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Most gate repairs in Beaverton come down to one of three things: a post that shifted in our clay soil, an operator that got wet and quit, or a hinge that wore out years ago and nobody caught it. We fix all three, usually in one visit. Our crew knows the HOA communities along Murray Boulevard and the older lots near Cedar Hills without looking at a map. If your gate is sagging, dragging, or refusing to open, call (877) 610-2993 and a live person answers. Not a voicemail. Not a call tree. Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop, and he’s been doing this since 2001.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Beaverton’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
We’re not a franchise that sends a different tech every time you call. We’re a local, owner-operated shop, and when you schedule a repair in Beaverton, you get someone who knows why gates fail in Washington County specifically. Wet winters, heavy clay, HOA-managed swing gates that are now 30 years old. We’ve seen the same failure patterns across 97007 and 97008 for years. That repetition means we can often diagnose the real problem on the phone, quote it honestly, and show up with the right parts on the truck.
Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, one call brings us back. No runaround. No chasing a corporate escalation queue. Beaverton homeowners also get no trip charge inside the county, and we’ll honor a price we quoted over the phone. You’ll know what it costs before we turn a single bolt. Read more about our approach on the Gate Repair page, or keep reading for what this looks like in your neighborhood.
Our Gate Repair Services in Beaverton
Electric Gate Repair
Electric gate failure in Beaverton usually traces back to water. Our wet season runs October through May, and condensation inside an original LiftMaster or FAAC operator will corrupt a logic board faster than a power surge will. We see it every spring: a gate that worked fine in September suddenly opens halfway, reverses, or won’t respond to a remote. We diagnose on site, replace only the board or sensor that failed, and recalibrate the travel limits. If the operator predates modern UL 325 entrapment-protection standards, we’ll explain what that means for your liability and your HOA’s responsibilities before we quote anything.
Automatic Gate Repair
Automatic gates in Beaverton’s planned communities take a beating. They cycle hundreds of times a day during morning and evening commute hours. Chain-drive slide gates wear out sprockets and guide rollers. Swing actuators lose force as internal seals degrade. We service and repair all of it, including Ghost Controls and DoorKing systems, which we’ve worked on across subdivisions in both 97006 and 97007. If we can repair the operator rather than replace it, that’s what we do. Hal will weld a bracket or rebuild a drive assembly before he sells you a part you don’t need.
Hinge & Post Repair
A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle. That’s where we start. Beaverton’s clay soil heaves when it’s wet and shrinks when it’s dry, which means a gate post that was plumb five years ago may now lean half an inch toward the street. That half inch becomes a gate that drags on the latch side, throws off the loop detector timing, and eventually tears the hinge bolts out of the post. We re-pour, re-set, and weld on site. Where the post itself is still sound, we can often cut away only the rotted steel section and weld in a new one without disturbing the footer or the surrounding pavers.
Gate Realignment
Realignment in Beaverton is usually part of a bigger job. A swing gate that drags because the post moved isn’t fixed by shimming the hinge. We true the post first, then reset the hinge geometry so the leaf hangs plumb and closes square. On slide gates, we check rail level, roller wear, and rack-and-pinion mesh. Fleet gates and HOA entry gates that run 40 hours a week wear differently than a single-family driveway gate, and we set the clearances to match actual use. Tight easements off Highway 26 often mean the gate has to hang and swing exactly right, because there’s nowhere for it to flex.
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 Beaverton
We are certified to service nine major gate brands, and the ones we see most often in Beaverton’s HOA communities are LiftMaster, FAAC, Linear, and Viking. We stock common repair parts for these systems locally, which means a failed control board or a broken limit switch doesn’t turn into a week-long wait for freight. If your HOA’s gate runs a DoorKing slide operator or an older Ghost Controls swing arm, we can source parts and have the repair scheduled around the board’s approval process. We’re not married to any one manufacturer. We’ll tell you honestly whether your existing operator is worth repairing or whether you’re throwing money at a 1998 electro-mechanical box that predates current safety codes.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Beaverton Homes
- Post shift in Willamette Valley clay. Swing gates start dragging at the latch side, and homeowners crank the hinge bolts tighter, which just strips the threads. The post has moved. The fix starts in the ground.
- Condensation in 1990s operators. Original LiftMaster and FAAC units in homes built during the Nike-era boom weren’t sealed for 37 inches of annual rainfall. Boards short, gates go dead, and the failure is intermittent enough to drive a homeowner crazy before anything gets fixed.
- Shared driveway gates losing alignment. In HOA communities with shared entrances, one rotted hinge post can throw an entire double-gate assembly out of square. Those repairs often require re-pouring a post footer in an easement with limited room for equipment.
- Rusted rack and pinion on slide gates. Galvanized rail sections on 97007 and 97008 slide gates rust through at the joints after 20 years of wet winters. We cut out the bad section and weld in new rack rather than replacing the whole run.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Beaverton, OR
Gate repair in Beaverton typically runs between $180 and $650 for most residential jobs. A hinge and post realignment job usually lands around $250 to $450. Electric operator repairs, depending on the board, sensor, or actuator involved, run $280 to $750. A full operator replacement with proper UL 325-compliant safety edges and photocells runs $900 to $1,800 installed, and HOA entry gates obviously run higher because they involve traffic control and multiple decision-makers. Every job is quoted in writing before any work starts. That’s not a promise; it’s how we’ve always operated. We offer free second opinions on any written estimate you already have, $40 off any repair over $200, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Call (877) 610-2993 and get a straight number for your specific gate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Beaverton
Our Gate Repair in Beaverton coverage area includes the surrounding communities where we work just as often: Cedar Hills, Raleigh Hills, West Haven, and West Haven-Sylvan. If your gate is a few minutes outside Beaverton proper, we still get to you without a trip charge inside Washington County. The same crew, the same warranty, the same live person answering the phone.
Serving Beaverton, OR - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Beaverton 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 Beaverton
They fail after winter because the original operators in those neighborhoods were installed in the 1990s and early 2000s, before manufacturers sealed control boards against the kind of condensation we get from five straight months of rain. When water condenses inside a LiftMaster or FAAC housing, it shorts traces on the logic board and the gate starts behaving erratically: open when you command close, reverse on its own, or go dead entirely. The clay soil also heaves the posts during freeze-thaw cycles, compounding the electrical problem with a mechanical one. We stock replacement boards for the most common 1990s-era models specifically because we see this exact failure so often in Beaverton’s older HOA communities. If your HOA gate acted up over the winter, call us and we’ll diagnose it before the board meeting, not after.
Sometimes, but not always, and we’ll be honest about which side of that line your operator falls on. A 1995 FAAC operator that still runs but lacks the entrapment-protection features required under modern UL 325 standards creates a real liability for the HOA if a child or pet is injured. We can often replace the logic board and add external safety photocells to bring an older operator closer to current code, but there are cases where the unit is simply too obsolete to retrofit safely. When that happens, we coordinate with the HOA board to spec a compliant replacement and plan the changeover so vehicle and pedestrian access stays open during the work.
The most common cause is a hinge post that shifted in clay soil. Beaverton sits on Willamette Valley clay that expands when saturated and contracts when dry, and a post set 20 years ago with a shallow footer will gradually lean toward the gate’s load. The gate then drags at the latch side, which looks like a hinge problem but is actually a foundation problem. We fix it by re-setting the post in a deeper footer, not by shimming the hinge, because a shimmed hinge on a leaning post will fail again within a year. Fixing the panel without the post means fixing it twice, and we won’t do that to you.
We work in stages so at least one access path stays functional at all times. For a double swing gate, we repair one leaf at a time: the other leaf keeps working while the first is supported, re-hinged, or re-posted. For slide gates, we keep the gate in the open position overnight if needed, secure the area, and coordinate with the HOA so residents know what to expect. We’ve done this on shared driveway gates throughout Beaverton where there’s no alternate entrance, and we plan every step around the board’s schedule, not ours. The goal is that nobody gets locked out and nobody waits a week for a gate that could have been fixed in a day.
They’re a poor fit for most HOA gates in Beaverton because our winter months are too dark and wet for a solar panel to keep the battery topped off. A gate that cycles dozens of times a day needs reliable power, and a solar setup that works in Arizona will strand your board’s gate on a rainy January afternoon. For rural properties or secondary pedestrian gates with light use, solar can work, but we typically recommend a hardwired operator for any gate that serves more than a handful of homes. We’ll give you a straight answer based on your gate’s cycle count and location, not a sales pitch for a panel you’ll regret in November.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Beaverton since 2001. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road.