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Gate parts and welding in Burleson usually costs $185-$640 depending on whether we’re replacing a hinge, resetting a post, or cutting out and re-welding a section of steel. We’re in Burleson every week, and we can have someone in the truck and on the road to 76028 or 76097 with the part in hand most days. Call (877) 610-2993 and a live person picks up, not voicemail. Hal Gatewood has been at this since 2001, and when a Burleson gate needs welding, he’s the one under the hood, not a guy who learned last Tuesday.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Burleson’s Preferred Gate Parts & Welding Company
Burleson sits right where the DFW suburbs lose their grip and the Johnson County countryside starts. That means we’re not just another fence outfit guessing at what your neighborhood requires. We know the HOA rules off Alsbury Boulevard, the ranch gates east toward Rendon, and the subdivisions along I-35W where the original builder hardware is aging out. The person who shows up has a name and a face you’ll see again at the hardware store. Hal’s address is published, his license number is on every invoice, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise is in writing on the job sheet, not buried in fine print.
Burleson customers call us because we repair first. We don’t haul your gate off to some shop in Fort Worth when the problem is a hinge post that’s gone out of plumb. We bring the welder to your driveway, fix the gate where it stands, and leave the yard cleaner than we found it. We answer calls around the clock. Not a call center three states away. A person who knows Burleson, knows our Gate Parts & Welding process, and can tell you honestly whether it’s a $200 hinge job or a $700 post reset before we ever ring your doorbell.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Services in Burleson
Hinge Replacement
Burleson’s clay soil does not forgive a hinge that was undersized to begin with. A typical hinge replacement in Burleson runs $185-$320 per side depending on whether we’re pulling gate weight, adding a reinforcement plate, or drilling new anchor points. In the 2005-2015 subdivisions east of I-35W in 76028, we regularly replace builder-grade galvanized hinges that have corroded from years of irrigation overspray and moderate hard water. We set the gate so it swings without dragging and lube it before we leave.
Post Replacement
A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle. When a post is split underground or leaning, no amount of hinge adjustment will save it. Post replacement in Burleson generally runs $260-$580 for wood, and more if we’re setting a steel post in concrete below the frost line. In 76097 and the rural pockets of 76028, the Blackland Prairie clay heaves every time the seasons swing, and tube-steel ranch gate posts take the worst of it. We reset the post footer deeper and square the gate to it, because fixing the panel without the post means you’ll fix it twice.
Rail Repair
The bottom rail is the first thing to go on a wood gate in Burleson. It sits inches from clay soil, catches sprinkler water, and rots from the bottom up. Rail repair typically runs $120-$280 for pressure-treated or cedar replacement on standard 6-foot gates. We cut out the bad section, replace it with stock that won’t wick moisture from the ground, and match the HOA’s trim profile so the architecture committee doesn’t send you a letter. That last part matters in 76028 as much as the structural fix.
Custom Welding
Not every gate problem is a standard part. Sometimes the hinge is fine but the frame is cracked at the weld joint. Sometimes you need a section fabricated, a latch re-engineered, or a tube-steel ranch gate spliced with a new rail because the old one bowed. Custom welding in Burleson runs $180-$640 on average, quoted and agreed before we strike an arc. We weld on site in your driveway. You don’t lose your gate for three weeks. And because it’s our welder in our hands, the work carries the same 90-Day Done Right Promise as everything else we do.
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 Burleson
We service and install most major gate operator brands, and if you’re in Burleson with an automatic driveway gate, chances are good we’ve already worked on your model this month. We stock service parts for Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing operators, so a board swap or safety photocell repair doesn’t have to wait on a ground shipment. If we don’t have the part in the truck, we tell you straight and give you a real arrival window, not an empty promise. Hal’s crew is certified on nine major brands including DoorKing and Linear, so we can troubleshoot the operator honestly instead of selling you a new one because the old one was vaguely misbehaving.
Common Gate Parts & Welding Problems We See in Burleson Homes
Burleson’s age and soil create pattern failures. We see the same five problems across 76028 and 76097 enough that we can usually diagnose one over the phone:
- HOA-spec wood gates hitting their 10-15 year wall. The subdivisions built along the I-35W corridor between 2005 and 2015 used similar builder-grade hardware. Bottom rails rot from clay contact, galvanized hinges corrode, and drop-rod latches seize. A big share of our calls in 76028 are full gate rebuilds, not isolated repairs.
- Clay soil heaving posts out of plumb. Blackland Prairie clay expands in wet winters and contracts in dry summers. Every cycle works the post a little farther out of square until the gate starts dragging on the latch side. This is the most common recurring repair in rural Burleson estate properties.
- Tube-steel ranch gates racking out of square. In the acreage pockets of 76097, a swing gate with a heavy horizontal span will twist and rack as the hinge post shifts in the clay. The gate binds on the latch, or scrapes the ground at the far corner, and you’re out there with a come-along every spring. We fix the post seat and square the frame once.
- Sliding gate rollers binding on dirt and debris. Burleson’s wind and clay dust work their way into roller tracks. A slide gate that groans or jerks is usually a bearing or track alignment issue. Cleaning the track helps for a week. Replacing the rollers and setting clearances properly fixes it for years.
Pricing for Gate Parts & Welding in Burleson, TX
Here’s what Burleson homeowners should expect to pay in our market. A hinge replacement runs $185-$320 per hinge side. Post replacement runs $260-$580 depending on wood versus steel and how deep we’re setting the footer. Rail repair runs $120-$280. Custom welding and fabrication run $180-$640, and we quote that job before we start, so the number you approve is the number on the invoice. Every quote is in writing and every price is agreed up front, not after we get the gate apart. You get a free estimate on any gate repair, no trip charge inside Johnson County, and a standing $40 off any repair over $200. Seniors and veterans get 10% off permanently. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll put a number to your specific gate before we even schedule the truck.
We coordinate with your HOA management company. The Burleson subdivisions in 76028 usually have architectural review, and a gate replacement triggers approval, not just a handshake. We’ll write up the scope, spec the materials to match the HOA standard, and talk to the property manager directly so you don’t have to translate gate hardware dimensions into an email. That’s how we do it in Burleson, and that’s why the HOA-heavy neighborhoods off Alsbury Boulevard and Renfro Street keep calling us back. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That’s the oldest accountability there is.
We rebuilt a sagging wood driveway gate in a 2005-era subdivision off Alsbury Boulevard in 76028 where the bottom rail had rotted from clay soil contact and the galvanized hinge post had pulled out of plumb. We reset the post footing to below the frost line, replaced the rail and hinge post with pressure-treated stock, and upgraded the hinges and drop-rod latch to stainless. That gate now swings level and holds square through wet winters. We didn’t patch it. We fixed it where the failure actually was.
One thing that sets Burleson apart from the neatly suburban cities to the north: we can go from an HOA-spec wood privacy gate in 76028’s I-35W subdivisions to a working tube-steel ranch gate on acreage in 76097 inside the same morning. It’s a dual-market demand most DFW fence companies don’t have to handle. We do. The same crew that resets a stained cedar gate by the walking trail will weld a new hinge barrel onto a pipe gate out by the ranch road. That range of hardware is a Burleson specialty, and it’s why our truck is stocked differently when we run this route.
We Also Serve Cities Near Burleson
Our gate parts and welding route covers Burleson and the surrounding Johnson and Tarrant County edges. If you’re in Crowley, Everman, Rendon, or Joshua, you’re inside our normal service loop and we can coordinate a stop without pretending it’s a special trip. Same live-answer phone, same 90-Day Done Right Promise, same person at the door. Call us and tell us where your gate is hanging up, and we’ll work from there.
Serving Burleson, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Burleson 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 Burleson
Most likely yes, and we recommend you treat that as non-negotiable in the master-planned subdivisions of 76028. The architectural review committee usually requires submission of the gate style, height, material, and finish before installation. We’ll provide those specs and, if needed, a drawing or material sample to match the HOA standard. In our experience, cleanup and self-install failures are the two fastest ways to get a violation letter, so let us handle the spec sheet. Call (877) 610-2993, and we’ll walk you through what’s actually enforceable versus what a property manager says off the top of their head.
That’s Blackland Prairie clay at work. The soil expands in wet winters and contracts in dry summers, heaving the hinge post a little farther out of plumb with every cycle. Over a few years, the rack compounds until the gate drags or won’t latch. The fix is resetting the post footer below the active clay zone and re-squaring the frame. Patch the hinges without resetting the post, and you’ll be out there again next spring. We do post resets in rural Burleson regularly, and the work carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise. Call (877) 610-2993 for an on-site look.
Yes. When we custom weld a replacement section, we fabricate the steel to the HOA’s dimensional spec and match the finish, whether that’s a flat black, satin black, or a textured powder coat. We can paint or powder coat on site in most cases. In the gated communities around Burleson, the finish match matters as much as the structural repair, because the architectural committee will look at both. Tell us your HOA’s finish requirement, and we’ll confirm we can match it before we write the quote.
We can do both in one trip, and we routinely coordinate with Burleson HOAs on shared entry systems. A photocell repair usually takes under an hour if we’re already on site, and we carry sensors and mounting hardware for most major brands. We’ll verify the operator’s safety logic, adjust the photo-eye alignment, and test the reverse function before we call it done. If you already have us out for a hinge replacement, tell the person on the phone about the photocell, and we’ll plan the truck stock accordingly.
We handle it directly. We’ll confirm the HOA’s contractor requirements, submit any registration or insurance paperwork, and copy property management on the scope and schedule. You don’t have to relay messages between us and the manager. Once the gate is rebuilt, we send a completion note with photos so the file is closed. That’s standard procedure for our Burleson HOA work, and it’s why property managers in the 76028 subdivisions keep our number handy. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll start the paperwork on our end.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Burleson with gate parts and welding since 2001.