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Gate repair in Greenburgh usually costs between $180 and $650 depending on whether we’re resetting a heaved hinge post, rewiring an operator, or welding a cracked wrought iron panel. Most jobs in the area are done same day or next morning, and we’ll quote the price before any work starts. If your gate is sagging off a bluestone pillar on Sunnyside Lane or the opener quit on a shared drive in Hartsdale, call (877) 610-2993 and a live person answers. Hal Gatewood has been at this since 2001, and his name is on the shop, not a franchise agreement.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Greenburgh’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
We get a lot of calls from Greenburgh homeowners who already paid someone else to fix a gate that failed the next season. That’s what bothers Hal more than anything: sloppy work somebody left behind. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that is where we start. If the post is heaved or the footing settled, swapping the panel alone means you’ll fix it twice. We’ve had plenty of Greenburgh customers tell us that’s exactly what happened before they called us.
Our Gate Repair team has worked on more Irvington estate gates than we can count, including original wrought iron hung in the 1920s. We weld on site, in your driveway, so the gate never leaves your property. That matters when the gate is irreplaceable and so are the stone pillars holding it. We serve all of Greenburgh from our New York City office, and the person who shows up is background-checked and uniformed. The quote you get on the phone is the price you pay when the job is done, and 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.
Our Gate Repair Services in Greenburgh
Electric Gate Repair
In Greenburgh, electric gate repair frequently means untangling wiring that was installed in the 1980s and 90s and never documented. On older Irvington estates, operators are often wired into proprietary intercom and security systems that use protocols a standard residential installer has never seen. We trace the circuit, find where the low voltage is dropping, and splice or rewire what’s actually failed rather than selling you a whole new system. If your gate opens halfway, beeps and reverses, or just stopped responding to the remote, call us before you replace anything.
Automatic Gate Repair
Automatic gate operators on Greenburgh’s steep Hudson-facing grades take a beating from road salt. Salt spray migrates onto the operator housing, the limit switches, and the low-voltage wiring, and corrosion sets in faster than anywhere else we work in Westchester. A Linear, Viking, or DoorKing operator that’s a few years old might just need a limit switch adjustment or a capacitor. We’ll tell you honestly whether it’s a fix or a replacement, and the repair price is agreed before we touch a wire.
Hinge & Post Repair
This is the most common call we get from Greenburgh. Freeze-thaw cycles heave stone and brick gate pillars, and every winter the footing shifts a little more. The gate starts scraping, then sagging, then it won’t latch. We reset the footing, rebuild the mortar, and set the hinge so the gate swings true. On original bluestone pillars we’re careful to match mortar color and texture so the repair doesn’t look like a patch. In Greenburgh, a hinge post repair usually runs $350 to $850 depending on how much masonry work is involved.
Gate Realignment
When a heavy wrought iron panel sags, the usual cause is a hinge post that’s moved, not a bent frame. We straighten the panel, shim or re-bed the hinges, and often upgrade the hinge hardware so the same sag doesn’t come back next spring. On shared driveways in Greenburgh where two homes use one gate, we schedule the work so vehicle access keeps working throughout. We can prop and pin the gate while we work so you’re not blocked in, and the pedestrian gate stays functional the whole time.
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 Greenburgh
We’re certified to service nine major gate brands, and we stock common replacement parts for LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. In Greenburgh, we keep a shop inventory geared toward the brands we see most on older estate properties: Linear, Viking, and DoorKing. That means when your opener fails on a Friday afternoon, we’re not waiting on a parts truck from three states away. We bring what we need, and if we don’t have it, we’ll tell you exactly when it arrives and what it costs. No mysteries.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Greenburgh Homes
- Heaved hinge posts from freeze-thaw cycles. Greenburgh’s winter temperatures swing above and below freezing repeatedly from December through March. Brick and bluestone pillars move, and the gate sag gets worse every spring.
- Salt corrosion on hardware and wiring. Road salt applied to Greenburgh’s steep hills migrates onto driveway gates, eating through iron hinges, operator housings, and low-voltage connections. We see this on nearly every automatic gate within half a mile of a salted grade.
- Legacy intercom systems failing when operators are replaced. On Irvington estate properties, 1980s and 90s intercom wiring often uses proprietary protocols. A new operator says “incompatible,” and the gate stays locked. We navigate that wiring rather than ripping it out.
- Shared driveway gates with restricted swing room. On tight lots and shared rights of way in Greenburgh, a swing gate often won’t clear a slope or a neighboring wall. We convert or repair sliding gate hardware so the gate works in the space that actually exists, not the space a catalog assumes.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Greenburgh, NY
Here are straight numbers for the Greenburgh market. Hinge and post repair typically runs $350 to $850. Gate realignment is usually $220 to $480. Electric gate repair, depending on whether it’s a limit switch, a capacitor, or a wiring trace, runs $180 to $550. Automatic gate operator replacement, including the operator and labor, generally lands between $750 and $1,800. Weld and rust repair on wrought iron panels runs $150 to $600. We quote the exact price before any work starts, and that number doesn’t change when we’re done. We also take $40 off any repair over $200, and seniors and veterans always get 10% off.
Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate. We mean free, and there’s no trip charge inside the county.
We Also Serve Cities Near Greenburgh
Gatewood Fence & Gate serves Greenburgh and the surrounding river towns, including Irvington, Dobbs Ferry, Hartsdale, and Hastings-on-Hudson. If you’re on the edge of Greenburgh in ZIP 10533 or just across the border, you’re still in our service area. For full details on coverage, see Gate Repair in Greenburgh and our neighboring service pages.
Serving Greenburgh, NY - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Greenburgh 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 Greenburgh
Freeze-thaw cycles heave your gate’s hinge post by expanding and contracting the soil around the footing, and each winter’s movement compounds the last. In Greenburgh, brick and bluestone pillars shift enough each season that gates start scraping, sagging, and failing to latch by early spring. We reset the footing and rebuild the masonry in place, keeping the gate functional during the work. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll quote the reset over the phone.
Yes. Shared driveways and tight rights of way in Greenburgh often can’t accommodate a swing gate’s arc, so sliding hardware is the only option that works. We repair and realign existing sliding gates, replace track rollers, and convert swing gates to sliding where the site calls for it. We also schedule the work so vehicle access keeps moving and the pedestrian gate stays operable throughout. Call us at (877) 610-2993 and we’ll come measure.
We can almost always keep the original gate and make the operator work again. On Irvington estates, 1980s and 90s intercom systems often use proprietary wiring protocols, and replacing the operator without addressing that wiring leaves the gate dead. Our crew traces the legacy circuit, splices in what’s needed, and preserves the original metalwork in your driveway. We won’t haul off an irreplaceable gate because the operator quit. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free second opinion.
Road salt migrates onto your gate hardware and corrodes operator housings, limit switches, and low-voltage wiring connections, causing intermittent failures and dead remotes. In Greenburgh, gates on steep Hudson-facing grades get hit hardest because salt spray is constant through winter. We clean and reseal terminals, replace corroded connectors, and relocate vulnerable components where we can. An ounce of that is cheaper than a new operator. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll tell you what we find.
Usually just hinge work. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle; in Greenburgh, the hinge post is typically heaving from freeze-thaw cycles or the hinge hardware has worn. We straighten the panel, reset or reinforce the post, and rehang the gate so it swings true. If the panel itself is cracked, we weld it on site rather than replacing it. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll tell you which it is, honestly, before you spend a dollar.
Contact Gatewood Fence & Gate in Greenburgh
If your gate is sagging, stuck, or dead, call (877) 610-2993. A live person answers, day or night, not a voicemail or a call center. We’ll give you an honest read over the phone, a written price before any work starts, and a 90-Day Done Right Promise when we finish. Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop and on every invoice. That’s the oldest accountability there is.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Greenburgh since 2001.