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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Repair Across Irving
Gate repair in Irving usually runs $180-$480 for common fixes like hinge work or realignment, and most jobs are done the same afternoon. That number rises if the operator or control board failed, which happens often around Valley Ranch and Las Colinas. If your gate is sagging, stuck, or refusing to close, call (903) 829-4499 and you’ll get Hal or someone on his crew, not a voicemail queue.
The reason Irving matters here isn’t just that we’re close. It’s the soil. Irving sits on Blackland Prairie clay that expands and contracts so aggressively during wet-dry cycles that gate posts work themselves loose every couple of years. Most repair companies from outside the county don’t know to look for that. Our team has been dealing with it since 2001, and by now we can spot a heaving post from the end of the driveway.
If you’re in Valley Ranch, Las Colinas, or one of the older North Irving neighborhoods, you’re five to twenty minutes from someone who knows your gate better than the original installer ever did.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Irving’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop and on every invoice. We’re locally owned and owner-operated since 2001, and when you call (903) 829-4499, a live person answers, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Not a call center three states away. Not a dispatcher who’s never touched a gate.
In Irving, that matters because a lot of the gate work here runs through HOAs and property managers who want a company that shows up when promised, keeps a published address, and stands behind the work. We do. Every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. One call brings us back, no runaround. Our crew is background-checked, uniformed, and answers to Hal personally.
Irving customers have told us the same thing in different ways: the gate company before us quoted one price over the phone and another at the door. That’s not how we operate. You get a number before we start, and we agree on it. No “while we’re out here” add-ons. Hal would rather walk away from a job than surprise someone with an invoice bigger than the quote.
We service nine major brands: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. For Irving specifically, that matters because Valley Ranch is full of discontinued Viking and Elite operators from the late 80s and 90s. Most companies won’t touch them. We retrofit them without wrecking the brick columns.
Our Gate Repair Services in Irving
Electric Gate Repair
Electric gate repair in Irving is our bread and butter, especially through Las Colinas corporate campuses and Valley Ranch communities. These high-cycle commercial slide gates run hundreds of cycles a day, and builder-grade operators simply weren’t designed for that. A LiftMaster LSXS or FAAC operator will outlast the original equipment and survive the heat and dust of a Texas summer. We repair and replace operators on site, usually the same day, from our stock of commercial-grade parts.
Automatic Gate Repair
Automatic gate repair across Irving tends to split into two very different jobs. The first is the commercial slide gate at a corporate campus or HOA entry, where a failed control board or worn drive means the gate won’t close and someone’s liability exposure goes up immediately. The second is the residential automatic swing gate at a Valley Ranch or North Irving home, where the original 30- to 40-year-old operator has finally given out. We handle both, and we do it with the gate still in place whenever possible. We carry parts for LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, and more, so the job isn’t delayed while someone orders a part from out of state.
Hinge & Post Repair
This is where Irving’s soil shows up most visibly. Blackland Prairie clay swells and contracts through the year, and a post that was just barely anchored in the first place will be leaning by year three. Hinge and post repair in Irving often means more than just re-welding a hinge. It means digging down to inspect the footing, re-anchoring the post correctly, and making sure the gate’s weight is carried the way it should be. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that’s where we start.
Gate Realignment
If your automated gate is scraping the ground, binding mid-track, or refusing to close completely, it’s out of alignment. In Irving, this is nearly always tied to the same clay-soil post movement. We realign the gate, adjust the operator’s limits and force settings, and fix whatever moved in the first place. If we don’t address the root cause, we’ll see you again in two years with the same problem. That’s not how we work. We fix the post, we fix the track, and the job is done right the first time.
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’re certified to service nine major gate brands, which covers almost every system found in Irving. The ones we see most often around here are LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, and Ghost Controls. BFT and Viking show up constantly in Valley Ranch’s older entry monuments, while Ghost Controls and Linear are common in residential settings. The practical benefit for Irving customers is this: we stock compatible parts and control boards locally, so wait times are shorter, and Hal’s crew knows the failure patterns for each brand instead of reading a manual in your driveway.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Irving Homes
- Posts heaving out of plumb from Blackland Prairie clay. Irving’s expansive soil swells after rain and shrinks in drought, cycling twice a year. Posts without deep, well-anchored footings lean visibly within a few seasons, and the gate follows.
- Builder-grade operators failing under high daily cycles. Las Colinas office parks and gated residential enclaves run their gates hundreds of times a day. Original equipment stalls, overheats, or burns out. Upgrading to a commercial slide gate operator like a LiftMaster LSXS is often the only durable fix.
- Discontinued Viking and Elite operators with no available control boards. Valley Ranch entry monuments from the late 1980s are full of them. The brand no longer supports the boards, and replacement parts don’t exist. We retrofit modern operators into the original brick columns while preserving the HOA-approved look.
- Manual gates in older North Irving neighborhoods now needing automation. Homeowners in 1950s and 60s homes want convenience, but the original post footings weren’t built deep enough for an automated swing gate. The power run wasn’t planned either, which means trenching new conduit before any automation can go in.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Irving, TX
A hinge and post repair in Irving typically runs $180-$320 depending on post depth and whether new concrete is needed. Gate realignment alone runs $150-$275. Electric operator replacement starts around $350 for a basic residential swing arm and climbs to $900-$1,600 for a commercial slide gate operator like a LiftMaster LSXS with new safety edges and loop detectors. Control board replacement runs $220-$400 on common brands.
If a Valley Ranch HOA has us retrofit a discontinued Viking or Elite operator, the total usually lands between $1,200 and $2,400 including the new operator, labor, and preserving the original brick column aesthetics. We quote the price before any work starts, and that price does not move at the door. If you have a written estimate from another company, call us for a free second opinion. We offer $40 off any repair over $200 and no trip charge inside the county. Seniors and veterans always get 10% off.
Call (903) 829-4499 for an exact quote. Estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Irving
Outside of Irving, our crews regularly work in Duncanville, DeSoto, Grand Prairie, and Cedar Hill. The soil conditions and housing stock vary, but the repair standard stays the same. If you’re in one of those cities and need our Gate Repair team, you’ll get the same live answer, the same upfront price, and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise that our Irving customers have counted on for years.
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 Repair in Irving
Because the soil under Valley Ranch is Blackland Prairie clay, and it swells and shrinks with every wet-dry cycle, moving the post again. If the original footer wasn’t poured deep enough or the post wasn’t set with enough rebar and concrete, the movement repeats every two to three years no matter how well the operator was installed. We fix it by excavating the post, setting it to the correct depth with proper bedding, and confirming the track alignment after the repair. Call (903) 829-4499 and we’ll look at the post, not just the gate.
Yes, and we do it often in the 1950s and 60s neighborhoods of North Irving. The gate stays. We add the operator, and the bigger task is usually the power run and post reinforcement. The original footings typically lack the depth and conduit for an automated swing gate, so we trench new low-voltage line, install the operator on a reinforced post, and wire the safety edges. The whole job usually runs $1,200-$2,800 depending on the number of posts and the length of the conduit run. Estimates are free.
Yes. We’ve worked with Valley Ranch HOAs for years, and we’re familiar with the vendor approval paperwork, the insurance requirements, and the aesthetic standards for entry monuments. Hal’s crew has retrofitted modern operators into original brick columns without altering the look. If your HOA needs documentation, we provide it before work starts. Call (903) 829-4499 and we’ll walk you through what the HOA needs.
Most likely, yes. A slide gate that reverses or refuses to close while a vehicle is detected is usually responding to a safety loop, a photocell, or an entrapment sensor. If the sensor is misaligned or a photocell is dirty or wired incorrectly, the operator believes an obstruction is present and holds the gate open. That’s a repair job, not an upgrade. We diagnose the sensor first, and we quote the fix before we touch anything. Call (903) 829-4499 from Las Colinas and we’ll have someone out same day.
You can have it retrofitted. The original Viking operator is discontinued and the control board is no longer manufactured, but the gate, the track, and the brick column it sits in are all still good. We remove the old operator, install a modern commercial slide gate operator like a LiftMaster LSXS, and adapt it inside the original column without disturbing the exterior. The job typically runs $1,200-$2,400, and it comes with our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. Call (903) 829-4499 for a free estimate on your Valley Ranch entry.
One More Thing About Irving Clay
We want Irving homeowners to understand one specific point, because it explains a lot of repair history. The Blackland Prairie soil under this city is not the same as the sandy loam you find in Grand Prairie or the limestone-based dirt around Cedar Hill. Irving’s clay holds water, then bakes dry, and the movement is extreme enough to break block walls and shift foundations. It does the same to gate posts. When someone installs a gate post without accounting for that movement, the gate starts to bind, the operator starts to strain, and within a couple of years the whole system is fighting itself. We see it in North Irving’s manual swing gates and in Valley Ranch’s automated slide tracks. Fixing the operator without fixing the post means you’ll fix it twice. We’d rather do the job once.
As for the field work, our techs recently replaced a discontinued Viking operator inside a Valley Ranch HOA entry monument. They retrofitted a modern LiftMaster LSXS slide gate operator while preserving the original brick column to satisfy the HOA architectural committee. They also trenched new conduit for the safety photocells because the original build had run only a single low-voltage line, leaving no room for entrapment protection. That’s Irving’s problem in one job: discontinued equipment, strict HOA standards, and a build from decades ago that never planned for modern safety.
If your gate needs work in Irving, call (903) 829-4499. Hal or someone on his crew answers, you’ll get an honest quote before any work begins, and if it’s not done right, the 90-Day Done Right Promise says we come back. That’s the deal.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, locally owned and owner-operated since 2001.