Free on-site gate assessment - hinges, posts, and your LiftMaster or Nice gate operator checked before anything is quoted
The assessment is free and the quote is the invoice.
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If you’ve got a gate that sags, a post that’s leaning, or an operator that grinds and stalls halfway, the fix usually comes down to parts and welding, done right the first time. Gatewood Fence & Gate has been welding gate frames and replacing worn hardware in Norcross for years, and we know the difference between a hinge that can be salvaged and a post that has to come out. Call (877) 610-2993 and you’ll get a live person, not a recording. We’ll tell you straight what’s fixable and what’s not.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Norcross’s Preferred Gate Parts & Welding Company
Hal Gatewood put his name on this shop back in 2001, and it’s on every invoice too. That’s not a marketing trick; it’s how we’ve always done business. When someone in Norcross calls about a gate dragging on its hinges off Beaver Ruin Road or a slide gate binding near Buford Highway, Hal or one of his crew shows up with the truck stocked. We don’t schedule a “diagnostic visit” and then come back next week with parts. We bring welders, rack segments, hinge stock, and post steel on the first trip because Norcross is close enough that we can.
Norcross homeowners and property managers tend to call us because they’ve already been through the wringer with someone else. A gate that was “fixed” in March fails again in July. A quote over the phone turns into a bill with extra line items. We hear it constantly. So we do the opposite: we quote the price before work starts, we stand behind it, and every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not right, we come back. No fine print, no argument.
We also answer the phone around the clock. A live person, every time. If your gate is stuck open at 11 p.m. and you’re on a property off Jimmy Carter Boulevard wondering if it’ll be there in the morning, you get a human voice, not a queue.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Services in Norcross
Hinge Replacement
Most swing gates in Norcross don’t fail in the middle. They fail at the hinge post. In the ranch subdivisions around Beaver Ruin Road and the older streets near the historic downtown core, we see ornamental iron gates from the 1970s and 1980s where the hinge pins have wallowed out the barrels and the leaf welds have cracked. We cut the old hinges off, weld new heavier-gauge hinges on, and re-hang the gate so it actually swings level. We don’t just shim it and call it good.
Post Replacement
Gwinnett County red clay is a real problem for gate posts. It swells when it’s wet and shrinks when it’s dry, which means posts set shallow start to heave and lean within a few years. That’s especially true for slide gates at multifamily properties near Buford Highway and Jimmy Carter Boulevard, where the operators put constant pressure on the post. We dig out the old footing, set a new post deeper with proper concrete, and weld the gate frame back to it. A gate post that’s moved even half an inch will wear out hinges and rollers endlessly until it’s replaced.
Rail Repair
Slide gates live or die by their rails and rack. When the rack gets stripped or a rail section warps, the gate chatters, jerks, and eventually stalls. That’s a common failure at Norcross apartment complexes running 200 to 400 cycles a day on operators that were never rated for that duty. We straighten rails, weld in new sections, replace bent guide rollers, and adjust the whole track so the gate moves clean. If the rack teeth are stripped, we can weld a new rack segment onto the existing gate frame, which is usually a third of the cost of hanging a new gate panel.
Custom Welding
Not every fix is a standard part. Some older Norcross gates were custom-made and no replacement hinge or bracket exists in a catalog. That’s why we do custom welding on site. We’ve fabricated and welded picket replacements, gate frame reinforcements, operator mounting plates, and latch brackets in driveways and parking lots across Norcross. If a gate is structurally sound but has a rusted-out section, we can often cut it out and weld in new steel, matching the profile. It’s real repair work, not parts-swapping.
This is the core of what our Gate Parts & Welding team does. We’d rather weld what’s there than sell you a new gate that you don’t need.
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 Norcross
Norcross has a huge stock of automated gates, especially along the apartment corridors, and most of them run on a handful of operator brands. We service and stock parts for FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Viking, along with LiftMaster, Apollo, Elite, and others. If you’ve got an old Apollo slide operator that’s been running since 2003, we know what’s inside it. We keep common gears, belts, and control boards on the truck so a Norcross call doesn’t turn into two visits.
Common Gate Parts & Welding Problems We See in Norcross Homes
- Rust-jacked hinge posts on swing gates. Humid Georgia summers push rust between the hinge plate and the post, and over a few years that rust expands enough to shift the gate. The gate then drags at the latch side even though the panel itself is straight.
- Red clay heave under slide gate posts. Norcross sits on expansive clay that moves with every wet and dry cycle. Slide gate posts near Buford Highway and Jimmy Carter Boulevard shift, the rollers bind, and the rack strips against the pinion.
- Stripped rack and pinion drives on legacy operators. Apartment gates logging 300+ cycles a day chew through drive gears years before the motor itself dies. We see this pattern constantly on residential-rated LiftMaster and Elite units.
- Corroded contacts and cracked belts in old operators. Georgia humidity and hard freezes like January 2022 do a number on aging operator internals. Thermal overloads trip, belts snap, and the gate stops dead.
Pricing for Gate Parts & Welding in Norcross, GA
Here are the numbers we actually quote in Norcross. Hinge replacement on a typical ornamental iron swing gate runs $180 to $420 depending on how many hinges and whether the frame needs reinforcing. Post replacement runs $350 to $800, with concrete work included and the deeper footing the clay here demands. Rail repair and rack welding usually land between $250 and $550. Custom welding is quoted by the job: a small bracket repair might be $100, while a full gate frame reinforcement runs $400 to $900. Every price is quoted and agreed before we light the welder. Call (877) 610-2993 for an exact quote; estimates are free.
We also run standing offers for Norcross customers: $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside Gwinnett County, a free second opinion on any written estimate you’ve received, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans.
We Also Serve Cities Near Norcross
Our crews are out in Duluth, Lilburn, Lawrenceville, and Peachtree Corners every week. If you’re a homeowner in one of those areas dealing with a gate that won’t close or a post that’s leaning, the same 90-Day Done Right Promise applies. This page covers Norcross specifically, but the work we do here is the same work we do across the Gwinnett County line.
Serving Norcross, GA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Norcross 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 Norcross
Because Gwinnett’s red clay weakens shallow footings. Slide gates along Buford Highway and Jimmy Carter Boulevard are heavy and cycle hundreds of times a day, and when the clay expands and contracts seasonally, the post shifts enough to bind the rollers and strip the rack. By the time we see it, the post has usually moved far enough that a hinge or roller adjustment alone leaves the gate jammed again within weeks, so a proper fix is a deeper concrete footing and a new post, then the hardware goes back on straight. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll tell you which one your gate needs.
We can weld a new rack onto the existing gate in most cases. The gate panel itself is rarely the problem; it’s the gear teeth that strip, especially on residential-rated operators that have been running 300+ cycles a day for years. We cut off the damaged rack, weld on a new segment, and reset the pinion engagement. You don’t need a new gate panel unless the frame is rusted through or bent. We’ll quote you the weld as a stand-alone line item before we do anything.
Most sagging gates need hinge and post work, not a new gate. The panel’s squareness is rarely the issue; the hinge post has shifted or the hinges have worn. We re-set or replace the post, weld on new hinges, and the gate hangs straight again. In older Norcross neighborhoods with ornamental iron gates from the 1970s and 1980s, this fix usually takes a few hours. Call us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Yes, safety photocells and edge sensors are required on any automated gate, and older Norcross operators often have failed or missing ones. We can retrofit current safety hardware onto legacy FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Apollo, and Elite systems. If your gate doesn’t reverse when it hits an obstruction, that’s a safety issue, and we’ll flag it on the first visit. It’s not optional, and a property manager who ignores it is carrying real liability.
That’s usually red clay heave shifting the gate’s post or track after wet weather swells the soil. The rain softens and moves the ground under the footing, the rail goes slightly out of line, and the gate binds mid-travel. We dig and re-set the post deeper, align the rail, and the grinding goes away. Patch it with lubrication and it’ll be back with the next rain. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll come look at it before the next storm.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Norcross since 2001.