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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Repair Across Kennedale
A gate that won’t close is a gate that isn’t doing its job. In Kennedale, most gate failures come down to one of three things: a hinge post that’s shifted in the black clay, a control board that’s finally given up after two Texas summers, or a weld that cracked under the weight of a heavy pipe gate. Gate repair in Kennedale typically runs $140 to $480 for common fixes, and we can usually have someone to your driveway the same day you call. Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and he answers the phone himself. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll talk through what you’re seeing before anyone even schedules a visit.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Kennedale’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
We work on gates all over Kennedale, and our Gate Repair team has seen what happens to legacy hardware on the Blackland Prairie. Posts set without proper footings walk sideways. Gate frames on the south-facing side of 76060 bake in 100-degree heat and expand just enough to throw the hinges a quarter inch out – which is all it takes to make a latch miss its catch. None of this surprises us anymore. We’ve been at it since 2001, and the shop carries the heavy tube-steel hinges, drop-rod latches, and weld-on brackets that the big national outfits don’t even stock.
When you call us, you get a live person. Not a phone tree. Not a voicemail that gets returned three days later. Hal’s name is on the shop, the address is published, and if you ever want to look him in the eye, you can drive over and do exactly that. We showed up in Kennedale this spring to a half-acre 1950s homestead off the southern edge of 76060 where a 2-inch tube-steel pipe gate had sagged so badly it was dragging a rut into the pasture. The drop-rod latch was shot, sure, but the real problem was underneath: the hinge post had walked sideways in the clay. We re-plumbed it, re-concreted the footing, welded on new heavy hinges, and got the swing gate closing true again. That’s repair, not replacement.
Every job we do in Kennedale carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If something isn’t right, one call brings Hal back. No runaround, no fine print, no arguing about whose fault it was.
Our Gate Repair Services in Kennedale
Hinge & Post Repair
This is the repair we do more than any other in Kennedale. The expansive black clay under this town heaves and cracks with every wet-dry cycle, and a post that was plumb in March is often a half-inch out by September. We don’t just shim the hinge and call it done – we dig down, assess the footing, re-plumb the post, and pour new concrete when it’s needed. On older pipe gates that were set directly into the clay without any footing at all, post reset is the only repair worth doing. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice.
Gate Realignment
A gate that drags, binds, or won’t latch cleanly is usually out of alignment at the hinge post, not in the middle. Realignment in Kennedale often means re-plumbing the post first, then adjusting the hinges so the gate hangs square through its full swing. We see this constantly on the older acreage properties toward the southern and eastern edges of town, where decades-old pipe gates have been fighting the soil for 30 or 40 years.
Weld & Rust Repair
Kennedale’s heat and humidity are hard on steel. Weld points crack, surface rust creeps into hinge barrels, and eventually a corner of the gate frame lets go. We weld on site, in your driveway, so the gate never has to be hauled off. Hal has been running his own weld rig since before half the gate companies in DFW existed, and a cracked weld on a 2-inch pipe gate is a routine fix for us.
Electric Gate Repair
Automatic openers fail for predictable reasons in Kennedale: heat-stressed control boards, worn limit switches, capacitors that cooked in a metal housing over a 105-degree August, and photo eyes knocked out of alignment by shifting posts. We service the operators on nine major brands including FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Viking. If the operator can be repaired, we’ll repair it. If the board is obsolete and the only source is a used part on eBay, we’ll tell you that straight and help you decide whether retrofit or replacement makes more sense.
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 Kennedale
We’re certified to work on LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule operators. For Kennedale customers, that matters because we keep the common repair parts for FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Viking on the truck or within a day’s reach from the shop. You won’t wait two weeks for a control board to ship from a warehouse three states away. If it’s in our inventory or available locally, we’ll have you running again fast.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Kennedale Homes
- Posts walked out of plumb in the black clay. Kennedale sits on Blackland Prairie soil that expands when wet and contracts when dry. A post set without a proper concrete footing will lean a little more each season until the gate won’t latch. We re-plumb and re-concrete before touching the hinges.
- Sagging pipe gates on legacy acreage lots. The older homestead properties in 76060 were often improved with 2-inch tube-steel ranch gates that weigh a few hundred pounds. Decades of heat cycling and soil movement crack the welds at the hinge and drag the latch end down.
- Dead or failing control boards on 1990s-era openers. Automation hardware installed 25 or 30 years ago is reaching the end of its service life. Kennedale’s summer heat cooks capacitors and solder joints; when the board dies, you’re looking at a retrofit part that may or may not exist, or a new operator.
- Rust and weld fatigue on south-facing gates. The Texas sun bakes one side of the gate all afternoon, and that thermal expansion stresses the metal. Combine that with humidity and occasional freeze-thaw cycles, and you get rust that’s more than cosmetic – it’s eating the structural welds.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Kennedale, TX
Here are honest numbers for the Kennedale market, based on what we actually charge:
- Hinge replacement or weld repair: $140-$260, depending on gate weight and how many hinges need work.
- Post re-plumb and re-concrete: $180-$340, which includes digging out the old footing, resetting the post, pouring new concrete, and re-hanging the gate.
- Gate realignment (no post work): $120-$220. If the post is the problem, that gets folded into the post repair price.
- Electric opener repair: $160-$380 for most board, limit switch, capacitor, or photo eye fixes. Full operator replacement with a new unit runs $750 and up installed.
- Weld and rust repair: $90-$250, depending on how much grinding, welding, and recoating is involved.
You’ll get the exact price in writing before we start, and that’s the price you pay. No surprise line items at the door. We also offer $40 off any repair over $200, a free second opinion on any written estimate, no trip charge inside the county, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Kennedale
Our crew works throughout this corner of Tarrant County. If you’re in Everman, Rendon, Forest Hill, or Arlington, we’ll come to you the same way we come to Kennedale – same live phone answer, same written promise, same repair-first approach. For local gate work throughout the area, our Kennedale customers send their neighbors our way regularly, and we’ve been handling it for over two decades.
Serving Kennedale, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Kennedale 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 Kennedale
Because your post is sitting in Blackland Prairie clay, which expands dramatically when wet and shrinks just as dramatically when dry. That heave-and-crack cycle pushes shallow or under-sized footings sideways a little at a time. The fix is a deeper concrete footing, usually 30 to 36 inches, set below the active clay layer. A quick shim job will buy you a few months; a proper reset will stop the cycle. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll look at what’s under your post before quoting anything.
Almost always, yes – if the gate itself is structurally sound. A 2-inch tube-steel pipe gate from the 1980s is heavier than modern aluminum gates, so you need an opener rated for the weight, and the hinge posts need to be plumb and solid first. We’ll weld on the operator brackets and reinforce the hinges as needed. Where replacement makes more sense is when the gate frame is rusted through at the welds or the post footings have failed repeatedly. We’ll tell you the honest math either way.
That depends on whether the board is still manufactured. Many 1990s-era FAAC and BFT boards are obsolete, and the only source is used parts with no warranty. If a new board is available, repair runs $200-$380 and is usually worth it. If it’s obsolete, you’re looking at $750 plus for a new operator, and we’ll walk you through what’s available before you spend a dollar. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll identify the board by model number over the phone.
If your gate is for vehicle entry, yes – a loop detector is the most reliable way to make the gate open for cars and close behind them without clipping a bumper. Many older Kennedale acreage properties never had them installed, and photocells alone will not reliably detect a vehicle. It’s a straightforward retrofit, and we recommend it on any automatic gate that gets daily vehicle traffic.
Kennedale regularly hits 100-plus degrees in July and August, and that heat, combined with the humidity swings typical of the Blackland Prairie, pulls moisture out of the wood unevenly. A wooden gate that faces south or west takes the worst of it. The fix is usually better bracing and sealing, and sometimes replacing a warped panel with a steel or aluminum frame. We’ll tell you if yours can be saved or if you’re better off putting a steel gate on the existing posts.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Repair in Kennedale
If the gate is sagging, the opener is dead, or the post has drifted again, call us. You’ll get Hal or someone from his crew on the phone, a straight answer about what’s wrong, and an honest price before we start. We serve all of Kennedale, including the acreage properties on the south and east sides and the subdivisions built in the 1990s and 2000s. A live person answers 24/7 at (877) 610-2993. Free estimates, $40 off any repair over $200, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise on every job.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Kennedale since 2001.