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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Repair Across Irving
Gate repair in Irving typically runs $180 to $480 for most residential fixes, with same-day service available for emergencies like a gate stuck open or a slide gate off its track. We serve every corner of Irving, from the 1950s neighborhoods near MacArthur Boulevard to the HOA communities of Valley Ranch, and our crews arrive with the parts and welding equipment needed to fix the gate in your driveway, not haul it off. If your gate won’t close, won’t open, or is sagging at the hinge post, call Hal Gatewood at (936) 296-2568 and a live person answers, day or night.
The truth about gate repair in Irving is that most failures aren’t the motor at all. The Blackland Prairie clay underneath this city swells and shrinks with every rain and dry spell, and that movement goes straight into your gate posts. We’ve been fixing gates here long enough to know that a gate that sags in Irving usually means a post that has moved, not a panel that has failed. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice.
Key Takeaways
- Most Irving gate repairs cost $180 to $480; a full operator replacement runs $850 to $1,900.
- We service nine major gate brands and keep common parts for Linear, Viking, and DoorKing systems locally stocked.
- Expansive clay soil is the #1 hidden cause of gate failures in Irving, especially in Valley Ranch and Las Colinas.
- Every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing, with a free second opinion on any written estimate.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Irving’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and his name is on the shop. Not a franchise, not a national chain that subcontracts the work to whoever picks up the phone. When you call for Gate Repair, you get a straight answer from someone who has worked on hundreds of gates across Irving and the rest of the Metroplex. We do not quote one number on the phone and another at your door. The price we agree on before the work starts is the price on the invoice. No trip charge inside Dallas County, and $40 off any repair over $200.
Irving homeowners and property managers call us because they have been burned before. A cheaper quote from an out-of-state outfit, a technician who showed up without the right parts, a repair that lasted six months. We are locally owned and owner-operated, with a published address and license number anyone can look up. Hal will hand you his cell number and mean it. That’s the oldest accountability there is: the name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road.
Our crews are background-checked and uniformed, and they live in and around Irving. They know the difference between a 1960s swing gate on a Shady Grove lot and a high-cycle slide gate at a Las Colinas office park. That matters when the HOA sends a work order with ten years of patchwork repairs on it and someone has to figure out what actually failed.
Our Gate Repair Services in Irving
Electric Gate Repair
An electric gate that stopped responding in Irving is usually one of four things: a failed circuit board baked by summer heat, a dead capacitor, a limit switch out of adjustment, or a wiring connection corroded by humidity. Summer heat regularly topping 100°F degrades operator circuit boards and hydraulic fluid faster than manufacturers’ rated cycles assume. We carry replacement boards and capacitors for Linear, Viking, and DoorKing systems, which saves most Irving customers a day or two of waiting.
Automatic Gate Repair
Automatic slide gates in Valley Ranch and Las Colinas take a beating no residential manual gate ever will. Dozens of cycles a day, every day, in heat and rain. When the rack and pinion jumps and the gate shudders to a stop, the motor is rarely the culprit. We re-time the operator, reset the track, and test the photo eyes and loop detectors before we declare anything replaced. You don’t pay for a new motor when a $40 limit switch was the problem.
Hinge & Post Repair
This is the repair Irving calls us for more than any other, and it’s the one we’re known for. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that is where we start. We cut out the failed post, pour a new footing deep enough to survive the clay, and weld the hinges back in place while the gate stays in your driveway. On-site welding means no hauling your gate to a shop across town.
Gate Realignment
The clay under Irving moves more than most people suspect. A gate that scraped the ground last month and clears it this month hasn’t fixed itself; the soil dried out and pulled back. We realign slide gates, adjust pivot points on swing gates, and fix the cause rather than the symptom. If you live in Valley Ranch, you’ve likely seen this happen after a heavy spring rain. We’ll explain exactly what moved and what we’re doing to keep it from moving again.
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, including Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Elite, and Mighty Mule. For Irving customers, we keep a rolling stock of common control boards, remote receivers, photo eyes, and limit switches for the brands we see most around here. That means a Viking board that fails on a Valley Ranch slide gate doesn’t sit for a week waiting on a part. We also carry capacitor kits for older DoorKing operators still running in Las Colinas office parks. If your operator is obsolete and parts are gone, Hal will tell you straight and walk through replacement options without pushing the most expensive one.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Irving Homes
- Clay-heaved gate posts. Expansive black clay swells in spring rains and shrinks in summer drought, tilting posts out of plumb month over month. A post that was true in March can be an inch off by August, and that’s enough to bind a swing gate or rack a slide gate off its track.
- Slide gates jumping their tracks after rain. Valley Ranch and Las Colinas have a high concentration of aluminum slide gates, and aluminum flexes under load. When the clay pushes the post, the rack and pinion misaligns, and the gate rides up and over the track. We see it most after the spring storms.
- Circuit board failures from heat exposure. Irving summers hit 100°F for weeks at a stretch, and gate operators bake in metal housings all day. Capacitors bulge, boards crack, and the operator stops mid-cycle. We replace boards with components rated for our climate, not the cheapest universal board we can find.
- HOA slide gates with high-cycle wear. A slide gate at a Valley Ranch HOA entrance can run 300 cycles a day. Wheels wear, rollers flatten, and the rail develops wear patterns. Entrapment protection sensors drift out of alignment with all that vibration, and the gate needs testing and re-certification far more often than a single-family gate.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Irving, TX
Here’s what Irving homeowners and HOAs actually pay, based on the work we do most often.
| Repair Type | Typical Cost Range (Irving) |
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| Gate realignment or limit switch adjustment | $180 to $320 |
| Hinge replacement or weld repair | $220 to $420 |
| Control board or receiver replacement | $280 to $650 |
| Full operator replacement (residential) | $850 to $1,900 |
| Post reset with new footing | $450 to $900 |
| Commercial slide gate repair (HOA / office park) | $600 to $2,800 |
The biggest cost driver in Irving is what’s underground. If the soil has pushed your post and we only replace the board, the board will fail again in a year. The price we quote is the price you pay, agreed in writing before any work starts. We don’t charge a trip fee within Dallas County, and seniors and veterans always get a permanent 10% discount. Call (936) 296-2568 for a free, specific quote on your gate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Irving
While this page focuses on Irving, our crews work throughout the western Metroplex. We regularly serve Dallas, Duncanville, Addison, and Richardson, and we keep parts stocked for the gate operators common across all five cities. If you’re a property manager with gates in multiple cities, one phone call covers the whole schedule. You get the same owner, the same promise, and the 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 Repair in Irving
Because the Blackland Prairie clay under your gate posts swelled in the rain and pushed your post out of alignment. The rack and pinion binds, the gate flexes, and the rollers climb the track. We reset the post, realign the rack, and re-bed the track so the gate rides true. It’s the single most common repair we do in Valley Ranch. Call (936) 296-2568 and we’ll walk through what you’re seeing.
Yes, and we install solar openers regularly for acreage entrances where running AC power to the gate means trenching a hundred yards. We size the panel and battery for the gate’s width and weight, and we use operators with low standby draw. For wide farm gates, we spec heavy-duty Linear or Ghost Controls openers built for span, not the light kits sold at big-box stores. The quote is free, and it’s set before any work begins.
Every six months, minimum, and more often if the gate cycles more than 200 times a day. The photo eyes and loop detectors on a Las Colinas slide gate vibrate constantly, and the heat shifts their alignment. A gate that fails an entrapment test is a liability for the HOA and a hazard for residents. We can put your gate on a six-month test schedule and keep records your property manager can file.
Almost never. The motor is just trying harder to move a gate that’s binding at the hinge post. In older Irving neighborhoods with original gates, the hinge post has usually leaned or the hinge barrels have worn egg-shaped. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice. We reset the post, rebuild or replace the hinges, and your existing operator usually works fine afterwards.
It can. A gate that opens and closes but binds slightly at one point puts extra draw on the motor, and that heat shortens the board’s life. What we see time and again in Irving is an operator that lasts five years instead of ten because the gate was never realigned after the ground shifted. Even if the gate works, the clay is working against it. We’d rather come take a look and tell you it’s fine than sell you a board you don’t need. Call (936) 296-2568 for a straight answer.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Irving, TX since 2001.