Free on-site gate assessment - hinges, posts, and your LiftMaster or Nice gate operator checked before anything is quoted
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Gate repair in Cohasset, MA usually runs between $275 and $1,900 depending on what’s actually wrong. Most jobs we see are completed within a few hours of arrival, and we answer the phone at (877) 610-2993 with a live person any time of day or night. Hal Gatewood runs the crew that comes to your driveway, and he has been fixing gates since 2001. If your gate is sagging, seized, or dead at the keypad, call us and we will tell you straight what it’ll take to make it right.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Cohasset’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Most of the gate repair calls we get in Cohasset come from homeowners who have already had somebody else look at it. That’s not a knock on anyone, it’s just how this stretch of coastline works. A gate that runs fine in Hingham for ten years will seize up on Jerusalem Road in three if the hardware wasn’t picked for salt air. We know that because we’ve been driving these roads long enough to see the same failures repeat every season. Our Gate Repair team handles everything in your driveway, no hauling the gate off to some shop.
Cohasset customers call us because the name on the invoice matches the name on the shop. Hal Gatewood answers the phone. The person who shows up is the person you’ll run into at the lumber yard or the post office, not a faceless crew from a dispatch board three states away. We publish our address and license number, and every job gets the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not right, one call brings us back. No runaround.
We get to Cohasset fast because the dispatch and scheduling coordination comes from our Boston office, and crews are serving Cohasset locally. That means no waiting on a truck from across the state. Calls are answered by a live person 24/7, which matters when a nor’easter knocks your gate open at 2 a.m. and you need a real human on the line, not a voicemail.
Our Gate Repair Services in Cohasset
Electric Gate Repair
Salt air kills control boards from the inside. On Cohasset’s waterfront estates, we routinely find LiftMaster and FAAC boards corroded well before any rust shows on the outside of the operator housing. A “dead” opener often isn’t the Cohasset Gate Motor & Opener at all. It’s the board, and we replace it with one properly sealed for a marine environment. We stock common boards and parts so most Cohasset jobs don’t wait on a shipment.
Automatic Gate Repair
Automatic gates in Cohasset fail differently than inland ones. Safety photocells get coated with salt film, loop detectors short out after nor’easter flooding, and limit switches drift when high winds hammer the gate panels. That’s why Gate Access Control - Cohasset expertise matters. We diagnose the whole system, not just the symptom. If your gate stops mid-cycle or reverses for no reason, call us before you replace the opener. Often it’s a $90 part and twenty minutes of adjustment.
Hinge & Post Repair
A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle. That’s where we start every time. In Cohasset, hinge posts seize from salt-air corrosion and the gate starts dragging at the latch side even when the panel itself is still straight. We repair posts in place, rely on our Gate Parts & Welding in Cohasset to replace hinge barrels when the old ones are shot, and use stainless fasteners so the fix outlasts the weather. We don’t sell you a new gate when the post is the problem.
Gate Realignment
Freeze-thaw cycles on the South Shore heave post footings that weren’t poured below the 48-inch frost line. Come late February, we’re realigning gates across Cohasset that shifted during the January hard freeze. We set posts back plumb, re-level the gate, and adjust the opener travel so the gate closes square and latches without fighting. If the footing itself is compromised, we’ll tell you plainly and explain what a proper fix involves before any work starts.
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 Cohasset
We service Viking, Linear, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing openers, plus just about every other major brand you’ll find on a Cohasset estate. We don’t push one manufacturer. We fix what’s on your property, and we keep common Viking and DoorKing parts on the truck because those two show up on Jerusalem Road and the village center more than any others. If the part isn’t in the truck, we’ll track it down fast. Cohasset customers shouldn’t have to wait a week for a control board.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Cohasset Homes
- Salt-corroded operator internals. Control boards and wiring connections oxidize from the inside out, even on gates that look clean from the street. A gate that “just stopped working” on a waterfront property often needs a board replacement, not a hinge tweak.
- Seized hinge posts. Salt fog gets into hinge barrels and posts, causing the gate to sag and drag at the latch side. The panel can be perfectly straight, but the post is frozen solid.
- Heaved footings from freeze-thaw cycles. Cohasset winters are rough. Posts poured shallow lift in late winter, and suddenly the gate won’t close or the latch won’t line up. We see a wave of these calls every March.
- Failing loop detectors and photocells. Nor’easter flooding and salt film interfere with buried loop detectors and safety beam optics, leaving gates stuck open, stuck closed, or refusing to move at all.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Cohasset, MA
Here’s what Cohasset homeowners can expect to pay. Hinge and post repairs typically run $275-$650. Gate realignment runs $200-$450. Electric gate repair, including board replacement or wiring fixes, runs $350-$900. Full automatic opener replacement on a custom estate gate runs $1,200-$1,900 depending on the gate’s weight and the operator required. Weld and rust repair on ornamental iron runs $250-$800 depending on how much material needs to be cleaned and rebuilt.
Every estimate is quoted and agreed before any work starts. That’s not a suggestion, it’s how we work. We offer $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. We’ll also give you a free second opinion on any written estimate from another company. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll give you a straight number.
We Also Serve Cities Near Cohasset
Based right here on the South Shore, our Gate Repair crew covers the towns around Cohasset as well: North Scituate, Scituate, Hingham, and Hull. If your property sits along the coast or back from the harbor, we know what the salt does to a gate, because we see it every day.
Serving Cohasset, MA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Cohasset 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 Cohasset
Salt-laden air from Massachusetts Bay infiltrates the operator housing and corrodes the control board from the inside out, which means the gate can look perfect externally while the electronics are already dead. We open the housing, test the board, and replace it with one properly sealed for a marine environment. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll diagnose it on site.
Yes, in nearly every case. A sagging gate means the hinge post has moved or the hinge barrels are worn, not that the gate itself is ruined. We repair or re-set the post, replace hinge hardware with stainless steel, and realign the gate so it closes square. Replacing the gate is the last resort, not the first recommendation.
Yes. Cohasset’s geographic footprint is small and the salt fog penetrates the entire community, not just the waterfront. We see premature rust on ornamental iron gates all over town, including properties that seem set well back from the harbor. The fix is removing the rust, treating the metal, and using marine-grade coatings so it doesn’t come back next season.
Salt film builds up on the photocell lenses and scatters the beam, or a nor’easter shifted the alignment just enough to break it. We clean or replace the lenses, verify the alignment, and test the full safety circuit. That usually solves it in one visit. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll walk you through it on the phone first.
Once a year, before winter sets in. On the coast, one annual inspection catches corroded boards, failing hinges, and heaving footings before they leave you stuck outside your own driveway in February. We check the operator internals, hinge hardware, safety edges, and post stability, then tell you exactly what needs attention and what can wait.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Cohasset since 2001.