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Gate access control in Hurst, TX runs $185-$485 for keypad and card reader installs, while a full phone entry or video intercom system lands between $900 and $2,600 depending on the gate type. Most of the access systems we service in Hurst aren’t actually broken in the way homeowners think they are. Something underneath has moved. And that’s the part nobody else wants to dig into. We’re Gatewood Fence & Gate, and we’ve been fixing gates since 2001. Call (903) 829-4499 and you’ll get Hal or one of his crew, not a recording.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Hurst’s Preferred Gate Access Control Company
We work Hurst every week, and we know what these neighborhoods throw at a gate. The older subdivisions off Harwood Road and along the stretch near Hurst Conference Center were built on Tarrant County gumbo, and that soil moves more than any gate motor ever will. When a keypad stops responding or a card reader flickers dead, the problem is rarely the electronics alone. It’s usually the ground underneath them. Our Gate Access Control team starts with the post, then works up through the wiring, then the operator, then the access device. That order matters. Skip the post and you’ll chase the same fault every spring.
Hurst customers come to us by word of mouth, and that’s the only advertising that ever mattered to us. Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop and on every invoice. The address is published. The license number is right there for anyone to look up. When we hand you a written estimate, that price is the price. We quote it before any work starts, and we don’t change it at the door. That’s not a sales pitch. That’s the only way we know how to run a business and still see our neighbors at the hardware store.
Our Gate Access Control Services in Hurst
Here’s what we actually do in Hurst, week in and week out.
Keypad Entry
Adding a keypad to a Hurst gate runs $185-$385 installed. That includes the keypad, the wiring to the operator, and programming codes for the whole household. We put keypads on swing gates, slide gates, and plenty of manual gates that are getting their first operator at the same time. In Hurst’s older neighborhoods, we run shielded wire and place the keypad where the sprinkler system can’t soak it, because we’ve seen too many keypads killed by a lawn sprayer aimed the wrong direction.
Remote Control
Adding or replacing remotes in Hurst runs $75-$185 per remote, depending on the operator brand and whether we’re cloning an existing signal or starting fresh. We service Linear, BFT, and Ghost Controls systems among others, and we carry remotes for all of them on the truck. If your remote works from ten feet but not from the street, that’s usually an antenna issue on the operator, not the remote itself. We test that before selling you anything.
Phone Entry
A phone entry system for a Hurst gate runs $900-$1,800 installed. It’s the most requested upgrade from homeowners who have a front gate on a long driveway and don’t want to hand out remotes to every delivery driver or visiting relative. The system calls your cell phone when someone hits the call button, and you buzz them in from anywhere. In Hurst’s built-out subdivisions, we install these on existing columns and run conduit along the fence line so nothing is buried shallow where the freeze-thaw cycle can snap it.
Card Reader
Card reader installs in Hurst run $285-$550 per reader, plus the cards themselves. These show up most often on subdivision gates, small HOA entrances, and private lanes where the homeowner wants a record of who came through and when. We install proximity readers, key fob systems, and readers tied into a phone or computer log. After the February 2021 freeze, we replaced a cluster of card readers in Hurst where shallow conduit runs had cracked and let water into the wiring. Now we bury everything below the frost line, or we run it protected above ground where drilling isn’t practical.
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 Hurst
We’re certified to service nine major gate operator brands, and the ones we see most in Hurst are LiftMaster, Linear, BFT, Ghost Controls, and Viking. We stock parts for those locally, not in a warehouse three states away. That means when your operator needs a new control board or a gear set, we are not waiting on a freight truck. Hal has been repairing these brands since 2001, and he’d rather rebuild a BFT motor than sell you a new one if the old one still has life in it. That’s the repair-first philosophy around here.
Common Gate Access Control Problems We See in Hurst Homes
Hurst has a specific set of gate failures that other cities just don’t see at the same rate. Here’s what actually happens here:
- Safety photocell misalignment. The gumbo soil swells and settles, the gate post tilts a few degrees, and suddenly the safety beam isn’t matching up. The operator reverses, or refuses to close at all. The fix is usually a post reset, not a new photocell.
- Builder-grade operators burning out. Hurst’s 1960s through 1980s subdivisions came with the cheapest operator the builder could find. They were fine when the posts were dead plumb. Fifty years of clay heave later, the motor is fighting the frame and losing. A bigger motor won’t fix a post that’s moved.
- Dead keypads and card readers after freezes. North Texas doesn’t get a deep frost line, so original builders rarely buried conduit very far down. When a hard freeze hits, the ground moves, the conduit cracks, and water gets in. Your access device dies in March and you never connected it to February.
- Loop detectors that won’t trigger. The wire loop in the driveway shifts as the soil does. The detector stops seeing your car. People assume the electronics failed, but half the time it’s the loop wire that’s broken or shifted. We test before replacing.
Pricing for Gate Access Control in Hurst, TX
Here are the honest numbers for Hurst, straight from invoices we’ve written this year:
- Keypad entry install: $185-$385
- Remote control add-on: $75-$185 per remote
- Card reader system (single reader): $285-$550
- Phone entry system: $900-$1,800
- Video intercom system: $1,200-$2,600
- Safety photocell calibration or replacement: $85-$210
- Post footing reset (per post): $195-$425
- Conduit repair and rewiring: $150-$400
What moves the price is the gate type, the distance from the house to the gate, and whether the post footings are still sound. We give you the full written price before any work begins, and that number is what you pay. We also take $40 off any repair over $200, and there’s no trip charge inside the county. Seniors and veterans get 10% off, always. Call (903) 829-4499 and we’ll come out, look at the gate, and tell you the truth about what it needs.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hurst
Our crew works Hurst and the surrounding Mid-Cities every day. If you’re in Bedford, Euless, Grand Prairie, or Kennedale, the same team and the same pricing apply. Gatewood Fence & Gate isn’t a franchise that parachutes in from somewhere else. We’re close, and we answer the phone.
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 - Gate Access Control in Hurst
In Hurst, the most common reason is that the safety photocell beam is misaligned because the gate post has heaved out of plumb in the clay soil. The operator thinks something is in the way and reverses. We recalibrate or reset the post, and the reversing stops. Call (903) 829-4499 and we’ll tell you if it’s the beam or the post, and quote the fix before we touch it.
Yes. We add keypads and full operators to 50-year-old gates in Hurst all the time, but first we check the post footings. On an older gate off Pipeline Road, the wood or steel post is often sitting in undersized concrete that the gumbo has cracked. We reset the post in a wider collar, then mount the operator and keypad. That gate will outlast the first frost after we’re done. Estimates are free.
The most likely cause is a cracked conduit run that let water into the wiring when the ground shifted during the freeze-thaw cycle. Hurst’s original builders rarely buried conduit deep enough, and a hard freeze like February 2021 snaps those shallow runs. We locate the break, repair or rerun the conduit, and replace any corroded connections. Call us and we’ll diagnose it on site.
Maybe, but in Hurst the loop wire under the driveway is just as often the problem. Clay movement breaks the wire or shifts the loop so the detector stops sensing your car. We test the detector first, then the loop. If the loop is bad, we saw-cut and lay a new one. If it’s the detector, we replace it. Either way, you’ll know the cost before we begin.
Probably not. What you’re describing is almost always a post that has settled or heaved in Hurst’s expansive clay, putting the gate in a bind after the soil swells with rain. A bigger motor will just burn out fighting the same bind. We reset the post, square the gate, and usually the old operator moves it fine. That’s the fix that costs less and lasts longer. Call (903) 829-4499 for a free estimate.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Access Control in Hurst
If your gate access system is acting up in Hurst, call (903) 829-4499. A live person answers, day or night. We’ll schedule a time that actually works, show up in that window, and give you a written price before any work starts. Every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing: if it’s not done right, we make it right, one call brings us back. Hal Gatewood has been at this since 2001, and his name is on every job. That’s the accountability you get when the shop is down the road and the phone rings to a real person.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Hurst since 2001.