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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Repair Across Boerne
Gate repair in Boerne usually comes down to one of three things: a post that has shifted in shallow limestone soil, an operator that has cooked in Texas sun, or a heavy ranch gate that has simply pulled its hinges out of true. A typical repair runs $225 to $480, and most jobs we handle in Boerne are done in a single visit. If your gate won’t open, won’t close, or sags hard at the latch side, call (877) 610-2993 and a live person answers. We know the FM roads, the gated communities, and the acreage lots out here, because we work them every week.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Boerne’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Hal Gatewood started this company in 2001 and never left. He’s still the one who answers the phone, still the one who stands behind the 90-Day Done Right Promise, and still the one you’ll see at the shop if you ever want to drive over and look him in the eye. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That’s the oldest accountability there is.
We’ve worked on gates in Cordillera Ranch, off I-10, and along FM 1621 and FM 46 on the west side of Boerne. Homeowners here don’t get a call center or a subcontracted crew. They get Hal or one of his background-checked, uniformed guys showing up in the window they were promised. Boerne customers get us answering live at 2 a.m., not a voicemail tree.
What builds trust out here is simple: we weld on site, we fix before we replace, and every job gets the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, one call brings us back. That’s not fine print. That’s the invoice.
Our Gate Repair Services in Boerne
Electric Gate Repair
When an electric gate in Boerne stops responding, the problem is usually the control board, the backup battery, or a photocell that has been cooked by summer heat that sits above 100°F for weeks. We service and repair operators from Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing, and we carry common repair parts on the truck so most Boerne electric gate repairs happen same-visit, not next-week.
Automatic Gate Repair
Automatic gates around Boerne take a beating. Freeze-thaw cycles push posts, sensors get knocked out of alignment, and remote acreage systems running on solar lose battery capacity in direct sun. We test the full chain: operator, safety edges, receiver, battery, and wiring. We don’t swap parts until we’ve found the actual failure. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice.
Hinge & Post Repair
This is the repair we do most in Boerne, and it’s the one that separates real gate mechanics from parts-swappers. Boerne sits on the Edwards Plateau, where shallow soil gives way to solid limestone or dense caliche bedrock in a matter of inches. Post footings poured against that rock fracture under freeze-thaw heave, the post leans, and the gate sags. We dig, we inspect, we reset or epoxy-anchor, and we weld on site so the gate never leaves your driveway.
Gate Realignment
A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle. That’s where we start. We realign swing gates by correcting post angle, replacing worn hinge pins, and re-hanging the leaf square to the post. For heavier pipe ranch gates, we often find the latch side has dropped an inch or more, and the fix is structural, not cosmetic. Show me the gate closing on its own and I’ll show you where it’s failing.
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 Boerne
We’re certified to service LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. That covers nearly every automatic gate running in Boerne, from the estate entry systems in newer gated subdivisions to the simple solar openers on ranch gates off FM 1621. We stock common repair parts locally, so a Boerne job doesn’t wait on a parts shipment from Dallas. When we open the operator box and find a Linear board or a Viking arm, we’ve already got what we need to fix it.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Boerne Homes
- Post lean from shallow limestone and caliche: Boerne sits on the Edwards Plateau, where solid bedrock often sits only 8 to 12 inches below grade. Freeze-thaw cycles heave the footing, the post tips, and the gate binds or won’t latch.
- Solar opener failure on acreage properties: Long driveways where running mains power is impractical rely on solar gate openers. Direct Texas sun and triple-digit summers shorten battery life fast, and many Boerne solar systems fail within three to five years of install.
- Heavy ranch pipe gate sag: These gates are heavy. On long caliche driveways, hinge posts carry enormous cantilevered weight. Pins bend, the latch end drops, and the operator strains until it trips its thermal limit.
- Rust on ornamental iron estate gates: Boerne’s newer master-planned and gated communities built from the mid-2000s onward feature automated wrought-iron driveway gates on stone-and-brick homes. Rust creeps in at the welds and bottom rails, and if it’s not cut out and re-welded, the gate fails structurally within a few Hill Country seasons.
Here’s a real Boerne job from our field notes. A ranch gate on FM 1621 stopped closing. When we dug into the post, we found the footing poured directly against a limestone cap only 9 inches down. We core-drilled into the bedrock, set epoxy anchors, and remounted the heavy pipe swing gate so the LiftMaster operator could again close it without tripping its safety photocell. That’s a repair you only get right if you’ve done it on this soil before.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Boerne, TX
You’ll know the price before we touch the gate. That’s a promise, not a note on the bottom of an estimate. Here’s what typical Boerne gate repairs cost:
- Hinge and post repair: $275 to $550, depending on whether we’re resetting in soil or epoxy-anchoring into caliche or limestone.
- Electric gate repair: $185 to $420, covering control boards, sensors, receivers, and wiring faults.
- Automatic gate opener service: $240 to $600, including motor, arm, and battery work.
- Gate realignment: $150 to $375, based on gate weight and how far the post has moved.
- Weld and rust repair: $180 to $500, depending on the extent of section replacement.
Every price is quoted and agreed before any work starts. There’s no trip charge inside the county, and we take $40 off any repair over $200. Seniors and veterans always get 10% off. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate, and we’ll give you a written number you can hold us to.
We Also Serve Cities Near Boerne
Our Gate Repair team works throughout the Hill Country north and west of San Antonio. Beyond Boerne, we regularly serve Fair Oaks Ranch, Helotes, Timberwood Park, and Leon Valley. If your gate is down and you’re in one of these towns, the same live person answers the same phone number: (877) 610-2993.
Serving Boerne, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Boerne 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 Boerne
Your post leans because Boerne’s Edwards Plateau soil is shallow, and your concrete footing was likely poured against limestone or caliche that sits only 8 to 12 inches down. Winter moisture freezes, thaws, and heaves the footing against the rock, and the post tips a little more each year. The fix is either a deeper reset or a core-drilled epoxy anchor into the bedrock itself. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll dig it up and show you what’s under your post.
Yes. Solar gate opener repair on remote Boerne acreage is a regular job for us. We test the panel, the charge controller, the battery bank, and the operator itself. In most cases, the battery has cooked in direct sun and the panel needs re-aiming. For rural entrances off FM 46 or FM 1621, we recommend battery replacement every three years as a baseline, not when the gate fails. Estimates are free.
Any automatic gate in Boerne is governed by UL 325 safety standards, which require safety devices like photocell sensors or edge sensors to prevent the gate from closing on people or vehicles. If yours has been bypassed or knocked out of alignment, that’s a serious safety issue. We test entrapment protection on every automatic gate repair. If it’s not working, we fix it before we leave.
The gate sags at the latch end because the hinge post is carrying too much cantilevered weight, and in Boerne the shallow limestone soil makes that worse. Over time, the post tips, the hinge pins bend, and the latch side drops. We correct the post angle, replace the pins, and re-hang the gate square. If the post has cracked its footing, we reset it or anchor it into rock. Call us for an exact quote; the estimate is free.
We don’t dig a standard post hole and hope. Caliche is so prevalent in western Boerne that we plan for rock before the shovel goes in. We core-drill into the limestone, set epoxy anchors, and remount the post so freeze-thaw cycles can’t walk it out of true. It’s a different repair than a soil reset, and it’s the kind of thing most gate companies around here never learn. We’ve been doing it for years because Boerne forced us to.
Contact Gatewood Fence & Gate in Boerne
Your gate needs a fix, not a sales pitch. Call (877) 610-2993 and Hal or one of his guys will answer live. You’ll get a straight price, a real appointment window, and a repair backed by the 90-Day Done Right Promise. Dispatch and scheduling for Boerne are handled from our San Antonio office, but the crews live and work right here in the Hill Country. If you’d rather drive to the shop and look us in the eye, that works too. We’ll be here.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Boerne since 2001.