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Gate repair in Highland Village typically runs $175-$380 for hinge and post work, and $240-$650 when a motor or control board needs attention. Most repairs on this side of Lake Lewisville are done same day. If your gate is sagging, stuck halfway, or the operator is humming without moving, call (877) 610-2993 and you’ll get a live person, not a menu.
We’re Gatewood Fence & Gate, and we know how gates fail in Highland Village. The ornamental iron and steel driveway gates that came with homes built here in the 1990s and early 2000s are now 20 to 30 years old, hitting end-of-life all at once. The lake humidity eats the hardware faster than inland, and the expansive clay soil tilts posts out of plumb season after season. We’ve been at this since 2001, and we fix what’s broken rather than talking you into a replacement you don’t need.
Why Highland Village Homes Are Different
Highland Village sits directly on the northern shore of Lake Lewisville, and that proximity changes every repair we make here. The humidity coming off the lake accelerates rust and paint failure on wrought-iron and steel driveway gates, which are near-universal in this city’s upscale HOA neighborhoods. On the western edge, near the shoreline, we regularly find hinges and bottom rollers rusted through on gates that are only 12 to 15 years old. That timeline simply doesn’t happen on identical hardware installed on the drier east side of town, or a few miles inland in Flower Mound.
At the same time, the expansive clay soils under Highland Village go through a punishing annual shrink-swell cycle. They crack hard in summer drought, then swell after fall and spring rains. That movement tilts gate posts out of plumb season after season, which is why post lean and gate misalignment are the dominant repair calls here. Add a North Texas ice storm that coats hardware in sheet ice, and you’ve got a double-threat of corrosion stress and mechanical binding that defines gate work in 75077.
Most Highland Village homes were built between the early 1990s and mid-2000s under HOA covenants that mandated ornamental iron or steel gates for aesthetic consistency. Those automated swing-gate operators are now failing in batches, and we’re seeing a lot of control-board lockouts across neighborhoods like Highland Shores, The Highlands, and Castlewood.
Gate Repair in Highland Village
Electric gate repair in Highland Village usually falls between $240 and $650, while hinge and post work runs $175 to $380. The lake air and clay soil here work as a team, and most of what they break is fixable without replacing the whole gate. We diagnose first, quote in writing, and the price we agree on is the price you pay.
Electric Gate Repair
A gate that won’t open, opens halfway, or reverses for no reason usually points to a failing control board, a worn motor capacitor, or a photocell knocked out of alignment. Across Highland Village, a lot of these systems date to the late 1990s and early 2000s, and they’re at the point where a board dies and the whole gate locks up. We diagnose before we replace. If the motor is fine and the board is the problem, we fix the board. Electric gate repair in Highland Village typically runs $240 to $650.
Hinge & Post Repair
A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle. And that is where we start. On Highland Village’s western lakeside streets, hinges rust through in 12 to 15 years, sometimes faster. On the east side, identical hardware lasts a decade longer. When we find a rusted hinge or a hinge post that’s tilting from clay soil movement, we fix the post first. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice. We weld on site, in your driveway, so the gate never leaves your property. Hinge replacement or welding runs $175 to $380; post straightening or footing reset runs $350 to $850 depending on depth and access.
Gate Realignment
Expansive clay soil moves. Every dry summer it cracks, every wet spring it swells, and over a few seasons your gate posts shift out of plumb. Swing gates bind. Slide gates drag. Safety photocells trip because the beam no longer lines up. Realignment isn’t just adjusting the hinges. It means checking the post footings, pulling them back when possible, and resetting the gate so it moves clean. In Highland Village, this is the most common repair we do on homes with 15 to 25-year-old gates. Gate realignment with new rollers or guides typically runs $180 to $420.
We handle more on Gate Repair at our service hub, but the short version is this: we’ll look at your gate, tell you what’s actually wrong, and fix it where it sits.
Why did my gate start sagging even though the panel looks fine?
The hinge post has moved. Highland Village’s expansive clay soil shrinks in summer and swells in wet months, and over a few years that cycle slowly tilts the post out of plumb. The panel itself is almost never the problem. We reset the post or replace the footing, then rehang the gate. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free look.
How does Lake Lewisville humidity affect my gate hardware compared to Flower Mound or Lewisville?
It shortens the lifespan of non-galvanized steel hardware by a decade or more. On Highland Village’s western lakeside streets, hinges and bottom rollers rust through in 12 to 15 years. On the drier east side of town or in Flower Mound, the same parts last 20 to 25 years. That’s why we recommend stainless or hot-dip galvanized hardware for lakeside properties. Call (877) 610-2993 to check what you’ve got.
Gate Installation in Highland Village
A new driveway gate in Highland Village typically runs between $3,800 and $9,500 installed, depending on whether you’re looking at a single swing gate, a sliding gate, or a double gate with automation. Most jobs here take one to two days once materials and the operator are on hand. The real cost driver in 75077 isn’t the gate itself. It’s what we find in the ground when we dig the posts.
Driveway Gate Installation
Driveway gates in Highland Village carry a particular set of demands. The lots slope toward Lake Lewisville on the west side, and many driveways have a grade that makes a swinging gate awkward or impossible without the right hinge engineering. We install both swing and slide configurations, and we’ll tell you straight if the gate you want will fight the driveway you have. If you’re adding an operator, we run the power and set the safety edges at the same time, so you don’t have to call two companies. Double swing driveway gates with automation typically run $5,500 to $10,500.
Sliding Gate Installation
Sliding gates make sense on flatter lots and on driveways that angle sharply off the street, which is common in the Highland Shores area. A properly done sliding gate rides on a track that must sit dead level and stay there as the clay beneath it moves through wet and dry seasons. We pour a reinforced pad for the track, not a thin ribbon of concrete that cracks the first summer. Sliding gate installs in Highland Village generally run $5,000 to $12,000.
Pedestrian Gate Installation
A pedestrian gate seems like a small job, and plenty of installers treat it that way. Then the post leans and the latch won’t line up six months later. In Highland Village’s clay soil, the post depth and footing size are everything. We set posts below the frost line and into concrete with rebar, because a gate that’s out of plumb in November will be out of the latch in February. Pedestrian gates run $1,100 to $2,800 for most Highland Village properties.
Every quote we give in Highland Village is a written, line-item price. You’ll agree to the number before we order steel or pour concrete. See more on Gate Installation.
Why does gate installation cost what it does in Highland Village compared to Lewisville or Flower Mound?
Material prices are the same across the area. What shifts price in Highland Village is the soil. The expansive clay here, along with the proximity of Lake Lewisville on the west side, means we spend more time on footing depth, post reinforcement, and corrosion-resistant hardware than we might a few miles inland. That’s not upselling. It’s the difference between a gate that stays plumb for 20 years and one that doesn’t.
Can you do emergency gate installation if my gate is broken or jammed open?
If your gate is stuck open, won’t close, or was hit by a car, call (877) 610-2993. A live person answers around the clock. Depending on the damage, we can often brace or board up the opening same day and schedule the full replacement within the week. We’ll tell you honestly what’s safe to leave and what isn’t.
Gate Motor & Opener in Highland Village
A gate motor repair in Highland Village typically runs $285-$640, while a full motor and control board replacement on a 15-year-old ornamental swing gate lands between $1,400 and $2,800 depending on the gate’s weight and the operator brand. Most calls we take from Highland Village are same-week. But before you spend a dollar, know this: gates in Highland Village fail differently than gates fifteen minutes inland. The lake air and the clay soil here work as a team.
Motor Installation
The automated swing gates on most Highland Village properties were installed with the homes in the 1990s and early 2000s. Many of those operators are now 20 to 30 years old, reaching the end of their service life all at once. When it’s time to replace, we install new motors sized for the actual weight of your gate, not a generic unit. For ornamental iron and steel gates common in Highland Village HOA neighborhoods, that attention to weight matters. Full motor and control board replacement runs $1,400 to $2,800.
Motor Repair
Most motor failures in Highland Village are not the motor itself. It’s a burned control board from an overloaded motor trying to move a gate that’s binding on a shifted post, or corroded limit switches from years of lake humidity. We diagnose the actual failure before quoting you a price. If the motor gearbox is salvageable, we repair it. If it’s not, we tell you straight and show you the difference. Gate motor repair typically runs $285 to $640.
Linear Motor Service
Linear arm operators are common on the driveway gates throughout Highland Village’s planned communities. They’re reliable when the gate tracks true, but a linear arm connected to a tilting post will strip threads and burn out the motor capacitor fast. We check the post, the arm brackets, and the gate’s travel path first, then repair or replace the operator. We service Linear brand motors and others, and we keep common parts on the truck so most linear operator repairs are done in one visit. Battery backup installation, which we recommend for North Texas ice storm outages, runs $350 to $850.
We keep parts stocked for Gate Motor & Opener service on all major brands.
Why do gate motors in Highland Village fail faster than in Flower Mound or Lewisville?
The Lake Lewisville shoreline drives humidity into every piece of exposed steel on your gate, and Highland Village’s position directly on the water means heavier corrosion than inland neighbors. Combined with expansive clay moving your posts, the motor works harder every cycle, and hard-working motors die young. Adding galvanized hardware and rebuilding the post footing usually doubles the life of the new motor. Call (877) 610-2993 for a diagnosis.
Can you add battery backup to my existing gate opener for North Texas ice storms?
Yes. Battery backup installs on nearly every brand we service, including LiftMaster, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, and Elite. It keeps the gate operational during the power outages that come with ice storms off the lake. Installation runs $350 to $850 in Highland Village depending on the opener model. Call (877) 610-2993 for a firm quote on yours.
Gate Access Control in Highland Village
Gate access control in Highland Village means one thing for most homeowners: your keypad, card reader, or phone entry system stopped talking to your gate operator, and now you’re either locked out or your gate won’t close. Most calls we run in Highland Village are resolved the same day, and the fix is usually a failed control board, a corroded wire splice, or a keypad that’s been fighting lake humidity for a decade longer than it was built to.
Keypad Entry
Keypads are the workhorse of access control in Highland Village, and they take a beating from the North Texas sun and the lake air. We replace worn buttons, rebrick dead keypads to their operator, and install new weather-sealed units where the housing has cracked from years of exposure. If your keypad lights up but won’t open the gate, we test the full path from the keypad to the control board before swapping anything. Keypad replacement runs $250 to $500 installed.
Remote Control
A remote that works intermittently is usually a receiver issue, not a remote issue. That’s the first thing we check. We program remotes for Linear, Viking, DoorKing, and Ghost Controls systems, replace receivers, and tune the antenna routing on gates where the signal drops out at the end of the driveway. In Highland Village we see this a lot on long driveways where the house sits far back from the street. Remote control receiver jobs typically run $180 to $320.
Phone Entry Systems
Phone entry systems let a visitor call a number from the gate pedestal and you buzz them in from your cell phone. When they fail, it’s almost always the cellular module, the power supply at the pedestal, or a programming fault on the line. We service and reconfigure these systems, and we’ll test them with you standing at the gate so you know it works before we leave. Phone entry system repair runs $200 to $450 for most cellular module or power supply fixes.
More details on Gate Access Control systems and options.
How fast can you get to Highland Village for a gate access problem?
We’re typically at your gate in Highland Village the same day you call if it’s a repair or emergency situation. Calls are answered by a live person 24 hours a day, so you’ll know your window before you hang up. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll tell you when we can be there.
Are your access control prices higher than nearby cities?
No, our pricing is the same across the North Texas side of the metro. What changes between cities is the condition of the hardware and the local soil and moisture conditions. A keypad job in Highland Village might involve more rust mitigation than the same job in a drier inland area, but the hourly rate and part pricing don’t change. Call (877) 610-2993 for an exact quote.
Gate Parts & Welding in Highland Village
A gate in Highland Village doesn’t fail politely. The hinge seizes, the post leans off plumb, the weld cracks along a stress point, and suddenly the thing that used to open smooth now groans and binds. The ornamental steel and iron driveway gates common here, now 20 to 30 years old, fail in very specific ways after two decades of lakeside humidity and Denton County clay.
Hinge Replacement
Driveway gates in Highland Village are heavy, usually ornamental steel or iron, and the hinges take the full brunt of that weight every time the gate swings. The humidity coming off Lake Lewisville accelerates rust on hinge barrels and pins, particularly on gates along the western edge of town near the shoreline. We replace hinges with hardware sized to the gate, shim the leaf back to level, and weld the new hinge in place so it doesn’t sag again in six months. A typical hinge replacement runs $180 to $390.
Post Replacement
The expansive clay soil under Highland Village doesn’t sit still. It cracks hard in summer drought and swells after fall and spring rain, and that shrink-swell cycle slowly tilts gate posts out of plumb. When a post leans, the gate binds, the latch misses, and the motor strains. We cut out the old post, set a new one in concrete at the correct depth for the soil here, and weld the gate back to true. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice. Post replacement, including concrete and welding the gate back to true, runs $450 to $950.
Custom Welding & Rail Repair
Not every fix is a simple part swap. When a gate gets hit by a car, dragged by a North Texas ice storm, or simply fatigued at a weld joint, the right answer is often a custom weld done on site. We weld the gate in your driveway in Highland Village rather than hauling it off to a shop. That means you see the repair happen, you keep your gate in place, and you’re not paying for transport on top of the labor. Rail repair and custom welding jobs are usually $250 to $600, depending on how much metal has to be cut out and fabricated.
We do all of this on site. See Gate Parts & Welding for more on what we stock and fabricate.
Can you weld a broken gate on site, or do you have to take it to a shop?
We weld on site, in your driveway, in Highland Village. Hal started this company to fix gates where they sit rather than hauling them off and bringing them back days later. Custom welding, hinge replacement, rail repair, post setting, it all happens at the house. You watch the work, you see the repair, and the gate never leaves the property.
Do Highland Village gates really cost more to repair than the same work in Lewisville or Flower Mound?
The price difference isn’t about the city, it’s about the corrosion and soil. Lakeside gates in Highland Village commonly need extra work, rusted hardware replacement, or post re-setting that a gate on drier ground in Flower Mound wouldn’t need, so the final invoice can land higher. But the labor rate is the same, and a hinge replacement here costs the same as a hinge replacement in Lewisville when the damage is comparable. Call (877) 610-2993 for a written quote.
Brands We Service in Highland Village
We stock parts and carry factory-level diagnostics for nine major brands: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. Most common Linear and Viking parts are on the truck, which means one visit for most repairs rather than a return trip after ordering. See our brands for full details on each line.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Highland Village, TX
| Service | Typical Range in Highland Village |
|---|---|
| Hinge replacement or welding | $175 - $380 |
| Post straightening or footing reset | $350 - $850 |
| Gate realignment with rollers/guides | $180 - $420 |
| Electric gate troubleshooting & board replacement | $240 - $650 |
| Full operator replacement | $850 - $1,900 |
| Pedestrian gate installation | $1,100 - $2,800 |
| Double swing gate, automated | $5,500 - $10,500 |
| Sliding gate, automated | $5,000 - $12,000 |
| Gate motor repair | $285 - $640 |
| Motor & control board replacement | $1,400 - $2,800 |
| Keypad replacement | $250 - $500 |
| Custom welding & rail repair | $250 - $600 |
What pushes price up in Highland Village is usually post depth in expansive clay, corrosion-resistant hardware for lakeside properties, and the weight of solid ornamental iron gates. What doesn’t change is our upfront-price promise: the number we agree on before work starts is the number on the invoice. No trip charge inside Denton County, $40 off any repair over $200, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Highland Village
We run calls throughout Highland Village daily, from the lake-facing streets near the western shore to the planned communities east of FM 2499. Typical response time in the area is same-day for repairs and emergency calls.
- Highland Shores
- The Highlands
- Castlewood
- Villages of Highland Village
- Doubletree Ranch
Service Area - Cities Near Highland Village
We serve Highland Village from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, with crews running locally throughout Denton County and the lakeside communities. If you’re just outside 75077, we also work Flower Mound, TX, Lewisville, TX, Lake Dallas, TX, Corinth, TX, and Lantana, TX. No trip charge inside the county.
Serving Highland Village, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
Gatewood Fence & Gate crews serve Highland Village and the communities around it; dispatch is coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office. The map shows the Highland Village coverage area; if your address is on it, we can help.
Also serving nearby: Highland Village, TX, Flower Mound, TX, Lewisville, TX, Lake Dallas, TX, Corinth, TX, Lantana, TX.
FAQs About Gate Repair in Highland Village
Yes, in most Highland Village communities, any change to gate style, height, color, or finish requires architectural committee approval before work begins. Repairs that match the existing gate exactly usually don’t, but we always recommend checking with your management company first. We’ve coordinated with Highland Village HOAs for years and can help you put together whatever documentation the committee wants. Call (877) 610-2993 if you’re not sure where to start.
For a standard installation, we schedule most Highland Village jobs within 5 to 10 business days. That window exists because we order steel cut to your opening and build the gate to spec, not because we’re ignoring the phone. Emergency board-ups after an accident or storm can often be done same day. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll give you a date before you hang up.
Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, one call brings Hal back to make it right, period. No runaround and no chasing a national line. On installations, most manufacturers we work with, including DoorKing and Viking, offer their own component warranties that we’ll register for you. Call (877) 610-2993 to get the details on your specific job.
Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate on any gate work in Highland Village. A live person answers 24 hours a day, and we’ll give you a written price before any work starts.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local gate repair pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you - the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Highland Village Customers Say
"Operator had died and the manufacturer no longer makes the board. Rather than sell me a whole new system he found a compatible unit and adapted the mount. Saved me a great deal of money."
- Salvador Arredondo"Hundred and forty feet of cedar privacy fence, all posts set in concrete, all of it dead level on ground that is anything but. He walked the line with me twice before a single hole was dug."
- Judith Stallworth"Driveway gate had been dragging for two years and two other companies told me the whole thing needed replacing. Hal reset the posts, rehung it and it swings like it did when it went in. A fraction of the price of a new one."
- Hollis Amberly