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Gate Repair in Collierville, TN

Most gate repairs in Collierville run $180 to $680 and are finished same day, with the exact price locked in writing before we start. We’re Hal Gatewood’s crew at Gatewood Fence & Gate, and we fix gates where they sit, not by hauling them off and selling you something new. Call (877) 610-2993 anytime, a live person answers.

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Why Collierville Homes Are Different

Collierville is one of Tennessee’s wealthiest towns, and its housing stock tells the story. The residential boom from roughly 1990 to 2010 filled master-planned subdivisions like Schilling Farms and Collierville Farms with large brick-and-stone homes, nearly all of them fronted by ornamental wrought-iron automated driveway gates. Those gates and their operators are now 15 to 30 years old and hitting peak failure age simultaneously, a concentration you won’t find in neighboring suburbs.

The Memphis-area climate works against them too. Fifty-three-plus inches of annual rainfall and persistent humidity pit and weaken ornamental iron from the surface inward. But the real enemy is underground. Shelby County’s expansive clay soils swell in winter rains and shrink in summer heat, slowly tilting gate posts out of plumb. A gate that drags or binds in Collierville is usually not a dead operator; it’s an operator being forced to push a gate that the soil has thrown out of alignment. And when winter ice storms coat those heavy iron leaves, operators burn out trying to move loads they were never rated for.

Gate Repair in Collierville

Gate repair in Collierville typically costs between $180 and $680 depending on whether the problem is a failed circuit board, a sagging hinge post, or a welded repair. Most jobs are completed on-site same day and you’ll know the exact price before we turn a wrench. We’re the local crew that answers the phone live around the clock. If your driveway gate is stuck, grinding, or refusing to close, call (877) 610-2993 and you’ll talk to a person, not a menu.

Collierville is different from Germantown or Bartlett in one respect: the town’s biggest residential push happened in the 1990s and 2000s, which means most automated gates here were installed within a single 15-year window. They’re all aging out on the same schedule. Builder-grade operators installed to satisfy minimum spec sheets are failing with burned boards and stripped gears. We’ve seen it repeatedly in Schilling Farms and Collierville Farms. Meanwhile, Shelby County clay keeps working on the posts.

Electric Gate Repair

The biggest failure point in a Collierville gate is not the actuator; it’s the feed from the operator to the gate itself. Connector corrosion, bad relays, burned limit switches, dead capacitors. The symptom is a gate that buzzes, hums, or works once then refuses to move. We test the circuit, not just the board. A typical electric gate repair in Collierville runs $180 to $360. If we can repair the board rather than replace the whole operator, that is what we do.

Automatic Gate Repair

Automatic gate repair covers the operator arm, the loop detectors, the receiver, the safety edges. On a Collierville estate gate that usually means a LiftMaster or FAAC swing operator that has been pulling heavy wrought iron for fifteen years. Burned relays, stripped gears, misaligned magnets. A typical automatic gate repair in Collierville runs $220 to $520. We stock common LiftMaster and FAAC parts locally and most repairs are finished same day.

Hinge & Post Repair

This is where every other gate company loses the thread. If a gate sags, the problem is almost never the leaf; it’s the post that holds the hinge. Shelby County clay swells and contracts with the seasons, and over time the post leans a few degrees and the gate hangs wrong. We dig the footing, reset the post, and weld new hinges true. A typical hinge and post repair in Collierville runs $240 to $480 depending on footing size and post material.

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Why do so many automatic gates in Collierville’s Schilling Farms and Collierville Farms subdivisions need repair now?

Those subdivisions were built in the 1990s and 2000s, so the original operators are now 15 to 30 years old and hitting end of duty life all at once. Collierville’s expansive clay soil has been slowly tilting hinge posts, and the operators have been fighting that bind the whole time. The result is a wave of failures that looks like bad luck but is really predictable wear. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate.

My gate’s operator runs fine but the gate won’t close fully after a rainy season-is the operator dying?

No, the operator is usually fine. After a rainy season in Collierville the clay swells, the hinge post shifts a few degrees, and the gate hangs low enough to catch on the latch or the ground. The operator hits its torque limit and reverses, which looks like a dead motor but is really a post-footing problem. We reset the post and the operator runs like new. Call (877) 610-2993.

Gate Installation in Collierville

A new gate in Collierville usually starts with a call to your HOA, not a wrench. Most subdivisions built between 1990 and 2010 carry architectural covenants that govern gate style, height, color, and finish before the first post ever goes in the ground. We know this because we work inside those rules every week. From Schilling Farms to Collierville Farms, we handle the approval paperwork, the install, and the follow-up walkthrough with your management company. Call (877) 610-2993 and Hal will walk you through it.

Driveway Gate Installation

Collierville’s estate-style homes usually have a double-wide driveway entry, and that means a double gate or a long slide gate. We measure the driveway slope, check the gate weight, and size the operator so it isn’t straining from day one. In neighborhoods like Schilling Farms, where the gates are decorative and heavy, an undersized operator is the most common reason a gate fails within two years. A typical driveway gate installation in Collierville runs $3,800 to $9,500.

Swing Gate Installation

Swing gates are the signature look in Collierville’s master-planned subdivisions, and they’re also the most vulnerable to Shelby County’s expansive clay. We set hinge posts in deeper, wider footings than code minimums because we’ve seen what a wet winter does to a shallow post. The gate won’t drag, and the operator won’t fight a post that’s slowly leaning. A typical swing gate installation in Collierville runs $3,500 to $8,000 for a single, more for a double.

Sliding Gate Installation

Sliding gates make sense on flatter or shorter-driveway lots, and they hold up better than swing gates in clay soil because they don’t depend on hinge posts staying perfectly plumb. But they do need a level track and a properly poured concrete pad. We pour the pad, set the track, and hang the gate so it rolls clean even after a hard freeze and thaw cycle. Sliding gate installations in Collierville start around $4,200.

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What does a full gate installation include in Collierville?

We handle the HOA paperwork, site measure, post setting in clay-rated footings, gate hang, operator install, safety edge wiring, keypad or intercom if requested, and final alignment. We also walk your property manager through the finished job if your subdivision requires it. Every quote is written and locked before work starts.

Do you handle gates that were installed by another company?

Yes, and we do it regularly in Collierville. We service nine major brands including LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. If the gate is structurally sound, we repair and realign it. If it’s beyond repair, we quote a replacement with no pressure.

Gate Motor & Opener in Collierville

Gate motor and opener work in Collierville is almost always replacement, not repair, because the builder-grade units installed during the 1990s and 2000s housing boom were never rated for the weight of the ornamental iron they now pull. A typical operator replacement in Collierville runs $425 to $1,100 including parts and labor. We size the new unit to the gate’s actual weight, not what the developer hoped it weighed.

Operator Replacement

We see the same pattern across Collierville: a light-duty residential swing arm that worked fine for five years, then spent fifteen years struggling against a gate that got heavier with rust, ice, and misalignment. The board burns or the gear strips. We install LiftMaster, FAAC, or Viking operators spec’d for the real load, with proper limit switches and safety edges wired in. A full operator replacement in Collierville typically runs $425 to $1,100.

Limit Switch & Safety Edge Repair

After a Collierville ice storm, the limit switch is often what dies, not the motor. The operator fights the frozen gate until the switch snaps or the capacitor blows. We can replace these components separately if the operator itself is sound, which saves you from a full replacement. Safety edges and photocells fail too, usually from wiring damage where the post has shifted in clay soil.

Manual-to-Automatic Conversion

Many Collierville homes built in the 1990s and early 2000s had manual wrought-iron gates installed without power. We pull the conduit run, set the operator post, install the swing or slide operator, and wire in the safety edges and keypad. The gate stays in your driveway; we don’t haul it off.

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Will an ice storm total my Collierville swing gate operator?

Sometimes, but usually not. What dies is the limit switch, the capacitor, or the board, a repair that typically runs $180 to $360, not a full replacement. The bigger risk is the gate itself: heavy iron encased in ice can twist hinge bolts or crack the post if the operator fights the ice instead of stopping. Call (877) 610-2993 after any ice event.

My builder installed a cheap operator 20 years ago and the gate now sags and drags-do I need a whole new gate?

No. In nearly every case we see in Collierville, the fix is a new operator spec’d for the gate’s actual weight plus a hinge and post reset. The gate itself is still structurally sound; the post footing has shifted and the operator was never rated for the load. We replace the operator with a properly spec’d unit, reset the post, and re-hang the gate true.

Gate Access Control in Collierville

Gate access control in Collierville usually means one of two things: either a keypad or intercom that lets you open the gate without getting out of the car, or a system that actually controls who gets through and when. Most of the work we do in Collierville falls into the first category on newer homes and the second category on older estates where the builder-grade gear has finally given up. If you’re in 38017 or 38027 and your gate keypad is dead, call (877) 610-2993.

Keypad Entry

A dead keypad on a Collierville gate is often not actually a dead keypad. It’s a corroded connection at the operator or a low-voltage wire that got sheared when the post shifted in clay soil. We test the keypad itself before we sell you a new one. If you do need replacement, a basic keypad installation in Collierville runs $350 to $600.

Phone Entry Intercom

Phone entry is the upgrade we recommend most often in Collierville. The old keypad systems from the 1990s and 2000s can’t do what modern systems do: call your cell phone, let you open the gate from anywhere, or give you a log of who came through and when. A phone entry intercom retrofit in Collierville typically runs $1,200 to $2,800 depending on conduit runs and whether we’re working around existing brick entry posts.

Smart Access & Video Intercom

Smart access is where the Collierville market is heading. A video intercom lets you see who’s at the gate before you open it, from your phone, whether you’re in the kitchen or out of town. It’s particularly useful here because so many homes have long, tree-lined driveways where the gate is invisible from the house. A full smart access system with video intercom and phone app access in Collierville typically lands between $2,000 and $3,500.

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Can I add a phone entry intercom to my existing Collierville gate operator?

Yes, in most cases. Phone entry systems work with a wide range of existing operators, including the builder-grade LiftMaster, FAAC, and Viking units common in Collierville. Many homes here predate this technology, so the original build didn’t include the conduit or power wiring a modern intercom needs. We handle that retrofit: new conduit, low-voltage wiring, mounting hardware for brick-and-stone entry posts. Call (877) 610-2993 for a written quote.

Why does my gate keypad work in summer but not winter in Collierville?

Because the ground under your gate post moves. Shelby County has expansive clay soil that swells when wet and shrinks when dry. Your keypad worked in summer because the ground was relatively stable. Winter rains saturate the soil, the post shifts a fraction of an inch, and the low-voltage line running through or alongside the post stretches or shears. The keypad itself is usually fine. The wiring isn’t. Call (877) 610-2993.

Gate Parts & Welding in Collierville

Drive through Schilling Farms or any of the older planned neighborhoods off Houston Levee Road and you’ll notice it: gate after gate, all built within the same fifteen-year window, all now the same age. Collierville’s residential boom filled the town with estate-style homes, and nearly every one got a decorative wrought-iron driveway gate with an electric operator. Those gates are now 15 to 30 years old, and they’re reaching peak failure age where welding and parts replacement beats full replacement. We do that work in your driveway, not in a shop across the county.

Hinge Replacement

If your gate drags on the bottom or sags toward the latch side, the hinge is usually the culprit, not the post and not the operator. In Collierville’s humid climate, hinge pins corrode and the barrel wears egg-shaped, which lets the whole leaf drop. We cut the old hinges off, weld new ones in place, and set the gate to swing square again. Hinge replacement on a typical double swing gate in Collierville runs $180 to $340 per leaf.

Post Replacement

Here’s the one most people don’t expect: Collierville sits on Shelby County’s expansive clay soil, and that clay heaves and shifts with every wet-dry season. Gate posts slowly tilt or sink over the years. When your automated gate starts binding or the operator struggles, the problem is often a post that has moved a few degrees out of plumb. We dig, reset, and weld new posts correctly. Post replacement in Collierville runs $275 to $600 per post, with the higher end covering deeper excavation through clay and new concrete work.

Rail Repair & Custom Welding

Bottom rails on double swing gates take a beating, especially on estates where the driveway slopes or where lawn equipment clips the frame. We cut out rusted or bent sections, weld in new steel, and grind it clean so the repair disappears. Rail repair in Collierville runs $150 to $400 based on how much steel needs cutting out. For brackets, gussets, and small custom fabrication, welding projects start around $120.

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Can you weld my gate on site, or does it have to be hauled to a shop?

We weld on site, in your driveway, almost every time. Our trucks carry mobile welding equipment, and for hinge replacement, rail repair, and most post work, the gate never leaves your property. Rare cases where a panel is too rusted for field repair get explained upfront with a written quote before anything gets loaded.

What warranty do you provide on welding work in Collierville?

Every welding and gate part job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If the weld fails or the part isn’t right within 90 days, we come back and fix it, and Hal Gatewood handles it personally. No forms, no phone tree, no third-party warranty company. You call, he comes back, done.

Brands We Service in Collierville

We’re certified to service nine major gate brands: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. We stock common LiftMaster, FAAC, and Viking parts locally, which means most Collierville repairs don’t wait on shipping. See our brands for full coverage details.

Pricing for Gate Repair in Collierville, TN

Neighborhoods We Serve in Collierville

We work across both Collierville ZIP codes, 38017 and 38027, and we know the gate styles and operator brands common in each area. Typical response time for repair calls is same day or next morning, depending on season and how many storm-damaged gates are already in the queue.

• Schilling Farms
• Collierville Farms
• Almadale
• Magnolia Square
• Halle Plantation

Service Area - Cities Near Collierville

We dispatch and schedule from our Memphis office, and crews serve Collierville, TN locally along with Germantown, TN, Bartlett, TN, Oakland, TN, Arlington, TN, and Lakeland, TN. No trip charge inside the county.

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