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Gate access control in Collierville usually means one of three things: your keypad has quit talking to the operator, you want a video intercom added to a gate that was never wired for one, or a builder-grade system from the 1990s-2000s boom has finally given up. We fix all three. Hal Gatewood has been working on gates since 2001, and the person who walks your driveway in Collierville works for him directly, not a franchise with a rotating cast of subcontractors. Call (877) 610-2993 and a live person picks up. Not a recording. Not a chatbot. A person who knows the difference between a FAAC and a Viking and has probably repaired both this week.
We serve both Collierville ZIP codes, 38017 and 38027, and we’re in and out of subdivisions like Schilling Farms, Collierville Farms, and neighborhoods along Houston Levee Road and Byhalia Road on a weekly basis. When your gate stops responding to the remote at 7 a.m. on a Tuesday, you don’t need a callback later. You need someone heading your way with parts on the truck.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is the Name Collierville Calls First
Our Gate Access Control work is built on one simple habit: fix what’s broken and leave alone what isn’t. Hal tells the crew the same thing every morning: show me the gate closing on its own and I’ll show you where it’s failing. That’s the whole philosophy. We don’t sell replacement operators because the labor math looks better. We repair on site, weld brackets and hinge plates on site, and stand behind the work with a 90-Day Done Right Promise printed on every invoice, not buried in fine print.
Collierville homeowners have a particular reason to care about that repair-first approach. The town’s residential boom happened between roughly 1990 and 2010. Those gates are now 15 to 30 years old and hitting peak failure age all at once. A national chain will look at a 25-year-old LiftMaster that lost its limit switches, quote a full operator swap, and maybe mention a new gate because they don’t stock parts for old models. We stock parts for nine major brands: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. If your old operator can be made reliable again, that’s what we do. If it genuinely can’t, we’ll tell you that straight and show you the math.
We’re not based in Collierville, but our scheduling is coordinated from our Memphis office, and our crews work Collierville every day. That means no trip charge inside Shelby County, and a technician who actually knows the streets, the subdivisions, and the way Collierville gates were built. Not someone guessing from GPS.
Background-checked, uniformed techs on every job. A published shop address and license number. A live person answering the phone 24/7. And the 90-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, one call brings us back. No runaround, no “submit a ticket.”
Our Gate Access Control Services in Collierville
Here’s what we actually do when a Collierville homeowner says “my gate access isn’t working” or “can I add a camera to my gate?”
Keypad Entry
A wired or wireless keypad at the post is the most common access method in Collierville’s HOA-heavy subdivisions. When the keypad stops working, it’s rarely the keypad itself. It’s usually low voltage at the operator end, a corroded splice inside the post, or a dead transformer. We chase the voltage first, because a new keypad on dead wiring is a waste of your money. Most Collierville keypad replacements run $220-$390 installed, including the part.
Remote Control
If your clicker works at the bottom of the driveway but not from the street, that’s an antenna or receiver issue. If it works some days and not others, that’s often interference or a marginal board. We diagnose on site rather than mailing you a bag of remotes and hoping. Remotes are $35-$75 each, and receiver service typically adds $75-$150 in labor.
Phone Entry
Phone entry systems let you buzz the gate open from your cell, and they’re increasingly popular in Collierville because so many houses sit back from the street. The catch, which we see all the time, is that the original builder conduit was sized for one 18/2 low-voltage wire. A phone entry module needs richer wiring, and often needs a conduit upgrade. We’ll tell you before we start exactly what’s required and what it costs. A typical phone entry addition lands between $450 and $850 depending on the wire run.
Card Reader
Card readers are rare in residential Collierville but common for estate properties, barns, and private lanes off Houston Levee Road. The same conduit problem applies. If your gate was built in the 1990s, assume the underground run is too small. We trench and replace conduit with minimal disruption to mature landscaping. A card reader install with new conduit typically runs $500-$900.
Video Intercom
This is the upgrade we’re installing most right now across Collierville. Homeowners want to see who’s at the gate before buzzing them in. The wiring reality, again, is that most original builds didn’t leave room for video. A new low-voltage conduit, a camera-intercom at the post, and an inside monitor typically run $800-$1,400 in Collierville, depending on the distance from post to house. We’ve done this enough in Schilling Farms and Collierville Farms to know exactly where the buried lines run and where we can trench without hitting irrigation.
Smart Access
Smart access ties your gate to your phone, lets you set schedules, and logs who opened the gate and when. It works with most modern operators, and sometimes with older ones if we add a small interface board. A smart access retrofit in Collierville generally runs $300-$600 on top of the access hardware itself. We’ll integrate it with your existing system rather than ripping out a working operator to sell you a new one.
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 Collierville
We service and install FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Viking operators, plus five more brands: LiftMaster, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. We stock spare boards, limit switches, and receivers for the models we see most in Collierville so we’re not waiting on a parts truck from Texas when your gate is stuck open. If you’ve got a Viking swing-gate operator that’s been groaning since 2005, we can likely keep it alive. If your FAAC is newer but underperforming, we’ll figure out whether it’s the operator, the post, or the wiring. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That’s the oldest accountability there is.
Common Gate Access Control Problems We See in Collierville Homes
Collierville is one of Tennessee’s wealthiest municipalities for a reason. The housing stock is big, well built, and often gated. But the gate access systems have some distinctive failure patterns we see again and again.
- Builder-grade operators that can’t handle the weight. Many 1990s and 2000s Collierville homes got ornamental wrought-iron gates that are heavy. The operators that came with the build were often the cheapest option on the builder’s spec sheet. Now they’re 20-plus years old, undersized, and failing at the worst time.
- Clay soil heaving the hinge posts. Shelby County’s expansive clay soaks up winter rain and shrinks in summer dry spells. That cycle tilts gate posts a fraction of an inch at a time. A tilted post makes a swing gate sag. A sagging gate trips the safety photocell every cycle. The system looks dead, but the operator is often fine. The post is the problem.
- Undersized underground conduit. In Collierville’s master-planned subdivisions from the 1990s and 2000s, many driveway gates were wired for a basic push-button or keypad. The conduit run was sized for one low-voltage cable. Now you want video intercom, a card reader, or smart access. The existing conduit cannot carry the additional wiring. That’s not a failure of your gate. It’s what the builder put in the ground 25 years ago.
- Ice storm damage to swing operators. Collierville gets hit with periodic winter ice storms that are a well-known Memphis-metro hazard. Ice coats heavy wrought-iron gates and adds hundreds of pounds. The operator strains against it and burns its limit switches or motor. After every ice event, we get a surge of calls from Collierville homeowners whose gates were working fine the week before. It’s not a coincidence.
The Schilling Farms Story
We were called to a Schilling Farms home where the builder-grade LiftMaster swing gate operator had failed two weeks after an ice storm. Our tech found the limit switches snapped and the hinge post out of plumb from clay soil movement. The gate was sagging enough to trip the safety photocell on every cycle, which made the whole system appear dead even though the operator still had life in it. We reset the post footing, installed a new FAAC operator with entrapment protection, and ran a new low-voltage conduit for the homeowner’s requested video intercom and keypad entry, since the original run was a single 18/2 wire. The gate works now, and the homeowner can see who’s at the post before opening it.
That job is Collierville in a paragraph. The operator was fine. The post was not. The wiring was undersized. The fix required all three to work together. Most national companies would have sold a new gate, a new operator, and a wireless keypad, left the old post in the ground, and been gone before the next rain. We fixed what was broken and left the rest alone. That’s the whole difference.
Pricing for Gate Access Control in Collierville, TN
Here are honest ranges based on what we’ve quoted Collierville homeowners over the past few years. Keypad replacement: $220-$390. Receiver or remote service: $75-$150 plus remotes at $35-$75 each. Phone entry addition: $450-$850. Card reader with new conduit: $500-$900. Video intercom with wiring upgrade: $800-$1,400. Smart access retrofit: $300-$600 on top of hardware. A full operator replacement with new underground wiring for smart access can push $1,800-$2,400 on a heavy Collierville gate.
Every price is quoted and agreed before any work starts. That’s not a courtesy. That’s how we work. We don’t quote one number on the phone and present another at the door. We also offer $40 off any repair over $200, a free second opinion on any written estimate, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. No trip charge inside Shelby County. Call (877) 610-2993 for an exact quote. Estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Collierville
If your gate is in Germantown, Bartlett, Oakland, or Arlington, we cover those too. Our crews serve Collierville and the surrounding municipalities with the same repair-first approach and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise. The truck that shows up in Germantown is the same one that was in Schilling Farms this morning.
Serving Collierville, TN - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Collierville 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 Access Control in Collierville
Heavy rain soaks Shelby County clay and it expands, pushing your hinge post a fraction of an inch out of plumb. The gate sags, the beam misses the photocell receiver, and the system thinks something is in the path and refuses to close. The fix is usually resetting the post footing and realigning the gate, not replacing the photocell. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll tell you over the phone whether it sounds like a post issue or an operator issue before we even schedule.
In most Collierville homes built in the 1990s and 2000s, no. The original conduit was sized for a single 18/2 low-voltage cable, and a video intercom needs more conductors. We’ll need to trench a new line. We do this carefully around mature landscaping and irrigation lines. A typical video intercom retrofit with new conduit runs $800-$1,400 in Collierville. Call us for a site visit and we’ll mark the trench path before we quote.
Yes. Collierville’s ice storms are notorious in the Memphis metro, and when ice coats a heavy wrought-iron gate, the operator burns through its limit switches or motor trying to move several hundred extra pounds. We see a surge of operator failures after every ice event, a pattern you don’t see in drier parts of Tennessee. If your gate died after the last storm, the operator may be repairable. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll check the model before recommending a replacement.
In many cases, a 20-year-old LiftMaster can be repaired with new limit switches, a board, or a capacitor, and we stock those parts locally. If the operator is mechanically sound, adding smart access through an interface board is often possible without replacing the whole unit. That said, if the operator has already failed multiple times or can’t handle the weight of your gate, an upgrade to a FAAC or Viking may be the honest call. We’ll never push a replacement if a repair buys you years. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Usually yes. The original conduit in most 1990s and 2000s Collierville homes was sized for one low-voltage cable, and a card reader needs additional conductors. If you’re lucky enough to have spare capacity, we’ll use it. If not, we trench a new run. The trench path matters because Collierville lots often have irrigation, landscape lighting, and mature trees. We hand-dig around the sensitive spots. A card reader with new conduit typically runs $500-$900. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll walk the path with you before quoting.
Get Your Gate Back Working in Collierville
You don’t need a new gate because your keypad is dead. You need a shop that answers the phone, shows up when promised, and fixes what’s actually broken. Hal’s name is on the shop. His address is published. He’s been at this since 2001, and he’ll tell you honestly whether your 25-year-old operator is worth saving. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate. The person who answers has probably fixed a gate like yours this week.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Collierville and surrounding Shelby County communities since 2001.