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If your gate groans, sags, or won’t budge in Arlington, the fix usually starts with the hinge post and the ground it’s planted in. Our black-clay soil heaves every wet season and drops in the summer, and a gate that was hung square twenty years ago is now working against its own frame. We’re Gatewood Fence & Gate, owner-operated since 2001, and we send a live person to your Arlington driveway, not a call center script. Call (903) 829-4499 any hour and Hal’s crew will give you a straight answer and an upfront price before any work starts.
Most gate repairs in Arlington run between $180 and $650, depending on whether we’re welding a hinge post, replacing an operator board, or rebuilding a sagging frame. We quote the full amount before we touch the gate, and the price we quote is the price you pay.
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 Arlington Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
You can drive to the shop and look Hal in the eye if you ever want to. That’s a real thing you can do. His address is published, his name is on every invoice, and the person who answers your midnight call is the same person who will show up at the gate. Arlington’s older HOA communities, from the gated entries near Lake Arlington to the subdivisions off Green Oaks Boulevard, have been calling us for years because the national chains quote one price on the phone and a different one at the door. We don’t do that. Ever.
Every repair carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, one call brings Hal back. No runaround, no “up to,” no fine print. That promise has kept us busy in Northwest Arlington, Dalworthington Gardens, and the neighborhoods around Martin High School for over two decades. Review counts and star ratings change; a guy who has welded gates in his own driveway for 29 years doesn’t.
Key takeaways:
- Locally owned and owner-operated, with a published address and license number
- 90-Day Done Right Promise stamped in writing on every job
- Live person answers every call, 24/7, including weekends and holidays
- On-site welding means your gate stays in your driveway, not on a truck to some shop
- Certified to service nine major gate brands and their operators
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Arlington
Gate Repair
A sagging gate almost always starts at the hinge post, not in the middle of the panel. We fix the post first, weld the frame square, and re-hang the gate so it swings true. Learn more about our Gate Repair in Arlington.
Gate Installation
New gates in Arlington need to be engineered for shrink-swell soil, not just bolted to a post and left to rack. We measure, set deeper posts, and weld on site so the gate is square on day one and stays that way. Learn more about our Gate Installation in Arlington.
Gate Motor & Opener
Arlington’s 105-degree summers cook operator circuit boards and UV-crack wiring insulation every year. We diagnose the motor, the board, and the safety edges, then repair the operator rather than automatically replacing it. Learn more about our Gate Motor & Opener in Arlington.
Gate Access Control
From keypad entries to vehicle detection loops, Arlington HOA gates need access systems that survive hard freezes and summer heat. We install and repair the full control chain, including the power run and the safety edges.
Gate Parts & Welding
We stock hard-to-source parts for BFT, Linear, Viking, and Ghost Controls operators, and we weld cracked hinges, torn posts, and rusted pickets right in your driveway. A true repair-first shop doesn’t swap parts that don’t need swapping.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Arlington
We work across Arlington most days, with typical response in 24 to 48 hours for non-emergency calls. These are the neighborhoods we see the most:
- Dalworthington Gardens
- Northwest Arlington near Green Oaks Boulevard
- The subdivisions around Lake Arlington
- Historic Fielder Road corridor
- Viridian and the master-planned communities along I-30
Why Arlington’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Arlington sits squarely on North Texas’s expansive black-clay soil. The ground swells in spring and shrinks in August, and a four-inch steel gate post set in concrete still moves when the earth around it does. Over ten or fifteen seasons, that movement racks the gate frame, strips hinge welds, and leaves a gate that drags on the latch side. The dominant housing stock here dates to the 1970s through the 2000s: brick-and-iron suburban tract homes and master-planned subdivisions where ornamental iron driveway gates were standard curb appeal. A lot of those gates are now 20 to 40 years old, and many are failing in the same way: the hinge post has moved, the gate has racked, and the operator is fighting a frame that no longer closes square.
Summer heat is the second Arlington factor. Highs above 105 degrees thermally expand metal gates so they bind in their frames by midday, and those same temperatures degrade operator circuit boards faster than anything else we see. Then there’s February 2021’s Winter Storm Uri, which froze and cracked hydraulic actuators and keypad entry systems across Arlington’s gated HOA communities in one night. It was rare enough that nobody had winterized anything. Our techs learned to stock extra Viking and LiftMaster cold-weather kits year-round because Arlington’s occasional hard freeze reliably wipes out automated gate electronics citywide overnight. One of those cold snaps hits every few years now.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Arlington
We quote every job before work begins, and that number doesn’t change unless we find something serious hidden inside the post or the operator and you approve the update first. Here’s what Arlington repairs typically run:
- Hinge and weld repairs: $180-$340
- Sagging or racked gate re-hang: $220-$450
- Operator replacement (parts included): $450-$950
- Control board or safety edge repair: $180-$420
- Post replacement with deeper set: $300-$600
We knock $40 off any repair over $200, and seniors and veterans always get 10% off. No trip charge inside the county. We give free second opinions on any written estimate from another company, because you should know whether the repair is real before you pay for it.
Service Area - Cities Near Arlington
Beyond Arlington, we regularly serve Mansfield, Kennedale, Cedar Hill, and Grand Prairie. If you’re in one of those and your gate is down, call the same number and ask for us by name.
Serving Arlington, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Arlington 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 Arlington
Most Arlington gate repairs cost between $180 and $650. Welding a cracked hinge or re-hanging a sagging gate usually lands under $350, while a full operator replacement with parts runs $450 to $950. We quote the exact amount before work starts, and no trip charge inside the county. Call (903) 829-4499 and we’ll tell you what we think it will take.
For emergency calls like a gate stuck open or a vehicle gate that won’t close, we do everything we can to get someone to your Arlington address the same day, and a live person answers the phone 24/7. For non-emergency repairs, typical response is 24 to 48 hours. Call (903) 829-4499 and ask for the current schedule.
We service nine major gate brands including BFT, Linear, Viking, and Ghost Controls, plus LiftMaster, FAAC, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. If your operator is older or has a board that’s been discontinued, we’ll source the part or tell you straight whether a replacement makes more sense. The estimate is free either way.
Yes. Arlington’s black clay heaves posts out of plumb every wet season, and cedar-board privacy frames with iron gate inserts are the most common failure we see. We’ll re-set the post deeper, square the frame, and re-weld the iron so the gate stops dragging. It’s the most frequent repair in Arlington, and we’ve done thousands of them.
We do. From the gated entries near Parks at Arlington to the subdivisions along Matlock Road, we repair common-area slide gates, swing gates, and access control keypads. We work with property managers and HOA boards, and our 90-Day Done Right Promise applies to every common-area repair just like it does to a driveway gate. Call (903) 829-4499 and we’ll schedule a walk-through.
Get Your Arlington Gate Fixed the Right Way
Show me a gate closing on its own and I’ll show you where it’s failing. That’s how Hal talks, because after 29 years of fixing gates around Arlington, he has seen every shortcut a previous company could take and he doesn’t take any of them. The name is on the shop, the shop is down the road, and the phone is answered by a live person at (903) 829-4499 every hour of every day. If your gate sags, drags, or won’t move, call us. We’ll show up, quote you straight, and fix it right before we leave. Estimates are free, and there’s no trip charge inside the county.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Arlington 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 Arlington Customers Say
"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"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"Welded the hinge back onto our wrought iron gate on site rather than taking it away for a fortnight. Ground it back and painted it and you cannot see the repair."
- Winston Achterberg