Free on-site gate assessment - hinges, posts, and your LiftMaster or Nice gate operator checked before anything is quoted
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If your Southglenn gate is dragging, binding, or sagging at the latch, the problem usually starts below ground, not at the hinge. Gate posts set in the bentonite clay under the 80122 corridor heave and shift every wet season, which is why a gate that closed perfectly in October can suddenly bind in April. We come to Southglenn from the Denver office, weld on site, and fix the gate where it sits in your driveway. Call (877) 610-2993 and a live person answers, day or night.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Southglenn’s Preferred Gate Parts & Welding Company
Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and his name is on the shop and on every job we do in Southglenn. When we pull up to a home off South University Boulevard or down near Arapahoe Road, homeowners usually have a story about a company that quoted low on the phone and changed the number at the door. That doesn’t happen here. The price we quote is the price you pay, and it’s agreed before any work begins.
Southglenn is a different animal from the sandier suburbs east of I-25. The clay here moves. So does the wind when a Chinook barrels down the Front Range. We know what that does to gate frames, hinge posts, and operator boards, and we stock parts locally so we’re not waiting on a warehouse in another state. We carry parts for Gate Parts & Welding jobs on a regular basis, and we will tell you honestly when a repair makes sense and when you’re better off replacing the whole gate.
We are locally owned and owner-operated with a published address and license number. Hal’s cell number is on the invoice. Ask a Southglenn neighbor who has called us, and they’ll tell you the same thing: the person who showed up knew the soil, knew the gate, and answered the phone when they called back.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Services in Southglenn
Hinge Replacement
Stripped hinge screws in softened wood are the classic failure on Southglenn’s 40-50-year-old gates. The original builders set those hinges into posts that have since rotted below grade, and the clay heave finished the job. We don’t just slap longer screws in. We sleeve the rotted base or replace the post entirely, then weld steel hinge tabs so the correction holds through the next wet spring. Fix the hinge without fixing what it screws into, and you’ll fix it twice.
Post Replacement
In Southglenn, a sagging gate is almost always a post problem. Bentonite clay expands when it gets wet, and an undersized footing from the 1970s will heave a post out of plumb by an inch or more in a single season. We dig out the old footing, set the new post below the frost line in compacted gravel and concrete, and re-hang the gate square. This is the bread-and-butter repair call along the 80122 corridor, and it’s the one that out-of-area companies consistently get wrong.
Rail Repair
The top and bottom rails on Southglenn’s wood privacy gates take the brunt of the Chinook wind. After forty years of racking, the weld or lag bolts at the stile connection start to fail, and the gate goes out of square. We repair or replace rails on site, welding where the original gate was welded, and we check the frame corners for hidden dry rot before calling it done. A rail repair that ignores the frame twist will be back in six months.
Custom Welding
Some things can’t be bought off a shelf. When a Southglenn homeowner needs a custom hinge bracket for a gate that was built before modern hardware existed, or a steel sub-frame to stiffen a racking wood gate, we weld it on the spot. Hal has been welding gates since 2001, and he will fabricate the part in your driveway rather than hauling the gate to a shop. You can watch the work happen, which is the way it should be.
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 Southglenn
Southglenn gates run everything from original Viking and DoorKing operators from the 1980s to newer Ghost Controls and Elite systems. We are certified to service nine major gate brands, and we keep common boards, limit switches, and photocells in our local stock so a dead operator doesn’t mean a two-week wait. When a control board is truly obsolete, we’ll tell you that straight and show you what a retrofit costs compared to keeping an old system on life support. You can read more about our Gate Parts & Welding work and the brands we carry.
Common Gate Parts & Welding Problems We See in Southglenn Homes
- Clay-heaved posts that shear hinge screws. The bentonite clay under Southglenn expands and contracts with moisture, twisting the hinge post socket and snapping screws. The gate didn’t sag on its own - the ground moved under it.
- Chinook-wind frame racking on 40-year-old gates. A single strong windstorm can push a wood gate frame off-plumb, separating the top rail from the stile at the weld. Even gates with modern operators fail this way if the frame was never reinforced.
- Rotted post bases hidden below grade. The 1970s and 1980s ranch homes in the 80122 corridor mostly got wood fence posts set directly in soil. After four decades, the wood below the surface is gone, and the gate is hanging on wishful thinking.
- Obsolete control boards with no direct replacement. Many Southglenn gates run operators that were discontinued years ago. The board dies, and the homeowner learns there’s no drop-in part. In many cases the operator can be retrofitted, but sometimes replacement is the cheaper answer long-term.
Pricing for Gate Parts & Welding in Southglenn, CO
Gate repair in Southglenn runs the range from small to structural, and we lay it out before any work starts. A hinge bracket replacement or striker plate adjustment is typically $125-$275. A post re-set with a new concrete footing runs $350-$650 depending on depth and whether we’re also sleeving the base. Full post replacement, including digging out the old footing in clay, runs $450-$900. Custom welding work is quoted by the job: a steel sub-frame for a racking wood gate usually lands between $300 and $700 depending on the frame length and whether the rails need replacing too. Rail repair runs $225-$425. Every quote is given up front, agreed to in writing, and covered by our 90-Day Done Right Promise. We also offer $40 off any repair over $200 and no trip charge inside the county. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Southglenn
Our crew covers Gate Parts & Welding in Southglenn plus the surrounding south Denver communities. If you’re in Greenwood Village, Highlands Ranch, Castlewood, or Centennial, the same crew and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise apply. Call the shop and we’ll get you on the schedule.
Serving Southglenn, CO - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Southglenn 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 Southglenn
Your gate was likely plumb in October, and the clay soil under Southglenn is the culprit. Bentonite clay absorbs winter and spring moisture and expands, heaving the post out of plumb by an inch or more. The gate then binds at the latch or drags on the ground. The fix is not adjusting the hinges - it’s re-setting the post below the frost line in a proper gravel-and-concrete footing. The first thing we check on a binding gate in the 80122 is the post, because adjusting hardware on a heaved post fixes the symptom, not the cause. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll come look at it.
Some legacy boards from the 1980s and 1990s can still be sourced or repaired, but many were discontinued years ago. We stock common replacement boards for brands like Viking, DoorKing, and Elite, and we’ll check compatibility before we order anything. If your exact board is gone, the honest answer is often a retrofit with a new operator - and we’ll show you the numbers side by side. You’ll know the cost of a rebuild versus a replacement before you spend a dollar. We’re happy to talk through it at (877) 610-2993.
Yes, in most cases it’s repairable. The bottom rail on an older Southglenn wood gate is usually a steel or aluminum channel that has rusted where the rail meets the stile. We can cut out the rotted section and weld in a new rail segment, or replace the full rail if the corrosion runs too deep. What matters more is whether the frame is still square. If the Chinook wind has racked the gate over the years, a rail patch alone won’t fix the twist. We’ll check the diagonals before we weld anything. For a free written estimate, call (877) 610-2993.
Most Southglenn neighborhoods were platted with HOAs in the 1970s and 1980s, and many of those CC&Rs specify maximum gate heights and approved materials. A slide gate retrofit that exceeds the height in the original covenants will get you a violation notice, even if the new gate is better engineered. Before we quote a retrofit, we’ll ask which neighborhood you’re in, and we’ll tell you to pull the CC&Rs if you haven’t already. Out-of-area contractors miss this all the time. We’d rather flag it before the gate is ordered than find it on a violation notice after it’s installed. Call us at (877) 610-2993 and we’ll walk you through it.
In nearly all cases, a safety photocell can be added to an older operator, provided the control board has an accessory port or can be retrofitted with a standalone receiver. Modern safety edges and photoelectric eyes are required on new installs, and retrofitting them onto an existing Southglenn gate is common and worthwhile, especially on a slide gate where the risk of entrapment is higher. We’ll check your specific operator and tell you exactly what fits. For a free estimate, call (877) 610-2993.
Contact Gatewood Fence & Gate in Southglenn
If your gate is sagging, binding, or the operator is dead, call (877) 610-2993 and you’ll get a live person on the line. Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and he’ll be out to Southglenn to look at yours. The quote is free, it’s in writing, and it’s the number you’ll pay. No surprises, no runaround, and a 90-Day Done Right Promise on every job. Call today and we’ll come see what’s going on.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Southglenn since 2001.