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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Access Control Across Lilburn
Gate access control in Lilburn typically costs $350-$1,900 depending on whether we’re retrofitting an older system or installing new keypad entry, phone entry, or a card reader from scratch. Most Lilburn repairs are done same day or next morning, because we stock parts locally and Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates in Gwinnett County since 2001. If you live in a subdivision off Killian Hill Road or Ronald Reagan Pkwy and your keypad stopped opening the gate after the last big rain, call (877) 610-2993 and a live person answers. Not a voicemail. We’ll tell you honestly whether your operator can be saved or whether it’s time to put it out of its misery.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Lilburn’s Preferred Gate Access Control Company
We’re the company Lilburn homeowners call after a national outfit quoted one price on the phone and charged another at the door. Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop, the address is published, and the license number is there for anyone to look up. That’s not marketing. That’s the oldest accountability there is.
Lilburn’s housing stock is mostly brick-front ranches and two-story traditionals built between 1975 and 2000, and a lot of those homes still have the original builder-installed gate operator. Our Gate Access Control team has repaired hundreds of those systems over 29 years, and we know exactly which boards fail, which remotes stop pairing, and which keypads have outlived their wiring. Background-checked, uniformed technicians show up when they say they will. Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, one call brings Hal back. No runaround.
Our Gate Access Control Services in Lilburn
Keypad Entry
We install and repair keypads on gates throughout 30047 and 30048. The older subdivisions in Lilburn, particularly the rolling lots near Killian Hill Road, often have keypads wired to 1990s control boards that are still limping along. Sometimes the keypad itself is fine and the board is dead. We test before we replace. A new keypad install in Lilburn runs $225-$425; a full keypad and board retrofit runs $650-$1,200. Only one of those fixes solves the problem if the board has failed, and we’ll show you which one you need before any work starts. Price is quoted and agreed before we touch anything.
Remote Control
If your 1990s-era operator in a Lilburn subdivision won’t accept a new universal remote, we can usually tell you whether it’s the remote, the receiver, or the board. We stock remotes for FAAC, Linear, and Viking systems, among others. A replacement remote programmed on site runs $60-$150. But when the receiver on an older Viking or Linear board has failed, you’re looking at $250-$450 to add a modern aftermarket receiver wired into the existing operator, which keeps the gate working without a full replacement. We’ll show you the failed part before we remove it.
Phone Entry
Lilburn homes with long driveways and older gates often use a phone entry system so visitors can call from the street. We install and service those, including reprogramming directory codes and replacing failed relay boards. A basic phone entry upgrade runs $800-$2,200 depending on whether you want cellular or landline, and how many resident codes you need. Homes at the back of quiet cul-de-sacs in older Lilburn subdivisions tend to want this upgrade because the gate is far enough from the house that a knock on the door never happens.
Card Reader
Card readers and fob systems are common on Lilburn properties where a homeowner wants a record of who came and went, or just doesn’t want to hand out a keypad code. We install standalone card readers for $550-$1,500 and full access control packages with card readers plus an app-managed controller for $1,500-$4,000. If you’ve already got a keypad and remote and just want to add card access, that’s usually a half-day job.
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 Lilburn
We service FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Viking operators, and we’re certified on nine major gate brands overall. For Lilburn customers, we keep local parts inventory for the brands most common in older Gwinnett subdivisions. If your FAAC hydraulic operator cracked in the last ice storm, or your Linear board stopped recognizing remotes, we can often have the part on the truck the same day. We don’t make you wait two weeks for a part while your gate sits open or closed. Call (877) 610-2993 and ask what we’ve got on hand for your brand.
Common Gate Access Control Problems We See in Lilburn Homes
- Red-clay post heave after summer thunderstorms. Lilburn’s expansive clay soil swells in the wet season and shrinks in dry spells, and the hinge post on a 25-35-year-old swing gate didn’t get a deep enough footing when it was poured. The post rotates just enough to pull the latch off the striker, so the keypad beeps, the remote clicks, and the gate won’t physically move. Fix the board first and you’ll fix it again.
- Original 1980s-90s control boards losing relay contacts. That builder-installed operator near Ronald Reagan Pkwy is now thirty years old, and its control board was never designed to last this long. When relay contacts burn or the board stops recognizing modern rolling-code remotes, you’re not crazy. The board is done. We can retrofit a new receiver or replace the board outright, and we’ll tell you which is cheaper before we quote it.
- Falling limbs from mature Georgia pines. Heavily wooded Lilburn lots look beautiful until a pine limb comes down on the gate frame. The impact knocks the safety photocell out of alignment or cracks the frame, and then the older operator faults out and refuses to close. We realign or replace the safety edges and photocell, and if the frame is cracked, we weld it on site. The gate stays in your driveway.
- Older operators lacking modern entrapment protection. A lot of Lilburn gates were hung before modern safety requirements existed. When we touch an older system, we check the safety photocell and edge sensors. If they’re missing or dead, we recommend adding them, even if you only asked for a keypad replacement. It’s about not having a gate close on a child or a dog.
Pricing for Gate Access Control in Lilburn, GA
Here’s what Lilburn homeowners can expect to pay for gate access control work in 2026. A keypad replacement runs $225-$425 for the keypad plus labor. A new smart keypad with smartphone control runs $450-$850. Adding a phone entry system runs $800-$2,200. A card reader install runs $550-$1,500. Retrofitting a modern receiver onto an older FAAC, Linear, or Viking operator runs $250-$450. Replacing an old control board runs $400-$900, depending on the brand. Full smart access with video intercom starts around $1,900. The price is quoted and agreed before any work starts. No trip charge inside the county, $40 off any repair over $200, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Call (877) 610-2993 for an exact quote, estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lilburn
If you’re in Lawrenceville, Norcross, Snellville, or Duluth, we make the same trip every week. Same live phone answer, same 90-Day Done Right Promise, same person who will look you in the eye. We serve Gate Access Control in Lilburn and the surrounding Gwinnett communities with the same parts on the truck and the same day or next day response.
Serving Lilburn, GA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lilburn 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 Lilburn
The keypad is sending the signal, but the gate’s safety sensor or entrapment protection is shutting the operator off. In Lilburn’s red-clay soil, the usual culprit is a hinge post that has heaved and rotated enough to misalign the safety photocell or bind the arm. Your keypad is probably fine. The fix is realigning or resetting the post and realigning the sensor, not replacing the keypad. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll walk through diagnostics before anyone even drives out.
Probably not. Those older operators often have a receiver or relay that has failed, not the whole operator. We can add a modern aftermarket receiver wired into the existing board for $250-$450, and your new remote will work. If the board itself has burned relay contacts, we’ll replace the board for $400-$900 and show you the failed part before we remove it. You don’t need a full operator replacement just because the remote won’t pair.
Yes. We retrofit older FAAC, Linear, and Viking operators with smart access controllers that add smartphone control while keeping your existing keypad and remote functional. The upgrade runs $450-$850 for a smart keypad or $1,500-$4,000 for a full access control system with an app-managed controller. This is popular in Lilburn neighborhoods where homeowners want to open the gate from inside the house or check who arrived while they were gone. The operator itself doesn’t need to be replaced.
The gate sags because the hinge post has heaved in Lilburn’s expansive red clay. The latch misses the striker, so the lock can’t release. The real fix is resetting the hinge post with a deeper concrete footing and realigning the hinges. This is a post-reset and hinge realignment job, not a keypad fix. We do the reset on site, in your driveway, and the price is quoted before we start. In older subdivisions along the rolling terrain near Killian Hill Road, this is the single most common access control repair we do.
Yes, if the sensors are missing or non-functioning. Many of Lilburn’s 25-35-year-old gates were installed before modern entrapment protection standards existed, and when we touch an older system we check the photocell and safety edges. If they’re dead, we recommend adding them at the same time. It’s not an upsell. It’s the difference between a gate that stops when it hits something and a gate that doesn’t. Adding or replacing a safety photocell runs $150-$300, and it’s worth every dollar. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll give you a straight answer on whether yours are still working.
Contact Gatewood Fence & Gate in Lilburn
If your gate access control is giving you trouble in Lilburn, call (877) 610-2993. A live person answers, day or night. We’ll tell you whether the part can be saved or needs replacing, we’ll quote the price before any work starts, and we’ll put the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. Hal Gatewood has been at this since 2001, and the name is on the shop. That’s the whole point.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Lilburn since 2001.