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Gate parts and welding in Irving usually means one of two things: a residential swing gate that has sagged off its hinges, or a community entry system at a Valley Ranch or Las Colinas property that needs commercial-grade repair. We handle both. Since 2001, Gatewood Fence & Gate has welded on site, sourced parts other shops say are discontinued, and fixed gates in Irving driveways without hauling them off to some shop across the metroplex. If you need a hinge re-welded, a post reset, or a slide gate track re-aligned, call (903) 829-4499 and you’ll get Hal or someone on his crew, not a phone tree.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Irving’s Preferred Gate Parts & Welding Company
There is a particular kind of gate work in Irving that you will not see in most North Texas suburbs. Las Colinas alone has thousands of linear feet of commercial slide gates protecting office parks and mid-rise condo properties along State Highway 114 and MacArthur Boulevard. Valley Ranch adds hundreds of HOA-maintained community entry monuments built in the late 1980s, many still running original Viking and Elite operators that manufacturers stopped supporting years ago. We know those gates because we have been under them, inside their control boxes, and on the phone with their HOA management companies.
Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop and on every invoice. He has been at this since 2001, and that matters in Irving because the work here is rarely a simple hinge swap. It is a slide gate whose track has shifted out of alignment after a wet spring, or a swing gate whose post has heaved in the Blackland Prairie clay, or a brick entry monument that cannot be altered without HOA approval. Our Gate Parts & Welding team has seen all of it, and we answer the phone around the clock with a live person.
Every job we do in Irving carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it is not right, we make it right. That is not a sales line. It is stamped on the work order.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Services in Irving
Hinge Replacement
Most Irving hinge failures are not really hinge failures. They are post failures. A gate that sags in the middle almost always has a hinge post that has moved, and in Irving that movement is usually the clay soil underneath it doing what Blackland Prairie clay does. We cut out the old hinge, inspect the post, and if the post is still sound we weld on a new hinge and true it up. If the post is the problem, we tell you before we touch the hinge and quote the post work separately. No surprise invoices.
Post Replacement
Post replacement in Irving means digging past the topsoil into expanding clay that has been pushing against the original footing for 20 or 30 or 40 years. In Valley Ranch, where many homes still have their original 1980s ornamental iron gates, we regularly find posts that have heaved two or three inches out of plumb. The fix is not just a new post. It is a deeper footing, proper concrete, and sometimes a welded base plate to spread the load. A new post in Irving typically runs $350 to $700 depending on depth and whether the old footing has to be broken out, and that includes re-hanging the gate and getting it swinging straight before we leave.
Rail Repair
Rail repair covers everything from a bent top rail on a residential driveway gate to the rack and pinion track on a commercial slide gate in Las Colinas. The slide gates along the corporate campuses off 114 take real abuse: thousands of open-close cycles a month, delivery trucks, afternoon sun, and the occasional ice storm. When a rack section strips or a rail jumps its rollers, we weld or replace the affected section in place. We do not pull the gate and take it to a shop. That is slower, harder on the gate, and usually unnecessary.
Custom Welding
Some Irving gates cannot be repaired with off-the-shelf parts because they were never built with them. The Valley Ranch entry monuments are a good example. Original Viking and Elite slide gate operators from the late 1980s have control boards that are no longer manufactured. When one fails, the choice is normally between a six-week special order that may never arrive, or retrofitting a modern operator into a brick column that the HOA will not let you alter. We do the retrofit. It means custom brackets, welded mounting plates, and careful wiring that fits inside the original footprint. That is real welding, done on site, with the HOA’s aesthetic standards in mind.
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 Irving
We are certified to service nine major gate brands, and in Irving we see a heavy concentration of LiftMaster, FAAC, and BFT equipment. LiftMaster is common on newer residential and light commercial installations in Las Colinas. FAAC shows up on hydraulic and electromechanical swing operators on mid-rise condo perimeter gates. BFT appears frequently on apartment and HOA slide gates around Valley Ranch and along Belt Line Road. We keep common control boards, photo eyes, and remote transmitters stocked for Irving jobs so the repair does not stall while we wait on a distributor. If a part is unusual, we will tell you exactly how long the order takes before we start.
Common Gate Parts & Welding Problems We See in Irving Homes
- Heaved hinge posts from Blackland Prairie clay. Irving sits on expansive clay that swells when wet and shrinks when dry. We re-set or re-weld posts in Irving every week because the soil has moved under them. A post that has heaved even an inch throws the entire gate out of square.
- Discontinued Viking and Elite operators in Valley Ranch HOA monuments. These late-1980s systems fail at the control board level with no direct replacement parts. The fix is usually a modern retrofit, and the challenge is fitting it inside the original brickwork without changing the monument’s look.
- Misaligned slide gate tracks after heavy rain. Irving’s wet-dry cycles shift the ground under slide gate rails. A gate that runs fine in August can grind or bind by March. We realign the track, check the roller tolerances, and typically add bracing so the next wet season does not do the same thing.
- Worn roller assemblies on high-cycle commercial gates. Las Colinas office park gates can run hundreds of cycles a day. Roller bearings wear out, rails groove, and then the operator burns itself out fighting the extra friction. Replacing rollers is cheap compared to replacing a burned operator, and we check both whenever we are on site.
Pricing for Gate Parts & Welding in Irving, TX
You should know what to expect before you pick up the phone. Hinge replacement in Irving typically runs $225 to $480, depending on the size of the gate and whether we are welding a new hinge onto the post or fixing the post itself. Post replacement runs $350 to $700 when we can reuse the existing gate and hardware, and more if the post is set in a decorative column that has to be opened up. Custom welding work in Irving, including operator retrofits into Valley Ranch brick monuments, usually falls between $500 and $1,500 depending on the fabrication involved. Rail and track repair runs $180 to $520. Every price is quoted and agreed before we start any work. You will not get a different number at the door. Estimates are free, and there is no trip charge inside the county. Call (903) 829-4499 and we will give you a straight answer.
We Also Serve Cities Near Irving
We run calls to Irving and the surrounding area daily. If you are in Duncanville, DeSoto, Grand Prairie, or Cedar Hill, the same crew that welds gates in Valley Ranch will come to you. Same upfront pricing, same 90-Day Done Right Promise, and the same live person on the phone when you call.
Serving Irving, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Irving 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 Irving
In most Valley Ranch communities, yes, you need HOA approval before any visible alteration to a gate, and that includes a new hinge if the finish or style changes. Many HOAs will approve a repair that matches the original look without fuss, but starting work before approval can stall the job and create fines. We coordinate with the management company, match the original finish, and keep the repair visually identical so the approval goes through. Call (903) 829-4499 and we will help you figure out what your specific HOA requires before anything is welded.
Las Colinas slide gates sit on Blackland Prairie clay that expands when saturated and contracts during dry spells. After heavy rain, the soil under the gate track shifts, which throws the rail out of line and makes the gate bind or grind. The fix is realigning the track and often adding more substantial footing or bracing so the next rain cycle does not undo the repair. We handle this for commercial properties across Las Colinas regularly.
Yes. We retrofit a modern operator into the original monument using custom-welded brackets and mounting plates sized to the existing cavity. The brickwork stays intact, the finish matches the original, and the gate runs on a current operator with available parts and entrapment protection. We have done this exact retrofit on Valley Ranch monuments multiple times, and the HOAs are usually happier than they expected to be. Call (903) 829-4499 for a site visit and a written quote.
Under Texas and federal safety standards, commercial and community gates must have functioning entrapment protection: photo eyes, edge sensors, or both, depending on the installation, plus proper operator force settings tested on site. When we repair or retrofit a commercial gate in Irving, we verify and install the required safety devices as part of the job. Cutting corners on entrapment protection is not an option, and it should be a red flag if a contractor says otherwise.
For high-cycle community gates in Irving, like those at Valley Ranch or Las Colinas complexes, we recommend a rack and pinion inspection every 6 to 12 months. The soil movement in this area means track alignment shifts gradually, and a small misalignment becomes a stripped rack or burned-out operator faster than you would think. A quick inspection is cheaper than a full operator replacement. Schedule one at (903) 829-4499.
Contact Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Parts & Welding in Irving
Whether your gate needs a hinge welded, a post re-set, or a commercial slide gate brought back into service, we will give you an honest answer and a price you can hold us to. Hal Gatewood has been running this shop since 2001, and the name on the invoice is the name on the shop. Call (903) 829-4499 for a free estimate on any gate parts or welding work in Irving. A live person answers, day or night.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Irving since 2001.