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Most gate access control work in Highland Village comes down to one of two things: a keypad that stopped reading codes, or an operator that won’t respond when a resident tries to open from their phone or remote. A typical keypad replacement or new phone entry install in Highland Village runs $385-$720, and we can usually diagnose the fault in one visit. If you’re dealing with a dead keypad on Doubletree Drive or an intercom that quit after the last storm, call Hal at (877) 610-2993. He answers his own phone, day or night.
We’re not a dispatch service. We’re a local shop with a live person on the line, and we’ve been fixing gates in Highland Village long enough to know which HOAs require what, and where the lakeside moisture eats hardware faster than anywhere else in Denton County.
Key takeaways:
- Keypad, phone entry, and video intercom work in Highland Village typically runs $385-$1,900 depending on the system.
- HOA architectural approval often applies before any visible gate access change.
- Lake Lewisville humidity rusts gate access wiring conduits and hinge posts years earlier here than in Flower Mound or Lewisville.
- We carry parts for Linear, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, LiftMaster, and FAAC on the truck so we’re not waiting on a warehouse.
- Free estimates. Price quoted and agreed before any work starts, always.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Highland Village’s Preferred Gate Access Control Company
Hal Gatewood has been at this since 2001, and his name is on the shop and on every invoice. Around Highland Village, that matters. Homeowners here have been burned by companies that quoted one number on the phone and a different one at the door. We don’t do that. The price we quote is the price you pay, and we write the 90-Day Done Right Promise on every job: if it’s not done right, we come back and make it right. No fine print, no runaround.
Highland Village is almost entirely planned communities from the early 1990s through mid-2000s, most under HOA covenants that required ornamental iron or steel driveway gates. Those gate systems are now 20 to 30 years old and failing in waves. We see it weekly: LiftMaster and FAAC operators that trip their entrapment sensors because a clay-heaved post has thrown the gate out of plumb, keypad conduits that have rusted through from lakeside humidity, and boards that died after a power surge. Hal fixes the gate in your driveway, not in a shop across town. On-site welding means the gate stays put and the repair happens where it should.
Our team services Highland Village with local knowledge that a fly-by-night outfit simply doesn’t have. We know the HOA approval process on the west side near the lake shore, we know the soil behavior in the neighborhoods off Highland Shores Boulevard, and we know the difference between a hinge that needs grease and a post footing that needs resetting. We’re certified to service nine major gate brands, and we stock parts for the ones Highland Village homes actually use.
Our Gate Access Control Services in Highland Village
Our Gate Access Control team handles the full range of entry systems for driveway gates, pedestrian gates, and shared community entrances across Highland Village. Here’s what we do most often.
Keypad Entry
A dead keypad on a Highland Village driveway gate is usually one of three things: a corroded wiring run, a failing board, or a code database that wiped itself after a power flicker. We replace keypads, run new low-voltage wiring, and reprogram access codes. If your HOA shares a common entry panel, we’ll coordinate with the management company so residents’ existing codes keep working without a board meeting. Keypad entry repairs on the lake side of Highland Village often reveal rust inside the conduit, which is exactly why we recommend stainless or hot-dip galvanized enclosures there.
Remote Control
Remotes stop working for mundane reasons: dead batteries, a receiver that lost its memory, or a new operator that speaks a different frequency. We program remotes, replace receivers, and integrate remotes with your existing keypad or phone entry system so everything talks to the same board. Highland Village neighborhoods with 20-year-old operators often find it’s cheaper to add a modern receiver than to keep hunting for obsolete remotes.
Phone Entry
Phone entry lets you open the gate from your cell, and for a lot of Highland Village residents it’s the first real upgrade since the gate went in during the Clinton administration. We install and connect phone entry systems on LiftMaster, FAAC, DoorKing, and other boards widely used in Highland Village HOA communities. You keep your current keypad codes and add phone access; no need to re-issue badges or hold a committee meeting.
Card Reader
Card readers are standard on many Highland Village gated communities, and like every other piece of exposed gate hardware, they suffer from North Texas weather. Heat, ice, and lake humidity all take their toll. We install, replace, and rewire card readers, and we can tie a new reader into your existing operator without replacing the whole system. If your card reader is intermittent only during humid months, the wiring is almost always the culprit.
We also handle Video Intercom and Smart Access systems, which a growing number of Highland Village residents are installing as the 20-year-old operators fail. A video intercom lets you see who is at the gate before you open it, and it works with your phone. We’ll wire it, mount it, and program it, and we’ll make sure it meets HOA aesthetic rules before the first screw goes in.
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 Highland Village
We’re certified to service nine major gate brands, and on Highland Village driveways the ones we see most are LiftMaster, FAAC, Linear, DoorKing, and Ghost Controls. We carry common parts for those brands on the truck, so a keypad swap or receiver replacement usually happens same visit, not next week. That matters when your gate is stuck closed and your car is on the wrong side of it.
We don’t push brand replacements when a repair makes more sense. A Linear keypad with a rusted wiring harness does not need a whole new operator. Hal’s repair-first approach is the same one he has run since 2001: fix what’s broken, leave what isn’t, and stand behind it with the 90-Day Done Right Promise.
Common Gate Access Control Problems We See in Highland Village Homes
- Rust through keypad conduits and hinge posts on the lake side. Last spring we rebuilt a sagging ornamental swing gate on the lakeside stretch of Highland Shores Boulevard, where Lake Lewisville humidity had rusted the original hinge post footing and seized the LiftMaster operator’s limit switches. We set a new post footing with deeper embedment for the expansive clay, swapped in stainless hinges, and re-leveled the gate, then tied the existing keypad entry back into the HOA’s shared access panel so residents’ codes kept working without a board meeting.
- Clay soil shoving posts out of plumb and tripping entrapment sensors. Highland Village sits on Blackland-adjacent expansive clay that cracks hard in summer drought and swells after fall and spring rains. The seasonal shrink-swell cycle tilts gate posts, binds swing gates, and forces operators to reverse mid-cycle. HOA maintenance crews often bypass these UL 325 sensors rather than fixing the post footing, which is a safety problem we take seriously. Leave the sensor bypass in place and you’re asking for an entrapment injury. We reset the post and restore the sensor to proper function.
- 20-to-30-year-old operators dying at once. Highland Village was mostly built between the early 1990s and mid-2000s, which means the original LiftMaster and FAAC operators installed across those HOA neighborhoods are reaching end of life in the same window. When a shared keypad entry code fails after a power surge or ice storm, the whole community feels it. We replace boards, motors, and full operators, and we’ll match the HOA’s existing access control system so residents don’t have to re-learn anything.
- Intermittent access failures that only show up in humid months. This is a Highland Village specialty problem. Lake Lewisville’s ambient humidity accelerates corrosion on gate access wiring, and we routinely find hinges and bottom rollers rusted through on gates that are only 12 to 15 years old along the lake edge. The same hardware on the drier east side lasts years longer. When a Highland Village keypad or card reader works fine in July drought and fails in May or October humidity, that’s corrosion in the circuit, not a programming bug.
Pricing for Gate Access Control in Highland Village, TX
Here are honest ranges for what we bill in Highland Village. Not every job fits neatly in a box, but this is what you should expect.
| Job | Typical Highland Village Price |
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| Keypad replacement, wired | $385-$620 |
| Phone entry system install (parts + labor) | $650-$1,100 |
| Video intercom install, single gate | $900-$1,900 |
| Card reader replacement, wired | $420-$750 |
| Receiver swap, new remote programming | $180-$340 |
| Post footing reset on clay-heaved gate | $550-$1,250 depending on depth and concrete |
The corrosion problem on the lake side of Highland Village sometimes means a job runs toward the upper end of these ranges because we’re replacing rusted conduit, not just a keypad. We always quote the full price before any work starts. You sign off, then we work. There’s a $40 discount on any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. A free second opinion on any written estimate is always available. Call (877) 610-2993 and Hal will give you a number that means something.
We Also Serve Cities Near Highland Village
If you’re in Flower Mound, Lewisville, Lake Dallas, or Corinth, we handle Gate Access Control in Highland Village and the surrounding area from our Dallas-Fort Worth metro office. The same 90-Day Done Right Promise and live-person phone answering apply everywhere we work. Call (877) 610-2993 and tell us where you are. If it’s within our service area, we’ll be there.
Serving Highland Village, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Highland Village 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 Highland Village
Yes, most Highland Village HOA covenants require architectural approval for any visible change to a gate, including keypad enclosures and video intercom mounting. We’ll prepare a simple specification sheet for your HOA review and coordinate directly with the management company so the approval process doesn’t stall the work. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll tell you what your specific HOA needs before you spend a dollar.
In Highland Village, the usual cause is an expansive clay soil cycle tilting the gate post or moving the track just enough to bind the gate and trip the operator’s UL 325 entrapment sensor. Humidity-driven rust on hinges and rollers makes it worse. The fix is to reset or replace the post footing and free the gate movement, not to bypass the safety sensor. We’ll check post plumb, hinge wear, and operator force settings in one visit. Call (877) 610-2993 for an exact diagnosis and a written quote.
Yes. When we install a new phone entry system, we port your existing keypad codes into the new controller so residents don’t need to re-learn anything. This applies to LiftMaster, FAAC, DoorKing, Linear, and most other systems common in Highland Village HOA communities. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll map out the integration before the work begins.
Look at where the gate sags. A gate that sags at the hinge post usually has a structural problem: the post footing has moved in Highland Village’s expansive clay, or the post itself is rusted through. A gate that binds at the latch side but swings evenly usually has worn hinges or rollers. We’ll measure post plumb with a level and check the footing before recommending any repair, and we’ll show you what we find. A new hinge on a tilted post won’t hold; that’s the “fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice” situation. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free assessment.
Solar gate openers work in Highland Village, but lake-side installations need a larger panel and a higher-capacity battery than inland installs because the humidity and cloud cover off Lake Lewisville reduce solar gain and accelerate connection corrosion. We install solar systems with stainless hardware and sealed battery enclosures on lakeside properties, and we’ll spec the panel size for your specific gate weight and usage. A solar opener on a rusted, clay-heaved gate post is still a failing gate, so we address the post first. Call (877) 610-2993 and tell us which side of the lake you’re on; we’ll recommend the right system.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Highland Village since 2001.