Free on-site gate assessment - hinges, posts, and your LiftMaster or Nice gate operator checked before anything is quoted
The assessment is free and the quote is the invoice.
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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Repair Across Lakeway
Gate repair in Lakeway rarely looks like a simple driveway gate fix. Most homes here sit behind HOA-governed automated entry gates, built on limestone bedrock that changes how every post gets set. When a gate operator dies in Rough Hollow or a hinge post sinks in Serene Hills, you need someone who knows this specific ground and these specific systems. Gatewood Fence & Gate has been owner-operated since 2001, and Hal Gatewood still runs every job like his name is on it because it is. Call (877) 610-2993 any time, day or night, and a live person answers. Not a phone tree. Not a call center.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Lakeway’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Hal Gatewood founded this shop in 2001 and never turned it into a franchise. That matters in Lakeway, where a gate repair usually involves an HOA, an access-control system, and a homeowner who needs a straight answer. We publish our address. Our license number is on every invoice. If something isn’t right within 90 days, our 90-Day Done Right Promise means one call brings Hal back. No runaround. No fine print.
Our customers in Lakeway call us because the person who answers the phone actually knows gates. We don’t read from scripts. When someone from Serene Hills calls about a gate that won’t close in January, we already suspect cedar pollen packed into the photo-eye before we even get in the truck. That’s the kind of local knowledge that only comes from fixing gates here for years.
Response time to Lakeway is measured in hours, not days. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Austin office, but crews serve Lakeway locally, so when a gate operator fails and leaves your driveway blocked, we get someone out the same day on most repair calls. No trip charge inside the county. $40 off any repair over $200. And a free second opinion on any written estimate from another company, because we’ve seen enough sloppy bids in Lakeway to know homeowners deserve a second set of eyes.
Our Gate Repair Services in Lakeway
Electric Gate Repair
Electric gate repair in Lakeway almost always involves an operator that’s either overheating or has lost its brain. Builder-grade operators that developers installed in new subdivisions like Lakeway Highlands and Rough Hollow tend to fail within a few summers. The control boards cook in 100°F heat, and suddenly the gate won’t respond to the keypad or the remote. We service nine major brands, including Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing, and we diagnose the actual fault before swapping any parts. Hal fixes what’s broken and leaves what isn’t.
Hinge & Post Repair
Here’s what we tell every Lakeway customer with a sagging gate: the gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle. The post is where the problem starts. In Lakeway, that post is almost always anchored into Hill Country limestone, which means someone either core-drilled it properly or set it shallow and hoped for the best. We see the second one a lot. When we redo a post in Lakeway, we core-drill new footings and set the post on a pier so it stays put for decades. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice. We say that from experience, not from a sales script.
Gate Realignment
Gates shift in Lakeway differently than they do in flat-soil Austin suburbs. The limestone doesn’t move much, but the clay pockets around it do, especially after the heavy rains we get in spring. A gate that scraped the ground in March may bind completely by June. Realignment means checking the hinges, the post plumb, the operator’s travel limits, and the track on slide gates. We don’t just lift and shim. We find what moved and fix that.
Automatic Gate Repair
Automatic gate repair in Lakeway covers everything from a keypad that won’t read a code to an intercom that buzzes but won’t open the gate. These systems have to talk to each other. The operator talks to the keypad, the keypad talks to the HOA’s access system, and the safety photocells have to agree with all of it. When one component fails, the whole system acts possessed. We carry parts for Linear, DoorKing, Viking, and Ghost Controls, and we test the entire loop before we leave, not just the part we replaced.
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 Lakeway
We’re certified to service nine major gate brands, and in Lakeway we see a lot of LiftMaster, FAAC, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing units. Rough Hollow and Serene Hills tend to have builder-installed LiftMaster or Linear operators on swing gates, while custom homes near Lake Travis often have FAAC or Viking hydraulic operators. Because we’ve been doing this since 2001, we keep the repair parts that fail most often on our trucks, so we don’t have to order and come back next week. When your gate is stuck open, that matters. We don’t stock parts for other cities. We stock what Lakeway actually runs.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Lakeway Homes
- Builder-grade operators that overheat. Developers install the cheapest operator that meets spec. By the second or third Lakeway summer, the control board is baked and the gate won’t move. We replace the board or the whole operator with something rated for Hill Country heat.
- Posts set in soil over limestone. The original builder didn’t core-drill, so the post sank or leaned. The gate now scrapes or won’t latch. We pull the post, drill into the rock, set a proper pier, and rehang the gate.
- Manual gates converted to automation without conduit. Someone added an operator to a gate that was built as a manual swing. The power and sensor wires run above ground or through a garden hose. It works until it rains or a mower hits the wire. Then the breaker trips and the gate is dead. We re-run the conduit underground and wire it properly.
- Cedar pollen phantom faults. Every January and February, Ashe juniper releases waxy pollen across the Lakeway corridor. Slide-gate tracks and photo-eye lenses pack full of it, and gates start reversing or refusing to close for no obvious reason. It’s not a safety fault. It’s pollen. We clean the sensors and tracks, and the gate behaves again.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Lakeway, TX
Most gate repairs in Lakeway fall into predictable ranges. A hinge or post repair typically runs $350-$800, depending on whether we’re core-drilling new footings. Gate realignment runs $150-$350. Electric gate repair, like replacing a control board or a keypad, runs $250-$650. Full operator replacement, which happens often with builder-grade units, runs $800-$1,500 including labor and the new operator. Every job gets a written price before we start. You approve the number first. That’s not a “maybe” price. That’s the price. No trip charge inside the county. $40 off any repair over $200. Free estimate. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll tell you what it’ll cost.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lakeway
Our Gate Repair team covers Lakeway and the surrounding Hill Country communities. If you’re in Bee Cave, Lago Vista, Shady Hollow, or Austin, we’ll come to you too. Same owner-operated shop, same 90-Day Done Right Promise, same live person on the phone. Gate Repair in Lakeway is our home turf, but we’re not far from yours.
Serving Lakeway, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lakeway 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 Lakeway
Your operator is probably a builder-grade unit that was installed because it was cheap, not because it was right. Summer temperatures in Lakeway routinely exceed 100°F, and that heat cooks control boards, degrades wiring insulation, and kills capacitors after two or three seasons. We see this constantly in newer subdivisions where the developer spec’d the least expensive operator that would pass inspection. A heavier-duty operator, proper ventilation, and a control board rated for Texas heat usually ends the cycle. Call (877) 610-2993 for an exact diagnosis and a fixed price before we start.
In most cases, yes. We run underground conduit for the power and sensor wires rather than laying exposed cable across your driveway. If the post is set in limestone, we core-drill to anchor the operator and the hinges. Your driveway stays intact. The key is doing the conduit right the first time, which is what we do. Exposed wiring is how gates end up dead after the first storm. Call us for a free measure and a written price.
Usually not in Lakeway. January is cedar fever season, and Ashe juniper pollen coats everything, including your gate’s photo-eye lenses and slide track. The pollen blocks or scatters the beam, so the gate thinks something is in the way and reverses. We clean the lenses and the track, and the phantom faults go away. If you call us in January and describe exactly this, we already know what we’re going to find. It’s not a safety hazard. It’s pollen.
Almost never. The gate panel itself is usually fine. The problem is the hinge post. It’s either leaned, sunk, or was never set deep enough in the first place. In Lakeway, that post is sitting on or near limestone, and if the original installer didn’t core-drill, the post moves over time. We remove the post, drill into the rock, set a new post on a proper footing, and rehang your existing gate. It’s a repair, not a replacement. We only recommend a new gate when the panel itself is structurally gone, which is rare.
We work with the HOA board or management company directly. We know Lakeway’s master-planned communities have approval chains, and we don’t skip them. We’ll provide whatever documentation the HOA needs: our license, insurance, the repair scope, and the written quote. Then we do the work once it’s approved. If the HOA has an access system that the gate ties into, we test it end to end before we finish. One call to (877) 610-2993 and we’ll walk you through it.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Repair in Lakeway
If your gate is stuck, sagging, or acting like it has a mind of its own, call (877) 610-2993. We’ll pick up. We’ll give you a straight answer and a written price before any work starts. Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and his name is on the shop, the truck, and every invoice. That’s the oldest accountability there is. Whether you’re in Rough Hollow, Serene Hills, Lakeway Highlands, or anywhere else in the 78738, we’ll come to you, fix the gate right, and stand behind it for 90 days in writing. Estimates are free. The second opinion is free. And if we can’t fix it, we’ll tell you that too.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Lakeway since 2001.