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Gate repair in Hurst usually comes down to two things: a post that has moved in Blackland Prairie clay, or a gate that was hung wrong the first time. We fix both. Hal Gatewood has been at this since 2001, and on a Hurst cul-de-sac off Precinct Line Road, we already know what we’re going to find before we open the truck: a cedar or pine gate that’s been carrying its own weight for 40 years while the ground under it heaved and settled and heaved again. Call (877) 610-2993 and a live person answers, day or night, not a recording and not a call center in another state.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Hurst’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
The name is on the shop, the license number is posted where anyone can look it up, and the person who quotes your gate is the person who stands behind it. That matters in a town like Hurst, where so many homes went up in the same few decades and the same problems show up on the same blocks year after year. We’re not passing through. We work in Hurst regularly, which means we don’t waste your time learning your neighborhood from a map app.
Hurst has a particular kind of gate problem, and it’s the kind that teaches you the town. The neighborhoods off Harwood Road, the older blocks near Hurst Hills Elementary, the cul-de-sacs south of Pipeline Road: these were built out in the 1960s through 1980s, and the gates that went in then are still standing, mostly. Barely. They sag, they bind, their latches miss. And the reason is almost always the same: the post was set directly into North Texas Blackland Prairie clay with no concrete collar around it. That clay swells when it’s wet and shrinks when it’s dry, and over 40 or 50 years it has pushed thousands of Hurst gate posts 2 to 4 inches off vertical. We carry post-reset equipment on every residential call here. It’s not a special case in Hurst; it’s the standard case.
Our Gate Repair team has been called out to reset posts, weld cracked frames, and rehang gates on streets all over the 76053 and 76054 ZIP codes. The feedback we hear most from Hurst homeowners isn’t about price. It’s about showing up when we said we would and not trying to sell a whole new gate when the old one can be fixed. That’s the whole point of what we do.
Our Gate Repair Services in Hurst
Hinge & Post Repair
Hurst gates don’t usually fail in the middle of the panel. They fail at the hinge post, because that’s where the clay gets them. When a post has moved off plumb, tightening the hinges is a band-aid. We dig out the old footing, reset the post with a proper concrete collar, and only then rehang the gate. If the wood at the hinge points has softened, we replace the lag screws with through-bolts from our Gate Parts & Welding in Hurst inventory so the gate isn’t just hanging on splinters.
Gate Realignment
A gate that drags across the top of a Hurst sidewalk or swings shut on its own has lost its relationship with the post. Sometimes that’s a settling issue, sometimes it’s a hinge that was never set right in 1978. We realign the gate to its post, not the other way around. On steep driveways and shared drives where the slab has also moved, we set the gate to work with the ground as it actually sits today, not as it sat when the house was built.
Electric Gate Repair
Our Hurst Gate Motor & Opener service sees units hammered by North Texas weather: 100°F summers that expand steel and strain motors, then February ice storms like the one in 2021 that put sudden freeze-load on hinges and weld points. We service opener motors, keypads, safety photocells, and the control boards that die after a lightning-adjacent power surge. We work on LiftMaster, Linear, Viking, DoorKing, and others, and we keep common parts stocked for Hurst customers so a weekday opener outage doesn’t become a weekend project.
Automatic Gate Repair
When an automatic gate stops in the travel, or reverses for no reason, or won’t respond to the remote, the opener usually gets blamed. Half the time it’s the gate itself binding on a shifted post or a rusted hinge, and the motor is burning itself out trying to push it. We check the travel, the force settings, and the safety edges before we touch the motor. That’s the difference between a $200 hinge fix and a $900 opener replacement, and in Hurst it’s a difference we see all the 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 Hurst
We’re certified to service nine major gate operator brands: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. Walk the older streets of Hurst and you’ll see a lot of LiftMaster and Linear units driving driveway gates, so we keep those parts on the truck. We also see Viking and DoorKing on the newer slide gates going into patio homes where a swing gate won’t clear the property line. Having parts in hand means we finish more Hurst jobs in one visit.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Hurst Homes
- Posts heaved off plumb by Blackland Prairie clay. Decades of wet/dry cycling in Hurst soil pushes posts 2-4 inches out of vertical, and every degree off plumb multiplies the load on the hinges and latch. The fix is a concrete collar, not a bigger hinge.
- Rotted bottom rails and stripped hinge lag screws. Original 1960s-1980s cedar and pine gates have taken 40-plus years of Texas heat and Tarrant County hard water. The wood around the hinge screws turns soft, the screws let go, and the gate drops. Through-bolts solve it; more lag screws do not.
- Steel frames expanding and binding in summer. When it’s over 100°F in Hurst, steel gate frames grow. A gate that swung free in March can scrape in August, and the owner often blames the hinges. The real fix is checking the clearance and, if needed, adjusting the post or trimming the frame edge.
- Slide gates on shared driveways losing their track. On blocks in Hurst where two or three homes share a drive, the slide gate is the least-bad option but it carries the most wear. Track rollers pack up with clay dust, the chain stretches, and the gate starts chattering against the guide. We clean, re-tension, and realign the track so the gate rolls instead of fights.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Hurst, TX
Here are the numbers we actually charge in Hurst, quoted and agreed before any work starts:
- Hinge & post repair on a standard wooden swing gate: $220-$380, depending on whether the post needs a new concrete collar.
- Full post reset with excavation and re-concrete: $350-$550 per post.
- Gate realignment without new materials: $150-$275.
- Electric opener troubleshooting and minor repair: $140-$320, not counting parts.
- Weld repair on a steel gate or frame: $120-$400, done on site so the gate never leaves your driveway.
No trip charge inside the county. $40 off any repair over $200. A permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. And if you have a written estimate from another company, bring it to us for a free second opinion. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll give you a number before we show up, not after.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hurst
We run Gate Repair calls throughout the HEB Mid-Cities area. If you’re in Bedford, Richland Hills, North Richland Hills, or Colleyville, the same owner-operated crew covers your street, with the same live phone answer and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing on every job.
Serving Hurst, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hurst 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 Hurst
Because the hinges aren’t the problem. In Hurst, the post is the problem. Most of the gates in this town were set directly in Blackland Prairie clay decades ago, and every wet/dry season the clay moves enough to push that post a little farther off plumb. Tightening the hinges just transfers the stress. The permanent fix is resetting the post in a concrete collar. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll tell you if your post is the culprit.
Yes. We work on slide gates in Hurst’s shared-drive setups all the time, and we keep the pedestrian path and vehicle access open while the gate is down. If the track is rolled out of alignment by clay movement, we re-level and re-tension it without needing to remove the whole gate.
Check the breaker and the small in-line fuse on the control board first; those are what the surge usually takes out. If both are fine, the board itself may be fried. Don’t open the control box and start probing unless you know what you’re touching, because the capacitor can hold a dangerous charge even after the breaker is off. That’s a call worth making to a trained professional. We handle surge-damaged openers in Hurst regularly, and we’ll know within minutes whether the board is salvageable.
Stand clear of the gate’s travel path and block the photocell beam with your hand while the gate is closing. The gate should stop or reverse immediately. On a sunny Hurst afternoon, false triggers are common when light hits the receiver at a low angle; a small hood over the sensor usually fixes it. If the gate doesn’t reverse when the beam is broken, do not use it. That photocell is the only thing keeping a child or a dog from being pinned. Call us and we’ll replace or realign it before you put the gate back in service.
Yes, and we do it in Hurst so often we carry the equipment as standard. We extract the old post, pour a concrete collar around the new footing, and put the post back. The gate itself usually stays in place during the work, supported and kept secure. You don’t need a new gate. You need a post that stays where it’s put.
If your gate is sagging, dragging, or dead after a storm, call us at (877) 610-2993. A live person picks up, we give you the price up front, and we stand behind it with the 90-Day Done Right Promise, in writing, on every single job.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Hurst and the surrounding Mid-Cities since 2001.