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Gate access control in Richland Hills means keypads, intercoms, card readers, and phone entry that actually work on gates built decades ago, hung on posts set in some of the most difficult clay soil in Tarrant County. We retrofit existing gates rather than ripping them out. A keypad install or intercom upgrade in Richland Hills typically runs $350 to $1,400 depending on what is already on the post and whether the post itself is still square. Call (877) 610-2993 and a live person answers, day or night, not a voicemail.
Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and our team knows the 76180 ZIP code block by block. We know which 1950s and 1960s ranch homes have original posts leaning toward the alley and which ones already had a post reset done right. That local knowledge matters when you’re bolting a keypad to a post that has been slowly moving for forty years.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Richland Hills’s Preferred Gate Access Control Company
We are not a franchise with a rotating cast of technicians. Gatewood Fence & Gate is Hal Gatewood’s company, his name is on the shop, and the same crew that installs your keypad or intercom will be the one that comes back if anything is wrong. Every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it is not right, one call brings us back, no runaround, no argument about whether your issue is covered.
Richland Hills homeowners call us because the person who answers the phone at 2 a.m. is a real person who can talk through whether you need emergency service tonight or can wait until morning. We do not operate a dispatch queue. We answer the phone 24/7, and we have been doing it that way for over two decades.
We service nine major gate brands including FAAC, BFT, and Linear. We carry common parts in our local stock, so we are not ordering a control board from a warehouse and leaving your gate hanging open for a week. When we say responsive, we mean we show up in the window we promised, and we quote the price before any work starts. That price does not change when we arrive.
For seniors and veterans, we offer a permanent 10% discount. It is not a coupon. It is just how we do business in Richland Hills.
Our Gate Access Control Services in Richland Hills
Keypad Entry
Keypad entry is the most common upgrade we do on Richland Hills gates. Most of these ranch homes have either a basic mechanical gate latch or an older wireless keypad that has gone through ten years of Texas sun and triple-digit heat. A new weatherproof keypad mounted on a properly plumbed post, wired to your existing operator, solves the problem. The key is the post. In Richland Hills, a keypad mounted on a post that is still shifting in Blackland clay will drift out of alignment with the strike plate, and within one rainy season the latch will stop catching. We check the post before we mount anything.
Video Intercom
A video intercom lets you see who is at the gate before you open it, and in Richland Hills that matters because most gates sit at the end of a driveway where you cannot see the street from the front door. We install wired and wireless video intercom systems that tie into your phone, so you can talk to a delivery driver or a visitor without walking out to the gate. For older ranch homes with no existing gate wiring, wireless options keep the install clean without trenching through a mature yard.
Phone Entry
Phone entry systems let a visitor at the gate press a button and have it call your cell phone or landline. You can then open the gate remotely from wherever you are. For Richland Hills homeowners who run errands in Hurst or work in Fort Worth, phone entry means you are not physically tied to the gate. It also means you can let a contractor, a grandkid, or a neighbor through while you are on the other side of town. These systems integrate with most modern operators and can often be retrofitted to older ones that are still mechanically sound.
Card Reader
Card and fob readers are a good fit for a Richland Hills property where more than one person needs regular access, a home with adult children, a caregiver, a regular housekeeper, or a shared driveway situation. The reader gives each person their own credential, and if a fob is lost or a code is compromised, you deactivate one card instead of changing the garage code and calling everyone who knows it. We wire card readers to work with the operator you already have when the operator is new enough to accept the input, and we will tell you straight when it is not.
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 Richland Hills
We are certified to service LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. In Richland Hills we see a lot of older FAAC and BFT units on gates that were installed in the late 1980s and 1990s, along with more recent LiftMaster and Linear operators on remodels. Because we stock common boards, sensors, and remotes locally, turnaround on Richland Hills calls is typically same-day for parts we carry and two to three days for anything requiring a special order. We will always tell you the expected wait before we order anything.
Common Gate Access Control Problems We See in Richland Hills Homes
- Keypads and intercoms tilted out of plumb. The hinge post shifts in Blackland clay, the mounted housing twists away from the latch, and the lock and sensors stop aligning. We re-plumb the post before reinstalling the access hardware, and that is not a shortcut other companies in this ZIP code always take.
- Obsolete control boards failing in summer heat. Operators from the 1980s and 1990s, still common on original Richland Hills gate installs, have boards that fail intermittently when the Texas sun pushes surface temperatures past 100 degrees. The gate sticks mid-cycle, and cycling power only works until the next hot afternoon. We stock newer replacement boards that drop into many of these older units, saving you from replacing a whole operator.
- Warped wooden gates tripping photo-eye sensors. Older cedar swing gates without reinforcement warp in the heat. A warped board swings into the photo-eye beam, the operator thinks something is in the way, and the gate refuses to close or opens then immediately reverses. We straighten or brace the gate and realign the sensors, or we replace the gate if the wood is past saving.
- Loop detectors failing after storms. Exit sensors buried in driveways across Richland Hills sit in soil that expands and contracts with every rain. When the detector loop breaks or shifts, the gate will not auto-open for an exiting car. We replace the loop, and we set it in a way that accounts for the soil movement.
Pricing for Gate Access Control in Richland Hills, TX
Keypad entry systems in Richland Hills run $350 to $800 installed, depending on whether we are rewiring from scratch or replacing an existing keypad on a sound post. Video intercom systems typically run $600 to $1,400, with wireless units on the lower end and wired systems with gate station plus indoor monitor on the higher end. Phone entry systems run $400 to $900. Card reader retrofits start around $450 and top out near $1,200 if we are adding a full multi-credential system to an older operator.
If your gate post is leaning, the post reset and re-plumb typically adds $150 to $400, depending on depth and how much concrete we need to pour. We will not mount a new keypad on a post that is still moving. The written quote covers the post, the hardware, the labor, and the adjustment of the gate so it latches square. That is the price you pay, agreed before we begin. We offer $40 off any repair over $200, free second opinions on any written estimate, and no trip charge inside Tarrant County.
We Also Serve Cities Near Richland Hills
If you are in North Richland Hills, Watauga, Hurst, or Haltom City, our Gate Access Control team covers those areas too. For a closer look at work specifically in Richland Hills, visit Richland Hills for local details. The same live-answer phone line and 90-Day Done Right Promise apply everywhere we work.
Serving Richland Hills, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Richland Hills 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 Richland Hills
You need the post reset before the keypad. A post that moves every wet-dry cycle in Blackland clay will take a new keypad out of alignment with the latch within months, and then you are paying twice. We reset the post in a deeper concrete footing with proper drainage, then mount the keypad square. Call (877) 610-2993 and we will check the post first, because mounting access control on a shifting post is the most common mistake in this ZIP code.
If the operator still pulls the gate smoothly and the motor does not struggle, a 1990s unit is often worth retrofitting with a modern access board for $350 to $900. If the board itself is failing in the heat, replacement of the board plus the retrofit typically lands between $600 and $1,200. We will tell you which applies to your gate before we order anything. The written quote is the final price, and estimates are always free.
Your hinge post is heaving in the clay. After rain the soil expands, the post tilts slightly, the latch and keypad housing drift out of alignment, and the signal fires but the strike will not release. It is not an electrical problem. It is a soil problem, and the fix is re-setting the post, not replacing the keypad. In Richland Hills this is the single most common access control failure we see, and the fix is permanent when done right. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate.
Usually yes. We install video intercoms that tie into existing slide gate operators from the 1990s and early 2000s as long as the operator’s control board accepts a dry-contact input. Wireless intercoms also work without trenching new cable through a mature ranch yard. The install runs $600 to $1,400 depending on the intercom model and whether we need to upgrade the operator’s receiver. We quote the full job before any work starts.
Current safety standards require entrapment protection on automatic gates, and a gate without photocells or an equivalent safety edge should be upgraded. Richland Hills has many gates installed before those requirements existed, and we are not in the business of pretending they are fine. We retrofit modern photocells and safety edges onto older operators at a cost of $200 to $450, and we will not finish a job on an automatic gate without confirming the safety circuit works. Call (877) 610-2993 to schedule a safety check and get a written quote.
Contact Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Access Control in Richland Hills
A keypad that does not line up on a wet week, an intercom that has not worked since 2019, a card reader you are afraid to trust because the gate is older than your kids. We fix these every week in Richland Hills. The hinge post gets checked, the gate gets squared, the access hardware gets mounted on a post that is not going to move in the next rain. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate. A live person answers, and the price we quote is the price you pay, agreed before any work begins.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Richland Hills since 2001.