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If your gate is sagging, sticking, or refusing to open, you’re probably not in the mood for a long story. So here’s the short version: Gatewood Fence & Gate fixes gates in Edmonds, usually on the first visit. We’ve been at this since 2001, Hal Gatewood owns the shop, and our Gate Repair team shows up when we say we will. A live person answers the phone at (877) 610-2993, day or night, and we’ll give you an honest price before any work starts. If you live near the Edmonds waterfront, you already know salt air is rough on metal. If you live on the bluff, you know the ground moves. We deal with both every week.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Edmonds’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
We’re not a franchise, and we don’t route your call to a call center three states away. Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop, his address is published, and his license number is something anyone can look up. That matters to the folks in Edmonds who have been burned before by a phone quote that changed at the door. It won’t happen with us. The price we quote is the price you pay, and we put our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing on every job. If it’s not right, we come back. Plain as that.
We’ve worked on gates all over Edmonds, from the 1950s ranch homes in the Edmonds Bowl to the newer cedar privacy gates out in eastern 98026. We know which brands hold up in this marine air and which ones don’t. We stock common repair parts locally, so we’re not waiting on a truck from a warehouse two counties over. And when you call, you get Hal or someone from his crew, not a script. That’s the way it’s been since 2001.
We also offer a free second opinion on any written estimate, no trip charge inside the county, $40 off any repair over $200, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Those are standing offers, not haggling positions. Call (877) 610-2993 and ask us anything.
Our Gate Repair Services in Edmonds
Electric Gate Repair
When an electric gate won’t respond to the remote, the keypad, or the intercom, the problem is usually the control board, the transformer, or a failed safety sensor. In Edmonds, salt air accelerates corrosion on exposed wiring and terminal connections, especially within a few blocks of the ferry terminal or the waterfront. We trace the issue from the operator to the power source, replace what’s actually failed, and re-test the system under UL 325 standards so the gate reverses when it should.
Automatic Gate Repair
Automatic gate openers in Edmonds work hard all year, and the wet months are especially unkind. If your gate opens halfway and stops, or starts and immediately reverses, the limit switches or safety edges may have failed. Many older homes in the Edmonds Bowl still have legacy operators from the 1970s and 80s. We can often retrofit a modern control board and photo-eyes onto a solid existing operator, saving you the cost of a full replacement. But we’ll tell you honestly when a retrofit doesn’t make sense.
Hinge & Post Repair
This is the repair we do most in Edmonds, and the one that matters most. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that’s where we start. On waterfront and bluff-top properties, the post has usually rotted at the footing or the original mild-steel hinges have rusted through. We dig out the old footing, pour a deeper concrete base, and install hot-dip galvanized or stainless hardware. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice. We’d rather fix it once.
Gate Realignment
Edmonds sits on a hillside in a lot of places, and when the soil stays saturated through the rainy season, posts heave and gates drift out of plumb. A gate that dragged in January might gap at the latch in March. We re-set posts, re-squared the frame, and bring the gate back to level. If the slope keeps causing trouble, we’ll talk to you about a deeper post set or better drainage along the fence line so you’re not calling us back every autumn.
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 Edmonds
We service Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing operators, along with LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Elite, and Mighty Mule. Hal’s crew is certified to work on all nine brands, which matters when you’ve got a 15-year-old Viking swing arm on a bluff-top driveway and nobody wants to touch it. We carry common replacement parts and we weld on site, so your gate stays in your driveway rather than getting hauled off to some shop.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Edmonds Homes
- Salt-air hinge and latch corrosion. Properties within a few blocks of Puget Sound or the ferry dock see standard steel hardware fail in three to five years. Gates bind, squeal, and eventually stop latching, and lubricant only masks the problem for a week or two.
- Bluff-top post heave and gate sag. Saturated soil along slopes expands and contracts, pushing posts out of line. This is a chronic issue in the Edmonds Bowl and on hillside lots in 98020, where flat-terrain fixes don’t hold.
- Obsolete opener control boards. Homes built in the 1950s through 1970s often have automatic gate systems that predate modern safety standards. The board fails, the photo-eyes are missing, and the whole setup needs a retrofit or a realistic replacement conversation.
- Wood rot at hinge posts and bottom rails. Eastern 98026 has plenty of newer cedar privacy gates, but the persistent damp climate rots wood at the hardware connection points. Lag bolts loosen, the gate drops, and it drags on the driveway.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Edmonds, WA
A typical gate repair in Edmonds runs between $180 and $650 for most hinge, latch, and alignment issues. Electric gate repair, including control board or sensor replacement, generally lands between $340 and $900 depending on the operator brand and what’s actually failed. A hinge and post replacement on a bluff-top driveway, where we’re pouring a new footing and upgrading to galvanized hardware, usually runs $520 to $1,200. Weld and rust repair on a wrought-iron gate starts around $240. Every price is quoted and agreed before any work starts, so you won’t see an invoice bigger than the number we gave you. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Edmonds
Our crew covers Gate Repair in Edmonds and the surrounding communities, including Mountlake Terrace, Lynnwood, Alderwood Manor, and Brier. If you’re just across the county line, give us a call at (877) 610-2993. Same local crew, same written promise.
Serving Edmonds, WA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Edmonds 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 Edmonds
Because Edmonds sits right on Puget Sound, and the marine air carries salt that settles on metal surfaces and accelerates corrosion. A few blocks from the waterfront or the ferry dock makes a measurable difference. Standard mild-steel hinges and latches that would last ten years in Lynnwood often fail in three to five here. The fix is a hardware upgrade to hot-dip galvanized or stainless steel, not just a wire brush and some paint. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll tell you exactly what’s on your gate and what will survive the salt.
Almost never. The panel is usually fine. The hinge post has moved, rotted at the footing, or both. Edmonds’s steep bluff topography means a lot of gates are installed on ground that shifts and settles with seasonal rain, and that movement throws the whole gate out of plumb. We re-set the post and realign the gate, and the panel goes back where it belongs. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll come take a look.
Often yes. If the motor and gearbox are solid, we can install a modern control board, add photo-eyes or edge sensors, and bring the system up to current UL 325 standards without ripping everything out. But if the board is fried and the motor bearings are shot, a retrofit is throwing good money after bad, and we’ll say so plainly. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll tell you which one you’ve got.
That depends on how the gate gets used. A keypad works for pedestrian access, but if vehicles drive up to the gate and expect it to open automatically, a loop detector or a photocell pair is the reliable way. Without one, you’re relying on a remote or a phone call every single time, and that gets old fast. We install and tune loop detectors for all the major brands. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll walk you through what makes sense for your driveway.
We can, but it won’t last. Sticking latches near the Edmonds waterfront are usually rusted inside, not dirty. Spray lubricant frees them for a week or two, then the corrosion wins again. The permanent fix is a stainless or hot-dip galvanized latch assembly, and that’s a straightforward job. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll swap it out for hardware that belongs in this climate.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Edmonds since 2001.
If your gate is giving you trouble, don’t wait for the salt air or the hillside to make it worse. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate. Hal answers the phone.