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Gate repair in Antelope, CA typically runs $185-$425 for hinge and post work, $300-$650 for electric opener service, and $450-$1,200 when a post footing has failed and needs to be reset. Most jobs are completed same day or next morning, and we answer the phone live at (877) 610-2993, around the clock. If your gate is sagging, dragging, chirping, or refusing to open, you want someone who knows Antelope’s specific headaches: HOA color specs, shared driveways, and 30-year-old hardware that’s failing block by block.
We know the neighborhoods off Walerga Road and Antelope Road because we work them every week. The housing stock here is 1985-2000 tract development, which means the original gates are all hitting the end of their useful life at roughly the same time. That’s why a single street in Antelope can have four broken gates in six months. We’re Gate Repair local specialists, not a call center, and we keep our repair-first approach on every job: fix what’s broken, weld what’s cracked, replace only what’s failed. No gate leaves its hinges for the shop when it can be fixed in the driveway.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Antelope’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Hal Gatewood started this company in 2001, and he still answers the phone himself more often than not. The business is owner-operated, state-licensed, and insured. The address is published. The name is on the invoice. If something goes wrong, you can drive to the shop and look Hal in the eye. That’s not a marketing line; it’s how a repair company should work.
We’ve built our reputation in Antelope one gate at a time. Homeowners here tell us the same thing: they called a national outfit, got a phone quote, and then watched the price climb at the door. We don’t do that. The price we quote is the price you pay, before any work starts. No trip charge inside the county. $40 off any repair over $200. And every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, one call brings us back.
Response time to Antelope is usually same day for repairs, since we schedule crews locally. For electric gate or automatic opener failures, we know the brands in these tract homes: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. We carry common parts on the truck, so we’re not making you wait a week for a control board that’s sitting on a distributor shelf.
Our Gate Repair Services in Antelope
Key Takeaways
- Most Antelope gate repairs run $185-$650, quoted and agreed before work starts.
- HOA-governed neighborhoods often require board approval for material or color changes.
- Same-day response is typical for repair calls in the 95843 zip code.
- Shared driveway and tight side-yard gates are our bread and butter in Antelope.
Electric Gate Repair
Electric gates in Antelope most often fail at the operator, the safety photocells, or the wiring runs from the house. The 1985-2000 tract homes here frequently have original buried wire that’s now cracked, corroded, or nicked by decades of landscape work. We test the full circuit, not just the motor. A gate that opens but won’t close is usually a photocell or loop detector issue. A gate that does nothing is usually the control board or a burned transformer. We diagnose before we recommend anything, and we never swap a motor when the problem is a $40 sensor.
Automatic Gate Repair
Automatic gate operators in Antelope see heavy use, especially on shared driveway gates where two households cycle the gate dozens of times a day. That’s double or triple the duty cycle of a typical single-family driveway gate. Wear accelerates. Gearboxes strip. Safety edges wear out. When we open a 1990s BFT or FAAC operator in Antelope, we usually find the original grease turned to paste and the limit switches out of adjustment. We’ll tune it if it’s serviceable, replace it if it’s not, and we’ll show you exactly what we found before we touch a wrench.
Hinge & Post Repair
Here’s what we see block after block in Antelope: the original Adjust-A-Gate hardware from the late ’80s and early ’90s has wallowed out its holes in the hinge post. The gate then hangs at an angle, scrapes the ground, and eventually snaps the hinge entirely. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice. We set new steel post footings with proper concrete depth for Antelope’s expansive, cracking summer soils, then re-hang the gate with hardware sized for the gate’s actual weight. In HOA neighborhoods, we’ll match the original hardware finish so the board never has a reason to flag it.
Gate Realignment
A gate that drags on one side after a hot summer is usually a post that’s moved, not a gate that’s bent. Antelope’s Sacramento Valley clay soil dries out and cracks sharply in 100°F-plus heat, and the footing shifts a quarter inch. Multiply that by twenty years and you have a gate that looks like it’s giving up. We realign at the hinge, resetting or shimming the post to bring the gate back to plumb and level. On sliding gates, we address rack and pinion track alignment so the gate stops jumping the track.
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.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Antelope Homes
- Shared driveway slide gates jumping the track. When one neighbor’s post footing shifts from summer soil cracking, the whole track goes off-level. The gate rides up on the rack, then drops with a bang that loosens everything. We fix the footing first, then the track.
- 1990s Adjust-A-Gate hardware seizing at the hinge post. That original hardware was never built for 30 years of service. When it fails, the gate hangs by one hinge and blocks the side yard access you use every day. We replace it with modern hardware sized for the gate, not the other way around.
- HOA color and material delays turning minor sags into post replacements. Waiting for board approval is standard in Antelope’s CC&R-governed tracts. But a sagging gate that sits for six months wears its hinge plates and drags its latch. We’ll work with your board and give you a written spec sheet they can approve quickly.
- Rust at the latch and hinge points on ornamental iron gates. Antelope’s wet winters accelerate rust on unprotected iron hardware. By spring, a latch that stuck once is frozen solid and the gate either won’t close or won’t open. We grind, treat, and coat the affected areas so you’re not back in the same spot next season.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Antelope, CA
| Service | Typical Price Range |
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| Hinge adjustment or replacement | $185-$340 |
| Post reset with new steel footing | $450-$850 |
| Gate realignment (swing or slide) | $225-$400 |
| Electric opener repair or replacement | $300-$650 |
| On-site welding repair | $150-$400 |
| Full gate replacement (matching HOA spec) | $900-$2,200 |
These are honest ranges for Antelope’s market. A simple hinge swap is at the low end. A rotted 4×4 post that needs a new concrete footing lands higher. HOA-spec hardware can add cost, but we’ll quote it plainly before anything starts. Every estimate is free. Call (877) 610-2993 and Hal, or one of his crew, will give you a number you can count on. Free second opinion on any written estimate, too.
Trusted Brands We Service in Antelope
We’re certified to service nine major gate brands: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. In Antelope’s tract developments, the most common openers we see are LiftMaster, FAAC, and Viking, but BFT and Linear show up regularly on the higher-end ornamental iron gates off North Loop and Walerga. We stock common control boards, safety edges, photocells, and remote receivers on the truck, so most Antelope calls are one visit. No “we’ll order the part and call you back.” If we don’t have it on the truck, we’ll have it within a day and schedule around your HOA window, not the other way around.
Serving Antelope’s Neighborhoods, Not Just Its Zip Code
Antelope’s 95843 is dense, planned, and governed. The original subdivisions off North Loop Boulevard, Scotland Drive, and Poker Lane were built by the same handful of Sacramento developers in the late ’80s and early ’90s, which means we see the same failing hardware block after block. The same Adjust-A-Gate hinge plates. The same rotted 4×4 cedar posts at the base of six-foot privacy gates. The same LiftMaster operators with original capacitors. Fixing a gate in Antelope is not like fixing a gate in an older infill neighborhood. Here, the CC&Rs tell you what color the latch can be. The HOA board wants to see the spec sheet before you touch a hinge. We’ve worked with Antelope’s HOA boards enough to know the process and write the paperwork so it moves without a three-month stall.
We recently replaced a sagging six-foot wood privacy gate on North Loop Boulevard where the original Adjust-A-Gate hardware had wallowed out the hinge post. The HOA required a specific powder-coated iron latch to match the tract, and they needed the spec sheet before approval. Our crew set a new steel post footing, realigned the gate, and swapped the LiftMaster operator’s safety photocells so the shared driveway stayed passable for the neighbor’s RV the whole time. That’s an Antelope job. Tight access, shared space, board approval, and a gate that had to work while we worked on it. Total time on site: under five hours.
We Also Serve Cities Near Antelope
We serve Antelope and the surrounding areas, including Foothill Farms, North Highlands, Citrus Heights, and Elverta. If you’re in one of those communities and you’re not sure which page applies, call us. We’ll sort it out. You can also read more about Gate Repair in Antelope on our local page.
Serving Antelope, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Antelope 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 Repair in Antelope
In many Antelope subdivisions, yes, especially if the work changes the gate’s material, color, or hardware finish. The late-’80s and early-’90s CC&Rs in this area often lock in specific specifications. We’ll give you a written spec sheet for the board, and in many cases the board approves same-week when the repair matches the original. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll help you figure out what your HOA requires before you spend a dime.
In Antelope, the usual culprit is post footing movement from the valley’s hot, dry summers. When the soil cracks and shifts, the post holding the track moves a fraction of an inch, and that’s enough for the gate to ride up and slam back down. We fix the footing first, then realign the track. Expect $225-$450 for a typical track realignment, more if the post needs a new concrete base. Call us for a free estimate.
Your hinge post is moving. Antelope’s clay soil expands and contracts dramatically with the seasons, and over 25 or 30 years that movement works the post loose. The gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that’s where we start. A post reset in Antelope typically runs $450-$850, depending on the footing condition.
Yes. We can put the gate in manual mode, disconnect the operator, and keep the driveway usable while we work on the motor or control board. On shared driveway gates in Antelope, we plan the work around your neighbor’s schedule too. Most operator repairs are done in two to four hours, and you won’t lose driveway access overnight.
It starts cosmetic, but it becomes structural. Rust at the latch and hinge points weakens the metal and eventually the latch fails when the gate is closed or, worse, when it’s sliding. Antelope’s wet winters accelerate that rust every year. We grind it out, treat the metal, and coat it so the gate operates smoothly again. A latch repair runs $150-$300, well before it turns into a full hinge replacement.
Get Your Antelope Gate Fixed Today
If your gate is sagging, dragging, sticking, or dead in the driveway, call (877) 610-2993. A live person answers, day or night. Tell us what’s wrong. We’ll give you a straight quote, and we’ll schedule a time that works for you and your HOA. Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and he stands behind every job with the 90-Day Done Right Promise. Not through a call center. Not through an app. You call, we answer, we show up, we fix it. That’s it.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Antelope since 2001.