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A gate motor that won’t open before work or won’t close after dark is a particular kind of headache in Hernando, MS. You need a company that answers the phone and sends someone who’s repaired gates in your exact subdivision. Gatewood Fence & Gate has been owner-operated since 2001, and we service nine major gate brands. Call (877) 610-2993 and you’ll get a live person who can talk through what’s happening with your opener before we ever set a foot on your driveway.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Hernando’s Preferred Gate Motor & Opener Company
We work on the kind of gates that define Hernando’s estate-style neighborhoods: ornamental steel driveway gates, aluminum estate gates, heavy bespoke gates with intercoms and camera entry. Hal Gatewood put his name on this company, and that name is on every invoice. When we pull up to a property off Getwell Road or McIngvale Road, the person stepping out of the truck is accountable to you, not to a call center three states away. Our Gate Motor & Opener crew lives and works in the same north Mississippi landscape you do.
We work frequently in Hernando’s 1990s and 2000s subdivisions and the older homes around the courthouse square. Homeowners around Hernando Hills, Wellington Farms, and College Park call us because they’ve watched a gate slowly fail over the winter, and they want it fixed right the first time. We stock local parts, we weld on site, and every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing.
Our Gate Motor & Opener Services in Hernando
Motor Installation
A new motor installation in Hernando requires more than bolting a unit to the post. We check the post itself first. On Hernando’s clay-heavy soils, a post that moved half an inch over the wet winter will make any new opener labor, shorten its life, and cause the gate to drag. Our install starts with the foundation. We measure, level, and set the post properly before the motor ever comes out of the box. Prices for a straight motor install with no foundation work in Hernando typically run $650 to $1,400, and the job includes loop detector setup and door-to-door programming.
Motor Repair
Most Hernando motor failures we see are not the motor itself burning out. They are limit switch contacts corroded by humidity, stripped drive gears from a misaligned gate, or control boards fried by power surges during ice storms. We diagnose the actual problem and fix what’s broken. If a gear is stripped, we replace the gear. If a limit switch is oxidized, we replace the switch. That repair-first mindset keeps a Hernando gate running without charging you for a whole new unit. Typical motor repair in Hernando runs $180 to $480 depending on what’s actually failed.
Linear Motor
Linear arm operators are common on swing gates across Hernando’s larger lots, and we service the Linear brand specifically. We’re certified on Linear equipment and keep common Linear repair parts within reach. A failing Linear arm usually starts with grunting, slow travel, or a gate that stops halfway and reverses. On clay-heavy yards, the arm often gets blamed for a problem that began in the hinge post. We check both. Linear repairs in Hernando generally run $190 to $520, and new Linear installations start around $1,100.
Slide Motor
Slide gates are the standard for wider driveways across DeSoto County, and Hernando has plenty of them. Slide motor repair here has a specific failure pattern: rack and pinion teeth grinding because the post shifted out of plumb over the winter. We reset the post, true the track, and then rebuild or replace the operator. A rebuilt slide motor runs $450 to $950 in Hernando; a full replacement with rack and pinion runs $1,300 to $2,100. The heavier the gate, the more precise the install has to be.
What happens when you call
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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 Hernando
We’re certified to service the openers Hernando homeowners actually have. That includes FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Viking, along with LiftMaster, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing. We keep local parts stocked for most motors we service, which means if your BFT slide opener fails on a Friday afternoon, we are not waiting until Tuesday on a part from a distributor. I will be there myself, or you can drive to the shop and look us in the eye. That is how we run this.
Common Gate Motor & Opener Problems We See in Hernando Homes
- Spring post heave and gate frame misalignment: Hernando sits on expansive clay that swells through our wet winters and shrinks in our dry summers. Posts lift, frames rack, and swing gate operators labor and short-cycle because the gate no longer closes square to the stop. We start at the post because a motor cannot fix a foundation problem.
- Corroded limit switch contacts and motor internals: Hernando’s humid subtropical air drives oxidation on iron and steel gates, and that same humidity works into motor housings. We regularly open motors here and find green corrosion on limit switch contacts that have not failed yet but are about to. A cleanup and replacement beats a full motor replacement.
- Ice storm shock damage: Hernando sits in the ice storm corridor that runs south from Memphis. Glazing ice adds sudden mechanical shock to operator arms, hinge posts, and weld points already stressed by summer heat expansion. After a hard freeze-thaw cycle, we see a wave of bent arms and cracked mounting brackets.
- Safety sensor and loop detector failures on aging estate gates: The hot summer sun on dark asphalt driveways in Hernando bakes loop detector wiring, and photocells lose alignment as posts shift. A gate that reverses for no reason or refuses to close is often a sensor alignment issue, not a motor problem. We recalibrate and re-true the whole system.
Pricing for Gate Motor & Opener in Hernando, MS
Everything we quote is stated plainly and confirmed before work starts. No surprise invoice at the door. In Hernando, a basic motor repair runs $180 to $480. Linear arm replacement runs $190 to $520 with parts. A new slide motor installation on an existing track runs $1,300 to $2,100. Motor installation on a swing gate, including wiring and loop detector setup, runs $650 to $1,400. If foundation work is needed because clay has moved your post, that adds $200 to $600 depending on depth and soil condition. We give free estimates, no trip charge inside the county, and owners over 65 or veterans get a permanent 10% discount. Call (877) 610-2993 for a price on your specific gate. We’ll tell you what it costs before we ever touch a bolt.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hernando
If you’re outside Hernando, we work throughout the surrounding area. Lots of homeowners in Horn Lake, Southaven, and Olive Branch call us for the same Gate Motor & Opener in Hernando service they see us performing here, and we are happy to help. The same live phone answer, the same 90-Day Done Right Promise, the same person who shows up.
Serving Hernando, MS - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hernando 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 Hernando
Every spring in Hernando, the clay soil dries and shrinks after the wet winter, which lets gate posts drop unevenly. That drops the gate frame out of alignment, and the opener reverses because it thinks it hit an obstruction. The fix is usually a post reset with additional concrete depth, not a new motor. If your gate moves each spring, the foundation work is what lasts. Call (877) 610-2993 for a post inspection and a free estimate.
Yes. Battery backup is one of the more common upgrades we do in Hernando, especially after an ice storm knocks power out and a heavy estate gate becomes a manual wrestling match. We match the backup to your existing opener’s voltage and current draw, and we wire it into the main board so the switch is automatic. Expect $350 to $750 with new batteries installed. Call for a specific quote on your type of opener.
Yes. Every automatic gate opener installed in a residential setting must have functioning safety photocells that stop and reverse the gate when something crosses the beam. The national UL 325 standard applies, and it is not optional. We service many Hernando gates where the sensors were removed or bypassed. We will not leave a gate running in that condition. If your opener currently lacks working photocells, we can install and align a set, typically $150 to $300.
For a heavy ornamental steel gate in Hernando’s humid air and shifting clay, we usually recommend Viking or FAAC. These are both designed for continuous automotive duty, and their enclosures stand up to the humidity that ruins lighter consumer units. The thicker the gate, the more we lean toward a hydraulic Viking or a heavy-duty FAAC. Your exact gate weight, width, and post condition matter more than brand name. Call us to walk through your gate and we will tell you what we would put on our own driveway.
Hernando’s shrink-swell clay shortens opener lifespan by making the motor fight a moving gate. Every time the post heaves a quarter inch, the opener’s arm and gearbox absorb the misalignment. That is why Hernando gate motors often die years earlier than the same motor on sandy soil. We address this by setting posts deeper, using concrete collars, and re-truing frames before installing the new motor. A motor on a solid, plumb post lasts. A motor on a shifting post is a subscription to repairs.
Contact Us
If your gate motor in Hernando is failing, dragging, or dead, call (877) 610-2993. We answer live, 24/7. We will quote you the price before any work starts, we will show up when we say we will, and we will stand behind the job with our 90-Day Done Right Promise. Hal Gatewood has been at this since 2001, and his name is on the shop and on your invoice.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Hernando, MS.