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Gate repair in Colleyville usually costs between $185 and $1,500 depending on what’s failed, and most jobs in the 76034 zip are done the same week we hear from you. We’re Gatewood Fence & Gate, and Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001. If your automated driveway gate is stuck, grinding, sagging, or just shutting off for no reason, call (877) 610-2993 and you’ll get a live person, not a phone tree. We work Colleyville neighborhoods every week, from the estate lots off Bransford Road to the gated communities along Cheek-Sparger.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Colleyville’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Colleyville homeowners have a particular problem on their hands. Most of the custom estates here were built between the late 1980s and early 2000s, and the automatic gates that went in with them are now 20 to 30 years old. Gate operators from that era are failing city-wide, and the Blackland Prairie clay under Colleyville doesn’t help. The soil swells when wet and shrinks when dry, which shifts post footings and pulls hinge anchors loose in brick pillars. We’ve been out to hundreds of these jobs, and the pattern is familiar enough that we often know what’s wrong before we back the truck in.
Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop and on every invoice. That’s not a slogan. He’s been owner-operated since 2001, and the person who picks up the phone at 3 a.m. is the same person who’ll be standing in your driveway the next day. We don’t hide behind a call center three states away. You can drive to the shop and look us in the eye if you want. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that’s where we start. Show us the gate closing on its own and we’ll show you where it’s failing.
Every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, we make it right. One call brings Hal back, no runaround. We also answer calls 24/7 with a live person, and we don’t charge a trip fee inside the county. For Colleyville specifically, that means when a gate dies on a Sunday night and you can’t get your car out, you’re not waiting until Monday morning on a voicemail.
Our Gate Repair Services in Colleyville
Electric Gate Repair
Electric gate repair in Colleyville typically runs $195 to $650 for control board replacement, wiring repair, or loop detector fixes. The heat is often the trigger. Summer ground temperatures here push past 110°F, and that cooks circuit boards and brittle wiring harnesses on older operators. We keep common boards and parts in the truck for the brands Colleyville actually uses, so we’re not ordering from some warehouse and making you wait a week.
Automatic Gate Repair
Automatic gate repair in Colleyville costs around $250 to $1,400 depending on whether we’re rebuilding the operator, replacing arm assemblies, or doing a full system swap. The 20-to-30-year-old operators installed in the 1990s, early LiftMaster, Elite, and FAAC units, are reaching end-of-life at the same time across the city. That means a lot of Colleyville homeowners are facing the same decision: patch a dying operator every few months, or replace it once and be done. We’ll tell you straight which one makes sense, and you’ll get the price in writing before any work starts.
Hinge & Post Repair
Hinge and post repair in Colleyville runs $225 to $1,200. This is where the clay soil really does its damage. Brick and stone pillar-mounted swing gates installed in the mid-to-late 1990s have anchor bolts pulling loose from aging mortar. The gate looks fine, right up until a hinge tears free of the pillar face. We re-anchor with epoxy-set stainless bolts, rebuild the post footing where needed, and if the pillar itself is cracked, we coordinate with a masonry contractor so you’re not left with two half-finished jobs and two different trades pointing at each other.
Gate Realignment
Gate realignment in Colleyville typically runs $185 to $400. Clay-soil heave shifts post footings, and that throws slide gates out of square so the rack and pinion binds. You’ll hear it grinding before you see it. We reset the post, re-level the track, and get the gate moving cleanly again. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice. That’s not a warning, it’s just what the soil here does.
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 Colleyville
We’re certified to service nine major gate brands, including Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, and Elite, which covers most of what’s installed across Colleyville. We stock common parts in the truck so we’re not making a second trip for a limit switch or a control board. When a 20-year-old Elite operator on a shared driveway gate gives out, the last thing you want is a week of waiting on a part. We’d rather get it done.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Colleyville Homes
- Clay-soil heave shifting post footings. The Blackland Prairie clay under Tarrant County swells and shrinks with moisture, and over 20 or 30 years that movement pushes gate posts out of plumb. The gate starts dragging, binding, or failing to close completely.
- Hinge anchor bolts pulling loose from brick pillars. Decade after decade of soil movement cracks the mortar around hinge bolts on 1990s brick and stone swing gates. The first sign is usually a small crack in the mortar, then a wobble, then a hinge tearing free.
- Loop detectors misaligned by soil movement on shared driveway gates. When a gate sits over a right of way or shared driveway, the loop detector in the asphalt or concrete can shift with the ground. The gate thinks a car is there when it isn’t, and it stays open, or worse, starts closing on a neighbor’s car.
- Relay and circuit board failure in late July and August. Ground temps over 110°F accelerate heat degradation on older operator boards. A gate that worked fine in May fails in August, and the owner assumes the motor died. Usually it’s a $40 relay or a $200 board, not the whole operator.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Colleyville, TX
Here’s where your money actually goes on a Colleyville gate repair. A service call and diagnosis for an electric gate runs around $95 to $150, which is waived when you approve the repair. Control board replacement typically lands between $250 and $500 including the part. A hinge re-anchor on a brick pillar runs $225 to $600 depending on how many hinges and whether the masonry needs patching. Full operator replacement, which is common on 25-year-old systems, runs $900 to $1,400 for a heavy-duty unit matched to a 14-to-20-foot wrought iron gate. Every price is quoted and agreed before any work starts. You’ll never get a surprise invoice at the door. Call (877) 610-2993 for an exact quote, estimates are free, and remember we offer a free second opinion on any written estimate you already have.
We Also Serve Cities Near Colleyville
Our Gate Repair in Colleyville team also covers Bedford, Hurst, Southlake, and Euless. If you’re on the edge of Colleyville and wondering whether we’ll come out, the answer is yes. Visit our full Gate Repair page to see everything we do, or just call and ask.
A Colleyville Job We Won’t Forget
We rebuilt a 16-foot wrought iron swing gate on a shared driveway in the 76034 zip that had torn its top hinge bolts clean out of a brick pillar face. The gate was heavy, the post footing had shifted, and the neighbor on the other side of the right of way needed to get in and out the whole time. Our tech worked with a masonry contractor to reset the hinge post footing, re-anchor the post to the pillar with epoxy-set stainless bolts, and install a new LiftMaster operator with safety photocells. The neighbor’s access stayed open for the entire job. That’s the kind of repair that catches Colleyville homeowners off guard, because the gate itself looks structurally fine until a hinge suddenly lets go.
Serving Colleyville, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Colleyville 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 Colleyville
Colleyville sits on the shrink-swell Blackland Prairie clay that dominates Tarrant County, and that soil expands and contracts dramatically with moisture changes, shifting post footings over time and dragging the gate out of alignment so the rack and pinion binds. The fix is resetting the post and re-leveling the track, which costs $185 to $400. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll diagnose it.
In most cases, yes. We remove the loose hinge bolts, epoxy-set stainless anchors into the brick, and re-mount the hinge. If the pillar itself is cracked through, we coordinate with a masonry contractor to repair just the damaged section rather than tearing the whole thing down. Call us with photos and we’ll tell you which path you’re on.
We work one leaf at a time on shared driveway gates, propping the opposite leaf open or setting the operator to manual so your neighbor’s access never stops. On the 16-foot gate we rebuilt in the 76034 zip, the neighbor’s side stayed open and functional for the entire job. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll plan the repair around real life, not the other way around.
The relay and the control board usually fail before the motor itself, especially after 20-plus summers of 110°F ground heat cooking the internals. A relay replacement typically runs $95 to $200, and a control board between $250 and $500, both far cheaper than scrapping a working motor. Call us before you replace the whole unit, and we’ll tell you what actually died.
Sometimes, and we’ll make that call for you. Loose hinge bolts re-anchoring is a gate job. But when decades of clay-soil movement have cracked the mortar around the anchor point, the masonry repair and the gate repair need to happen together. We coordinate with a mason so you get one plan and one timeline, not two contractors blaming each other. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free assessment.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Repair in Colleyville
If your gate is acting up in Colleyville, call (877) 610-2993. You’ll get a live person, a straight answer, and a price you can hold us to. We’ve been at this since 2001, and the name on the shop is the name who shows up. Free estimates, no trip charge inside the county, and if it’s not done right, the 90-Day Done Right Promise means we come back and make it right.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Colleyville since 2001.