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Gate access control repair in Lewisville usually comes down to two things: the electronics have gone obsolete, or the post holding the gate has moved. We’ve been handling both since 2001. If your keypad stopped reading codes in a 75067 subdivision, or your swing gate binds after a North Texas rain, call us at (877) 610-2993 and we’ll send someone who knows Lewisville’s older subdivisions, its HOAs, and its clay soil personally.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Lewisville’s Preferred Gate Access Control Company
Hal Gatewood started this shop in 2001 with a simple rule: fix the gate in your driveway, stand behind the work, and make sure the person who shows up is the same person whose name is on the invoice. That rule hasn’t changed. Lewisville homeowners call us because we answer the phone live around the clock, we publish our address and license number where anyone can check them, and we do not swap parts that don’t need swapping. We weld on site. We stock control boards, keypads, and safety edges for the brands still running in Lewisville, and we know which 1990s-era units are orphaned before we even roll up.
Every job we do in Lewisville carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. Not “up to” 90 days. Ninety days. If something we touched fails inside that window, one call brings Hal or his crew back, no runaround. That matters more in Lewisville than most places, because a gate failure here often means an HOA fine sitting in your mailbox two weeks later. We fix it the first time so you never find out what that letter looks like.
Our Gate Access Control Services in Lewisville
We service, retrofit, and install the full range of access control for Lewisville gates. Here’s what we handle most:
Keypad Entry
Keypad entry on a Lewisville gate from the 1990s usually fails one of two ways: the keypad itself is shot, or the control board behind it is obsolete. We test both before quoting anything. If the board is orphaned, we’ll tell you plainly what a retrofit costs versus nursing it along, and we’ll quote the price before any work starts.
Remote Control
When a remote stops opening a Lewisville swing gate, it’s rarely the remote. More often the receiver board has aged out, or the antenna wire has been pinched by a racking post. We trace the signal end to end, and we program remotes from LiftMaster, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, and others right at your driveway.
Phone Entry
Phone entry systems let you buzz a visitor through from your cell, which Lewisville homeowners with long driveways in 75077 and 75029 have been adding steadily. We wire, program, and test these systems for the specific cell carriers and gate operators common in Lewisville, so the system works the first night it storms and you’d rather not walk to the gate.
Card Reader
Card readers are common on community entrance gates in Lewisville’s HOA subdivisions. We install and service proximity and Wiegand-style readers, and we coordinate with HOA boards on replacement approvals. Our techs know the 75067 communities where the architectural committee has to sign off before any hardware change, and we help you get that approval moving.
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 Lewisville
We’re certified to work on nine major gate operators, and in Lewisville we see a lot of DoorKing, Viking, and Ghost Controls units still running from the original buildout. We keep common boards, keypads, and safety edges for these brands in our local stock, which means a keypad replacement in 75057 doesn’t have to wait on a warehouse in another state. If your operator is one of the orphaned DoorKing units we see across 75067, we’ll tell you that honestly and walk you through the replacement options.
Common Gate Access Control Problems We See in Lewisville Homes
- Obsolete control boards on 1990s swing gate operators. Lewisville’s late-1980s and 1990s HOA buildout put thousands of automated gates in service around the same time, and many of those control boards are now orphaned by manufacturers. When the board dies, the keypad goes dead with it.
- Clay heaving posts out of plumb. The Blackland Prairie clay under much of Lewisville swells with spring rain and contracts in drought. That seasonal movement racks gate posts, binds the gate against the opener, and overloads motors, which blows logic boards on older units.
- Ice damage from Winter Storm Uri. The February 2021 freeze cracked operator mounting brackets across Lewisville, especially on ornamental iron gates in 75077 communities. Slide gates lost rack and pinion teeth under ice load, and many of those repairs are just now showing secondary wear.
- Safety photocells that are dead or misaligned. Most Lewisville homeowners never test their photocells. A gate that reverses on its own usually has a photocell problem, not a motor problem. We test them with an obstruction on every service call.
Pricing for Gate Access Control in Lewisville, TX
Here’s what we currently see across Lewisville for access control work:
- Keypad replacement: $180-$340 installed, depending on whether we can reuse the existing wiring or need to run new conduit.
- Control board replacement: $290-$520 when OEM boards are available. If the board is orphaned, a full operator retrofit runs $1,400-$2,800 depending on gate length and post condition.
- Remote control programming and receiver replacement: $120-$240.
- Phone entry system installation: $850-$1,700, including wiring, programming, and testing.
- Video intercom retrofit: $1,200-$2,400 on existing gates, more if new cabling must be trenched across the driveway.
Every quote is written and agreed before work begins. You will not see a bigger number at the door. We offer $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, and a free second opinion on any written estimate. Seniors and veterans get 10% off permanently. Call (877) 610-2993 for your exact price.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lewisville
Our crews work Lewisville daily, and we also cover Highland Village, Lake Dallas, Flower Mound, and Coppell. If you’re just outside Lewisville proper, call us anyway. We’ll tell you straight whether the drive makes sense or whether there’s a better local option. To learn more about our full range of work, see Gate Access Control or read more about Gate Access Control in Lewisville.
Serving Lewisville, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lewisville 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 Lewisville
Heavy rain in Lewisville swells the Blackland Prairie clay under your gate posts, which shifts the post just enough to twist the gate frame. That twist strains the keypad wiring and can crack solder joints on older boards, causing intermittent keypad failure. The fix is usually to re-level the post and re-secure the wiring before replacing the keypad itself. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll diagnose it on site.
Sometimes yes, sometimes no. If your operator still has a functioning control board with a standard receiver input, we can usually add a smart access module and keypad without replacing the whole unit. If the board is one of the orphaned 1990s DoorKing or Viking models common in 75067, a retrofit means a full operator swap, which then waits on HOA architectural review. We’ll tell you which path you’re on before quoting anything.
We replace the operator with a modern unit, typically LiftMaster, and we coordinate the HOA approval if your Lewisville subdivision requires it. This is a two-stage job in many 75067 neighborhoods: the electronics get swapped, then the post footing gets reset because Lewisville clay has usually moved it. We do both stages, and we stand behind the whole job with the 90-Day Done Right Promise.
Place a trash can or cardboard box in the gate’s path and try to close it. If the gate reverses before hitting the object, the photocells are working. If it keeps closing or only reverses after contact, the photocells are misaligned or dead. That’s a safety issue, not a convenience issue, and it needs a trained professional to fix. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll test them for free when we’re out.
Summer heat in North Texas makes steel expand, and if your slide gate’s track or rack was installed tight, the expansion binds the gate against the track. Add Lewisville’s clay movement and the rack and pinion teeth start grinding. That grinding is metal-on-metal wear, and it only gets worse. We correct the track alignment, reset the rack, and replace any damaged teeth before the motor takes the load.
Your Gate Access Control Team in Lewisville
We know Lewisville’s gates because we’ve been fixing them since before half the operators in 75067 were orphaned by their manufacturers. We know the HOAs, we know the clay, and we know which repairs can wait and which will leave you locked out on a Saturday morning. If your keypad is dead, your remote stopped working, or your gate sounds like it’s chewing itself apart, call (877) 610-2993. A live person answers. The estimate is free, and the price you sign is the price you pay.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Lewisville and the surrounding communities since 2001.