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Gate motor and opener service in Tyrone, GA typically runs $240 to $1,800 depending on whether we’re repairing a control board, retrofitting an old Apollo or Viking unit, or installing a commercial-grade operator on a long private driveway. Most jobs off Tyrone Road, Senoia Road, or Sandy Creek Road can be scheduled within a day or two, and we’ll quote the full price before anything comes off the truck. Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and he’s the one who makes sure the work leaving the shop meets the standard his name sits on. Call (877) 610-2993 and you’ll get a live person, day or night.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Tyrone’s Preferred Gate Motor & Opener Company
We’ve spent years on Tyrone driveways where the gate that came with the house was installed in 1998 and has been limping along ever since. Homeowners here don’t want a company that pushes a full replacement when a control-board retrofit and a properly set post would do the job. That’s exactly the work we’re built for. Our Gate Motor & Opener team has repaired units off Palmetto Road and Hwy 74 that other outfits wrote off as dead, and we fix them on site with our own welding and fabrication equipment.
We answer the phone around the clock. When your gate won’t open at 6:40 on a Tuesday morning and you need to get to work, you talk to a person, not a queue. Every job comes with the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If something isn’t right, one call brings us back. No runaround. Hal’s standing offer still applies in Tyrone: $40 off any repair over $200, free second opinion on a written estimate from anyone else, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. The Tyrone properties we serve sprawl across several acres, and a gate that won’t run isn’t an inconvenience; it’s a hole in your security.
Our Gate Motor & Opener Services in Tyrone
Motor Repair
Most Tyrone gate motor failures come from accumulated stress: worn gear assemblies, burned relay contacts, rusted limit switches, and water intrusion in the control housing. We open the operator on site, diagnose the actual fault, and rebuild or replace only what’s failed. Our Gate Repair in Tyrone on a typical swing gate operator runs $240 to $480, and we quote it before we start.
Motor Installation
On Tyrone’s long private driveways, the operator has to handle real weight. We size commercial-grade motors for heavy ornamental iron or solid wood gates, and we install them with the right slip clutch, limit configuration, and safety photocells from day one. Residential Gate Installation in Tyrone typically runs $800 to $1,800 depending on gate length, weight, and whether the existing post needs reset first.
Linear Motor
Linear motors are common on Tyrone’s slide-gate installations across wider estate entrances. When a Linear operator fails, it’s usually the cap or the board, not the rack. We stock retrofit controls and rebuild kits for Linear in the Atlanta office and bring them to Tyrone on the first trip, so you’re not waiting on a second appointment.
Slide Motor
Long-run slide gates on Tyrone’s larger lots put a specific demand on the operator: constant pulling against wheel-track friction and seasonal leaf buildup. We service and replace Viking, DoorKing, and Linear slide motors, and we adjust the track alignment so the motor isn’t pushing against a gate that’s already fighting the rails. Slide motor replacement here runs $900 to $1,700 on average.
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 Tyrone
We carry or quickly source Tyrone Gate Parts & Welding supplies for the brands most common on Tyrone gates: Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing. A lot of the original estate operators were Apollo, LiftMaster, and Viking units from the 1990s and early 2000s, and we still stock control boards, gear sets, and limit switches for those aging systems so you don’t have to rip out a gate that still hangs well. The parts live at our Atlanta office, and we coordinate dispatch that puts our crew in Tyrone the same week.
Common Gate Motor & Opener Problems We See in Tyrone Homes
- Stripped gear assemblies from years of post settlement. Tyrone’s red Georgia clay moves with the seasons, and a brick gate post that has drifted just a half-degree out of plumb loads the operator unevenly. The motor keeps pulling against a gate that’s gradually binding, and the gears strip long before the unit’s actual service life ends.
- Burned control boards from power surges and lightning. Fayette County gets its share of summer thunderstorms, and a direct or even nearby strike will cook an unprotected relay or board. We retrofit surge protection on every Tyrone operator we install.
- Ice-storm damage to swing-gate arms. Winter freezing rain doesn’t slide off a gate the way snow does. It coats the gate in a layer of ice that adds hundreds of pounds. Operator arms without slip clutches bend or the actuator gear shears; we see this cycle repeat every few winters in Tyrone.
- Intercom and photocell failures from age. Many Tyrone estates still have the original entry system wired in. When the gate motor gets replaced, the old intercom wiring and safety sensor alignment often needs attention too, or the new operator won’t communicate with the call box at the road.
Pricing for Gate Motor & Opener in Tyrone, GA
Here are real numbers for the Tyrone market. A service call and diagnosis inside Fayette County carries no trip charge. Control-board replacement or rebuild on a 2000s-era operator runs $260 to $520. Gear-set replacement runs $180 to $340. Full operator replacement on a standard dual-swing residential gate in Tyrone ranges $800 to $1,600. Slide-motor replacement on long-run estate gates runs $900 to $1,700, and intercom integration with the new operator usually adds $200 to $450 depending on the existing wiring.
You will have the full price in writing before any work begins. No figure arrives after the fact. If you’ve got another quote, bring it to us and we’ll give you a free second opinion on whether the work they proposed is actually what your gate needs.
We Also Serve Cities Near Tyrone
From the same Atlanta shop, we run crews to Tyrone and the surrounding Fayette and south Fulton communities. We handle gate motor and opener work in Tyrone, plus Fairburn, Fayetteville, Union City, and Riverdale. If you’re one town over and your gate stopped opening, the same phone number gets the same live answer.
Serving Tyrone, GA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Tyrone 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 Tyrone
Lifecycle, mostly. The original automated gates across Tyrone were installed with the estate homes between roughly 1990 and 2008, which puts the original Apollo, LiftMaster, and Viking operators at 15 to 30 years old now. Those units were not built to be endlessly repaired. When a board fails and a gearset strips within a year of each other, replacement is the honest math. A full operator replacement on a Tyrone dual-swing gate averages $800 to $1,600. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll tell you which side of the line your gate is on.
It flexes your posts out of alignment over time, which loads the operator unevenly. The clay swells with seasonal rain and shrinks in dry spells, and after 10 or 15 years, a brick column can drift enough that the gate sags and binds. The motor keeps working against that resistance until the gears or the arm give out. The real fix is resetting the post footer, not just swapping the motor. That’s standard on our Tyrone jobs.
Yes. On Tyrone estates with existing DoorKing, Viking, or Linear entry systems, we tie the new operator into the current intercom, camera, and keypad wiring so the call box at the road still opens the gate. The integration typically adds $200 to $450 depending on how much of the original wiring is reusable. If the old wiring is shot, we replace it while we’re in the trench.
A post that has quietly moved out of plumb. The owner sees a dead motor, but the original failure started years earlier with the clay soil flexing the brick column. We find this on a large share of our Tyrone repair calls. If we just replace the operator and leave the post, the new unit inherits the same load imbalance and fails early. That’s why our Gate Motor & Opener work includes checking and correcting post alignment before installation. Call (877) 610-2993 to schedule a look.
Yes. Under UL 325, automatic gate openers in residential use must have a monitored entrapment protection device: either photocells, an edge sensor, or both, depending on the setup. Our Tyrone installations always include the required safety devices, and we test them before we leave. It’s the same standard we use on every estate gate we touch in the area.
Contact Gatewood Fence & Gate in Tyrone
Your gate is a heavy piece of machinery that lives outside in Georgia weather, and when it stops, you’re either stuck on one side of your own driveway or leaving a hole in your property line. You don’t need a scripted sales pitch. You need someone who has seen the exact failure your Tyrone operator is showing, who carries the parts, and who will give you a real number before turning a wrench. Hal has been at this since 2001, and his name is on the shop. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate. You’ll get a live person, no matter the hour.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Tyrone since 2001.