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Gate hinge replacement in Lantana typically runs $180-$420 per hinge, post replacement $350-$800 depending on footing depth, and custom welding work $120-$300 per hour. Most jobs are quoted and completed the same week, not the same month. If you live anywhere in the 33462 ZIP, you already know your gate fights a losing battle against the salt air off the Lake Worth Lagoon. That’s why we stock corrosion-rated parts instead of whatever the warehouse had on sale. Call (877) 610-2993 and you’ll get a live person who knows Lantana, not a recording.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Lantana’s Preferred Gate Parts & Welding Company
Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and his name is on the shop, not just the website. When a Lantana homeowner finds rust blooming at the base of a hinge post, they don’t want a company that replaces what should be repaired. They want someone who will weld on site, in the driveway, while they watch from the porch. That’s the whole model: fix it where it stands, show the customer the work while it’s still hot, and back it with a written 90-Day Done Right Promise.
We’ve rebuilt gates along Hypoluxo Road, worked the bungalow streets off Broadway, and serviced operators in the manufactured home communities on the west side of 33462. The lagoon air doesn’t discriminate. Every property within a mile of the Intracoastal deals with the same corrosion timeline, and we’ve learned exactly which components fail first here and which ones survive. Calls are answered by a live person 24/7, and the person who shows up has done this work in Lantana before, not read about it in a manual.
We offer $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside Palm Beach County, and a free second opinion on any written estimate. Seniors and veterans get a standing 10% discount. The price you’re quoted is the price on the invoice. No surprises at the door.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Services in Lantana
Most Lantana gate failures aren’t operator failures. They’re metal failures. A hinge post rusts through at Grade Beam level, the gate drops an inch, and the motor burns itself out trying to move a gate that no longer hangs level. We fix the metal first. That’s what separates a repair that lasts from one that gets replaced twice. Here’s what our Gate Parts & Welding work looks like in Lantana specifically.
Hinge Replacement
A sagging gate doesn’t sag in the middle. It sags in the hinge. On Lantana’s mid-century ranch homes and bungalows, the original hinge hardware is often 50 years old and rusted through in ways you can’t see until it’s off the post. We cut out the old hinge, grind the post clean, and weld on new corrosion-coated hinges that can take the weight and the salt. A typical hinge replacement in Lantana runs $180-$420 per hinge depending on whether the post itself is still solid.
Post Replacement
Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice. In Lantana, where salt spray off the Lake Worth Lagoon attacks steel from the inside out, post replacement is often the first real repair a 1950s or 1960s gate ever gets. We cut the old post at the footing, break out the old concrete, and set a new steel post in an engineered footing that meets Palm Beach County’s post-Andrew wind-load requirements. Most post replacements in the 33462 ZIP run $350-$800, including the concrete work and re-welding the gate to the new post.
Rail Repair
Older slide gates in Lantana, particularly the ones on original mid-century rail systems, pit and corrode on the rail surface. When the rail gets rough, rack-and-pinion drives skip teeth, which overloads older DoorKing and Linear motors and burns them out faster than anything else we see. We weld up pitted rails, grind them true, and re-align the drive. If the rail is too far gone, we’ll tell you honestly and quote a replacement section before the motor eats itself.
Custom Welding
On-site welding keeps the gate in your driveway. We don’t haul panels off to a shop, and we don’t swap components that don’t need swapping. Whether it’s a rusted-through corner on a steel frame, a broken chain-link rail, or a custom bracket for a Ghost Controls or Viking operator, the work gets welded where the gate stands. Hal’s crew is certified on steel and aluminum, and we’ve done everything from re-welding a sagging double swing gate on a Lantana bungalow to fabricating a custom hinge plate for a waterfront property where the original bracket had dissolved into rust flakes.
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 Lantana
We service Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing operators, along with LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Elite, and Mighty Mule. Lantana’s housing stock skews toward older DoorKing and Linear units, many of them installed before modern safety standards existed, and many of them running on control boards that are now obsolete. We keep common replacement boards, hinges, rollers, and safety edges in stock for these brands, so a Lantana repair doesn’t have to wait on a parts shipment from Texas. If the part isn’t on the truck, Hal will tell you when it lands, and the crew will be back the day it arrives.
Common Gate Parts & Welding Problems We See in Lantana Homes
- Rusted-through hinge posts. Steel gate frames and hinge posts rust through at the base within 8-12 years this close to the lagoon. The gate drops, the lock binds, and the operator strains until the board fails. We replace the post and re-hang the gate before it takes the motor with it.
- Pitted slide gate rails. Original mid-century slide rails corrode and pit under salt exposure. The rack-and-pinion drive skips teeth, and older DoorKing and Linear motors burn out trying to compensate. Welding up and re-grinding the rail costs far less than a new motor.
- Obsolete control boards with no entrapment protection. Pre-UL 325 swing gates in Lantana don’t have photoelectric sensors and can’t accept them without a retrofit. An older gate that closes on a grandchild is a lawsuit waiting to happen. We retrofit what’s retrofittable and tell you plainly when replacement is cheaper.
- Chain-link gate corrosion in manufactured home communities. The lightweight aluminum and chain-link systems common in 33462’s manufactured home communities corrode at the hinge points and the latch. These gates need marine-grade hinges and periodic weld touch-ups, not the same hardware a Miami high-rise gate would get.
Pricing for Gate Parts & Welding in Lantana, FL
Here’s what we see in Lantana’s market, line by line:
- Hinge replacement: $180-$420 per hinge, depending on post condition and hinge weight rating
- Post replacement: $350-$800, including cutting the old post, breaking footings, and setting a new corrosion-coated steel post
- Rail repair: $150-$400 for welding up pitted slide rails and re-grinding the surface
- Custom welding: $120-$300 per hour, quoted upfront by the job when possible
- Operator retrofit to UL 325 compliance: $450-$900 depending on the board and whether new safety edges are required
Every price is quoted and agreed in writing before any work starts. No one shows up with a surprise. No one tacks on a “mobilization fee” after the fact. The $40 off any repair over $200 comes off automatically, and if you have a written estimate from another company, bring it in and Hal will give you a free second opinion. Call (877) 610-2993 for an honest number before the next salt-season rust takes hold.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lantana
Our Gate Parts & Welding in Lantana customers are our home base, but the work spills over naturally into Lake Worth, Lake Worth Corridor, Boynton Beach, and Greenacres City. Most of those communities are only a few minutes inland, which means the corrosion profile changes, the wind-load requirements don’t, and the same crew that worked on Lantana’s lagoon-front gates shows up with the same truck and the same standards.
Serving Lantana, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lantana 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 Lantana
Because Lantana sits directly on the Lake Worth Lagoon, and the salt-laden air attacks steel posts at the footing line in 8-12 years, where the same post in Lake Worth might last twice that long. The post looks fine from the top. At grade level it’s rusting from the inside out. If your gate has started to drop toward the latch side, the post is failing, not the panel. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll inspect the post before you spend money on a new motor.
If the frame is rusted through in one or two places and the post is still solid, we can weld in reinforcing plates and get years more out of that gate. If the rust has eaten the bottom rail along most of its length, replacement is the honest answer, and we’ll tell you that before quoting any welding work. The rule follows the metal: patch what’s patchable, replace what’s already gone. A free second opinion on any written estimate makes the call easier.
A gate installed before the UL 325 standard isn’t compliant with current entrapment protection rules, and Palm Beach County inspectors will flag it on any renovation permit. More importantly, a pre-UL 325 gate can close on a child or a pet with nothing to stop it. Some older boards can accept a retrofit with external photocells and safety edges. Others can’t, and the operator has to go. We’ll tell you which situation you’re in before we turn a wrench. Call
Marine-grade, coated steel hinges. Standard galvanized hinges in the manufactured home communities on the west side of 33462 start rusting within two years of installation, and the real problem is usually the post the hinge is bolted to. We weld the hinge plate to the post rather than relying on a bolt that will rust out from the inside. A corrosion-coated hinge set replacement typically runs $180-$320 per gate and keeps the gate swinging true for years.
We weld both. Aluminum takes a different rod, different heat, and a different hand than steel, and Hal’s crew is certified on both. Most Lantana estate gates are steel, but the lightweight aluminum frames common in the town’s manufactured home communities and on newer ornamental fences need aluminum work. We can also transition between the two when a steel post holds an aluminum frame, which happens more often in Lantana than most technicians expect.
One more thing, and it matters for every Lantana property within sight of the Intracoastal: the components on a lagoon-front gate rust faster than any manufacturer’s warranty assumes. Hinges, rollers, latch hardware, even the welds themselves, all need corrosion-rated specification to survive here. Inland cities a few miles west don’t deal with this. Lantana does. That’s why we stock marine-grade components as a baseline, not an upgrade, and why we can honestly tell you which parts of your older gate are worth saving and which should go before the next hurricane season.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Lantana since 2001.
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What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local gate parts & welding 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 Lantana Customers Say
Trusted by homeowners across Lantana and surrounding areas.
"He came out in the snow to get our gate closed after a delivery lorry clipped it, then came back in the spring to do the proper repair when the ground had thawed. Only charged for the second visit."
"The fence is excellent and it was fairly priced. He is not quick to answer email, so if you need him, ring. He always picks up the phone."
"Safety photo eyes on our old gate had been bypassed by whoever serviced it last, which he was genuinely annoyed about on my behalf. Fitted proper sealed ones and wired them the way they should be."
Our Work in Lantana
A look at recent gate repair projects across Lantana and surrounding areas.
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