Gate Repair in Clawson - Same-Day Repair, Priced Before We Start

Fast, Reliable Gate Repair Across Clawson

If your gate won’t close, drags against the ground, or has a hinge post leaning toward the fence line, you need a repair crew that knows exactly what Clawson’s older yards throw at them. Gate repair in Clawson typically runs $180-$520 for most hinge, post, and realignment work, and Gatewood Fence & Gate can usually have someone to your door the same day you call. Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and his crews work these blocks constantly. Call (877) 610-2993 and a live person picks up, day or night.

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Most Clawson yards are tight, fully-fenced, and built around gates hung when Eisenhower was president. That’s not a problem we stumble through. It’s what we stock parts for.

Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Clawson’s Preferred Gate Repair Company

A sagging gate is never just a panel problem, and in Clawson it’s almost always a post footing that failed after six decades of freeze-thaw. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice. That’s why our Gate Repair team starts at the hinge post every time and works outward from there. We weld on site, in your driveway, so the gate never leaves your property.

Clawson homeowners call us because the person who shows up is the same person whose name is on the work. Hal Gatewood is owner-operated and has run this company since 2001, and he publishes his address and license number so you can look him up before you ever pick up the phone. No dispatch queue, no call center in another state. When you call, a real person answers. When work gets scheduled, someone shows up in the window they promised.

Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it is not done right, one call brings Hal back, no runaround. And we do not pad a phone quote. The price you’re quoted before work starts is the price on the invoice.

Our Gate Repair Services in Clawson

Hinge & Post Repair

A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle. In Clawson, that post is often a 1950s steel post set in concrete that has crumbled apart underground after fifty or sixty freeze cycles. We cored and re-set more posts around Clawson than we can count, and we stock the legacy strap hinges and post gauges that match what your fence was built with. In the 48017 zip code, hinge and post repair typically runs $220-$480 depending on whether the post needs re-footing or just realignment.

Gate Realignment

When a gate drags on one corner or won’t latch, most homeowners blame the panel. The real culprit is usually three inches of frost heave that shoved the post out of plumb over the winter. We measure the gap, check the hinge post with a level, and bring the gate back to square without replacing panels that are still solid. On tight Clawson lots, this often means working around fences that sit inches from a neighbor’s driveway or shed, and we’re used to it.

Weld & Rust Repair

Original ornamental steel gates from Clawson’s postwar building boom rust at the bottom rail first, then at the hinge welds, then the latch. We repair with on-site welding, not patch kits. If the post itself is still set solid, we cut out the rusted section, weld in new matching steel, and repaint. In many cases that’s a $180-$340 job, far cheaper than a new gate you don’t need.

Electric Gate Repair

Clawson has a growing number of automatic gates retrofitted onto older steel frames. We service the operator, the safety edges, the keypad, and the wiring, and we’re certified on Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, and Elite systems. If your opener was added to a 1960s gate, we check whether the original hinge hardware can actually handle automation torque, because sometimes it cannot. We’ll tell you straight before we quote the work.

Trusted Brands We Service in Clawson

We’re certified to work on Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, and Elite openers, plus LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Mighty Mule. Because Clawson’s fence stock repeats block after block, we keep the specific legacy parts these systems and old manual gates need on the truck. That means fewer return trips and a faster repair when your gate goes down. When we say we can fix it, we have the part to prove it.

Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Clawson Homes

• Frost-heaved hinge posts: Oakland County frost regularly penetrates 36-42 inches, and posts set only 30-36 inches deep in the 1950s get pushed up and out of plumb. Every March we see gates that closed fine in November and now drag by an inch or more.
• Crumbling post-set concrete: Original footings from the postwar era crack and break away from the steel post underground. The post leans, the top rail binds, and the latch misses the strike plate by a quarter inch.
• Rusted strap hinges and drop-rod latches: The same legacy hinge styles repeat across Clawson because a small group of fence contractors built the whole city. Rust at the hinge barrel creates invisible sag that gets blamed on the panel. It’s almost never the panel.
• Worn or missing drop rods: Many original Clawson gates use a steel drop rod that seats into a sleeve in the concrete. When the sleeve fills with dirt or the rod bends, the gate won’t hold position. We repair the rod and the sleeve rather than welding on a mismatched modern latch.

Pricing for Gate Repair in Clawson, MI

We Also Serve Cities Near Clawson

Our crews cover Clawson and the surrounding Oakland County communities, so if you’re in Clawson or just over the line in Royal Oak, Berkley, Birmingham, or Madison Heights, we can be there fast. You’ll get the same upfront pricing, the same 90-Day Done Right Promise, and the same live person on the phone.

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