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When a gate post shifts out of plumb or a weld cracks on an estate gate in Bee Cave, the fix usually happens same week, not next month. Most hinge replacements and post repairs in the 78738 ZIP run $285-$680, and we quote the price in writing before any work starts. If your gate is sagging, binding, or dragging across the driveway in Falconhead, Ladera, or Lake Pointe, call (877) 610-2993 and you’ll talk to a live person who knows Hill Country gates.
Bee Cave is one of the most gate-dense small cities in Central Texas. Roughly 10,000 people live here, and a striking number of them are behind automated wrought-iron or steel driveway gates. Those gates were mostly installed during the building boom from the mid-2000s through the 2010s. That means a lot of them are now hitting their first structural overhaul and operator replacement cycle at the same time. We’re the crew that shows up, welds on site, and leaves the gate working in your driveway instead of hauling it off to a shop.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Bee Cave’s Preferred Gate Parts & Welding Company
Hal Gatewood started this company in 2001, and his name is on every invoice. There’s no franchise behind us, no dispatch queue three states away. When you call, a person answers. When we schedule a repair in Bee Cave, the crew shows up in the window we promised. Our published address and license number are easy to find, because that’s exactly how it should be.
Bee Cave homeowners tend to ask pointed questions, and that’s fair. Many of them have already been burned by a national outfit that quoted one number on the phone and a different one at the door. We don’t play that game. The price we agree on before the job is the price on the invoice. If work is over $200, you’ll see the $40 standing discount applied. And every job, from a hinge replacement in Lake Pointe to a full slide-gate retrofit near Falconhead West, carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing.
We service nine major gate brands, including FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Viking. Having worked Bee Cave since the first wave of these communities went in, we know which operators those builders favored and which ones are now failing. That’s not something you learn from a manual.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Services in Bee Cave
Most of what we do in Bee Cave falls into four categories. Here’s how each one actually works on the ground here.
Hinge Replacement
A heavy estate gate hangs on a handful of hinge welds. When one of those starts to crack, you’ll hear it before you see it: a groan when the gate swings, a sag you can feel in the post. In Bee Cave, hinge failures often trace back to a post that’s been moving in the clay. We don’t just weld a new hinge onto a post that’s still shifting. We check the post first, then replace the hinge, set the gate back on its swing plane, and confirm the gap is even all the way around. Typical hinge replacement in Bee Cave runs $180-$360 per hinge depending on gate weight and access.
Post Replacement
This is the big one in the Hill Country. Bee Cave sits on limestone and clay that expands and contracts with every wet winter and dry summer. Gate posts heave, settle, and lean. We see it constantly in neighborhoods like Uplands at Bee Cave, where long driveway runs put extra leverage on posts. A proper post replacement here means cutting out the old post, digging a deeper footing with real gravel drainage, setting a new plate-steel post, and welding the hinge plates back on true. Expect $400-$900 per post in Bee Cave depending on depth and whether the old footing needs to come out by hand.
Rail Repair
On slide gates, which are common in Bee Cave because of narrow Hill Country lots and shared driveways, the rail and rack take constant abuse. Limestone dust gets into the rollers. A bent rack makes the gate stutter and bind. The operator overheats trying to force it. If the rail is still structurally sound, we can often straighten, weld, and reinforce it. If it’s not, we cut it out and weld in a new section. Rail repair on a Bee Cave slide gate typically runs $250-$550, and the gate stays in place while we work.
Custom Welding
HOA covenants in most Bee Cave communities specify wrought-iron or ornamental steel with specific finish and picket requirements. Off-the-shelf replacement parts often don’t match. We do custom welding on site: rebuilding a damaged scroll, fabricating a matching picket, welding a cracked frame rail, or adding a plate to reinforce a stress point. Because we work with these communities regularly, our crews carry finish specs and HOA requirement sheets for places like Falconhead and Lake Pointe. Custom welding jobs in Bee Cave generally run $150-$700 depending on scope and finish work.
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 Bee Cave
We’re certified to service LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. In Bee Cave, we see a lot of FAAC and Linear operators on the older gates from the 2000s, and BFT and Viking on newer installations. We keep common wear parts on the truck for these brands, so a call to Gate Parts & Welding doesn’t turn into a two-week wait for a board to ship from somewhere else. When a part for your specific operator isn’t on the shelf locally, we know exactly what to order and how long it’ll take, and we tell you that upfront.
Common Gate Parts & Welding Problems We See in Bee Cave Homes
- Posts heaved out of plumb after wet winters. The expansive clay around Bee Cave swells with moisture and shrinks in drought. Posts that were set in shallow footings start to lean and rotate. When that happens, swing gates bind at the latch and the hinge welds start to crack under the strain.
- Slide gate racks bent by settlement or impacts. Lots in Bee Cave sit on limestone, and some driveways have settled over time. When the pad moves, the rack and pinion takes the hit. The gate stutters, the teeth wear unevenly, and the operator’s current draw spikes until it trips or burns out.
- HOA finish and picket mismatches. Communities like Falconhead West have architectural guidelines that govern gate finishes, colors, and picket spacing. A homeowner who swaps a part without approval can get a notice from the HOA, even after a legitimate repair. That’s why we carry community specs and work through the approval step before the torch comes out.
- Underground operator wiring damaged by flash flooding. Bee Cave sits in the Barton Creek flash-flood corridor. Intense storms off the Edwards Plateau push fast water through low spots in the 78738 ZIP. Gate operators and their wiring near drainage paths get wet, corrode, and short. If your keypad is dead after a storm, water got in somewhere.
Pricing for Gate Parts & Welding in Bee Cave, TX
Here’s what Bee Cave homeowners can expect for the most common gate parts and welding work:
| Service | Typical Price Range in Bee Cave |
|---|---|
| Hinge replacement (per hinge) | $180-$360 |
| Post replacement (per post) | $400-$900 |
| Rail repair on a slide gate | $250-$550 |
| Custom welding and fabrication | $150-$700 |
| Gate roller replacement (pair) | $140-$320 |
| Latch and lock repair or replacement | $110-$280 |
These are real numbers from jobs we’ve done in Bee Cave, not internet averages. The biggest variable is access: if the gate is at the end of a long driveway with no room to stage, that adds labor time. We always give an upfront, written price before work begins, and that price doesn’t change unless you change the scope. No trip charge inside the county, and seniors and veterans get 10% off every job, permanently. We also offer a free second opinion on any written estimate you’ve gotten from another company in Bee Cave.
We Also Serve Cities Near Bee Cave
Our crews work throughout the Hill Country west of Austin. Besides Gate Parts & Welding in Bee Cave, we regularly handle repairs in Lakeway, Lago Vista, Shady Hollow, and Austin. If your gate is giving you trouble and you’re within 20 minutes of the 78738 ZIP, call us. The same 90-Day Done Right Promise applies everywhere we work.
Serving Bee Cave, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Bee Cave 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 Parts & Welding in Bee Cave
A sagging gate in Bee Cave is almost never a panel problem. It’s a post problem. The clay and limestone soils here move seasonally, and when a hinge post heaves or leans, the gate drops out of alignment and looks like it’s sagging. Welding the panel might straighten it temporarily, but if the post is still moving, the sag returns. The real fix is replacing or resetting the post with a deeper, better-drained footing, then re-hanging the gate on welded plates. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll figure out which post is the culprit.
We know the drill in Falconhead West. Many of these communities require architectural-review approval before an operator brand change or a visible hardware swap. We keep HOA contact sheets and lead time expectations for the major Bee Cave communities in our workflow. Before we weld or replace anything visible, we’ll help you submit the right documentation with the correct finish and brand specs, so you don’t end up with a fine after a legitimate repair. That preapproval step is built into our schedule, not an afterthought.
Yes. Tight cul-de-sac lots and shared driveways in Bee Cave make swing gates impractical in a lot of cases. A slide conversion means welding in a track with proper drainage, setting a steel post for the rack and pinion, and keeping the keypad and safety photocells live during the work. We’ve done this on properties from Ladera to Lake Pointe. The conversion itself typically runs $1,200-$2,800 depending on gate length and the condition of the existing posts, and we’ll give you a written price after we measure.
Every gate operator installed after 2000 is supposed to meet UL 325, which means it has safety photocells and a force-sensing mechanism to keep the gate from crushing anything in its path. When we weld near gate posts in Bee Cave, we always re-test the photo-eyes and the obstruction-sensing circuit after the job. Welding sends current through the frame and can damage board components if the system isn’t isolated. We disconnect and isolate operator electronics before welding, then run a full safety test before we pack up. If the eyes don’t pass, the gate doesn’t go back into service until they do. That’s non-negotiable.
Lake Pointe has some genuinely ornate steelwork. We use a small-rod arc process for most ornamental repairs because it concentrates heat exactly where you need it, which means less scorch and burn outside the weld zone. After the weld, we clean the area, treat it for rust, and prime it to match. If you have the original finish code from the builder, we can often match it closely. If not, we’ll work with you or your HOA to spec a finish that passes architectural review. The goal is a repair that doesn’t look like a repair.
Call Us Before You Call an Ambulance for Your Gate
If your gate is dragging, grinding, or refusing to close in Bee Cave, we’ll put eyes on it. Same-week appointments are the norm, and a live person answers our phone 24 hours a day. We don’t have a voicemail you’ll wait on. We don’t have a call center three states away. It’s Hal’s company, it’s our name on the invoice, and the shop is down the road. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate. We’ll give you a written price before we start, and you’ll know what the job costs before the first weld goes down.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Bee Cave since 2001.