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A dead gate in North Dallas is rarely just a motor problem. More often it’s the Blackland Prairie clay under the posts, or a 20-year-old hinge that finally gave up in July heat. We fix both. Gatewood Fence & Gate has repaired and re-plumbed gates across Bent Tree, Prestonwood, Preston Hollow, and the DNT corridor since 2001, and we answer the phone with a live person around the clock. If your gate won’t open, sags, or grinds against the driveway, call (936) 296-2568 and Hal will tell you straight what it needs and what it costs before anyone rolls a truck.
We don’t swap parts that don’t need swapping. We don’t quote one number on the phone and change it at the door. You get a written price, agreed up front, before any work starts. It’s that simple. This page explains what actually goes wrong with gates in North Dallas, what it costs to fix, and why the soil under your posts matters more than the circuit board in your operator.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is North Dallas’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and his name is on the shop. That’s the oldest accountability there is. When a North Dallas homeowner calls us about a sagging iron driveway gate, the person who shows up is someone who lives with the same clay soil, the same 100-degree summers, and the same spring wind events you do. Not a rotating crew from three counties away.
We carry a 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing on every job. If it’s not done right, one call brings Hal back. No runaround, no fine print. We also answer with a live person 24/7. Not a voicemail tree, not a chatbot. When your gate is stuck open at 2 a.m. and your dog is eyeing the street, that matters.
Our reviews from North Dallas customers point to the same things: we show up in the window we promise, we weld on site instead of hauling your gate to a shop, and we tell you when the operator is fine and the post is the real problem. That last one saves you money, and it’s rare in this trade.
We serve North Dallas from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, with local scheduling and a published address you can verify. You can drive to the shop and look Hal in the eye. You can check his license. That’s how this should work.
Our Gate Repair Services in North Dallas
Electric Gate Repair
Electric gate operators in North Dallas live hard. Summer heat dries out lubrication, hard freezes seize hydraulic units, and spring wind slams heavy panels against their stops. We service LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. Before we touch the board, we check what the soil did to the post. In Prestonwood and Bent Tree, a “dead operator” is often a perfectly good motor sitting on a column that’s tilted two inches out of plumb. If you swap the operator without fixing the post, you’ll be calling someone else in six months. We’d rather fix it once.
Automatic Gate Repair
An automatic gate that opens halfway or reverses for no reason usually has a sensor or limit-switch problem. On North Dallas’s long driveway runs, those sensors are mounted on posts that move with the clay. The light beam ends up pointing at grass instead of the receiver, and the gate thinks something’s in the way. We re-plumb the post or re-set the bracket, then verify the operator through full open and close cycles. We don’t guess. We watch the gate run and adjust until it closes square every time.
Hinge & Post Repair
Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice. It’s the single most common mistake we see from other companies in North Dallas. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle. We excavate rotted or heaved footings, re-pour concrete, re-plumb masonry columns, and install new heavy-gauge hinges rated for the gate’s actual weight. For ornamental wrought-iron gates in Preston Hollow and Prestonwood, we weld in place so the gate never leaves your driveway. When the post is dead level and the hinges are true, the gate swings like it did in 1995.
Gate Realignment
Slide gates jump tracks in North Dallas more than almost anywhere we work. Straight-line wind from spring and fall thunderstorms bends slide-gate tracks, and clay heave pushes sections of the track out of line by an inch or more. The gate starts grinding, then it jumps the rail and sits there. We straighten or replace the track, re-set the posts, and re-hang the gate so it rolls smoothly in both directions. On a long driveway gate off Preston Road, this usually costs far less than a full replacement, and it extends the life of the gate by years.
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 North Dallas
We’re certified to service nine major gate brands, and in North Dallas we stock common parts for LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, and Linear. That means faster turnaround on a North Dallas repair call. No waiting two weeks for a control board to ship. When your FAAC operator from the early 2000s finally quits, we can usually have it running same week, often same day. Hal will tell you honestly whether a repair makes sense or whether after 20 years of North Dallas summers and freezes the operator is done. Repair-first means repair-first, not replace-everything. But we won’t throw good money after a unit that’s beyond saving either.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in North Dallas Homes
- Clay heave tilting masonry columns. Blackland Prairie clay swells in wet winters and shrinks in summer drought, moving gate posts several inches. When the column tilts, the hinges bind, the gate drags on the driveway, and limit switches and safety photocells fall out of alignment. The operator is usually fine. The post is the problem.
- Summer heat warping steel frames. North Dallas regularly hits 100 degrees. Long steel driveway gates bake in that heat, expanding and sagging. Lubrication dries out. Weld joints crack over years of thermal cycling. We re-weld on site and adjust the gate so it hangs true again.
- Storm-damaged slide gates and hinges. Spring and fall severe storms bring straight-line winds that bend slide-gate tracks and knock heavy swing gates off their hinge posts. After a storm, we see a spike in emergency calls across North Dallas. We get the gate closed first, then do the permanent repair.
- Failed limit switches and photocells on long driveway runs. Long driveways off Preston Road and Hillcrest often run 100 feet or more from the street. The extra opening and closing cycles wear out limit switches faster, and misaligned posts throw photocells off aim. A gate that reverses for no reason usually means a sensor issue, not a motor issue.
Pricing for Gate Repair in North Dallas, TX
Here’s what we see on North Dallas jobs. A hinge and post repair on a standard ornamental swing gate typically runs $280 to $650, depending on whether we’re re-pouring a footing or just welding a new hinge. Gate realignment after a wind event or clay heave usually runs $180 to $420. Electric gate repair with a new control board starts around $350, and goes to $900-plus for a full operator replacement on a long driveway. Full automatic gate repair with new safety photocells and limit switches typically lands between $400 and $1,100.
Those are real ranges, quoted in writing before any work begins. You’ll never get a bigger number at the door. We offer $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, and a free second opinion on any written estimate. Seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount. Call (936) 296-2568 for an exact quote on your North Dallas gate. Estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near North Dallas
If you’re just outside North Dallas proper, we cover University Park, Dallas, Plano, and Irving as well. When neighbors ask who fixed our gate, the answer is usually the same: Gate Repair from the local crew that actually showed up. Read more about how we serve the wider metro on our Gate Repair in North Dallas page. Same phone, same promise, same live person.
Serving North Dallas, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the North 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 - Gate Repair in North Dallas
Because Blackland Prairie clay under your gate posts swells with moisture and shrinks when it dries. The post tilts a few inches, pulling the limit switches and safety photocells out of alignment. Your operator thinks something is wrong and refuses to run. In North Dallas, post heave causes more “dead” gates than any motor failure. The fix is re-plumbing the post footing, not swapping the operator. Call (936) 296-2568 and Hal will tell you whether your post is the culprit. Estimates are free.
Yes, and we do it regularly around North Dallas acreage and long driveway runs. A properly sized solar panel and battery can run a heavy-duty operator on a 16-foot gate. The mistake we see is undersizing the panel and battery for North Dallas’s cloudy winter stretches. We size the system for the gate’s actual weight and your usage, not the marketing number on the box. If you’re not sure what your gate weighs or whether solar will hold up, call (936) 296-2568 for an honest assessment and a written price.
Usually not. On North Dallas clay, the track itself shifts with seasonal moisture, leaving a gap between the rail and the gate’s rollers. The gate then jumps the rail. The rack and pinion is often fine. Straight-line winds from spring storms can also bow the track. We straighten or replace the rail, re-set the posts, and test the gate through 20 full cycles before we leave. If it jumps after that, the rack is where we look next. Call (936) 296-2568 for a free second opinion on any written estimate.
Once a year, and twice if the gate is over 20 years old. Preston Hollow’s 1980s and 1990s-era ornamental gates sit on the same shifting clay as everything else in North Dallas. Annual inspection catches hinge wear, post tilt, and operator strain before the gate fails outright. We adjust, lubricate, and torque everything for a few hundred dollars, far less than an emergency repair. Call (936) 296-2568 to schedule. We’ll work around the same week you call.
No. The sag is almost always in the hinge post. Show me the gate closing on its own and I’ll show you where it’s failing. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle. We weld on site, re-plumb the post, and often the existing panel goes right back up and swings true. We won’t sell you a new panel because the post was the problem. That’s the repair-first philosophy. Call (936) 296-2568 for a straight answer and a written price.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Repair in North Dallas
You can keep guessing at the problem or you can call someone who has seen ten thousand gates fail and knows exactly where to look first. Hal will answer, ask a few questions, and give you a real price before the truck rolls. No pressure. No upsell. Just a straight answer from a guy whose name is on the shop and whose address is published down the road. Call (936) 296-2568 now for a free estimate on any gate repair in North Dallas. The person who answers is the person who stands behind the work.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving North Dallas since 2001.