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A gate that won’t close in Richardson isn’t a convenience problem - it’s a security gap on a property that might back up to a greenbelt or face a street with real traffic. When a swing gate sags, a slide gate jumps its track, or a keypad stops talking to the opener, most people need someone who can get there fast, diagnose the actual failure, and fix it without replacing everything in sight. That’s the work we do. Call (936) 296-2568 and you’ll reach a live person, any hour. We serve Richardson residents and businesses with repair work that starts with what’s actually broken - not with a sales pitch for a new system.
Most gate repair calls in Richardson fall into a few predictable buckets: a motor that runs but doesn’t move the gate, a leaf that won’t close all the way because the post has shifted, a remote that worked yesterday and doesn’t today, or a hinge weld that finally gave out. Whatever yours is, the goal is the same - get it working again, done right the first time, at a price you heard up front.
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.
Why Richardson Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
Hal Gatewood started Gatewood Fence & Gate in 2001, and his name has been on the shop - and on every invoice - since the first day. We’re owner-operated, which means the person who answers the phone can also tell you exactly how a LiftMaster operator behaves when a limit switch fails. There’s no call center, no voicemail labyrinth, no stranger showing up with a clipboard and a vague estimate. The phone rings and a person answers. At 2 p.m. or 2 a.m.
That matters in Richardson, where homeowners in Canyon Creek and Sherrill Park have plenty of experience with companies that quote one number on the phone and present a different one at the door. We don’t do that. The price is quoted and agreed before any work starts. Every repair carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing: if it’s not done right, we make it right. One call brings Hal back. No runaround.
We’re certified to service nine major gate brands - LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, and five more - and we weld on site, in your driveway, instead of hauling the gate off to some shop across town. If the gate can be repaired, we repair it. We don’t replace what doesn’t need replacing.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Richardson
Gate Repair
A gate that drags on the driveway, a hinge that’s pulling loose from the post, a latch that won’t hold in a north wind - these are repair calls, not replacement calls. We fix the gate where it stands, and we fix the post it hangs on, because a gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle. That’s where we start.
Learn more about our Gate Repair in Richardson.
Gate Installation
Sometimes a gate is beyond repair - a wood gate rotted through at the bottom rail, an iron gate with too many broken pickets to count, a frame so bent it can’t be straightened. When replacement is the right call, we build and install gates sized for the opening, set on posts that won’t move with the first wet season.
Learn more about our Gate Installation in Richardson.
Gate Motor & Opener
When the motor hums but nothing moves, or the gate opens halfway and reverses, the problem is usually in the operator - a capacitor, a limit switch, a gear assembly, a control board. We service LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, and Linear operators daily, and we keep common repair parts on the truck so most motor issues get fixed in one trip.
Learn more about our Gate Motor & Opener in Richardson.
Gate Access Control
Keypads, card readers, phone-entry systems, intercoms, vehicle loop detectors - when the gate opens for you but not for your delivery driver, access control is usually where the failure lives. We troubleshoot the entire chain from the reader to the control board to the operator input, because a gate that doesn’t recognize the person asking it to open is just a very heavy decoration.
Learn more about our gate access control work in Richardson.
Gate Parts & Welding
Many older Richardson gates were built well enough that the frame is still worth saving - it’s a hinge, a picket, a bottom rail, or a corner joint that failed. We keep steel and aluminum stock on the truck, weld on site, and match profiles as closely as the material allows. In a lot of cases, a $60 weld saves a $1,200 gate.
Learn more about our gate parts and on-site welding in Richardson.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Richardson
We work regularly across Richardson, from the established subdivisions west of US-75 to the newer streets south of Renner Road. Our typical response window in Richardson runs within a few hours for most repair calls, and same-day service is common when the call comes in before noon. We’re in these neighborhoods constantly:
- Canyon Creek
- Sherrill Park
- Heights of Eldorado
- Cottonwood Heights
- Reservation
Why Richardson’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Richardson sits on the same black-clay soil that runs across North Texas, and that clay does two things: it swells when it’s wet and shrinks when it’s dry. Over a typical Richardson year - drought in August, heavy rain in October - soil movement can shift a gate post by half an inch or more. That’s enough to throw a heavy swing gate out of alignment, bind a slide gate on its track, or tear a hinge weld clean off a wood gate post. Homeowners in Canyon Creek and the older Sherrill Park-area subdivisions know this cycle well, because their gates were built in the ’70s and ’80s and have been living with it for decades.
There’s another local pattern worth knowing. Many original builder-installed wood gates in those older Richardson neighborhoods were set with untreated Douglas fir bottom rails sitting within an inch of grade. The clay wicks moisture upward year-round, and after a few decades the rot becomes predictable enough that a technician who’s worked those streets can quote a bottom-rail and hinge replacement almost before he gets out of the truck. If you have a wood gate from the original build in Canyon Creek or Sherrill Park and it’s starting to sag or splinter at the bottom, the diagnosis isn’t a mystery. It’s the soil, the grade, and time.
And then there’s the ice. Richardson sits at slightly higher elevation than Dallas proper, which means winter ice storms hit harder here. A quarter-inch of ice adds hundreds of pounds of load to an ornamental iron gate, and older welded joints - already fatigued from years of thermal cycling - snap under the weight. We see bent aluminum frames and broken pickets after every significant ice event, and we keep material on hand for exactly that season.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Richardson
Repair pricing in Richardson depends on what actually failed, but these are honest ranges based on the work we do most often:
- Hinge or weld repair on a swing gate: $180-$340
- Operator failure - capacitor, limit switch, or gear: $220-$420
- Keypad or card reader replacement: $150-$310
- Full bottom-rail replacement on a wood gate: $300-$550
- Complete operator replacement (residential swing): $950-$1,850
Every price is quoted and agreed before any work begins. We offer $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside Dallas County, a free second opinion on any written estimate, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Call (936) 296-2568 for an exact quote - estimates are free.
Service Area - Cities Near Richardson
Richardson is home base for a lot of our work, but we regularly cross city limits for neighbors who need the same repair-first approach. We serve Addison, Plano, Dallas, and Coppell with the same live-answer phone line and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise.
Serving Richardson, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Richardson 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 About Gate Repair in Richardson
Most gate repairs in Richardson fall between $180 and $420 depending on the failure - hinge welds, operator components, keypads, and bottom-rail replacements are the most common jobs we price in that range. A full operator replacement runs higher, typically $950 to $1,850 for a residential swing gate. Call (936) 296-2568 for an exact quote on your specific gate - estimates are free.
In most cases, yes. We keep common repair parts for LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, and Linear operators on the truck, and our Richardson calls are typically scheduled within a few hours when they come in before noon. A live person answers the phone 24/7 at (936) 296-2568 - call and we’ll tell you honestly when we can get there.
Often, yes. A leaning post in Richardson is usually a soil-movement problem - the black clay shrinks and swells and pushes the post out of true. We dig out, re-set, re-plumb, and shore the post with concrete, then re-align the gate on the hinges. If the post itself is rotted at grade - common in the older Canyon Creek and Sherrill Park neighborhoods - we replace the post and set it deeper, because fixing the panel without the post means you’ll fix it twice.
We do. Richardson’s Telecom Corridor along US-75 has a high concentration of corporate campuses and commercial properties that rely on card readers, keypads, loop detectors, and vehicle entry systems that have to work every time. We service commercial operators - FAAC and LiftMaster especially - and integrate access-control wiring with existing card-reader systems. Call (936) 296-2568 and we’ll send someone who knows Wiegand wiring from the first minute.
Yes. Estimates are free, the price is agreed before work starts, and every repair carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. We also offer a free second opinion on any written estimate you’ve received from another company. Bring us the quote and we’ll tell you if it’s fair, too high, or missing something important.
Get Your Richardson Gate Fixed Today
A gate that won’t close, won’t open, or won’t stay where you left it is a problem that doesn’t get better on its own. Call (936) 296-2568 now and you’ll talk to a live person who can schedule a repair, answer a question, or just tell you honestly whether the gate is worth fixing or if it’s time to replace it. Free estimates, upfront pricing, and a 90-Day promise in writing. Hal’s name is on the shop - that’s the oldest accountability there is. Back to home.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Richardson with gate repair, installation, and operator service since 2001.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local gate repair pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you - the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Richardson Customers Say
"Welded the hinge back onto our wrought iron gate on site rather than taking it away for a fortnight. Ground it back and painted it and you cannot see the repair."
- Winston Achterberg"Operator had died and the manufacturer no longer makes the board. Rather than sell me a whole new system he found a compatible unit and adapted the mount. Saved me a great deal of money."
- Salvador Arredondo"Hundred and forty feet of cedar privacy fence, all posts set in concrete, all of it dead level on ground that is anything but. He walked the line with me twice before a single hole was dug."
- Judith Stallworth