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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Parts & Welding Across Bedford
If a gate in Bedford sags, snaps at the post, or throws a welded bracket loose, the fix usually starts with matching the right part to the right repair, then doing the welding on site so the gate stays in your driveway. Gatewood Fence & Gate has been doing exactly that since 2001. We stock hinges, rollers, latches, and post hardware for Bedford’s older swing and slide gates, and we weld on site. Call (903) 829-4499 and you’ll get Hal or someone who works directly with him, not a phone tree.
Bedford’s gate repair needs run a little different from the newer suburbs around us. More on that below.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Bedford’s Preferred Gate Parts & Welding Company
Hal Gatewood has been repairing and welding gates since 2001, and he runs the company the way Bedford homeowners expect: published address, license number anyone can look up, and a live person answering the phone all day and all night. The name stamped on every invoice is the same name on the shop door. That is the oldest accountability there is.
We repair before we replace. When a gate post snaps off at the soil line, a national chain might quote a whole new gate and operator. Our Gate Parts & Welding crew looks at the panel first. If the steel frame is still straight and the operator runs, we set a new post and re-weld the bracket. You keep the gate, save the money, and the repair is stamped with our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. Not buried in fine print. Written on the invoice.
Bedford customers call us because the work gets done in the driveway. We bring the welder to you. We don’t haul the gate off to some shop across the metro. Scheduling is coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, and crews serve Bedford locally, so the person who shows up knows the streets and the gate stock. Quotes are firm before any work starts. If it’s over $200, we knock $40 off the repair. No coupon, no haggling.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Services in Bedford
Hinge Replacement
On Bedford’s 1970s and 1980s swing gates, the hinge is where decades of clay heave show up first. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that is where we start. We cut off seized or wallowed-out hinges, weld new heavy-barrel hinges to the frame, and shim or realign the post so the gate doesn’t bind. In neighborhoods off Central Drive, we regularly see hinge screws stripped out of rotted post wood, which means the hinge job is really a post job wearing a hinge costume.
Post Replacement
Bedford’s original cedar gate posts are now 30 to 50 years old, and the Blackland Prairie clay holds moisture against the wood at the soil line all year. The gate can look straight and the post can still be minutes from snapping. We dig out the rotted cedar, set a new pressure-treated post in a proper concrete footing, and re-weld the hinge brackets and latch plate so the gate hangs true. This is the single most common repair we do in Bedford, and it’s the one that prevents a collapsed gate in your driveway at 7 a.m. on a workday.
Rail Repair
Gate frames get twisted when the posts heave unevenly. One side of the gate effectively gets shorter than the other, and the rails take the stress. We straighten bent rails, weld cracks at the picket joints, and add gussets where an older frame is flexing. If the gate is a 1980s steel frame that is still structurally sound, rail repair is almost always cheaper than a new gate. If the frame is rusted through in multiple places, we’ll say so plainly and show you why.
Custom Welding
Some Bedford gates need a part that stopped being made twenty years ago. We fabricate latch strike plates, hinge brackets, drop rods, and slide gate supports on site. If you have a decorative iron gate with a snapped scroll or a broken picket, we can usually weld it back without taking the gate off its hinges. Work is quoted before we strike an arc, and every weld is covered by the 90-Day Done Right Promise.
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
We stock parts and service operators from BFT, Linear, and Viking, along with LiftMaster, FAAC, DoorKing, Elite, Mighty Mule, and Ghost Controls. For Bedford customers with operators installed in the 1990s and early 2000s, BFT and Viking boards are common, and we keep replacement boards, limit switches, and photocells on the truck. Calling ahead with the model number means the part rides out with the crew, not three days later. But if we don’t have it, we’ll say so on the phone instead of parking a truck in your driveway and then leaving.
Common Gate Parts & Welding Problems We See in Bedford Homes
- Cedar hinge posts snapped at the soil line. Blackland Prairie clay traps moisture against the wood at the base, and the post rots from the outside in. The gate panel looks straight, then one morning the whole thing is on the ground. Post replacement fixes it properly; re-sistering old bolts into rotted wood does not.
- Seasonal heave throwing frames out of plumb. Bedford’s clay soil swells in spring rains and shrinks in summer droughts. A 40-year-old gate frame flexes with it, hinges bind, and the latch stops lining up. Realigning the hinges and sometimes resetting the post stops the bind.
- Ice storm damage on weakened posts. The February 2021 storm snapped a lot of Bedford gate posts that were already compromised at the soil line. Ice loads finished what years of clay-driven heaving started. If your gate leans more each year and you haven’t looked at the post base lately, have it checked before the next storm.
- Legacy operators without modern safety photocells. Bedford has plenty of pre-UL 325 gate operators still running. They open and close fine until they don’t stop when they should. Retrofit safety edges and photocells bring those systems up to modern entrapment standards without replacing the whole operator.
Pricing for Gate Parts & Welding in Bedford, TX
Bedford pricing reflects the age of the gate stock and the work required to fix it right. Hinge replacement on a single swing gate typically runs $150 to $350, which includes cutting off the old hinge and welding the new one. Post replacement runs $350 to $700 depending on post size and how much concrete work the footing needs. Rail repair usually lands between $200 and $450. Custom welding is quoted by the job, but most Bedford repair welds run $100 to $400.
Every quote is written and agreed before work starts. No trip charge inside the county, and if the repair is over $200, take $40 off. Seniors and veterans get 10% off permanently. Call (903) 829-4499 for a free estimate on any of this.
We Also Serve Cities Near Bedford
Gate Parts & Welding in Bedford keeps us close, but the same crews cover Euless, Hurst, Grand Prairie, and Kennedale. Same published pricing, same 90-Day Done Right Promise, and the same person answering the phone at (903) 829-4499.
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
Bedford’s expansive Blackland Prairie clay holds moisture against the base of cedar posts year-round. The wood stays damp at the soil line, which is exactly where rot starts. Newer suburbs often have concrete or steel posts that don’t have this problem. In Bedford, the original 1970s-1990s cedar posts are all hitting the end of their service life at the same time. Call (903) 829-4499 and we’ll confirm whether the post needs replacing or if the hardware is the real culprit.
That depends entirely on the post. If the wood at the weld point is still solid, we can cut the old hinge off, clean the frame, and weld a new hinge to the post plate. But Bedford’s cedar posts are often rotted from the inside at the soil line, and welding to a post that’s about to fail just buys you a few months. We’ll check the post before we pick up the welder, and we’ll show you what we found. Estimates are free, and the price never changes after we start.
The operator is likely fine. The post is moving. When Bedford clay heaves, the hinge side drops or shifts, the gate drags or binds, and the photocell sees the gate out of position and trips. Fixing the post and realigning the hinges usually clears the fault. We see this regularly on gates off Airport Freeway. If the operator is genuinely worn out, we’ll tell you that too, but we won’t sell a new board to fix a leaning post.
Yes. Older LiftMaster, BFT, and DoorKing operators that predate UL 325 can be retrofitted with safety photocells and non-contact entrapment sensors. The operator does not need to be replaced just because it is old. If it still runs reliably and the motor draws within spec, retrofitting is typically far cheaper than a full replacement, and it brings the gate up to current safety requirements. We’ll quote the retrofit before any work starts.
The clay under the track is shrinking in the summer heat, leaving the track supports uneven. The gate wheels lose contact or bind, and the gate jumps the track even with a healthy rack and pinion. The fix is to re-level the track on compacted base or pour small pads under the supports. It is a ground problem, not a gear problem. Call (903) 829-4499 and we’ll check the track run before touching the operator.
Contact Us for Gate Parts & Welding in Bedford
If your Bedford gate is sagging, swinging wide, or snapping at the post, call (903) 829-4499. A live person answers, day or night. You’ll get a straight answer, a written quote, and work done in your driveway by someone whose name you can look up.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Bedford since 2001.