Free on-site gate assessment - hinges, posts, and your LiftMaster or Nice gate operator checked before anything is quoted
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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Parts & Welding Across Tigard
If you live in Tigard and your swing gate sags, binds, or has a hinge tearing loose from a rotted post, you need someone who welds on site and fixes the gate where it hangs, not someone who hauls it off for two weeks. We’ve worked Tigard’s 97223 neighborhoods long enough to know which 1980s subdivisions have cedar gates reaching the end of their life all at once, and which HOA rules mean you can’t just swap in any off-the-shelf replacement. Call (877) 610-2993 and a live person answers, any hour. We quote the job before we start it, and Hal Gatewood stands behind every weld with a written 90-Day Done Right Promise.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Tigard’s Preferred Gate Parts & Welding Company
We’re locally owned and owner-operated, and the owner’s name is on the shop and on every invoice. Hal Gatewood started in 2001, and when you call about a gate in Tigard, you’re talking to the company that will send someone who knows the difference between a Douglas fir post with wet rot and a cedar post with dry rot. That matters here. Tigard’s older subdivisions off Durham Road and along Bull Mountain have thousands of wood swing gates installed in the 1980s and 1990s, and they all fail in the same predictable ways: post rot at the ground sleeve, seized hinge pins, and frames that swell and bind every October through April.
We don’t replace what we can repair. A lot of companies will tell you the whole gate needs to go because a hinge post rotted. We reset the post, weld the reinforcement plate, and save you the cost of a whole new gate plus an HOA architectural review. Our Tigard customers call once and get a person, not a voicemail. The person who shows up is background-checked and in uniform, and the price we quote before work starts is the price you pay.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Services in Tigard
Hinge Replacement
The hinge is where a wood gate fails first, especially in Tigard’s wet season. Original galvanized hinges on those 30-to-50-year-old gates have been soaking in Willamette Valley moisture for decades, and the pins seize or the weld points crack. We replace hinges on site with hardware matched to the original spec so your HOA won’t flag it, and we set the hinge leaf back into sound wood or a welded steel plate rather than screwing into rot. In Tigard subdivisions like Summerfield, this is one of the most common calls we get from October through April.
Post Replacement
The gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and in the 97223 ZIP we see posts that have rotted below the mulch line after 40 wet seasons. We dig out the old footing while the gate stays in your driveway, set a galvanized steel post in concrete, and weld the hinge brackets to it so the next four decades don’t start with wood in the ground. Older Tigard homes often have Douglas fir posts that look fine above grade and are hollow below, which is exactly how a gate drops and binds against the strike all winter.
Rail Repair
When a wood gate frame racked or the rail pulled loose from a post, repair means getting the panel square again before refastening anything. We weld metal braces across the back of the frame, replace rotted rail ends with treated stock, and reset the geometry so the gate hangs level on its hinges. Fix the panel without truing the post and you’ll fix it twice, which is true everywhere but especially in Tigard, where the wet-dry swelling cycle works fasteners loose over just a few seasons.
Custom Welding
On-site welding is the heart of what we do, and it means your gate doesn’t leave your driveway. We weld cracked frames, fabricate replacement hinge brackets, box in a rotted post, and reinforce old oak or steel gates that no one makes parts for anymore. When a Tigard HOA requires a specific wood gate style, we can weld and fabricate parts that match the existing profile and buy you time while you get written approval for any material change. Show me the gate closing on its own and I’ll show you where it’s failing, but show me a broken weld and we’ll fix it where it hangs.
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 Tigard
We’re certified to work on nine major gate brands, and for Tigard customers that includes DoorKing, Elite, Viking, and Ghost Controls. Older automatic gate operators throughout the 97223 ZIP are reaching the age where control boards fail and safety edges need retrofitting, and we carry common parts locally so you’re not waiting weeks on a backorder. Whether we’re rebuilding a Viking arm or welding a bracket for an Elite slide gate, we service the operator and the gate it moves, which is the only way to make the whole system work as one.
Common Gate Parts & Welding Problems We See in Tigard Homes
- Rotted hinge posts at the ground sleeve. The wet-dry cycle in the Tualatin River basin keeps post footings saturated from October through April, so a post that looked solid in September can be hollow by March. The gate leans, the latch binds, and the upper hinge screws strip out of the post.
- Seized or corroded galvanized hinges and latches. Decades of Willamette Valley moisture corrode original hardware, breaking weld points and freezing hinge pins. We replace or rebuild the hardware, then set it back into sound material.
- Swollen frames that bind against the strike all winter. Cedar and Douglas fir gates absorb water and swell each winter, then shrink in dry summers, working mortise-and-tenon joints loose. Sometimes it’s a humidity problem, sometimes it’s a racked frame, and the fix is different for each.
- Aging automatic operators with obsolete boards and missing safety edges. Older operators in Tigard’s subdivision-era neighborhoods predate modern safety requirements and many owners don’t know their gates can be retrofitted rather than replaced. We explain the options honestly, including when replacement is cheaper than fighting an obsolete board.
Pricing for Gate Parts & Welding in Tigard, OR
A typical hinge replacement on a Tigard swing gate runs $140 to $310, depending on hardware spec and whether we’re repairing the hinge leaf or rebuilding the post it mounts to. Post replacement usually lands between $380 and $720 for a single wood post reset or a galvanized steel post set in concrete. Rail repairs run $160 to $360. Custom welding jobs in Tigard start around $120 and go up based on the extent of fabrication, with most residential weld repairs landing in the $150 to $450 range. We quote every Tigard job before work starts, and the quote is the price. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate, and remember: $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans.
We Also Serve Cities Near Tigard
Our Gate Parts & Welding crews work Tigard and the surrounding communities every week. If you’re in Garden Home-Whitford, Beaverton, Cedar Hills, or Raleigh Hills, you’re close enough that we can schedule a free estimate the same way we do for our Tigard customers, with the same upfront pricing and the same written guarantee.
Serving Tigard, OR - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Tigard 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 Tigard
Yes. We replace or sister the post at the footing while the gate stays on your property, and we weld a reinforcement plate to the existing frame so the gate hangs level again without a full rebuild. In Bull Mountain and similar 1980s-era Tigard neighborhoods, this is often a half-day job that keeps your original gate and avoids an HOA architectural review. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll tell you what your specific post needs.
It’s usually both: the boards swell with wet-season moisture and a hinge post has shifted. The swelling makes the frame too wide for the opening, and the shifted post changes the swing geometry, so the latch catches high or low. We true the post, reset the hinges, and if the frame is binding from swell we plane or re-gap the latch side so the gate closes clean even in February. We can quote that over the phone and back it with the 90-Day Done Right Promise.
Older operators in the 97223 ZIP often lack the photo eyes, safety edges, and pinch-point protection that modern codes and manufacturer specs require. Whether your HOA or a code inspection triggers the requirement depends on the property, but we will always flag a gate that closes without proper entrapment protection and recommend retrofitting it to current standards. That includes safety edges, photo eyes, and force settings on brands like DoorKing, Viking, and Ghost Controls.
Yes. We match hardware spec and fabricated metal parts to the existing gate profile so the repair goes unnoticed by your HOA’s architectural committee. Tigard’s planned subdivisions often have CC&Rs that dictate gate height, material, and style, which means an off-the-shelf replacement can trigger a variance review. We quote hardware-matched repairs that keep you in compliance and keep your gate working, then talk replacement only if it’s truly cheaper than fighting the existing structure.
A cracked weld on a steel gate is usually repairable in place if the gate itself is still square and the metal isn’t rusted through. We weld it where it hangs, grind it smooth, and tell you honestly what’s holding and what’s done. If the frame is racked, multiple welds have failed, or the metal is pitting through, replacement might be cheaper than chasing cracks forever. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll look at the gate before any quote is written.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Parts & Welding in Tigard
If your Tigard gate is sagging, binding, or cracked, call (877) 610-2993. A live person answers, we schedule a free estimate to look at the gate in your driveway, and every quote is given before any work starts. We’ve been doing this since 2001, and Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop and on your invoice. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road - that is the oldest accountability there is.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Tigard since 2001.