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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Repair Across Colleyville
Gate repair in Colleyville usually comes down to one of two problems: the motor quit, or the gate itself no longer hangs square. On this city’s estate lots, those two problems feed each other. The black clay under Colleyville shifts with every wet-dry cycle, posts lean, and then a perfectly good operator burns itself out fighting a gate it was never meant to drag. We fix both halves of that equation, same property, same visit. If your gate is stuck, sagging, or reversing on its own, call Hal at (817) 241-4067 and a live person answers, any hour.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Colleyville’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Hal Gatewood started this shop in 2001, and his name is still on the door and on every invoice we hand a customer in Colleyville. That matters here more than in most places, because Colleyville homeowners tend to own gates that were custom-built for their specific driveway and architectural style. A national outfit that swoops in with a parts catalog doesn’t know that your tubular-steel swing gate was fabricated to match the ironwork on your front door. We do. We’ve welded, re-plumbed, and rewired gates in neighborhoods from Montclair Park to the estates off Pleasant Run Road, and we know which operators from the 1990s and 2000s are still worth servicing and which should be retired.
Response time to Colleyville is measured in hours, not days. Scheduling and dispatch run through our Dallas-Fort Worth office, but the person who shows up in your driveway is part of Hal’s crew, background-checked and uniformed, and you’ll see the same face if anything ever needs a follow-up. Every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, one call brings us back. No runaround, no “that’s a different department.”
Our Gate Repair Services in Colleyville
Electric Gate Repair
Most electric gate failures in Colleyville trace back to one of three culprits: a control board that died after a freeze-thaw cycle, a capacitor that gave out during a 100-degree July, or a safety sensor that got knocked out of alignment when the post shifted. A typical electric gate repair in Colleyville runs $165 to $385, depending on whether we’re replacing a capacitor, a limit switch, or a full control board. Older boards from the 1990s and 2000s are often obsolete. We’ll tell you honestly if the board can be rebuilt or if the operator needs to go.
Automatic Gate Repair
Automatic gates fail in ways swing and slide gates don’t: loop detectors stop reading your car, remotes lose their code, and safety photocells trigger nuisance reversals. On Colleyville’s long private driveways, many loop detectors were installed decades ago and are now failing intermittently. A replacement loop detector or receiver board typically runs $185 to $450 here, including the service call. We also re-align and replace reflector-style safety sensors, and on pre-2008 gates we’ll check whether the safety circuit actually meets current UL 325 entrapment standards.
Hinge & Post Repair
This is the repair Colleyville needs more than any other city we serve. The expansive black clay here heaves when it rains and cracks when it dries, and a gate post set in that soil does the same. The post leans, the gate sags, the latch side drags on the concrete apron, and the operator strains until something gives. We re-plumb posts with new concrete footing, rebuild or replace worn hinge barrels, and weld cracks in the post or frame on site so the gate never has to leave your driveway. Typical hinge and post repair in Colleyville runs $310 to $780, with the higher end usually involving a full post reset and fresh concrete.
Gate Realignment
Realignment is the step after the post is fixed. Once the hinge post is plumb, the gate has to be re-hung so it swings level, the latch engages cleanly, and the operator’s travel limits match the gate’s actual arc. In Colleyville, we often find that the concrete driveway itself has risen or settled enough to change the clearance under the gate. A full realignment, including limit switch adjustment and photocell re-aiming, typically runs $140 to $320. We do it with the post work in the same visit whenever we can.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Colleyville
We’re certified to service nine major gate operator brands, and on Colleyville estates we most often see Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule units. We keep common control boards, remotes, and safety-edge parts stocked for these brands, which means many repairs in Colleyville are done in one trip. When a legacy Viking or FAAC board from the 1990s is no longer manufactured, we’ll walk you through the retrofit options and give you a written price before anything gets ordered.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Colleyville Homes
- Post lean from black clay movement. Colleyville’s expansive soils shrink in the long dry summers and swell with winter and spring rains. The hinge post tilts, the gate drags, and the operator overloads. The post fix is the real repair; the motor swap alone just buys you a few months.
- Obsolete control boards on legacy operators. Gates installed in the 1990s and 2000s often run on control boards that are no longer manufactured. After North Texas ice storms and deep freezes, these boards fail outright. On many Colleyville estate gates, a full operator replacement is cheaper than chasing obsolete parts.
- Photocell nuisance reversals. When a post shifts even half an inch, the photo eyes on either side of the gate no longer line up. The gate starts closing, “sees” something, and reverses. Homeowners assume the motor is failing. It’s usually alignment, and it’s usually a symptom of post movement.
- Worn hinge barrels on custom iron gates. Colleyville’s custom ornamental gates are beautiful, but the hinge design on many older installations wasn’t built for 30 years of clay-induced movement. The barrels wallow out, the gate sags at the latch side, and welding or rebuilding the hinge is the only lasting fix.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Colleyville, TX
Here are the numbers we quote most often in Colleyville right now. A capacitor or limit switch repair runs $165 to $285. A control board replacement runs $240 to $520 depending on the operator. Hinge rebuilds and weld repairs run $310 to $620. A full hinge post re-plumb with new concrete footing runs $450 to $780. Gate realignment alone runs $140 to $320. Loop detector or receiver board replacement runs $185 to $450. The price is quoted and agreed before any work starts, and we don’t change it at the door. On top of that, right now we’re offering $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge anywhere inside Tarrant County, and a free second opinion on any written estimate. Seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll give you a precise number over the phone.
We Also Serve Cities Near Colleyville
Our Gate Repair team works throughout northeast Tarrant County. If you live just outside Colleyville in Bedford, Euless, Southlake, or Hurst, we’re already in your neighborhood on a regular basis. The same pricing, the same live person answering the phone, and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise apply everywhere we go. Learn more about our work specifically in Gate Repair 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 - Gate Repair in Colleyville
Because the repair addressed the operator or the hinge, not the post footing. Colleyville’s black clay shrinks during dry stretches and swells after rain. The hinge post tilts outward, the latch side drops, and the gate drags. If the concrete footing wasn’t re-plumbed, the same lean returns within months. That’s why on this page and in our Colleyville work, we treat post plumb as a structural repair, not a tune-up. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll check the post before we touch the motor.
Sometimes. If the operator has a functioning control board with compatible safety inputs, we can often add a monitored photo eye or edge sensor to bring a pre-2008 gate closer to UL 325 compliance. But on many legacy Viking, FAAC, or older DoorKing units from the 1990s, the board doesn’t support monitored entrapment protection and the retrofit isn’t worth the cost. In those cases, replacing the operator is the honest answer, and we’ll quote you both options. Estimates are free.
Put a level on the post, or look at the gap between the gate and the post at the top and bottom. If the gap is wider at the top, the post is leaning. If the gate drags at the latch side but the operator still hums and runs, the post has likely moved and the operator is fighting the bind. If the gate is square and level but the motor won’t start or reverses immediately, it’s more likely an operator or sensor issue. We diagnose both in the same visit and tell you which one is actually failing. Call (817) 241-4067 for a straight answer.
Deep freeze and thaw cycles are hard on gate automation, especially on Colleyville estates where operators sit in cast aluminum housings that collect condensation. The February 2021 storm froze lubricants in gearboxes and hinge rollers, and the repeated thaw cycles shortened the life of control boards and capacitors across Tarrant County. If the motor hums but the gate doesn’t move, the clutch or gearbox may have failed, or the board is sending power but not the run signal. Expect a diagnostic fee of $79 to $129, which is waived if we do the repair. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll get someone out the same day.
Loop detectors fail two ways: the loop wire in the driveway cuts or corrodes, or the detector board in the operator cabinet gives out. In Colleyville, we also see the concrete driveway shift enough to break loop wire runs that were poured in shallow. On long private drives, loops were often installed 20-plus years ago and are now at the end of their life. A replacement loop detector board runs $185 to $450, and new loop wire installation starts around $360 depending on driveway length. We test the existing loop first so you don’t pay for a detector when the wire is the problem. Call (817) 241-4067 - estimates are free, and we’ll tell you which part actually failed.
Contact Gatewood Fence & Gate
If your gate is down in Colleyville, don’t wait until it locks you in or the operator burns out completely. Call Hal’s crew at (817) 241-4067 for a free estimate. A live person answers, day or night. You’ll get an honest diagnosis, a written price before any work starts, and a 90-Day Done Right Promise on every repair. The name is on the shop, and the shop answers the phone.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Colleyville since 2001.