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Addison runs on gates. Not the ornamental wrought-iron kind you see in Highland Park, but the heavy commercial slide gates that guard apartment complexes, office parks, and restaurant parking lots along Belt Line Road and Quorum Drive. When one of those gates fails, it’s not a curb-appeal problem. It’s a liability. Residents can’t get home. Tenants get angry. Property managers start counting the hours. Gatewood Fence & Gate has been repairing gates since 2001, and we answer the phone with a live person at (936) 296-2568, any hour of the day or night. If you manage a property in Addison or call one home, you want someone who knows what a high-cycle gate looks like after fifteen years in Blackland Prairie clay. That’s us.
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 Addison Property Owners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
Most gate companies in the Dallas metro are set up for residential driveway gates. That’s fine for Plano. But Addison is different. Drive through the apartment corridors off Quorum Drive and Belt Line Road and you’ll see it: slide gate after slide gate, most of them installed in the 1980s and 1990s, many of them Viking, LiftMaster, or FAAC operators that are well past their rated service life. Hal Gatewood has been working on those exact gates since 2001, and he still answers his own phone. Not a call center. Not a voicemail. Hal, or one of his background-checked guys, picks up on the second ring, every time.
The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That is the oldest accountability there is. Hal publishes his address and license number, and he’ll tell you straight: if the gate isn’t done right, he’ll come back. Every job gets the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. Not “up to” 90 days. Not “in most cases.” Ninety days, stamped on the invoice. One call brings him back, no runaround. Addison property managers who’ve dealt with national outfits that quote one number over the phone and charge another at the door tend to like that.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Addison
Gate Repair
A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that’s where we start. We fix the panel and the post the first time, because fixing the panel without the post means you’ll fix it twice. Our crew welds on site in your parking lot or driveway, so the gate never leaves your property. Learn more about our gate repair services in Addison.
Gate Installation
Whether you’re replacing a failed slide gate on an older apartment complex or adding a new vehicular gate to a restaurant parking lot off Belt Line Road, we measure, order, and schedule the install properly. No same-day rush jobs on new installations. You get a free measure, a written price, and a gate that’s set square on posts that will hold. Learn more about our gate installation services in Addison.
Gate Motor & Opener
We service nine major brands: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. If your operator is making a grinding noise or the gate won’t close all the way, we diagnose it fast. And here’s something we’ve learned from years on Addison’s apartment corridors: those older operators were often wired without a dedicated neutral, which means a board replacement can require a code-compliant rewire before the new operator goes in. Learn more about our gate motor and opener services in Addison.
Gate Access Control
Keypads, card readers, phone entry systems, exit loops. If residents are buzzing in tailgaters or the exit loop stopped sensing cars, we fix it. We integrate with most access control systems already on the property, and we don’t sell you a whole new system when the problem is a $6 relay.
Gate Parts & Welding
We stock common parts for the brands we service and we weld on site. Broken hinge, cracked weld, snapped chain, bent track: we fix what’s there before we talk about replacing what isn’t broken. That’s the repair-first philosophy Hal has run on since 2001.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Addison
We work throughout Addison, from the apartment corridors along Quorum Drive to the office parks near Belt Line Road and the restaurant district around Addison Circle. Our typical response time for emergency gate calls in Addison is under two hours, though we never promise same-day on installations: that work is measured, ordered, and scheduled. Neighborhoods and corridors we regularly serve include:
- Addison Circle and the restaurant district
- Quorum Drive apartment belt
- Belt Line Road commercial corridor
- Addison Airport area and business parks
- Vitruvian Park and surrounding apartments
Why Addison’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Addison sits squarely on Blackland Prairie expansive clay soil, and that soil is the quiet villain behind a lot of gate failures here. North Texas wet springs soak the ground and brutal summers with temperatures routinely above 105°F bake it hard. The clay swells, then contracts, and the whole cycle repeats year after year. Gate posts heave. Slide gate tracks shift out of alignment. Motors strain against a gate that no longer rolls true, and they burn out faster than the manufacturer’s rated cycles would suggest.
And then there’s the UV. At our latitude, nylon rollers, rubber seals, and wiring insulation degrade quicker than the spec sheets claim. We see it on apartment properties off Quorum Drive every week: a gate that worked fine in March loses its exit loop sensitivity in July because the wire insulation cracked under three months of Texas sun. A gate shop working Addison has to understand that downtime here is a liability issue, not just an inconvenience. The gates we service take hundreds of vehicle cycles per day, and when one goes down, tenants can’t get home. That’s why we keep parts in stock for the brands most common on Addison properties and answer the phone around the clock.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Addison
- Service call and diagnosis: $75-$125, waived if you approve the repair
- Gate track realignment: $150-$300, depending on track length and post condition
- Operator or motor replacement: $900-$2,400, depending on brand and horsepower
- Access control repair (keypad, reader, exit loop): $150-$500
- On-site welding (cracked hinge, broken weld): $120-$400
We also honor standing offers that don’t require haggling: $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, a free second opinion on any written estimate, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Call (936) 296-2568 for a firm quote. Estimates are free.
Service Area - Cities Near Addison
Most of our Addison work comes from property managers and apartment residents here in town. But if you’re in a neighboring city and your gate has failed, we can help. We regularly serve gate repair in Richardson, gate repair in Coppell, gate repair in Plano, and gate repair in Dallas. Dispatch is coordinated from the Dallas-Fort Worth office, and crews serve Addison locally.
Serving Addison, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Addison 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 Addison
How much does gate repair cost in Addison?
Gate repair in Addison typically costs between $150 and $2,400, depending on whether you need a simple track realignment or a full operator replacement. Service calls run $75 to $125, and that fee is waived when you approve the repair. A slide gate track realignment on an apartment property along Quorum Drive usually runs $150 to $300. Call (936) 296-2568 for an exact quote; estimates are free.
Can you come to my Addison property today?
For emergency gate repairs, yes. We answer the phone with a live person 24/7 and our typical response time for emergency gate calls in Addison is under two hours. If your gate is stuck open and you’re managing an apartment complex off Belt Line Road, call (936) 296-2568 right now. For new installations and non-urgent replacements, we schedule a free measure and written quote instead.
Do you work on commercial slide gates or just residential gates?
In Addison, almost all of our work is commercial slide gates and multi-family access control systems. The city has very few detached single-family homes, so most calls come from apartment complexes and office parks. We service Viking, LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule operators. If you manage a property with an aging slide gate, call us before it fails.
What causes gate failure in Addison specifically?
Two things: expansive clay soil and UV exposure. The Blackland Prairie clay swells and contracts with wet springs and 105°F summers, heaving gate posts out of plumb and throwing slide gate tracks out of alignment. UV at this latitude degrades nylon rollers, rubber seals, and wiring insulation faster than rated. We see both constantly on the apartment corridors along Quorum Drive. The fix often starts with the post and the track, not the motor.
Do you handle the power run and safety edges on a new gate installation?
Yes. A full installation includes the power run, safety edges, signage, and whatever code-compliant wiring the site requires. Older complexes in Addison often need a dedicated neutral pulled to the operator before a new board can be installed, and we handle that rewire as part of the job. Every installation is quoted in writing before work starts, and it carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise. Call (936) 296-2568 to schedule a free measure.
Contact Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Repair in Addison
If your gate is down in Addison, don’t wait until a resident complains or a car gets stuck. Call (936) 296-2568 and you’ll get a live person, day or night. Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and the name is on the shop. If the job isn’t done right, you know exactly who to call. Free estimates. Upfront pricing. A 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. Back to our home page for more on who we are and how we work.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Addison and the Dallas-Fort Worth metro 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 Addison Customers Say
"The fence is excellent and it was fairly priced. He is not quick to answer email, so if you need him, ring. He always picks up the phone."
- Rodney Falkenrath"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