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A gate that won’t close in Anna usually comes down to one thing: the black gumbo clay under your post finally shifted. Gate repair in Anna, TX typically runs $180-$340 for common fixes like post re-setting, hinge replacement, and latch alignment, and most repairs are done same day or next morning. We’re Gatewood Fence & Gate, Hal Gatewood’s shop, and we’ve been answering our own phone since 2001. When you call (877) 610-2993, a live person picks up, not a recording or a queue three states away. We run crews to Anna every week with a welder in the back of the truck, ready to fix your gate where it stands.
Why Anna Homes Are Different
Anna has been one of Collin County’s fastest-growing cities, exploding from a small farm town into a sea of master-planned subdivisions built almost entirely in the 2010s-2020s. This means thousands of tract-installed cedar privacy gates and ornamental iron driveway gates were set into Collin County’s notoriously expansive black clay soil within narrow construction windows, and they are now hitting their first major failure cycle together. The 2022-2023 drought baked that clay hard, then the wet rebounds swelled it back with force. Posts that were set shallow during the building boom started leaning within a season. Now they’re failing in waves across the same street, creating neighborhood-wide patterns of post heave, hinge separation, and gate misalignment that a technician can spot from the curb.
Virtually all of Anna’s residential stock is HOA-governed tract development, dominated by cedar board-on-board walk gates and ornamental steel driveway gates installed by volume builders prioritizing speed over post depth. A technician working one block in a newer Anna subdivision like Avery Pointe or Pecan Grove often finds the same forward-leaning 4×4 cedar post repeated on four or five consecutive properties, because all the gates were poured the same week with identical, often insufficient footing depth. The gate didn’t fail. The ground underneath it did.
Gate Repair in Anna
Gate repair in Anna, TX isn’t a generic job. The failures we see here are specific to this soil, this construction boom, and this moment in the lifecycle of these neighborhoods. A cedar board-on-board walk gate that drags after two hot summers, an ornamental steel driveway gate that suddenly won’t latch, a safety sensor that faults every time the ground shifts half an inch. We’ve fixed all of them, and we fix them where they stand. Our Gate Repair crew carries a mobile welder, a stock of common hinges and hardware, and the patience to dig down to the actual problem instead of slapping on a surface patch.
Electric Gate Repair
Your electric driveway gate in an Anna HOA community gets cycled multiple times a day. The constant strain, combined with clay soil shifting the mounting points, wears down hinges, circuit boards, and safety sensors faster than you’d expect. We diagnose the whole system: motor, wiring, safety edges, keypad, and the physical gate itself. Often the symptom is electrical and the cause is mechanical. Electric gate diagnosis and minor repair in Anna runs $150-$300 including the service call, sensor adjustment, or capacitor swap. We find both problems, not just the obvious one.
Hinge & Post Repair
A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that’s where we start. The expansive clay under Anna shrinks during hot, dry summers and swells after heavy rain, pushing posts out of plumb on a seasonal cycle. We dig down, reset or replace the post to proper depth, re-secure the hinges, and weld reinforcements where the steel is fatigued. A hinge and post reset in Anna typically costs $180-$340 depending on post depth and whether we’re resetting concrete or welding a steel post brace. This isn’t a two-hour patch job. It’s done right so the gate swings square through the next drought and the next wet rebound.
Gate Realignment
When your gate starts scraping the driveway or latching only if you lift it by the handle, the frame has racked. Realignment means more than adjusting the latch. We measure the frame for square, correct the post lean, and rehang the gate so it clears evenly. In Anna, where most gates are cedar board-on-board or ornamental steel set during tract construction, this fixes the recurring sag that drives homeowners crazy. Gate realignment in Anna runs $120-$250 for most walk gates and smaller driveway gates. For gates beyond repair, our Gate Installation in Anna crew handles the replacement from first measurement to final latch.
How fast can you get to my house in Anna?
We schedule Anna calls every weekday, and for a stuck-open gate or a broken safety sensor, we’ll typically be there same day or next morning. Since dispatch is coordinated from our DFW office and crews run Anna routes regularly, you’re not waiting for a company that treats Collin County like a special trip. Call (877) 610-2993 and the person who answers will give you a real window.
Is the quote going to change once you arrive?
No. Every quote is written, itemized, and agreed before we touch a single bolt. The price you approve is the price on the invoice. No surprises at the door, ever. If we find something unexpected underground, we’ll show you before we proceed. That’s the way Hal has run this shop since 2001.
Gate Installation in Anna
Gate installation in Anna runs anywhere from $900 for a basic cedar pedestrian gate to $7,500 or more for a full ornamental steel driveway gate with an operator, and the great majority of what we install across 75409 falls somewhere in the $1,800-$4,200 range. The great majority of what we install across 75409 falls in the middle of that spread. What drives the price isn’t mystery, it’s measurable: gate width, material, whether the posts are salvageable, and whether we’re pulling power for a new operator. We’re Gatewood Fence & Gate, Hal Gatewood’s locally owned shop, and we set posts deep enough to survive Anna’s clay, not just deep enough to stand upright on installation day. Our Gate Installation work comes with the same 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing, and the price is quoted before we dig.
Driveway Gate Installation
Most Anna driveways with gates use ornamental steel or aluminum, often with a matching cedar privacy panel. In neighborhoods like Avery Pointe, we regularly see these heavy steel gates leaning forward within three or four years of move-in because the footing wasn’t deep enough for the gate’s weight and the clay’s movement. A full driveway gate installation here means setting posts at a depth that actually reaches stable soil, welding the hinges true, and hanging the gate so it swings clean. A single ornamental steel driveway gate, welded and hung with hinges, typically comes in at $1,800-$3,500.
Pedestrian Gate Installation
Walk gates in Anna are almost universally cedar board-on-board, six to eight feet tall, pinned between the house and the fence line along the side yard. The frustrating part for homeowners is that the gate starts dragging on the ground or won’t close quietly after two hot summers. We build pedestrian gates with steel posts or properly set pressure-treated posts, depending on what your HOA allows, and we cut the reveal so the gate clears the walk even when the ground moves through a dry year. A basic cedar board-on-board pedestrian gate runs $900-$1,600 including hardware and a properly set post.
Sliding Gate Installation
Sliding gates are less common in Anna’s residential neighborhoods but show up on the larger lots along FM 455 and County Road 286, where people want a wide driveway opening for trucks and trailers. A sliding gate needs a level track, a proper cantilever or track setup, and an operator that’s matched to the gate’s weight. We measure the opening, check the fall of the land, and build it so the gate rolls smooth ten years from now. A double driveway gate, or a sliding gate with an operator, lands anywhere from $3,000-$7,500 depending on width, material, and whether we’re pulling a new power run for the motor.
How quickly can you schedule a gate installation in Anna?
We typically schedule most Anna gate installations within a few days, and for many jobs we can be out the same week you call. We’re running through Anna on a regular basis for repairs and installs, so we know the roads, the subdivisions, and the gate styles before we ever pull into your driveway. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll give you a specific day, not a window that stretches into next month.
Do you warranty gate installations in Anna?
Every gate we install carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise, in writing. If something’s not right, you call, and Hal makes it right. It’s not a warranty with a maze of exclusions; it’s one sentence on your invoice. After 90 days, we’re still the same shop, still locally owned, still answering the phone when you call.
Gate Motor & Opener in Anna
Gate motor and opener repair in Anna usually runs $180-$340 for a service call and repair, and a full motor replacement on a swing or slide gate typically lands between $850 and $2,400 depending on the operator and whether the posts need resetting. Most jobs are done same day or next day once we diagnose it. If your opener is dead, grinding, or reversing when it shouldn’t, call (877) 610-2993 and a live person answers, not a recording. We service nine major brands including Linear and Viking, and we test the full open-to-close cycle before we leave. Our Gate Motor & Opener work starts with diagnosis, not replacement, because the motor often isn’t the real problem.
Motor Installation
Adding an opener to a gate that was built manual is common in Anna, especially in older builds and a few remaining acreages along FM 455. We handle the full pull: operator mounting, power and conduit runs, safety photocells, edge sensors, and programming. If the gate was never pre-wired, we’ll often run conduit from the house or garage rather than surface-run low-voltage wire, which is code-correct and survives Anna’s alleys a lot better. A full operator replacement, including labor, parts, and re-alignment, sits in the $850-$2,400 range depending on swing vs. slide, brand, and whether post work is needed.
Motor Repair
Repair is where we’d rather start. A gate opener in Anna usually fails because of the post it’s bolted to, not the motor itself. We repair, we don’t upsell you into replacement if the motor is still good. Hal welds on site, repacks gearboxes when it makes sense, and reconditions limit assemblies. Most motor repairs land between $180 and $340. If it costs $200 to fix and $1,800 to replace, you’ll hear us say fix it.
Slide Motor Service
Slide gates with ornamental steel show up on the wider lots around Anna Crossing and along the county roads toward Weston. Slide motors fail differently than swing motors. They fight the track and the rollers, and they eat rack-and-pinion teeth when the gate falls out of plane. We install, repair, and align slide operators and check the full track run so the motor isn’t working against itself. A service call to diagnose a gate opener issue in Anna runs roughly $85-$125, and that fee rolls into the repair if you approve the work.
Why do so many swing gate openers in Anna’s newer subdivisions fail at the hinge post?
Because the hinge post was set too shallow in expansive clay. In Anna’s 2010s-2020s tract subdivisions like Avery Pointe and Pecan Grove, hundreds of gate operators were installed on posts set only 18-24 inches deep in Collin County’s black gumbo soil. The posts heave 1-2 inches with each wet-dry cycle, the gate falls out of parallel, and the motor tears itself up trying to move a bound leaf. The fix starts at the post, not the motor.
Do I need a battery backup for my gate opener in Anna?
If you don’t want to be outside with a release key during a summer outage, yes. Anna sees regular brownout and storm-related dips, and an opener without battery protection gets hit hard. The boards that take the damage cost more to replace than a battery backup costs to install. Battery backups add $250-$600, and we install and test them with the UL 325 safety checks included.
Gate Access Control in Anna
If your Anna gate keypad is dead, your phone entry won’t ring through, or the shared entry system at the front of your subdivision keeps faulting, we can usually have someone in front of your gate the same day. Gate access control repair in Anna typically runs $140-$390 for most keypad, phone entry, and card reader fixes, and you’ll know the price before we touch a single wire. We’ve been wiring and troubleshooting gates in Collin County long enough to know that the keypad often isn’t the problem, it’s the post pulling the conduit apart underground. Our Gate Access Control work checks the full circuit, not just the visible device.
Keypad Entry
Dead keypads, worn buttons, keypads that work in the morning and quit in the afternoon heat. In Anna’s newer subdivisions, the most common keypad failure we see is a housing pulling away from a leaning post that was set too shallow in expansive clay. We don’t just slap on a new keypad and call it fixed. We check the post, the conduit, the low-voltage wire run, and the strike or operator at the other end. A typical keypad replacement or repair in Anna runs $140-$260.
Remote Control
Lost remotes, remotes that only work from ten feet away, remotes that interfere with your neighbor’s opener. In Anna’s denser HOA communities, remote interference is a real thing. Dozens of gates within overlapping radio range can step on each other’s signals. We reprogram, replace, and diagnose signal problems on Linear and Viking systems every week. Smart access add-ons, like a retrofit module for an existing operator, typically land between $350-$600 installed.
Phone Entry
Telephone entry systems that won’t dial out, that ring once and disconnect, that lost their programming after a power outage. Anna’s HOA communities lean hard on phone entry for visitor management. We service Viking and Elite telephone entry systems, and we coordinate directly with property managers so residents don’t get locked out of their own community while the system is down. Phone entry system repair runs $190-$390 depending on whether the issue is a relay, a board, or a full surge-damaged unit.
Does my Anna HOA have to approve a gate access control upgrade?
Most likely yes, and skipping that step can cost you. In Anna’s HOA-governed subdivisions such as Avery Pointe and Pecan Grove, the architectural committee reviews the keypad model, mounting height, finish, and conduit routing before you’re allowed to install. We work with the HOA process daily and can prepare the documentation they need.
Why does my Anna gate keypad work in the morning but fail in summer afternoons?
Heat expansion, usually. Anna’s afternoons in July and August push 100 degrees, and dark keypad housings absorb more heat than the mounting post does. If the housing was installed tight against a post that’s also shifting with the clay, the internal connector can lose contact as everything expands. It cools down, the connection returns, and the keypad works again until the next hot afternoon. It’s a specific Anna problem, and we fix the root cause, not just the symptom.
Gate Parts & Welding in Anna
Gate parts and welding in Anna usually means one of three things: a cedar post that has heaved out of the ground and taken the hinges with it, an ornamental steel gate that has racked so badly it drags on the driveway, or a hinge failure that happened because the footing under the post was never deep enough in the first place. We fix all three, on site, with the gate staying right where it is in your driveway. Hal carries a mobile welder and a stock of common hardware, and he’d rather weld a reinforcement than tell you to buy a whole new gate. Our Gate Parts & Welding work is quoted before we strike an arc, and the price doesn’t change when we’re done.
Hinge Replacement
A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that’s where we start. In Anna, the most common hinge failure we see is on cedar board-on-board walk gates where the top hinge has pulled free from a post that shifted in the clay. Replacing the hinge without addressing the post is a short-term patch. We check both, and we tell you what’s actually needed. If the post is solid and only the hinge is worn or bent, a hinge replacement in Anna typically runs $95-$185.
Post Replacement
This is the big one in Anna. The 2022-2023 drought pulled moisture out of the black gumbo, and the wet rebound that followed made the clay swell. Cedar 4×4 posts that were set three feet deep heaved anyway, because the footing was undersized and the post wasn’t concreted properly. We see posts that have lifted 1 to 2 inches out of the ground, often on four or five consecutive homes in the same subdivision. A proper cedar post replacement in Anna runs $275-$475 including the post, concrete, and re-hanging the gate. A steel driveway gate post replacement runs $500-$900 per post, including welding the hinge brackets and re-aligning the gate.
Rail Repair & Custom Welding
Rails crack on cedar gates that have been through a few shrink-swell cycles, and on steel gates where a weld was never that good to begin with. We repair rails on site, scarfing in new sections or reinforcing the existing one for cedar, welding cracks or cutting out bad sections for steel. Rail repair in Anna runs $120-$280 depending on material and extent. For custom fabrication, hinge plates, reinforcement gussets, or matching pickets, most welding work falls between $150-$600, quoted in writing before we start.
Why are gate posts heaving in my Anna neighborhood even though the gate is less than five years old?
Because Anna’s subdivisions were built over Collin County black gumbo, and the volume builders who installed most of these gates used shallow footings to save time. The clay shrinks in summer drought and swells after rain, and a post set 18 inches deep in that soil won’t stay put. It’s not your gate. It’s the footing, and it’s happening on multiple houses in the same construction phase.
My ornamental steel swing gate is sagging and dragging - is that a hinge problem or a post problem?
It’s usually both. The hinge post heaves in the clay, the gate goes out of square, and the hinges bind under the weight. Show me the gate closing on its own and I’ll show you where it’s failing. We re-set the post, weld the hinge brackets, and re-align the gate so it swings clean. You’ll get a firm written price before we start, and that price won’t change at the door.
Brands We Service in Anna
We carry parts and stock common failure items for nine major gate brands: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. Most repairs on Linear and Viking operators in Anna are completed same visit because we stock capacitors, limit switches, and control boards for those units. If we need to order a specialty part, turnaround is typically one to two business days, not two weeks. See our brands for full details.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Anna, TX
| Service | Typical range in Anna |
|---|---|
| Hinge & post reset | $180-$340 |
| Gate realignment | $120-$250 |
| Electric gate diagnosis & minor repair | $150-$300 |
| Automatic gate operator replacement | $650-$1,400 |
| Weld & rust repair | $95-$220 |
| Cedar pedestrian gate installation | $900-$1,600 |
| Ornamental steel driveway gate installation | $1,800-$3,500 |
| Double/sliding gate with operator | $3,000-$7,500 |
| Gate motor repair | $180-$340 |
| Full operator replacement | $850-$2,400 |
| Keypad replacement/repair | $140-$260 |
| Phone entry system repair | $190-$390 |
What pushes price up in Anna is almost always post work: a gate that needs proper footing in black gumbo clay takes longer and costs more than a simple hinge swap, but it also lasts. Every number above is quoted and agreed in writing before we start. No surprises at the door, ever. That’s not a slogan, it’s stamped on every invoice.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Anna
We work all over Anna, but we spend the most time in the subdivisions where the construction windows were tightest and the soil has done the most moving. Typical response time across Anna is same day or next morning for most repair calls.
- Avery Pointe
- Pecan Grove
- Oak Hollow
- West Crossing
- Anna Town Center area
Service Area - Cities Near Anna
We run regular routes through Collin County and the surrounding area. If you’re near Anna, we likely serve your town. We also work in Melissa, TX, Fairview, TX, McKinney, TX, Celina, TX, and Princeton, TX. Dispatch is coordinated from our DFW office, and crews serve Anna locally.
Serving Anna, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
Gatewood Fence & Gate crews serve Anna and the communities around it; dispatch is coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office. The map shows the Anna coverage area; if your address is on it, we can help.
Also serving nearby: Anna, TX, Melissa, TX, Fairview, TX, McKinney, TX, Celina, TX, Princeton, TX.
FAQs About Gate Repair in Anna
Yes. We work throughout the 75409 zip code and the surrounding county roads, including properties along FM 455, Highway 5, and the roads east toward McKinney. If you’re in Anna or just outside it, we come to you. The same pricing and same 90-Day Done Right Promise apply everywhere we work.
Yes. Most Anna HOAs have specific rules about gate style, color, and even latch hardware. We’ve repaired and replaced gates across enough Anna subdivisions to know which communities require what. If your HOA needs a repair to match the original spec exactly, we’ll match it. If they require written documentation of the work, we’ll provide that too.
Call (877) 610-2993 any time, day or night. A live person answers, not a voicemail or a call queue. We’ll ask what’s happening with your gate, give you a real arrival window, and quote the repair before we start. Estimates are free, and there’s no trip charge inside Collin County.
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 Anna Customers Say
"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"Hundred and forty feet of cedar privacy fence, all posts set in concrete, all of it dead level on ground that is anything but. He walked the line with me twice before a single hole was dug."
- Judith Stallworth"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