Free on-site gate assessment - hinges, posts, and your LiftMaster or Nice gate operator checked before anything is quoted
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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Repair Across Fraser
Gate repair in Fraser usually runs $150 to $500 depending on whether we’re realigning a hinge post, welding a cracked frame, or replacing a failed operator control board. Call (877) 610-2993 and a live person answers, day or night. We’ve been fixing gates in Fraser long enough to know exactly which corner lots heave first after every thaw, and we bring the welder to your driveway instead of hauling your gate to a shop. When your gate won’t latch or won’t open, you want someone who treats it as their own front gate, not a ticket number.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Fraser’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Hal Gatewood started this shop in 2001, and 29 years later he’s still the one who picks up the phone at 2 a.m. when a gate motor dies and a driveway is blocked. Fraser homeowners call us because the name on the invoice is the name on the shop. There’s no dispatch queue, no voicemail, and no national franchise picking up the phone three states away. When we say we’ll be at your house in Fraser, we mean one of our background-checked, uniformed crew members rolls up in a truck with parts on board, not a salesperson with a clipboard and a quote sheet.
Our customers in Fraser keep us around because we fix what’s fixable. A 1965 ornamental iron gate with a cracked weld doesn’t need to be scrapped. A LiftMaster operator from 1972 with a corroded terminal strip doesn’t need a $2,400 replacement. We weld on site, we source or fabricate parts, and we tell you honestly when replacement is actually the cheaper long-term answer. That’s the whole point of hiring someone with their name on the building.
Our Gate Repair Services in Fraser
Hinge & Post Repair
Every Fraser winter pushes gate posts out of plumb as Macomb County’s dense clay freezes and swells. By late March, hinge posts on corner lots across 48026 are leaning outward two to three inches, and the gate leaf starts dragging or binding. We dig the post footing, reset it in concrete with adequate drainage, and correct the hinge alignment so the gate swings true. Fix the panel without addressing the post and you’ll fix it twice.
Gate Realignment
A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that’s where we start. Fraser’s freeze-thaw cycle racks gate frames every year, pulling welded corners out of square and causing latches to miss strikers. We realign the frame, re-hang the hinges, and adjust the latch so it closes like it did when the house was new in 1968. Clay heave isn’t a one-time fix; it’s a seasonal reality we account for every spring.
Weld & Rust Repair
Forty to sixty year old ornamental iron gates in Fraser rust from the inside out. Weld joints at the frame corners and hinge plates shear under repeated racking stress, especially on gates that froze over the winter and got forced open. We bring our welding rig to your driveway, cut out the rot, and repair it on site so the gate stays in your yard. No hauling, no shop time, no replacement gate quote when a repair restores the original.
Electric Gate Repair
Most electric gates in Fraser were installed decades ago with operators from DoorKing, LiftMaster, and Viking. The control boards in those units corrode with age, and connector pins pull free, causing gates that open halfway, reverse for no reason, or sit dead. We troubleshoot the actual fault, replace boards, limit switches, capacitors, and safety photocells, and we verify UL 325 entrapment protection before we pack up. If the operator’s still serviceable, we repair it. If it’s not, we tell you that straight.
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 Fraser
We’re certified to service nine major gate brands, and around Fraser the workhorse units are DoorKing, Viking, and Elite. We know those boards inside and out, which means we can tell you in five minutes whether your 1970s DoorKing is worth repairing or if a new board costs less than diagnosing the old one. We stock common parts and order specialty boards fast, so your Fraser gate isn’t sitting disabled for two weeks waiting on a backordered component. If you’ve got a Ghost Controls unit from the early 2000s, we service those too, and we’ll match the right replacement part to the right revision.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Fraser Homes
- Post heave from Macomb County clay. Fraser’s heavy clay subsoil freezes and swells every winter, pushing gate posts out of plumb. By spring thaw, swing gates on corner lots drag the ground and refuse to latch.
- Obsolete control boards on 1960s and 1970s operators. Original LiftMaster and early automatic units have no drop-in replacement boards. We often retrofit modern boards or bypass failed logic with safe, tested workarounds.
- Rusted-through weld joints and hinge plates. Forty to sixty year old ornamental iron gates corrode from road salt, lawn irrigation, and humidity. Racked frames and sheared welds are the direct result.
- Latches and closers that survived decades but now fail. Spring-loaded latches from the Eisenhower and Nixon eras eventually fatigue and break. We replace or rebuild them so the gate actually secures again.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Fraser, MI
Here’s what you can reasonably expect in Fraser. A basic hinge adjustment or latch repair runs $150 to $250. Gate realignment with post adjustment is typically $225 to $375. Hinge and post repair, including digging and resetting a heaving post, is generally $300 to $500. Weld and rust repair on an ornamental iron gate runs $180 to $400 depending on how many joints need rebuilding. Electric gate troubleshooting and board replacement lands between $200 and $650, depending on the operator brand and part availability. Every price is quoted and agreed in writing before any work starts. No matter what, there’s no trip charge inside the county, and seniors and veterans always get 10% off, permanently. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll give you a firm number before you commit.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fraser
We work throughout Macomb County’s older suburban ring. If you’re in Roseville, Clinton Township, Saint Clair Shores, or Sterling Heights, you’re within our normal service area. Learn more about Gate Repair or see how we serve Gate Repair in Fraser specifically.
Serving Fraser, MI - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fraser 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 Fraser
Macomb County’s dense clay soil frost-heaves gate posts out of plumb every winter, and Fraser’s 1960s ranch and tri-level subdivisions sit directly on that clay. As the ground freezes and thaws, hinge posts shift outward and upward, racking the gate frame and causing the latch to miss the striker. It’s not your gate failing; it’s the ground under the post moving, and the fix starts with resetting the post, not just tightening hinges. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll repair it right the first time.
Yes, in most cases we can retrofit UL 325 entrapment protection, including safety photocells and edge sensors, onto older operators that predate those requirements. We wire the new safety devices into the existing control board or add an interface module if needed. When the original board is too corroded or obsolete to accept a retrofit safely, we’ll tell you that honestly and price a replacement. Estimates are free, and the price never changes after the quote is agreed.
If the post is rotted through at the base, cracked, or bent beyond what a straightedge can correct, replacement is the stronger fix. Fraser’s freeze-thaw cycle can crack concrete footings too, and a post set in a cracked footing will move again next spring. We inspect the post, the footing, and the hinge welds before we recommend anything. The point is to fix it once so you’re not calling us every year.
A sagging panel drops at the latch end, but the real cause is usually the hinge post leaning outward. The gate leaf racks under its own weight, and the panel appears to sag even though the hinge post has moved. We check post plumb first, then the hinge welds, then the frame square. Show me the gate closing on its own and I’ll show you where it’s failing, usually the post. Call (877) 610-2993 for a straight diagnosis.
We repair them whenever repair is the honest answer. Fraser has thousands of original chain-link driveway gates from the 1960s and 70s, and most of them fail at the hinge post, the tension bands, or the latch, not the actual mesh. We rebuild hinge posts, replace tension hardware, and rehang the leaf so it works like it did in 1968. If the frame is too rusted to hold a weld, we’ll tell you that, but we don’t sell replacement gates unless the old one’s genuinely done. Seniors and veterans always save 10%.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Fraser since 2001.