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Gate parts and welding in Collierville usually comes down to one of two jobs: either a hinge or post that has finally given out under a heavy ornamental gate, or an operator that burned out after years of pushing a gate that was slowly going out of alignment. If you’re starting from scratch, our Gate Installation in Collierville covers new builds as well. We handle both, and we do the welding on site in your driveway so the gate never leaves your property. Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and his crew knows the Collierville subdivisions where these failures cluster. If your gate is sagging, scraping, or dead, call (877) 610-2993 and a live person will answer, day or night.
Key Takeaways
- On-site welding and hinge replacement, so your gate stays in your Collierville driveway
- Upfront pricing agreed before any work starts, with a free second opinion on any written estimate
- 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing on every job
- We service LiftMaster, FAAC, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, and more
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Collierville's Preferred Gate Parts & Welding Company
Collierville has more ornamental automated driveway gates per mile than almost anywhere else in Shelby County. That is not a marketing line. It is what happens when a town builds out most of its housing stock in master-planned subdivisions between 1990 and 2010, and those homes come with estate-style wrought-iron gates as standard. Those gates are all hitting the same age range now, and the failures are predictable. We see them every week in Schilling Farms, Collierville Farms, and along Houston Levee and Byhalia Road.
What sets us apart is simple enough. Hal Gatewood's name is on the shop and on every invoice. We are locally owned and owner-operated, with a published address and license number anyone can look up. When you call, a live person picks up 24 hours a day. Not a voicemail, not a call center three states away. And when the job is done, you get our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. One call brings us back, no runaround. For homeowners in Collierville who have been burned by a national outfit quoting one price on the phone and charging another at the door, that accountability is the whole point of hiring local.
Our Gate Parts & Welding team works on gates in Collierville every week. We do not schedule a Collierville job and then reroute it through three other suburbs. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Memphis office, and crews serve Collierville locally. The person who shows up is background-checked, uniformed, and has been doing this long enough to know what a Shelby County clay heave does to a hinge post.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Services in Collierville
Hinge Replacement
On Collierville's heavy ornamental swing gates, the barrel hinges carry enormous load, and after 15 to 30 years of Shelby County humidity and rain, the weld points rust and pit. A gate that sags in the middle is almost always failing at the hinge post, not in the middle. We cut out the old hinges, weld on new barrel hinges rated for the gate's full weight, and set the gate right. This is a same-day job in most cases, and we quote the full price before the first cut.
Post Replacement
Expansive clay soil is the quiet enemy of Collierville gate posts. Wet-dry cycles make the clay swell and shrink, and over decades that movement tilts and sinks posts. A gate operator that keeps burning out is often working against a post that is three or four degrees out of plumb. We dig out the old footing, set a new post in concrete at the correct depth for Shelby County soil movement, and weld the gate back on. It is a bigger job than a hinge swap, but it fixes the actual problem instead of the symptom. In the 38017 and 38027 zip codes, a typical post replacement runs $600 to $1,400 depending on post size and how much concrete was used in the original footing.
Rail Repair
Wrought-iron gates rust first at the rail welds, where water sits and never fully dries. In Collierville's 53-plus inches of annual rainfall, that process happens faster than most homeowners expect. When a rail cracks or separates, the gate loses rigidity and the operator works harder every cycle. We cut back the rusted section, weld in a new piece of matching stock, and grind the joint smooth so it disappears. In most cases the repair is done in one visit, and the quoted price does not change at the door.
Custom Welding
Some Collierville gates were custom-built for the lot and the house, and a generic replacement part will never match. We do custom welding on site, fabricating brackets, reinforcing frames, and matching existing ornamental patterns. When a gate was built by a local iron shop that has since closed or been absorbed, we can often match the work closely enough that the repair is invisible. The goal is a gate that looks original and runs like new, not a patch job that announces itself.
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 Collierville
We are certified to service nine major gate brands and their Collierville Gate Motor & Opener systems: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. In Collierville specifically, we see a lot of Viking and DoorKing operators on the older estate gates, and Ghost Controls on some of the newer slide gates in Schilling Farms. We stock common parts for all three locally, which means fewer return trips and a faster fix. When a specific board or limit switch has to be ordered, we tell you upfront and give you the date it arrives before we schedule the work.
Common Gate Parts & Welding Problems We See in Collierville Homes
- Clay heave tilting hinge posts: Shelby County expansive clay swells and shrinks with the seasons. After 15 to 30 years, swing-gate hinge posts in Collierville subdivisions have often shifted just enough to throw the gate out of alignment, which then burns out operators. This is a post footing and welding repair job, not a parts swap.
- Rust and pitting at weld points: Collierville's humidity and 53-plus inches of annual rainfall accelerate corrosion on ornamental iron. Weld points on rails and hinges are the first to go, causing sag correction needs and rail fractures that look worse than they are but need to be addressed before the gate fails completely.
- Ice storm operator burnouts: After a Collierville ice storm, heavy wrought-iron swing gates get coated in ice and gain hundreds of pounds. Operators strain, limit switches snap, and we see a surge of burnouts in the days after the thaw. This pattern is almost unknown in drier Tennessee markets, but it is a regular winter event here.
- Slide gates scraping on clay-shifted track: Slide gates in Collierville are sensitive to the same soil movement that tilts swing gates. When the track settles unevenly, the gate scrapes and the operator struggles. Sometimes it is a rack and pinion issue; more often the post or track footing has moved and needs to be reset before the operator fails completely.
Pricing for Gate Parts & Welding in Collierville, TN
A hinge replacement on a standard Collierville ornamental swing gate runs $350 to $800. Post replacement runs $600 to $1,400, depending on post size, gate weight, and whether the old footing has to be fully excavated. Rail repair with welding typically lands between $250 and $600. Custom welding is quoted by the job, and we give you a written number before any work starts. Full gate replacement with new welded steel runs $2,000 to $6,000 depending on size and ornamentation. Every quote includes the no-trip-charge promise inside the county, and you always get $40 off any repair over $200. Seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount. The price we quote is the price you pay. No surprise line items at the door.
We Also Serve Cities Near Collierville
If you are in Germantown, Bartlett, Oakland, or Arlington and your gate is acting up, we serve those communities too. The same 90-Day Done Right Promise and upfront pricing apply. But if you live in Collierville proper, our Gate Parts & Welding in Collierville team is already working in your subdivision, so response is quick.
Serving Collierville, TN - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Collierville 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 Collierville
Collierville's subdivision boom from 1990 to 2010 put thousands of heavy ornamental iron gates on lots with expansive Shelby County clay. Germantown has more slab-and-flatwork construction on older, more stable soils, but Collierville's newer subdivisions sit on clay that heaves and shifts with wet-dry cycles. The hinge post moves, the gate gets out of alignment, and the operator dies trying to compensate. It is a post footing and welding issue more than a parts issue. Call (877) 610-2993 and we'll diagnose it on site.
First, check the operator's limit switches. Ice storms in Collierville coat heavy swing gates in ice, adding hundreds of pounds of load. LiftMaster operators strain against that weight, and the limit switches are usually the first component to snap. The gate may look fine because the damage is inside the operator housing. Do not attempt to diagnose or repair the operator internally, as high-tension components can cause injury. Call us and we'll test it, replace the failed part, and confirm the gate is running freely before we leave.
We fix the hinge end, not the middle. A sagging ornamental gate in Collierville is almost always the result of a tilted or rusted hinge post, worn barrel hinges, or a cracked rail weld. We cut out the failed component, weld on new hinges or a new rail section, square the gate, and reset the post footing if the clay has moved it. Most sagging gates are fully repairable in one day. The 90-Day Done Right Promise means if the sag returns, so do we. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate.
In most cases, no. Swing-gate hinge posts in Collierville are usually set in a buried concrete footing beside the driveway, not under the driveway itself. We excavate around the footing, break it out, set a new post at the right depth, and pour a new footing. If your gate post was poured as part of the driveway's monolithic pour, which is rare but does happen in some Schilling Farms lots, we will tell you before we quote so you understand the full scope. Either way, the price is agreed before we start.
On Collierville slide gates, both are possible, but we check the track and post footings before touching the rack. Clay heave settles the track unevenly, and the gate scrapes because the track is no longer level. The operator struggles against the added friction. If the rack and pinion are still engaging properly and the track is just unlevel, it is a post and footing reset. If the rack itself has shifted or worn teeth from years of misalignment, we repair or replace that section and weld it back into place. The diagnosis is free, and you will get a written number before any work begins. Call (877) 610-2993 and we'll come look.
One thing we have learned from repairing gates in Collierville since 2001, across neighborhoods like Schilling Farms, Collierville Farms, and the estate lots off Houston Levee, is that these gates are not failing because they were built badly. They are failing because the ground under them moves and the climate is unkind to iron. A heavy bespoke gate on expansive clay is a mechanical system under constant stress. The fix that lasts is the one that addresses the ground and the metal together, and that is exactly what our Gate Parts & Welding work does. We will be there ourselves, or you can drive to the shop and look us in the eye. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That is the oldest accountability there is.
If your gate is sagging, scraping, or dead in Collierville, call (877) 610-2993. A live person answers 24/7, estimates are free, and the price we quote is the price you pay. Hal Gatewood has been at this since 2001, and he is not passing through.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Collierville and the surrounding Shelby County communities. Locally owned and owner-operated since 2001.