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If your automatic gate in Acworth won’t open, reverses before it closes, or has gone completely dead, we can usually have it diagnosed and repaired the same day. Most gate motor repairs in Acworth run $180 to $340 for common failures like bad control boards, stripped gears, or wiring corrosion. We’re Gatewood Fence & Gate, and we’ve been fixing gate operators in Cherokee and Cobb County communities since 2001. Call (877) 610-2993 and you’ll talk to a live person, not a voicemail.
Acworth is different from other Atlanta suburbs when it comes to gate work. The HOA entrance gates and driveway gates built during the late 1990s and early 2000s subdivision boom are now hitting the 20 to 25 year mark all at once. That means we see the same failures repeating across Bentwater, Brookstone, Centennial Commons, and the communities along Cedarcrest Road and Baker Road. We know what those gates are doing before we even pull into the neighborhood, because we’ve fixed dozens of them.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Acworth’s Preferred Gate Motor & Opener Company
Hal Gatewood started this company in 2001, and his name is still on the shop and on every invoice. We’re not a franchise and we don’t rotate crews through Acworth from another state. The person who answers your call is the same person who knows what your gate model needs, and the person who shows up is someone Hal would put his own name behind.
Acworth homeowners have told us the same thing for years: they got burned by a company that quoted one price over the phone and charged another at the door. We don’t work that way. Every job gets a written price before we touch a single bolt, and that price doesn’t change unless we find something you approve first. Our 90-Day Done Right Promise is in writing on every job. If it’s not done right, we make it right, no runaround.
We answer calls 24/7 with a live person. Not an answering service three states away. Not a chatbot. When your HOA entrance gate is stuck open at 2 a.m. and every resident’s car is exposed, you need to reach a real human who can get a crew rolling to Acworth that night. That’s what we do.
We’re also the Gate Motor & Opener team that certified to service LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. That covers almost every operator installed in Acworth’s HOA communities and private driveways since the 1990s. If it opens a gate, one of us has worked on it.
Our Gate Motor & Opener Services in Acworth
Motor Repair
This is the bulk of what we do in Acworth. A swing gate operator that reverses mid-cycle, hums without moving, or trips its breaker is usually repairable if you catch it early. We see a lot of control board failures from humidity corrosion inside unsealed operator housings, especially on older linear and swing arm units that sit in full Georgia sun and rain. We fix the gate in your driveway, not hauled off to some shop. On-site welding means a cracked arm bracket or fatigued hinge gets repaired the same visit.
Slide Motor
Slide gates are common at HOA entrances in Acworth, and they fail differently than swing gates. The red clay here doesn’t just heave posts; it also shifts the concrete pad the slide track sits on. When the track goes out of level by a quarter inch, the gate drags, the motor strains, and the limit switches lose their mind. We re-level tracks, weld cracked rollers, and replace slide motors from Linear, BFT, and Viking with units rated for the load and the weather.
Battery Backup
Acworth’s winter ice storms are rare but serious, and when the power drops, an automatic gate without a battery backup becomes an immovable object. For HOA entrance gates especially, a battery backup isn’t a luxury. It keeps residents moving and emergency vehicles able to get through. We install and retrofit battery backup systems on existing operators from LiftMaster, FAAC, DoorKing, and Elite, sized to hold up through the long outages that come after ice events.
Motor Installation
If a gate operator is genuinely beyond repair, we’ll tell you straight instead of selling you a motor you don’t need. When a replacement is the right call, we install new motors and openers on both swing and slide gates, including full operator retrofits on older gates that predate current safety standards. We handle the wiring, the safety edges, the photo eyes, and the programming. You get a written price before we start, and that price covers the whole 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 Acworth
We service and install Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, and Elite, among others. For Acworth customers, that means we can usually source parts fast and we stock the most common boards, gears, remotes, and safety components for the brands we see most in 30101 and 30102. If you’ve got an old Viking swing arm or a DoorKing slide operator that’s been running since the Clinton administration, we’d rather fix it than replace it. That’s the whole point of what we do.
Common Gate Motor & Opener Problems We See in Acworth Homes
- Post lean from red clay movement. Acworth’s expansive clay swells when it rains and shrinks during summer drought. Over the course of several seasons, that cycle walks gate posts out of plumb an inch or more. A swing gate that binds or auto-reverses is often not a motor problem at all. It’s a post that has tilted out of vertical, and fixing the motor without fixing the post means you’ll fix it twice.
- Humidity corrosion in operator housings. Acworth summers are humid, and that moisture gets inside gate operator enclosures and eats at wiring harnesses, terminals, and control board connections. Unsealed linear motor units are especially vulnerable. A gate that works fine in winter and starts acting up in July is usually a corrosion issue.
- Ice storm damage to arms and tracks. When a rare Georgia ice storm hits Acworth, it lays a quarter inch of ice on everything including gate arms and slide tracks. Operators not rated for ice loading snap arms or bend tracks. We get a sharp spike in calls after each event, and we keep common replacement arms and track sections ready for quick turnaround.
- Aging HOA entrance infrastructure. Hundreds of Acworth’s community entrance gates were installed around the same time, between the late 1990s and mid 2000s. That means they’re failing in waves, not one at a time. If your community’s gate is acting up, half the other communities on the same builder’s plans probably are too. We’ve already fixed most of them.
Pricing for Gate Motor & Opener in Acworth, GA
Here’s honest money. A basic diagnosis and service call inside the county carries no trip charge, and we’ll tell you what’s wrong before you commit to anything. Common motor repairs in Acworth run $180 to $340. A new swing gate operator installed typically runs $1,100 to $2,400 depending on the drive style and whether we’re retrofitting an older gate or replacing an existing operator. Slide motor replacement runs $900 to $2,200. Battery backup installation adds $450 to $1,200 depending on the operator and the amp-hour capacity. These are real numbers for Acworth’s market, not a national average. We quote every job in writing before any work starts, and we honor that quote. You also get $40 off any repair over $200, a free second opinion on any written estimate, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans.
| Service | Typical Acworth Range |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis & service call (inside county) | No trip charge |
| Motor repair (board, gear, wiring) | $180 - $340 |
| Swing gate motor installation | $1,100 - $2,400 |
| Slide motor replacement | $900 - $2,200 |
| Battery backup installation | $450 - $1,200 |
Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll give you a straight number for your specific gate. Estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Acworth
We cover Acworth and the surrounding communities, including Kennesaw, Woodstock, Holly Springs, and Marietta. If you’re just over the county line in Cobb or Cherokee, you’re still in our service area. Learn more about Gate Motor & Opener in Acworth or give us a call and we’ll tell you when we can be there.
Serving Acworth, GA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Acworth 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 Motor & Opener in Acworth
Most likely yes, and you should assume so until you’ve checked your covenants. Acworth’s HOA communities from the 1995-2010 building era almost universally require architectural review for any gate change, including motor type, gate height, finish, and whether the final look matches the community’s original entrance design. Some boards also want shared entry systems to stay uniform across neighborhoods, meaning a retrofit on one driveway can’t clash with the rest of the street. We’ve worked with management companies throughout Acworth and can provide the spec sheets and drawings your board will ask for. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll help you get the paperwork right the first time.
On most Acworth lots, the cause is post lean from red clay movement, not a faulty motor. The safety reverse trips because the gate physically binds as the post has tilted out of plumb, and the operator reads that resistance as an obstruction. We recently reset the hinge post on a swing gate off Cedarcrest Road in an HOA community after the operator kept reversing mid-cycle. The post had walked nearly an inch out of vertical since original installation, binding the gate and tripping the safety reverse on a LiftMaster LA400 before we corrected the footing and re-aligned the rack and pinion. The motor was fine. The post wasn’t. Call us before you buy a new motor.
Yes, in most cases. We can retrofit battery backup onto existing operators from LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, DoorKing, and Elite. For Acworth’s HOA entrance gates, a battery backup is the single most valuable upgrade you can make before the next ice storm. We’ll size the batteries for your gate’s weight, usage cycles, and the length of an extended outage. Written quote before we start, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise applies. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll come measure and price it.
It does, and it’s not a small amount. Acworth’s expansive clay swells when saturated and shrinks during drought, which creates a slow-but-steady walking motion on any post that wasn’t set below the frost and moisture line with proper concrete. Over the course of a few wet-dry cycles, that movement adds up to an inch or more of tilt. Once a post is out of vertical, the gate binds, the operator works harder, and eventually something fails. The fix isn’t shims. It’s digging the footing, re-setting the post below the clay zone, and re-aligning the gate so it swings freely again. We do that work on site, in your driveway, with on-site welding if the hinge geometry changed.
Yes. Automatic gate operators must meet federal UL 325 entrapment protection standards, including photo eyes, safety edges, and force-sensing reverse. That applies to private driveway gates and HOA entrance gates alike in Acworth and throughout Georgia. An older gate that predates those standards is grandfathered in some cases, but if you replace the operator, the new installation has to comply. We’ll make sure your gate meets code, because a gate that closes on a kid or a car isn’t a repair problem. It’s a liability. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll inspect your gate and tell you exactly what’s needed.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Motor & Opener Work in Acworth
If you live in Acworth, in one of the HOA communities along Cedarcrest Road, Baker Road, or anywhere in 30101 or 30102, and your gate is giving you trouble, call us. We answer with a live person, day or night. We quote in writing before we start, we honor that quote, and we stand behind the work with our 90-Day Done Right Promise. Hal Gatewood has been at this since 2001, and his name is on the shop. That’s the oldest accountability there is.
Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate. If you’ve got a written quote from someone else, bring it to us and we’ll give you a free second opinion. You’ll know you got a straight answer, and you’ll know exactly what it costs before we touch a wrench.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Acworth since 2001.