property. We carry a truck stocked with the common hinges, rollers, v-wheels, and receiver hardware that Colleyville’s custom gates tend to need. Learn more about our gate repair in Colleyville.
Gate Installation
When a gate has been bent past the point of honest repair, or when you’re finally gating a driveway that’s never been gated, we measure, fabricate, and install to fit your existing posts and setbacks. We’ll match the architectural style of your brick or stone entry, not just drop a standard farm gate in front of a custom home. Learn more about our gate installation in Colleyville.
Gate Motor & Opener
When an opener fails, we diagnose what actually killed it before we bolt on a replacement. On Colleyville clay, that means checking post plumb, gate weight, and the load on every cycle. We service LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule systems. Learn more about our gate motor and opener service in Colleyville.
Gate Access Control
Keypads, intercoms, phone-entry systems, exit loops, and vehicle sensors for gated driveways all fall under access control. We wire them so they work with your existing operator, and we test them the way you’d actually use them, from the driver’s seat, in the rain, with groceries in the back. Learn more about access control work we handle in Colleyville.
Gate Parts & Welding
Custom iron gates from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s often need parts that aren’t on a shelf at the big-box store. We fabricate replacements, weld cracked pickets and hinges in place, and match finishes so the repair doesn’t shout at the rest of the fence line. See how our on-site welding keeps Colleyville gates original.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Colleyville
We work throughout Colleyville, and we know the gate styles and soil conditions vary from one side of town to the other. Typical response for a repair call is same-day or next-day, depending on what the gate is doing.
- Timberlake
- Montclair Park
- Cloisters
- Wimbledon
- Twin Creeks
Why Colleyville’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Colleyville sits on expansive black clay that shrinks and swells with every hard summer and wet spring. When the clay dries out, it contracts and the ground can drop enough under a gate post that the whole leaf tilts. When rain comes back, the clay swells and the post heaves upward. A half inch of movement at the footing is several inches at the latch, which is why so many Colleyville gate failures show up as “the motor is weak” when the motor is simply exhausted from fighting a gate that doesn’t fit its own opening anymore.
That same soil explains why gates out here drag, bind, and burn through operators faster than gates on the rockier ground found in some neighboring cities. February 2021 was another reminder: the ice storm took out control boards and froze hinges solid, and some of those repairs are only now showing secondary damage. If your gate has acted up since that freeze, it’s worth having a real diagnostic look, because boards that get moisture in them tend to fail intermittently before they die entirely.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Colleyville
Gate repair in Colleyville typically runs between $145 and $380 for common jobs like hinge replacement, roller swaps, operator adjustments, and weld repairs. Full operator replacement usually lands from $850 to $2,400 depending on the model and the amount of structural refitting required. Major post resetting or fabrication work on large custom gates runs higher and is quoted on site.
- Basic hinge or roller repair: $145-$285
- Operator troubleshooting and adjustment: $180-$380
- Weld repair (cracked picket, hinge): $195-$450
- Operator replacement (parts and labor): $850-$2,400
- Post straightening or resetting: Quoted after site inspection
There’s no trip charge inside the county. Senior and veteran discounts take 10% off every invoice. And the price is quoted and agreed before any work starts, written, so you won’t find a surprise on the bill when the gate is finally moving again. Call (817) 241-4067 and tell us what the gate’s doing.
Service Area - Cities Near Colleyville
We also help homeowners in Bedford, Euless, Southlake, and Hurst with the same on-site welding and repair-first approach we use in Colleyville.
Serving Colleyville, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Colleyville 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 Colleyville
Most Colleyville gate repairs cost between $145 and $450, with common hinge, roller, and weld work falling in that range. Full operator replacement runs $850 to $2,400. The price is quoted before work starts, and there’s no trip charge inside the county. Call (817) 241-4067 for an exact quote.
Yes, most repair calls in Colleyville receive same-day or next-day service. We coordinate from our Dallas-Fort Worth office and we’re in the Colleyville area regularly, so we can usually get a truck to your gate within a day. Call (817) 241-4067 and tell us what the gate is doing.
Dragging gates in Colleyville are usually caused by post movement in the expansive clay soil, not by a weak motor. The concrete footing shifts, the post tilts, and the gate leaf loses its clearance. Rebuilding the motor without releveling the post almost guarantees the problem returns. We diagnose that before recommending any repair.
Yes, a significant portion of the gates we repair in Colleyville are custom wrought-iron or tubular-steel gates built to match specific estate homes. We weld on site so the repair fits the original ironwork, and we’d rather repair a gate than replace it. That philosophy is why people keep calling us back.
It’s our written guarantee on every job. If something isn’t done right, you call, and we make it right. No runaround, no “well, that’s not covered.” Hal Gatewood has been standing behind his work since 2001, and writing it down doesn’t change the math, it just makes it plain.
If your gate is acting up in Colleyville, call (817) 241-4067. A live person answers, and we’ll give you an honest read on what’s wrong, what it costs to fix, and whether it’s even worth fixing. Free estimates, no trip charge inside the county, and a name on the invoice you can actually verify.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Colleyville and the surrounding Tarrant County communities 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 Colleyville Customers Say
"The fence is excellent and it was fairly priced. He is not quick to answer email, so if you need him, ring. He always picks up the phone."
- Rodney Falkenrath"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"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