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Gate repair in Fairfax Station typically runs $185 to $640, with most common fixes like hinge resets, board replacements, and track realignments completed in a single visit. We’re in and out of the 22039 ZIP every week, working on everything from automated ornamental driveway gates on long private drives to functional farm gates on horse properties that need to hold livestock. If your gate is dragging, sagging, or refusing to open, call (877) 610-2993 and you’ll reach a live person, not a recording.
Why Fairfax Station Homes Are Different
Fairfax Station is one of Fairfax County’s last semi-rural enclaves, and that changes nearly everything about how we approach gate work here. The housing stock developed largely from the 1970s through the 1990s as custom homes on multi-acre wooded lots, many with long gravel or paved private drives and automated gate systems now reaching the end of their mechanical lifespan. Equestrian properties are common, which means we’re often repairing both ornamental iron driveway gates and wire-panel pasture gates on the same property, a dual-market dynamic that simply doesn’t exist in neighboring Burke or Springfield.
The clay soils underneath Fairfax Station are heavy and they move. Northern Virginia’s freeze-thaw cycles heave gate posts upward every winter, and by spring the latch doesn’t line up and the gate drags on the ground. Add the dense tree canopy on these lots and you get another recurring problem: photo-eye sensors and track rails fouled by falling branches and wet leaf debris, especially after storms roll up from the Occoquan watershed. Then there’s the late-1990s estate build-out, where underground conduit and control boards are failing on property after property throughout the 22039 ZIP. We know these roads without a GPS, and we know the failure patterns before we pull into your driveway.
Gate Repair in Fairfax Station
Gate repair in Fairfax Station usually costs between $185 and $640 depending on whether you’re dealing with a burned-out control board, a hinge post that’s heaved out of plumb, or a 20-foot slide gate that’s jumped its track. We get to Fairfax Station fast because most of the properties we work on sit along Ox Road, Popes Head Road, and the long private drives branching off them. When your gate won’t open, you don’t want a dispatcher reading from a script; you want someone who knows that Colchester Road equestrian lots have different gate problems than the subdivisions off Burke Lake Road.
Our Gate Repair crews handle everything from electric gate troubleshooting to post resetting and welding, and we do it on site so your gate never leaves your property.
Electric Gate Repair
Electric gates in Fairfax Station fail differently than electric gates in town. Late-1990s underground conduit on estate drives collapses or fills with groundwater, shorting the low-voltage loop detector wiring. We trace the circuit, find the short, and repair the wiring without trenching your whole drive. That saves you a thousand dollars and a torn-up gravel lane. Most electric gate repairs on 22039 properties run $210 to $480.
Hinge & Post Repair
Northern Virginia’s freeze-thaw cycles and heavy clay soils cause gate post heaving and misalignment every spring. On a wide swing gate off Chapel Road, the hinge post can shift an inch each March, so the leaf no longer meets the latch and the operator strains until the board burns out. We dig down past the frost line, reset the post in concrete with proper drainage, and weld the hinge back square. A sagging gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that’s where we start. Hinge and post repair in Fairfax Station typically runs $265 to $545.
Gate Realignment
A gate that drags on the gravel or swings past the latch isn’t a nuisance, it’s a sign the post has moved or the hinges are wallowing out. We realign the gate leaf, shim or replace the hinges, and set the latch so it meets dead square. On slide gates, realignment often means resetting the track level and adjusting the guide rollers so the gate doesn’t jump off after a heavy rain softens the clay beneath the track. Gate realignment in Fairfax Station generally falls between $195 and $410.
Why does my solar gate opener fail more in Fairfax Station than in Burke?
Fairfax Station’s 5-plus acre wooded lots shade solar panels under dense oak and hickory canopy for much of the day, especially in fall and winter, so the battery never reaches full charge and the opener browns out. We can reposition the panel, add a second panel, or convert the opener to a low-voltage mains feed where the property has power at the drive. Call (877) 610-2993 for an exact quote, estimates are free.
My slide gate jumps off the track after storms near the Occoquan. Is that a track problem?
Usually it’s not the track itself, it’s what the storm did to the ground under the track. Heavy rain softens the clay under the track bed, and the guide wheels settle or the track flexes, letting the gate climb off. We compact the base, relevel the track, and adjust the guide rollers, and that fixes it in most cases. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate.
Gate Installation in Fairfax Station
Custom gate installation in Fairfax Station runs deeper than bolting hinges to a post. Most of the properties we work on here are multi-acre lots with long private drives, horse paddocks, and gate systems installed when the homes were built in the 1980s and 1990s. On a typical Fairfax Station job, we’re engineering for heavy ornamental steel, challenging clay soils, and old conduit that’s past its useful life. We don’t sell you a gate out of a catalog; we measure your opening, test your soil conditions, and spec hardware that will still be square after the third freeze-thaw cycle.
Our Gate Installation work covers everything from single swing gates to full estate entry systems with access control integration.
Swing Gate Installation
Swing gates dominate Fairfax Station, especially on estate lots with long gravel drives. The challenge here is soil. Fairfax County’s heavy clay expands and contracts with every freeze-thaw cycle, which heaves posts and knocks gates out of alignment year after year. We set hinge posts in deeper footings than most installers bother with, because a gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle. A new single swing gate with standard operator typically runs $2,800 to $6,500 installed.
Driveway Gate Installation
Driveway gates in Fairfax Station often need to look like they belong on a custom estate, because they do. We fabricate and install ornamental steel gates with the hardware matched to the load, not the brochure. Many of the homes we work on have drives 150 feet or longer, so we pay attention to loop detector range and operator torque from day one. Custom ornamental steel gates on long estate drives land between $6,000 and $14,000 depending on size and finish.
Security Gate Installation
Security gates in Fairfax Station usually pair a new gate with an intercom, keypad, or camera entry system. We handle the whole job, from the gate itself to the access control wiring and programming. If you’re replacing failed underground conduit from the 1990s, add $800 to $2,500 depending on the run length. Every quote includes the full scope in writing, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Will a heavy custom ornamental gate hold up on Fairfax Station clay soils?
Yes, if the hinge post is set deep enough and the footing is sized for the gate’s true weight. Fairfax Station’s clay soil expands when wet and shrinks when dry, which is why shallow footings fail here within a few seasons. We pour footings that go below the frost line and size them for the full gate load, including wind. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free measure and written quote.
My 1990s underground gate operator conduit has failed. Can you install a new system without trenching the whole driveway?
In most cases, yes. We can often pull new wire through existing conduit if it hasn’t collapsed, and when the conduit is too far gone, we can route new underground runs along the driveway edge rather than trenching across it. The failed 1990s conduit is one of the most common issues we see across the 22039 ZIP, so we’ve gotten good at fixing it with minimal disruption. Call (877) 610-2993 to discuss your specific layout.
Gate Motor & Opener in Fairfax Station
Gate motor and opener repair in Fairfax Station usually runs between $220 and $640 for most residential swing and slide systems, and we can reach most of the 22039 ZIP the same day you call. If your driveway gate is stuck halfway, grinding, or reversing on its own, pick up the phone and call (877) 610-2993. You’ll get a live person, not a recording, and we’ll tell you straight what it’s going to take before we ever touch a tool.
We service nine major brands: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. Our Gate Motor & Opener work covers everything from board-level diagnostics to full replacement.
Motor Installation
A gate opener install in Fairfax Station typically runs $1,200 to $3,800 depending on whether it’s a single swing arm, a dual swing, or a slide system, plus the motor itself. Most of the estate gates we replace are 20-plus years old, so we plan for new conduit, new safety edges, and fresh wiring. We don’t reuse corroded underground runs and hope for the best. Hal welds brackets on site and the gate never leaves your driveway.
Motor Repair
Most motor repairs in Fairfax Station cost between $180 and $480. That covers diagnostics, board-level troubleshooting, limit switch replacement, capacitor swaps, and gear or belt replacement on all nine brands we service. A lot of companies won’t touch a motor that’s more than 10 years old. We’d rather open it up, see what’s actually failed, and tell you the truth. Show me the gate closing on its own and I’ll show you where it’s failing.
Slide Motor Replacement
Slide gate motors on Fairfax Station’s narrow shared driveways do a lot of work. These gates get cycled dozens of times a day between neighbors, and the motors wear accordingly. We repair rack and pinion systems, replace worn trolley assemblies, and fix the roller bearings that bind after years of clay heave. A slide motor replacement with labor in Fairfax Station usually runs $950 to $2,600.
Why does my Fairfax Station swing gate bind every spring even though the opener was fine in winter?
The problem is almost always the post, not the motor. Fairfax Station’s heavy clay soil expands and contracts through freeze-thaw cycles, and by April your hinge post has shifted enough to make the gate bind against the opener arm. The opener then overheats, strips its gear, or blows its limit switch. The fix is resetting and re-seating the post, then re-aligning the opener travel. Call (877) 610-2993 for an exact quote, estimates are free.
My late-90s estate gate opener keeps blowing control boards. Is it worth repairing again?
Usually no, if it’s happened more than twice. What we typically find on Fairfax Station estates from that era is water intrusion through cracked underground conduit. The board isn’t the disease; it’s the symptom. We can trench new conduit, replace the board, and seal the system, or we can quote you a full opener replacement with modern protection. Either way, we’ll tell you what we’d do if it were our gate. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free second opinion.
Gate Access Control in Fairfax Station
Gate access control in Fairfax Station means one of two things, and both live on the same property: keypads and video intercoms on long driveway entrances, and heavy-duty operators on wide farm gates where horses come through. Fairfax Station’s 22039 ZIP has a dense cluster of estate gates built in the late 1990s and early 2000s whose underground conduit and control boards are failing on the same timeline. So access control work here often means pulling new low-voltage wiring and replacing components that other companies misdiagnose as keypad failures.
Our Gate Access Control installations integrate with your existing opener or include a new one, and we program everything on site.
Keypad Entry
Keypad entry on Fairfax Station estate gates usually fails in one of two ways: water intrusion from freeze-thaw cycles, or a control board that’s old enough to forget codes. A keypad that works one day and fails the next after a rainstorm is almost always a corroded splice in the underground conduit, not the keypad itself. We trace the wire, fix the splice, and seal the connection so it survives the next freeze. Replacement keypads in Fairfax Station typically run $250 to $600.
Video Intercom
Video intercoms are the most practical upgrade for long private drives in Fairfax Station where walking to the gate isn’t practical. We install and service video intercom systems that integrate with existing openers from LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, and Linear. On a long gravel drive, we run shielded cable through new conduit and set the camera so it doesn’t get blocked by the tree canopy. A basic video intercom retrofit in Fairfax Station runs $1,200 to $2,800.
Phone Entry
Phone entry systems let guests call your house from the gate, or let you open the gate from your phone. They’re popular with Fairfax Station homeowners who employ horse trainers, farriers, or landscapers and don’t want to hand out keypad codes that get shared. Phone entry systems on Fairfax Station properties run $900 to $2,200 installed.
Why does my Fairfax Station gate’s keypad entry work one day and fail the next after a rainstorm?
Because water is getting into a splice in the underground conduit, not because the keypad itself is failing. Freeze-thaw cycles in Fairfax Station’s clay soil crack the old conduit that was buried in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and rain from Occoquan watershed storms seeps in. The fix is pulling new shielded cable and re-terminating, not swapping the keypad. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll trace the wire and fix it.
Can I add a video intercom to my existing gate operator on a long private drive in Fairfax Station?
Yes. We add video intercoms to existing LiftMaster, Linear, FAAC, BFT, Viking, DoorKing, and Ghost Controls operators routinely. The main cost variable on a long Fairfax Station drive is trenching distance. A retrofit runs $1,200 to $2,800. Call (877) 610-2993 for a written estimate.
Gate Parts & Welding in Fairfax Station
Gate parts and welding in Fairfax Station usually means one of two things: a driveway gate that has sagged or seized after years of clay-soil heaving, or a farm gate on a horse property that has torn loose at the hinge. Either way, the fix is almost always welding, not parts-swapping. We run our Gate Parts & Welding crews into Fairfax Station from our metro office, and we do the work on site so your horses stay in the paddock and your driveway stays in service.
Hinge Replacement
Gate hinges fail in predictable ways in Fairfax Station. The freezes thaw, the clay soil moves, the post tilts a degree or two, and suddenly the hinge is carrying load it was never designed for. We cut off the old hinge ears, weld on new ones sized for the actual gate weight, and true the gate so it swings clean. Hinge replacement in Fairfax Station typically runs $185 to $320 per hinge set, including grinding and welding.
Post Replacement
A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that is where we start. In Fairfax Station, clay soil and freeze-thaw cycles push posts out of plumb every spring. We dig the old footing, set a new post in deeper concrete, weld the hinge ears back on, and rehang the gate. Post replacement here usually runs $425 to $750 for a standard swing gate post, depending on depth and whether the gate is automated.
Custom Welding
This is where Fairfax Station is different from Burke or Springfield. A lot of properties here have both an ornamental steel driveway gate and a functional wire-panel or board-fence farm gate for the paddock. We weld structural repairs on both. We also weld custom hinge plates, striker brackets, dog-run gates, and slide gate modifications. Custom welding jobs run $120 to $600 depending on scope, and we quote the price before the welder ever strikes an arc.
Why does my Fairfax Station swing gate need hinge and post welding rather than just a panel adjustment?
Because the panel is not what moved. Fairfax Station clay soil heaves with each freeze-thaw cycle, and the hinge post shifts a few degrees. A panel adjustment just masks a post problem. We cut the old hinge ears off the post, weld new ones at the correct angle, and reset the footing if needed. That is a permanent fix. Call (877) 610-2993 and we will diagnose it on site.
Can you weld a new slide gate to fit a narrow Fairfax Station shared driveway where a swing gate won’t fit?
Yes. We measure the lane width, account for the easement and the fence line, and weld a slide gate to the exact opening. On tight shared driveways off Henderson Road and similar, a slide gate is often the only workable automated option. We build it to match the existing ornamental style. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free measure and written quote.
Brands We Service in Fairfax Station
We stock parts and carry factory authorization for nine major brands: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. Most repairs on Linear and Viking systems in Fairfax Station happen in one visit because we keep chains, idler pulleys, control boards, and safety edges on the truck. See our brands for full details on each line.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Fairfax Station, VA
| Service | Typical Range in Fairfax Station |
|---|---|
| Hinge replacement (standard pair) | $185 - $320 |
| Hinge post reset / realignment | $265 - $545 |
| Gate realignment (slide or swing) | $195 - $410 |
| Electric gate board replacement | $210 - $480 |
| Control board + safety photocell | $275 - $620 |
| Full gate repair range | $185 - $640 |
| Single swing gate + operator (installed) | $2,800 - $6,500 |
| Custom ornamental steel gate (installed) | $6,000 - $14,000 |
| Slide gate + operator (installed) | $4,500 - $9,000 |
| Underground conduit replacement | $800 - $2,500 |
| Swing opener install | $1,200 - $2,500 |
| Slide opener install | $2,200 - $3,800 |
What pushes price up in Fairfax Station: long private drives requiring extra conduit runs, heavy ornamental gates needing deeper footings in clay soil, and failed 1990s underground wiring that has to be replaced before the new equipment can function. The price we quote is the price you pay, agreed in writing before any work starts, with no trip charge inside Fairfax County.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Fairfax Station
Our trucks are in and out of Fairfax Station every week. Typical response time for non-emergency calls is same-week, and we keep emergency slots open for gates that won’t close, which around here is a real security problem given the size of the lots and the distance between houses.
- Fairfax Station Road corridor
- Colchester Road and the equestrian lots off it
- Ox Road / Route 123 corridor
- Mason Neck area
- Cardinal Forest and subdivisions off Burke Lake Road
Service Area - Cities Near Fairfax Station
We serve Fairfax Station, VA directly from our local crews, with scheduling coordinated from our metro office. Homeowners in Burke, VA, Kings Park West, VA, West Springfield, VA, Springfield, VA, and Fairfax, VA can expect the same live-answer phone service and on-site welding capability, though the gate problems in those neighborhoods differ from what we see on Fairfax Station’s large-lot properties.
Serving Fairfax Station, VA - Our Local Coverage Area
Gatewood Fence & Gate crews serve Fairfax Station and the communities around it; dispatch is coordinated from our Washington, DC office. The map shows the Fairfax Station coverage area; if your address is on it, we can help.
Also serving nearby: Fairfax Station, VA, Burke, VA, Kings Park West, VA, West Springfield, VA, Springfield, VA, Fairfax, VA.
FAQs About Gate Repair in Fairfax Station
Most gate repairs don’t require a permit in Fairfax County, but new installations or structural changes to the fence line may. We know the county’s permit requirements and will tell you upfront if your job needs one. If it does, we handle the paperwork as part of the project scope.
We keep emergency slots open every day for gates stuck open or closed. For the 22039 ZIP, we can usually dispatch same-day, and nearly always within 24 hours. Non-emergency repairs are typically scheduled same-week. Call (877) 610-2993 any time, day or night, and a live person will answer.
Yes, and many Fairfax Station subdivisions and estate communities have architectural review requirements for gate modifications. We provide written specifications and photos for HOA submissions, and we coordinate with property managers when the gate serves a shared entrance or private road association.
Ready to get your gate working right? Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate. Hal Gatewood or a live member of our team will answer, day or night, and we’ll give you an upfront price before any work starts. Every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing, and we offer $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, a free second opinion on any written estimate, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans.
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 Fairfax Station 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"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"Safety photo eyes on our old gate had been bypassed by whoever serviced it last, which he was genuinely annoyed about on my behalf. Fitted proper sealed ones and wired them the way they should be."
- Otis Redmond