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AfterGate Repair Services in North Dallas, TX
When a driveway gate in North Dallas stops opening, it usually isn’t the motor that gave up first. It’s the ground underneath it. The clay here swells and shrinks so aggressively that posts drift out of plumb, sensors lose alignment, and a gate that worked fine in October binds hard by March. Most repair calls in Prestonwood, Bent Tree, and Preston Hollow lead back to that same root cause: soil movement, not mechanical failure.
We handle the whole repair, in your driveway, usually within one business day. If you need us sooner, call (936) 296-2568. A live person answers. That part isn’t a promise we make lightly – it’s just how Hal runs the shop.
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 North Dallas Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
This is an owner-operated shop, not a franchise with a rotating cast of faces. Hal Gatewood started Gatewood Fence & Gate in 2001, and his name is on every invoice. The shop has a published address and a license number you can look up. That matters in North Dallas, where homeowners have learned to check those details before letting anyone touch a $6,000 ornamental iron gate.
We have repaired gates throughout Prestonwood and Bent Tree, where the masonry columns are beautiful and heavy and slow-motion tilting all four seasons. Those neighborhoods see a lot of our welding work because the fix is rarely a one-part swap. It’s re-plumbing a post, re-hanging a leaf, re-aligning the photo eyes, and then making sure the operator isn’t fighting the geometry. We do the job in that order, because doing it in any other order means you call us back in six months.
Every repair carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If something we fixed fails inside 90 days, one call brings us back. No forms to argue over, no fine print about “acts of God.” Hal stands behind it because the fix should last longer than a season.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in North Dallas
Gate Repair
Broken hinge, sagging leaf, bent track, seized wheel, cracked weld, dead operator – we diagnose on site and fix the gate in your driveway rather than hauling it off. A gate that sags is failing at the post, not the middle, and that’s where we start.
Learn more about our Gate Repair in North Dallas.
Gate Installation
New gate construction on existing columns or new posts, sized and weighted for the operator you actually have, not the one you’d need to buy next year. We measure, fabricate, weld, and install with attention to how the gate will behave in blackland clay, not just how it looks on day one.
Learn more about our Gate Installation in North Dallas.
Gate Motor & Opener
We service and replace operators from LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, and Linear, including the aging FAAC and Viking units common in 1980s and 1990s North Dallas estates. Electric checks, limit switch adjustments, loop detector troubleshooting, and wiring repairs are all in scope.
Learn more about our Gate Motor & Opener in North Dallas.
Gate Access Control
Keypads, remotes, intercoms, vehicle loop detectors, and card readers – set up, repaired, and programmed to match what your household or HOA actually uses. We get a lot of calls from gated communities near the DNT corridor where the entry system is fifteen years old and the hoa board is tired of band-aid fixes.
Call (936) 296-2568 to schedule a service visit for any access control problem in North Dallas.
Gate Parts & Welding
On-site welding for snapped hinges, cracked frames, broken picket welds, and carriage repairs. We keep common parts on the truck and weld what can be welded rather than replacing what can be saved. In North Dallas, that savings matters when the gate is custom ornamental iron and a replacement panel costs four figures.
Call (936) 296-2568 and describe what broke. We’ll tell you honestly whether it’s a weld-and-go job or needs a full section built.
Neighborhoods We Serve in North Dallas
We work across the whole North Dallas area, from Preston Hollow to Far North Dallas and the neighborhoods east of the Dallas North Tollway. Typical response time is same-day or next-day for repair calls.
- Prestonwood
- Bent Tree
- Preston Hollow
- Far North Dallas
- Addison (north edge)
Why North Dallas’s Climate and Housing Affect Gate Repair
North Dallas sits on Blackland Prairie clay. That soil absorbs winter rain, swells several inches, and then bakes dry every summer and pulls away from everything embedded in it. Gate posts that looked perfectly plumb in April are two inches out by July. Swing gates that closed gently in January drag against the strike post by Labor Day. We see it constantly.
Then there’s the housing itself. North Dallas has some of the densest concentrations of high-end automated driveway gates in the region – long setbacks, masonry columns, wrought iron and tubular steel, many of them built between 1985 and 2005. Those gates are now 20 to 35 years old. The steel is tired. The operators are aging FAAC, Viking, and Elite units that predate modern software. And the freeze-thaw cycle from events like February 2021 cracked plenty of columns and seized up more than one hydraulic operator.
Spring and fall storms add another layer. Straight-line winds bend slide-gate tracks and knock swing gates off hinges. If your gate suddenly stopped working after a storm, the problem is rarely the motor. It’s geometry. In neighborhoods like Prestonwood, a gate that “stopped working” often means the column tilted two to four inches and shoved the limit switches and photo eyes out of alignment. The operator is fine. Quoting a $900 operator swap without checking the plumb of that column is how you lose a North Dallas callback forever.
Pricing for Gate Repair in North Dallas
Honest numbers, no door-knock inflation. Here’s what typical repair work runs in North Dallas:
- On-site diagnostic and minor adjustment: $95-$175
- Hinge or weld repair: $180-$420, depending on gate weight and access
- Post re-plumb and reset: $450-$1,200 when the post needs digging and re-anchoring
- Operator replacement (LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear): $650-$1,500 installed
- Photo eye or loop detector repair: $130-$300
The price is quoted and agreed before work starts. Not after. We take $40 off any repair over $200, we don’t charge a trip fee inside the county, and seniors and veterans get 10% off every job, permanently. Call (936) 296-2568 for a real number, free estimate included.
Service Area – Cities Near North Dallas
We also serve the communities around North Dallas, including University Park, Dallas, Plano, and Irving. Same live-answer phone, same 90-Day Done Right Promise.
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 About Gate Repair in North Dallas
Most repairs in North Dallas fall between $180 and $1,500. The low end covers hinge fixes, minor adjustments, and sensor realignment. The high end covers post re-plumbs, structural welding, and operator replacement. The price you’re quoted on the phone is the price you’ll see on the invoice. Call (936) 296-2568 for a free estimate.
In most cases, yes. We run repair routes through North Dallas daily, and a live person answers the phone 24/7. When weather has just knocked down a gate or left it hanging, we prioritize those calls. Call (936) 296-2568 and tell us what happened; we’ll give you a straight answer about when we can get there.
In North Dallas, that usually means the post or column has shifted out of plumb and the safety sensors or limit switches are no longer aligned. The motor is working against a gate that’s now binding. We check the post first, then the arms, then the electric. Fixing the electronics without fixing the post is a temporary fix. Call (936) 296-2568 and we’ll start at the post.
Yes. We service community entry gates throughout North Dallas and Far North Dallas, including vehicular loop detectors, keypads, and slide gate operators. Those systems take heavier use than a residential driveway gate, and they need more frequent electrical and mechanical inspection. Call (936) 296-2568 with the gate’s make and what it’s doing and we’ll get it diagnosed.
We repair LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, and Linear, among others, and we service many of the aging Viking and Elite units still running in North Dallas estates and HOA entrances. The brand matters less than the condition of the gate itself. Call (936) 296-2568 and tell us what failed; we’ll tell you if it’s worth repairing.
Call for Gate Repair in North Dallas
If your gate is sagging, grinding, stuck open, or just refusing to move, call (936) 296-2568. We’ll give you an honest answer over the phone, a free estimate, and a price that won’t change when the work is done. Hal’s name is on the shop. The shop is down the road. That’s the oldest guarantee there is.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, still fixing gates the same way 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 North Dallas Customers Say
"He came out in the snow to get our gate closed after a delivery lorry clipped it, then came back in the spring to do the proper repair when the ground had thawed. Only charged for the second visit."
- Ingrid Solheim"Fitted a keypad and an intercom so my mother can let carers in without coming down the drive. He set it up and then made her practise with it until she was comfortable."
- Lucinda Marchbanks"Driveway gate had been dragging for two years and two other companies told me the whole thing needed replacing. Hal reset the posts, rehung it and it swings like it did when it went in. A fraction of the price of a new one."
- Hollis Amberly