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Gate parts and welding in Lexington usually means one of three things: a hinge post that heaved out of plumb over the winter, a 1960s-era gate operator with a control board nobody makes anymore, or an ornamental iron gate that’s sagging because the rail welds finally let go. Hinge replacement on a Lexington driveway gate typically runs $220-$480, a post replacement with a proper 48-inch footing runs $600-$1,400, and custom welding work starts around $180 for small repairs. Hal Gatewood has been doing this work since 2001, and he still answers the phone himself. Call (877) 610-2993 and you’ll get a live person, not a recording.
We know Lexington’s gates because we’ve worked on them for decades. The estate homes off Marrett Road, the colonials in 02420, the older properties near Lexington Center where the Historic District Commission has a say in what happens to your gate. That local knowledge matters when you’re trying to decide whether to repair or replace, and we’ll give you an honest answer either way.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Lexington’s Preferred Gate Parts & Welding Company
Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop and on every invoice, and his address is published for anyone who wants to look it up. That’s not a marketing line. It’s how he has done business since 2001, and it’s the reason Lexington homeowners keep calling us back when a gate starts acting up. You’re not going to get a faceless crew from three states away. You get Hal or one of his people, someone who will be at the hardware store in Lexington Center later that week, someone you can look in the eye.
Our Lexington customers talk about the same things in their reviews: we show up in the window we promised, the price quoted before work starts is the price on the invoice, and when something isn’t right, one call brings us back under the 90-Day Done Right Promise. That promise is stamped in writing on every job, not buried in fine print. If it’s not done right, we make it right. Plain as that.
We respond to Lexington calls fast because we know the roads. Bedford Street, Waltham Street, Mass Ave through the center, the side streets off Lowell Street that GPS still gets wrong. Our shop serves Lexington locally, with scheduling coordinated from our Boston office, and the person who answers your call at 2 AM is the same person who answers at 2 PM. Live voice, every time.
If you have a written estimate from another company, bring it to us for a free second opinion. Hal will tell you honestly whether the work they quoted is even necessary. That’s saved Lexington homeowners thousands of dollars over the years.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Services in Lexington
Hinge Replacement
Hinges on Lexington gates take a beating from road salt and freeze-thaw cycles, especially on properties near Bedford Street and Waltham Street where the town salts heavily all winter. A corroded hinge doesn’t just squeak. It lets the gate drop a quarter inch, then a half inch, and suddenly the latch won’t line up and the operator is straining against a gate it was never meant to lift. Hinge replacement in Lexington typically runs $220-$480 depending on the size of the gate and whether we’re welding new hinge plates onto a steel frame or bolting through an aluminum one. If the hinge pockets are worn oblong, that’s a welding job, not a hardware swap.
Post Replacement
This is the big one in Lexington. Massachusetts code requires 48-inch post footings, and a lot of the gates hung in the 1960s through 1980s were set at 30 or 36 inches. Every winter, frost gets under those shallow footings and heaves the post out of plumb. By spring, the latch is misaligned and the gate binds. We dig out the old footing, set a new post at full frost depth, and weld or re-hang the gate so it swings true. Post replacement in Lexington typically runs $600-$1,400. It’s the kind of repair you only want to do once, and ours is done right the first time.
Rail Repair
Ornamental iron gates on Lexington’s older estate properties fail at the rail welds first. Decades of thermal expansion and contraction, combined with the weight of a gate that was never perfectly balanced, stress the welds until the rail separates from the pickets. A sagging gate panel is almost always a rail problem, not a hinge problem. We fix the rail, not the symptom. Rail repair and re-welding in Lexington runs $180-$650 depending on the number of welds and whether we need to straighten a bowed rail.
Custom Welding
Some jobs don’t have a part number. A gate that was custom-fabricated in 1972 for a house on a three-acre lot in 02421 isn’t going to match anything at a supply house. We weld on site, in your driveway, so the gate never leaves your property. That means no hauling, no “we’ll take it back to the shop and call you,” no disappearing for three weeks. Custom welding in Lexington typically runs $180-$800 for most repairs, and Hal will give you a written price before striking an arc. See our full Gate Parts & Welding service details for more on 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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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 Lexington
We’re certified to service nine major gate brands, and in Lexington we work on a lot of FAAC, BFT, and Linear operators on the estate properties around Marrett Road and the larger lots in 02421. Hal keeps common parts in stock for Lexington jobs: hinges, strike plates, rollers, and the retrofit boards that keep older operators running when the original parts are long discontinued. If your gate motor is a Viking, we service that too, though around here the mid-century and 80s-era installs lean heavily toward BFT and FAAC hydraulic units. We don’t push a full replacement when a retrofit board and a set of properly shimmed hinges will give you another decade of service.
Common Gate Parts & Welding Problems We See in Lexington Homes
- Post heave from shallow footings. A gate on Marrett Road can move visibly out of plumb between December and March if the post was set short of the 48-inch frost depth. We rebuild the footing and reset the post so it stays put through the next freeze.
- Corroded hinges and strike plates. Road salt from town arterials like Bedford Street and Waltham Street eats through steel hinges in five to eight years. When the latch won’t line up, the hinge is usually the culprit, not the latch itself.
- Obsolete control boards on legacy operators. A surprising number of Lexington estate gates run on operators from the 1970s and 1980s. When the control board fails and the manufacturer discontinued it years ago, you’re looking at a retrofit with a modern board and safety sensors, or a full replacement.
- Broken rail welds on ornamental iron. Gates hung before modern safety requirements existed were often overbuilt in the wrong places and underbuilt at the welds. A sagging gate panel on a colonial-era iron gate is almost always a rail weld failure, and welding it back is usually cheaper than a new gate.
Pricing for Gate Parts & Welding in Lexington, MA
Hinge replacement in Lexington runs $220-$480, post replacement with proper frost-depth footing runs $600-$1,400, rail repair and re-welding runs $180-$650, and custom welding starts around $180 for small jobs and goes up with the size of the gate. Lock and latch repair is typically $90-$250. The price you’re quoted before work starts is the price on the invoice, and we honor the standing offers on every job: $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge anywhere in the county, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Want a second opinion on a written estimate from another company? That’s free too. Call (877) 610-2993 for an exact quote.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lexington
Our Gate Parts & Welding in Lexington crew regularly works in Arlington, Bedford, Winchester, and Burlington. If you’re on the Lexington side of Arlington or just over the line in Bedford, the same pricing, the same 90-Day Done Right Promise, and the same live-person phone answer apply. We don’t charge trip fees inside the county and we know the roads through all five towns.
Serving Lexington, MA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lexington 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 Lexington
Yes, it might. On regulated parcels near the Battle Green and in the town center, Lexington’s Historic District Commission requires a Certificate of Appropriateness before any gate replacement or visible alteration, and even a hinge-and-hardware swap that changes the gate’s visible profile can trigger a review. A straightforward like-for-like hinge replacement with identical hardware usually doesn’t, but if the new hinges change the gate’s appearance or projection, the Commission wants to know first. We can help you determine whether your property is in the regulated district and walk you through the application if it is. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll look at your specific parcel.
Your gate post shifted because the footing was almost certainly set shallower than the 48-inch frost depth that Massachusetts building code requires. On Marrett Road, we rebuilt a 1970s ornamental iron swing gate whose hinge post had heaved out of plumb over Lexington winters. The post footing was only 36 inches deep. Every freeze-thaw cycle pushed the post a little further out, until the latch stopped lining up and the operator started binding. We removed the old footing, poured a new one at full frost depth, and re-hung the gate so it swings true. The fix is permanent, not a springtime band-aid.
Yes, and we do it regularly in Lexington. On that same Marrett Road gate, after we rebuilt the hinge post, we retrofitted the homeowner’s gate with a LiftMaster operator, safety photocell, and keypad entry. The gate itself was solid ornamental iron from the 1970s, and replacing it would have cost thousands more than the retrofit. A modern operator with proper safety sensors also brings the gate up to current UL 325 safety requirements, which older installs don’t meet. If your existing gate is structurally sound, a retrofit is almost always the cheaper answer. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate.
It depends on where it’s sagging. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that’s where we start. If the rail welds are broken and the panel has dropped, welding the rail back and re-balancing the gate usually fixes it for years. If the hinge post itself is rotted or the footing has heaved, welding the panel without fixing the post means you’ll fix it twice. In Lexington, most sagging gates have two problems: a post issue from frost and a rail weld that let go under the added stress. Fix the panel without the post and you’re back in the same spot next spring. Hal will tell you which one is actually wrong before he picks up a welder.
We can source parts for all nine brands we’re certified on: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. Around Lexington, the estate gates on lots off Marrett Road and in 02421 tend to run BFT and FAAC hydraulic operators, with some older Linear and Viking units still in service. If the control board is discontinued, we can often retrofit a modern board that keeps the existing motor and gate hardware working. If the entire operator is beyond saving, we’ll quote you a replacement at a fair price and let you decide. Bring us a written estimate from anywhere else and we’ll give you a free second opinion.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Lexington since 2001.
If your gate is sagging, binding, or stuck opening and closing, call (877) 610-2993. Hal will answer, ask about the gate, and give you a straight answer and a free estimate for Gate Parts & Welding in Lexington. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That’s the oldest accountability there is.