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Gate parts and welding in Keller, TX usually means one of three things: a hinge post that’s out of plumb, a cracked scrollwork picket, or a slide gate that won’t track straight anymore. Most of it can be fixed on site without hauling the gate off to a shop, and that’s how we prefer to work. A typical weld repair or hinge replacement in Keller runs $150 to $400, depending on what’s actually broken. If the post is the problem, which it usually is, you’re looking at $400 to $900 to reset it properly. Call Hal at (877) 610-2993 and he’ll tell you straight what’s worth fixing and what isn’t.
We know Keller not from a map but from years of driving its streets, backing a truck into a shared driveway off Rapp Road, and welding a gate leaf back square while a homeowner watches from the porch. The soil here moves. The HOAs here have rules. And the gates here are built heavy, which means when they fail, they fail at the joints. We cover all of Keller, including the 76244 and 76248 ZIP codes, from Hidden Lakes to Marshall Ridge and up toward the Keller-Haslet line.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Keller’s Preferred Gate Parts & Welding Company
Hal Gatewood started this company in 2001 and he still crawls under gates himself. The name is on the shop, the address is published, and the license number is there for anybody who wants to look it up. Around Keller, that matters. People here have been burned by outfits that bid one number on the phone and wrote a different one on the invoice. We quote the price before we strike an arc, and it doesn’t change unless you add work to the job.
Every gate part repair we do in Keller carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise, in writing. If a weld cracks or a hinge binds inside 90 days, Hal comes back and fixes it. No runaround, no phone tree. One call brings him back. That’s not a warranty buried in fine print. It’s stamped on the invoice, next to his name.
Keller homeowners call us because they want the gate fixed in their driveway, not loaded on a trailer and taken somewhere else. Our Gate Parts & Welding crew welds on site. We carry MIG and stick rigs, a full set of replacement hinges, roller assemblies, latch hardware, and steel stock for custom scrollwork repair. When a Keller HOA requires a specific powder-coat finish or matching picket profile, we handle that conversation with the architectural review committee and get the work approved before we touch the gate.
Calls from Keller are answered by a live person, 24 hours a day. Not a voicemail, not a call center three states away. You call, a person picks up. Often that person knows your street before you say the house number.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Services in Keller
Hinge Replacement
A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle. In Keller, where Blackland clay swells every wet spring and shrinks every dry August, hinge posts rack out of plumb and take the hinges with them. We replace worn or seized hinges, weld cracked hinge barrels, and set the gate leaf so it swings true and latches without lifting. If we find the post itself is moving, we’ll tell you before we touch the hinges, because new hinges on a dead post is money wasted.
Post Replacement
Gate posts in Keller sit in expansive clay that heaves and contracts with the seasons. A post that’s leaning two inches out of plumb will not stay fixed by shimming the hinge. We cut out the old post, auger the footing, reset the post in concrete with rebar dowels, and re-hang the gate leaf so it tracks and latches. Most post replacements in Keller run $400 to $900, including the concrete and rehang. We match the existing powder-coat finish so the HOA never sends a letter.
Rail Repair
The bottom rail of a welded iron gate takes the most abuse, and in Keller, spring clay heave means the gate often flexes against the latch post before it fails at the weld. We cut out fractured sections, MIG weld new steel in place, grind the joint smooth, and repaint or powder-coat patch to match. The repair is structural, not cosmetic. If the rail is bowed, we’ll straighten what we can and replace what we can’t.
Custom Welding
Keller’s HOA-governed subdivisions are full of ornate wrought iron driveway gates with scrollwork profiles that were ordered to spec in 2005 and can’t be bought off a shelf anymore. We match the original picket profile, bend and weld replacement scrolls on site, and blend the repair so it doesn’t look patched. Hal has been doing field welding since 2001 and he can match most residential scrollwork profiles by eye and by caliper measurement. If the gate is beyond welding, we’ll say so. We repair first. Replacing a gate that can be fixed is not how we 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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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 Keller
Keller homeowners run a lot of Linear and Ghost Controls operators on their driveway gates, with some DoorKing and Viking units on the larger estates. We service all of them, and we stock common replacement parts locally so we’re not waiting on a distributor in another state to ship a control board or a limit switch. That means a rack and pinion alignment or a hinge replacement doesn’t turn into a two-week wait. We carry parts for LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule.
Common Gate Parts & Welding Problems We See in Keller Homes
We have fixed gates in nearly every subdivision in Keller, from Hidden Lakes to the older neighborhoods west of 377, and the failure patterns repeat themselves. Here is what we find most often:
- Hinge posts racked out of plumb after spring clay heave. The Blackland clay under Keller swells in wet weather, the post footing tilts, and the gate leaf starts binding on the latch post. Hinges crack, welds fatigue, and the gate gets hard to close. A new hinge on a leaning post fixes nothing for long.
- Slide gates losing rack and pinion alignment on shared driveways. Keller has a lot of shared driveway easements in HOA communities, and slide gates there flex more than swing gates. When drought shrinks the clay, the frame twists, the rack strips the drive gear, and the gate stalls halfway. We align the rack, reinforce the frame, and reinstall the operator sensors.
- Fatigue cracks at welded scrollwork joints after hail and wind. North Texas hail hits Keller harder than people expect, and wind flexes ornate ironwork every spring storm season. Weld joints at the picket feet crack first. We weld them back with matching profile stock so the repair disappears.
- Worn swing gate rollers and dragging leaves on steep driveways. Keller has some elevation change, particularly in neighborhoods built on the escarpment edges and along the creek drainages. A swing gate on a slope wears its rollers unevenly and the leaf drags on the drive. We replace the rollers and adjust the hinge carry so the gate swings without scraping.
Pricing for Gate Parts & Welding in Keller, TX
Most gate parts and welding work in Keller falls into these ranges:
Hinge replacement: $150 to $350 per hinge, depending on barrel size and whether the leaf needs re-hanging. On ornate iron gates with decorative strap hinges, figure $250 to $450.
Post replacement: $400 to $900 for a standard driveway gate post, including concrete, rebar, and rehang. Brick pillar bases run higher because the masonry must be cut away and replaced.
Rail repair and custom welding: $100 to $300 per weld point, depending on the length of the fracture and how much grinding and blending the HOA patch requires. Scrollwork replacement pickets run $75 to $150 per picket, fabricated and welded on site.
Slide gate rack and pinion realignment: $250 to $500 for most shared driveway gates in the 76248 ZIP, including hardware and operator sensor re-aiming.
These are honest Keller prices, not phone estimates padded for travel. We quote the job before we start, and you approve the number in writing. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate. There is no trip charge inside the county, and if another company gave you a written estimate, we will give you a second opinion on it for free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Keller
We take gate parts and welding calls from Keller every day, and the truck rolls to the surrounding communities just as fast. If your gate is in Watauga, North Richland Hills, Roanoke, or Saginaw, call the same number and you’ll get the same live person, the same on-site welding, and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise. The crew serving Keller covers all of these areas directly.
Serving Keller, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Keller 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 Keller
Yes. We match the original picket profile and powder-coat finish so the repair is not visible, and we can handle the architectural review paperwork with your Keller HOA before we strike an arc. Many Keller subdivisions require approval for any visible change to a driveway gate, including replacement hardware finishes. We know the process. Call (877) 610-2993 and we will walk you through what your specific HOA requires.
The panel is sagging because the hinge post is moving. In Keller, the Blackland clay under your post footing swells in wet springs and shrinks in summer drought, tilting the post out of plumb. Straightening the panel without fixing the post means the gate will sag again within a season. We reset the post in concrete with rebar dowels, then rehang the gate leaf so it stays true. That is the only repair that lasts on this soil.
Yes. We keep the gate functional during the repair whenever possible, and on shared driveway easements in the 76248 ZIP, that means sequencing the work so one leaf stays open for vehicle traffic while we weld or realign the other. We did a rack and pinion reset on a shared driveway slide gate in Keller where spring clay heave had cocked the hinge post out of plumb. Our crew cut out the fractured bottom rail, reset the post footing with rebar, reinstalled the existing LiftMaster operator, and kept both vehicle and pedestrian access live the whole time. Your neighbor will not be trapped at home.
That usually means the gate frame is binding on the hinge post or the track, not that the operator is failing. In Keller, soil movement racks posts and twist frames, and the operator has to fight that resistance every cycle. Burn out the motor and you have a $600 replacement on top of the original repair. We free up the gate first, then assess whether the operator was damaged by running against a bound gate. Often it was not, and you save the cost of a new unit.
Yes. Keller’s newer master-planned communities and its older HOA neighborhoods both have custom iron gates with picket profiles that are no longer stocked anywhere. We fabricate replacement scrolls and pickets on site, MIG weld them in, grind and blend the joints, and match the powder-coat finish so the HOA has nothing to flag. Hal has been matching those profiles since 2001, and he will tell you if a gate is beyond saving before he writes a bid.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Parts & Welding in Keller
If your Keller gate is sagging, binding, cracked, or just won’t close right, call Hal at (877) 610-2993. He will answer the phone himself or a live person will, 24 hours a day. You’ll get a straight answer about what’s wrong, what it costs, and whether it’s worth fixing. The estimate is free, the price is agreed before we start, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise is in writing. Hal’s name is on the shop and on every invoice. In Keller, that is still the oldest accountability there is.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Keller since 2001.