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Gate parts and welding in Davis usually means one of three things: a hinge has torn out of a post, a sagging panel is dragging on the concrete, or a weld has cracked and needs doing again, properly this time. We fix those all week. Hal Gatewood has run Gate Parts & Welding since 2001, and we come to Davis with a truck set up for on-site welding, so your gate stays in your driveway instead of riding to a shop. Call (877) 610-2993 and a live person answers, day or night.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Davis’s Preferred Gate Parts & Welding Company
Davis customers call us because the gate work here is different from what you find ten minutes up the road in Woodland or out in Sacramento. Bike traffic changes everything. A side-yard gate on a rental near campus gets cycled thirty, forty times a day, every day of the school year. That load eats hinges. We know that before we even look at the gate, so we start at the hinge post and check the load path instead of just swapping whatever part happens to look worn.
Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it is not done right, Hal comes back and makes it right. No runaround, no phone tree. The name is on the shop, and the person who shows up in Davis is the person who stands behind the work. We answer calls with a live person 24/7, and we publish our address and license number. Davis homeowners, especially the ones who have already been burned by a national outfit that quoted one number on the phone and wrote another on the invoice, tend to appreciate that the price we quote is the price we do the work for, agreed before we start.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Services in Davis
Here is what we actually do in Davis, in plain terms. If you need something not on this list, call and ask. We will tell you straight whether it is a job for us.
Hinge Replacement
Hinge replacement in Davis is a heavier job than most people expect, especially on side-yard gates in the 95616 rental pockets around UC Davis. We cut out the old hinge, grind the post clean, weld or lag in a heavier gauge hinge, and reset the gate so it swings true. On wood frames from the 1950s and 1960s ranch houses in Old East Davis, we often add steel backing plates so the hinge does not tear out of softened, heat-cycled wood again next summer.
Post Replacement
A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle. That is where we start. Post replacement in Davis frequently means digging out a post that shifted in the clay soil after years of tule fog winters soaking the ground and Sacramento Valley summers baking it dry. We set new posts deeper, with concrete that is mixed for our soil, and we brace the gate while the footing cures so it is not leaning again by the time the next bike commuter season starts.
Rail Repair
Wooden gate rails in Davis split, crack, and pull loose from years of UV exposure and over a hundred days of 100-degree heat. When a rail fails, the panel drops and every cycle scrapes it against the post. We repair rails by scarfing in new material, bolting and gluing, and where the design allows, welding steel reinforcement across the joint. That is the difference between a gate that lasts another year and one that holds for another decade.
Custom Welding
Custom welding is where we spend a good part of our Davis week. Ornamental iron driveway gates in Mace Ranch and the south Davis subdivisions develop stress cracks at the joints, and store-bought patch kits do not hold. We weld on site, matching the existing design, then grind and paint so the repair disappears. For Village Homes homeowners with 45-year-old cedar gates built to non-standard community dimensions, custom welding and fitting is often the only way to keep the original gate alive rather than replacing it with something that never quite matches.
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 Davis
We service gate operators and hardware from the brands Davis homeowners actually have, including Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing. We stock common parts locally so most Davis jobs do not wait on a warehouse shipment from Texas. If your operator is not on that list, call anyway. After 29 years of looking at gate hardware, Hal can usually tell you within a few minutes whether the part is worth repairing or whether you should put the money toward new hardware. That kind of straight answer is not a sales pitch. It is just how we work.
Common Gate Parts & Welding Problems We See in Davis Homes
- Bike-traffic hinge fatigue: Side-yard gates near UC Davis get cycled more in a week than a Woodland driveway gate sees in a month. Hinges loosen, wallow out their screw holes, and tear out of posts. We replace hinges and reinforce the post so the repair holds under daily cycling.
- UV and heat-cycle warping: Davis summers above 100°F warp wood gate frames in the older ranch neighborhoods. Doors bind, latches miss their strikes, and hinges twist out of plane. We re-hang and reinforce rather than forcing a warped panel to behave.
- Tule fog corrosion: Winter fog in the Central Valley sits on Davis for days at a time. Unprotected iron hinges and steel hardware on ornamental driveway gates rust, pins seize, and rollers bind. We replace corroded hardware with coated or stainless parts suited to fog-heavy winters.
- Cracked welds on ornamental gates: Iron driveway gates in the 1980s and 1990s subdivisions develop hairline cracks at the welds where the pickets meet the rails. Those cracks spread. We grind them out and re-weld, then blend the finish so the repair is invisible.
Pricing for Gate Parts & Welding in Davis, CA
Here are honest Davis market numbers, not vague ranges that inflate once we see the job. A typical hinge replacement on a wood side-yard gate in Davis runs $145 to $320, depending on whether the post needs reinforcement. Post replacement, including digging out the old footing and setting a new post in concrete, runs $280 to $650. Rail repair on a split or cracked wood gate frame runs $180 to $400. Custom welding on an ornamental iron gate starts around $150 for a small crack repair and runs $350 to $900 for structural repairs with reinforcement plates. Every price is quoted and agreed before any work starts. The quote is the price. No trip charge inside the county, $40 off any repair over $200, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Davis
While this page is for our Davis neighbors, our crews also cover Dixon, Woodland, West Sacramento, and Winters. Same live phone number, same 90-Day Done Right Promise, same person who gives you the quote. If your gate is acting up and you are anywhere in Yolo County or the west edge of Sacramento County, call (877) 610-2993.
Serving Davis, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Davis 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 Davis
Side-yard gates near campus get cycled dozens of times a day by bike commuters, so hinges and latches wear out three times faster than a typical Davis driveway gate that opens once or twice a day. The fix is heavier-gauge hinges, reinforced posts, and latches rated for commercial-style cycling, not the light hardware the original builder installed. Call (877) 610-2993 and we will tell you whether your gate needs better hardware or a different post setup.
Usually not. The squeaking and binding in Mace Ranch and the south Davis subdivisions typically comes from heat expansion in the steel and hinge pins that have developed a corrosion layer from winter fog. Sometimes the fix is simply cleaning and lubricating the hinge pins and replacing worn bushings. If we find a cracked weld or a stress fracture while we are in there, we grind and re-weld it on site. Call (877) 610-2993 for a straight diagnosis; quotes are free.
We can usually repair the original Village Homes cedar gates. Those 45-to-50-year-old gates were built to a community design spec, so off-the-shelf replacement panels never quite fit. We replace rotted rails, re-hang with new hinges, and custom-weld steel reinforcement plates where the frame has weakened. Replacement is a last resort, and when it is needed, we can build a gate to match the original dimensions rather than forcing a stock panel into an odd-sized opening.
Fixing the panel alone leaves the post leaning, and the gate will sag again within a season. The hinge post is the foundation the whole gate hangs from. If the post shifted, rotted at the base, or was set too shallow, the panel will never stay level until the post is right. In Davis, where clay soil swells in fog season and contracts in summer heat, post problems are common. We fix the post first, then re-hang the panel. That is why our 90-Day Done Right Promise means something: we are not going to sell you a panel repair that fails in four months.
Yes. Davis is one of the most bicycle-dense cities in the country, and automatic gates on rental properties and shared pathways see far more pedestrian and bike activations than a typical suburban gate. That means the operator cycles more often, the safety edges and photo eyes need to be positioned for bike paths, and the hinge hardware takes more abuse. We set up operators and safety systems with that load in mind, and we can add keypad entry latches and reinforced hinges so the gate holds up under daily UC Davis cycling traffic. Call (877) 610-2993 to talk through what your gate actually needs.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Parts & Welding in Davis
If your gate is sagging, squealing, or held together with a weld that looks like it was done by someone in a hurry, call us at (877) 610-2993. We service the 95616, 95617, and 95618 zip codes, from Old North Davis to Mace Ranch to Village Homes. A live person answers, we schedule around your day, and the price you agree to is the price you pay. Hal Gatewood has been doing this since 2001, and he is not hard to find if something is not right. The name is on the shop.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Davis since 2001.