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If your gate is sagging, dragging, or refusing to open at all, you’re probably already frustrated enough without having to decipher a national call center menu. Gate repair in Dallas has a specific rhythm to it, and it usually starts with the soil under the post, not the hinges on the panel. We’re Gatewood Fence & Gate, and Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001. When you call (936) 296-2568, a live person answers. We’ll ask what the gate is doing, give you a straight answer about what it probably needs, and show up when we say we will.
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 Dallas Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
Dallas is a city where a gate isn’t decoration. It keeps kids and dogs in, keeps solicitors out, and in neighborhoods like Preston Hollow and Bluffview it’s part of the front-facing identity of the home. Homeowners here have told us the same story in a hundred variations: a big-name company quoted one price on the phone, then a stranger in a wrapped van showed up with a different number and a clipboard full of add-ons. Hal operates differently because his name is on the shop and on every invoice. He’s locally owned and owner-operated, with a published address and a license number anyone can look up. The person who shows up to fix your gate may very well be Hal himself, and if it’s one of his background-checked crew members, that person answers to him directly. Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. Not “up to” 90 days, not “in most cases.” If it’s not done right, one call brings him back. That’s the whole guarantee.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Dallas
Gate Repair
Most of what we do in Dallas is repair work, and most of that comes down to posts, hinges, and alignment. We repair sagging swing gates, binding slide gates, bent frames, broken pickets, and latch failures at the root cause. If the post has moved in the black clay, we fix that first. Learn more about our Gate Repair in Dallas.
Gate Installation
A new gate in Dallas should be set with the soil in mind from day one. We measure, fabricate, and install swing and slide gates with post depths and footing designs that account for seasonal ground movement. You get a written price before any work starts. Learn more about our Gate Installation in Dallas.
Gate Motor & Opener
Dallas heat and the occasional hard freeze, like Winter Storm Uri in February 2021, punish gate operators that were never spec’d for both extremes. We service and replace motors and openers from LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. If your opener works fine when it’s 70 degrees and quits when it’s 105, that’s a diagnostic clue we know how to follow. Learn more about our Gate Motor & Opener in Dallas.
Gate Access Control
Keypads, intercoms, vehicle loop detectors, and phone-based entry systems all take a beating from Dallas UV exposure. We diagnose and repair Gate Access Control - Dallas systems on residential driveway gates throughout the area, and we can integrate new components with your existing operator when that’s the smarter move than replacing everything.
Gate Parts & Welding
This is where Hal gets genuinely annoyed at sloppy work. A cracked weld gets ground out and re-welded properly, not painted over. A bent hinge gets replaced with the right grade of steel, not shimmed. We provide Dallas Gate Parts & Welding on site, in your driveway, so your gate never leaves your property. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice. We fix both.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Dallas
We work on gates across the city every week, from the custom iron driveways in Preston Hollow and Bluffview to the automated slide and swing systems in Far North Dallas and University Park. Typical response time for gate repair in the Dallas area is same-day or next-day depending on the problem. The neighborhoods below are some of the most common areas we service, but this list is far from complete.
- Preston Hollow
- Bluffview
- University Park
- Far North Dallas
- Lake Highlands
Why Dallas’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Dallas sits on some of the most expansive black clay soil in the country. Locals call it black gumbo, and it swells dramatically with spring rain and shrinks hard in summer drought. A properly set 4-inch gate post can move several inches laterally over a single wet-dry season. That’s why a swing gate that latched perfectly in April drags across the driveway in August. The post heaves, the gate tilts, and the latch stops lining up. Experienced Dallas gate techs always inspect post depth and concrete footing integrity before making any alignment adjustment, because in this soil the post itself is usually the real culprit. The gate hardware just takes the blame.
Then there’s the temperature. Dallas runs sustained 100-degree-plus summers, followed by sudden hard freezes like February 2021’s Winter Storm Uri. Gate operators built for heat tolerance often fail in prolonged sub-freezing temperatures. Summer heat degrades the rubber seals on hydraulic operators and warps hollow-tube iron frames. Intense UV exposure accelerates the breakdown of wiring insulation and any keypad mounted outdoors. All of this means gate repair in Dallas follows a predictable seasonal pattern: binding and sagging in late summer, operator failures after the first hard freeze, and keypad or sensor issues whenever the sun has been doing its worst.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Dallas
Every Dallas repair starts with a straight answer on price, and that price is quoted and agreed before any work begins. A typical service call that turns out to be a minor adjustment, a sensor realignment, or a hinge tightening might run $150 to $250. More involved repairs like replacing a bent hinge post, re-welding a cracked frame, or swapping a failed operator generally fall between $300 and $800, depending on the equipment and the scope. If you’re replacing both the gate and the operator, that’s a different conversation, and we’ll give you a written quote before you commit to anything. We offer $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside Dallas County, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. If you already have a written estimate from another company, Hal will give you a free second opinion on it. Call (936) 296-2568 and we’ll tell you what it’s likely to cost, not what we hope you’ll pay once we’re standing in your driveway.
Service Area - Cities Near Dallas
We also serve the communities around Dallas, including Irving, Duncanville, Addison, and Richardson. If you’re in one of those areas, the same owner-operated service and 90-Day Done Right Promise applies. Crews serve these communities locally, coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office.
Serving Dallas, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Dallas 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 Dallas
Most Dallas gate repairs fall between $150 and $800, depending on whether the problem is a minor adjustment or a failed post or operator. You get a firm price before any work starts, never an estimate that changes at the door. Call (936) 296-2568 and describe what your gate is doing. We’ll give you a real cost range and tell you whether it’s worth a service call.
In most cases, yes. We run same-day and next-day gate repair calls throughout Dallas, including Preston Hollow, Bluffview, University Park, and Far North Dallas. When you call (936) 296-2568, a live person answers and can tell you exactly when someone can be there.
That’s the black gumbo soil. Dallas clay swells with spring rain and shrinks hard in summer drought, which moves the gate post and pulls the gate out of alignment. We inspect the post and footing before touching the hinges, because adjusting the panel without fixing the post means you’ll fix it twice. We repair the post and the gate together, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise covers the work.
Yes. Dallas heat and a sudden freeze like February 2021’s Winter Storm Uri stress operators in ways a mild-climate unit isn’t built for. We service and replace LiftMaster, FAAC, Linear, DoorKing, Viking, and Ghost Controls service in Dallas operators, and we always check the wiring and seals for damage from the heat and UV before we point at the motor. Call (936) 296-2568 and we’ll walk you through what to check first.
We weld on site in your driveway. If a weld is cracked or a hinge is broken, Hal or one of his crew fixes it right where the gate hangs. Your gate doesn’t leave your property. If the post underneath has moved, we address that first, then make the weld so it holds for the long haul.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Repair in Dallas
When your gate won’t close and your dog noticed before you did, call (936) 296-2568. We’re Gatewood Fence & Gate, and we’ve been locally owned and owner-operated since 2001. Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop and on every invoice. Call us for a free estimate, a straight answer on price, and a repair that’s done right the first time. The 90-Day Done Right Promise backs every job in writing. From Preston Hollow to Far North Dallas, if your gate is giving you trouble, we’ll get it working again.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Dallas, TX.
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 Dallas 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