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Gate parts and welding in Irving usually comes down to two questions: what broke, and what’s the soil doing underneath it. We answer both, then we fix the gate where it sits. Most hinge, post, and rail work in Irving runs $180-$900 depending on whether we’re re-setting a post in Blackland Prairie clay or just welding a cracked hinge leaf. Hal Gatewood has been doing this since 2001, and we serve every corner of Irving from Valley Ranch to Las Colinas to the older neighborhoods north of Highway 183. Call (936) 296-2568 and a live person answers. Then we show up in the window we gave you.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Irving’s Preferred Gate Parts & Welding Company
Irving homeowners and property managers call us because we weld on site instead of hauling the gate to a shop. That matters when a Valley Ranch slide gate weighs 400 pounds and the HOA can’t leave the entrance open overnight. We fix the gate in your driveway or at your entry point, and the person who shows up is someone whose name is on the invoice. Hal Gatewood’s name, specifically, and his cell number if you want it.
We’re not a national outfit with a rotating cast of subcontractors. We’re locally owned and owner-operated, with a published address and license number anyone can look up. Background-checked, uniformed technicians handle the work, and every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, one call brings us back. No runaround, no fine print.
Irving’s mix of 1950s-era neighborhoods, Valley Ranch HOA communities, and Las Colinas corporate campuses means we see everything from manual swing gates on original houses to high-cycle commercial slide operators on office parks. We know the difference because we’ve worked all of it, and we stock parts locally so most repairs don’t wait on a shipment. Dispatch and scheduling run through our Dallas-Fort Worth office, but crews work Irving daily.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Services in Irving
Hinge Replacement
Hinges take the full weight of the gate every time it opens, and on Irving’s older homes many of the original hinges are 40 to 50 years old. We cut out the worn or cracked hinge, weld in a new one, and get the gate swinging true again. If the hinge post itself has moved, we re-set the post first because a new hinge on a tilted post still binds.
Post Replacement
Post replacement in Irving is a two-part job: the post itself and the clay holding it. Blackland Prairie soil swells when it’s wet and shrinks when it’s dry, and that cycle slowly pushes posts out of plumb. We dig out the old post, set the new one in concrete at the right depth for local soil conditions, and weld the gate back onto a post that will actually stay put. In Valley Ranch, we’ve seen the same gate lean two directions in one year because of this.
Rail Repair
Rails on slide gates get racked when the ground shifts under the posts. The rail bends, the rollers bind, and the operator starts grinding against resistance it wasn’t designed for. We straighten or replace the rail, re-align the rollers, and check the post footings at both ends. On aluminum gates in Valley Ranch and Las Colinas, we see seasonal rail corrections even when the mechanical parts are brand new.
Custom Welding
Sometimes the part you need doesn’t exist anymore, especially on gates from the 1980s and 1990s that manufacturers stopped supporting. We fabricate custom brackets, hinge leaves, latch plates, and rail extensions on site. We also weld custom gates themselves, built to the size and style your HOA has already approved and that fit the actual opening instead of a catalog guess.
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, and the ones we see most often in Irving are LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, and Linear. That covers most Valley Ranch entry systems and a large share of Las Colinas commercial operators. Because we stock local parts for Irving customers, we can usually replace a LiftMaster board or a FAAC limit switch the same day we diagnose it. If you’ve got a Viking or DoorKing unit, we service those too, and we’ll match the right part to the operator rather than selling you whatever’s on the truck.
Common Gate Parts & Welding Problems We See in Irving Homes
- Clay soil tilting posts out of plumb. Irving sits on Blackland Prairie clay that swells with spring rain and shrinks in summer drought. The same Valley Ranch slide gate can need two re-alignments in a single year because the posts keep moving.
- HOA entry gates with high cycle counts. Las Colinas office parks and Valley Ranch communities run their gates hundreds of times a day. Rack and pinion gears, rollers, and hinges wear faster than manufacturer ratings assume, and we replace them before they fail at the worst time.
- Stripped rack and pinion on slide gates. When a post shifts and the rail racks, the pinion grinds against the rack until the teeth strip. We recently reset a LiftMaster slide gate in Valley Ranch where exactly that happened after spring rains tilted the post footing, then returned in August to correct the opposite lean from drought shrinkage.
- Older manual swing gates with worn latches and hinges. Original Irving neighborhoods built from the 1950s through the 1970s still have plenty of manual gates. The hardware is often original too, and by now it’s cracked, sagging, or held together with whatever the last guy had in his truck.
Pricing for Gate Parts & Welding in Irving, TX
A typical hinge replacement in Irving runs $180-$320. Post replacement runs $400-$900 depending on depth, soil conditions, and whether we’re setting one post or two. Rail repair on a slide gate runs $250-$600. Custom welding runs $150-$500 depending on what we’re fabricating. The quote you get is the price you pay, agreed before any work starts, and it’s in writing. We don’t change it at the door. Senior and veteran customers get a permanent 10% discount, and any repair over $200 takes $40 off. There’s no trip charge inside the county, and if you have a written estimate from another company, we’ll give you a free second opinion. Call (936) 296-2568 for an exact quote on your gate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Irving
Our crew works Irving daily, and we cover the surrounding metro too. If you’re nearby in Gate Parts & Welding in Irving and the surrounding area, or just across the line in Dallas, Duncanville, Addison, or Richardson, the same Gate Parts & Welding team handles the call. Same pricing, same 90-Day Done Right Promise, same live person on the phone.
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
Because Valley Ranch sits on expansive Blackland Prairie clay, and that clay moves the posts under your gate twice a year. Spring rains swell the soil and rack the gate off its track. Summer drought shrinks the soil and pulls the posts the opposite direction. Your gate didn’t suffer a mechanical failure; the ground under it shifted. We correct the post footing first, then re-align, which is why our repairs include checking the post, not just the hinge or rail. If your gate is drifting again, call (936) 296-2568 and we’ll come look at the footing before it strips another gear.
Yes, in almost every Valley Ranch and Las Colinas community, you need architectural approval before installing or significantly modifying a gate, including custom welding that changes the style, height, or finish. Your HOA’s design guidelines will specify what’s allowed. We’ve worked with property managers across Irving and can weld to whatever the approval specifies, or walk you through what to submit if you’re not sure. Call (936) 296-2568 and we’ll help you sort the paperwork before we touch the welder.
It keeps working until it doesn’t, and then it fails hard. A leaning post puts the rail out of alignment with the operator, so the motor has to drag the gate instead of rolling it. That overheats the board, strips the pinion, and eventually burns out the operator entirely. We’ve pulled LiftMaster units in Irving that died young because nobody fixed the post underneath them. The fix is the post first, then the operator. Call (936) 296-2568 before a leaning post costs you a $600 operator on top of the post job.
Yes, and it’s not just about size. Shared entry gates in Irving’s HOA communities and Las Colinas office parks run far more cycles per day than a private residential gate, so the welds take more fatigue. They also usually have safety edges, loop detectors, and access control wiring that has to be worked around. And the HOA or property manager is the client, not an individual homeowner, so the paperwork and approval chain is different. We weld for the cycle count the gate actually sees, not the one a manufacturer assumed. Call (936) 296-2568 to talk through your entry system.
Yes, and this is one of the most common jobs we do in Irving’s original 1950s-to-1970s neighborhoods. The old latch wears out, the gate sags, or someone backed into it and bent the hardware. We weld a new latch plate, replace the hinge pins if they’re sloppy, and get the gate closing square again. It’s usually a $150-$300 job done in one visit. Call (936) 296-2568 and we’ll come take a look at the gate in your own backyard.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Irving since 2001.