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Gate repair in Lewisville usually costs between $180 and $340 for hinge and post work, and $450 to $950 when an automated operator needs full replacement. Most jobs are diagnosed the same day, and we quote the exact price before any work starts. If your gate is sagging off the 75067 side of town or an old operator died over in 75077, call (877) 610-2993 and a live person picks up. Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and when you call, you’re talking to someone who knows Lewisville’s dirt, its HOAs, and the specific era of gates hanging on these streets.
We’re not a national outfit with a call center three states away. We’re a locally owned, owner-operated shop with a published address and a license number anyone can look up. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That’s the oldest accountability there is.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Lewisville’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Lewisville is our backyard. When a swing gate in a 1990s subdivision off McGee Lane stops opening, we don’t have to look up the cross streets. We’ve been there. We know which neighborhoods run those orphaned FAAC and BFT operators from the original buildout, and we know which HOA architectural committees move fast and which ones take three weeks to convene. That local knowledge changes how we schedule, how we quote, and what we recommend.
Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, we make it right. One call brings Hal back, no runaround. And the phone is answered by a live person 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Not a voicemail, not a chatbot, not a dispatch queue. When your gate is hanging by one hinge at 9 p.m., you’ll talk to a person who can actually help.
We background-check and uniform every person who shows up. We service nine major gate brands: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. We weld on site, so your gate stays in your driveway instead of getting hauled off to some shop. And we fix what can be fixed before we ever suggest replacing it.
For Lewisville homeowners, that repair-first philosophy matters more than usual. The gates in this town were installed in waves, and they’re failing in waves. We see the same hinge wear pattern across entire blocks of 75067. We know which operators from 1994 can be retrofitted and which ones are dead. That’s what thirty years of showing up teaches you.
Our Gate Repair Services in Lewisville
Electric Gate Repair
Electric gate repair in Lewisville typically runs $220 to $700, depending on whether we’re replacing a control board, a limit switch, or the entire operator head. A lot of the electric gates around 75067 and 75077 were installed when control boards were simpler, and many of those boards are now obsolete. You can’t order an OEM FAAC board from 1995 anymore. What we do is source the retrofit kit that works, wire it clean, and test the safety loop ten times before we leave. If your gate opens but won’t close, or trips the breaker every time it cycles, call us. We’ll diagnose it for less than you’d spend on a wrong guess.
Automatic Gate Repair
Automatic gate repair in Lewisville falls between $400 and $950 when the operator needs full replacement. If it’s just a sensor alignment or a gear adjustment, it’s usually under $250. The big issue with automatic gates in this city is age. The 1990s buildout installed thousands of operators that have now outlived their manufacturers. Viking and Ghost Controls still make parts for their older units. Some others don’t. When a 1996 Linear operator dies, retrofitting a modern LiftMaster or DoorKing head is almost always the cheaper long-answer than chasing refurbished boards. We’ll tell you straight which one you’re looking at, because we’ve already seen a hundred of the same unit fail the same way.
Hinge & Post Repair
Hinge and post repair in Lewisville is the work that actually matters here. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that’s where we start. In the Blackland Prairie clay under this city, posts heave with spring rain and settle in the summer drought. A post that was plumb in March can be two inches out by August. We dig down, inspect the footing, and if the concrete has cracked or the post base has rotted, we cut it out and pour a new footing that goes below the active clay zone so it stops moving. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice. We weld reinforcement plates on site when the hinge ears are stretched, and we set the gate back to true before we call it done.
Gate Realignment
Gate realignment in Lewisville is often part of a bigger fix. When a gate drags on the latch side or the drop rod misses the catch by half an inch, the cause is almost always a post that’s tilted, not a panel that’s bent. We realign by correcting the source, not by shimming the hinge. In the 75067 area, where driveways slope toward the street and clay swells on a seasonal cycle, we’ll sometimes weld a steel wedge plate at the hinge to restore the swing plane, then reset the latch receiver to match. The gate closes square, the latch catches without kicking, and it stays that way because we addressed what moved it in the first place.
All of this work, from Gate Repair to full realignment, is quoted before we start. You approve the number. Then we work. No invoice bigger than the quote.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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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 Lewisville
We’re certified to service nine major gate brands, and around Lewisville we see a lot of Viking, DoorKing, and Ghost Controls units still running from the late 1990s and early 2000s. We stock common parts for these in our DFW shop, which means fewer return trips when a limit switch or capacitor dies. For older FAAC and BFT operators from the original 75067 buildout, we can usually retrofit a modern LiftMaster head faster and cheaper than hunting down a refurbished board that might last six months. When you call, tell us the brand on the sticker. It helps us bring the right parts the first time.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Lewisville Homes
Here’s what shows up again and again in Lewisville, and what causes it:
- Hinge posts heaving out of plumb. The Blackland Prairie clay under Lewisville swells with spring rain and contracts in August heat. That seasonal cycle tilts posts, which stresses hinges, which sags the gate. A new hinge on a tilted post will wear out in under a year.
- Orphaned 1990s operators with no parts available. The subdivisions in 75067 and 75077 were built in a burst, and so were their automatic gate operators. Many of those original FAAC and BFT units are no longer supported. Full replacement is usually the honest answer, but HOA review boards add weeks to that timeline.
- Ice-loading damage from freeze events. Winter Storm Uri bent mounting brackets and stripped rack and pinion gears on slide gates that were never designed for prolonged freeze. We still see those failures surfacing years later, especially on community entrance gates around 75077.
- Latch and drop rod failures from drought-driven settling. When the clay dries and contracts, the gate drops relative to the receiver. The drop rod stops catching, the latch binds, and people start forcing the gate, which bends the frame. It’s a cascade that starts with soil, not hardware.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Lewisville, TX
Here’s what gate repair in Lewisville actually costs, based on the jobs we do week in and week out. A hinge replacement with realignment runs $180 to $340, depending on whether one post or two has moved. Post footing replacement, where we cut the old concrete and pour a new footing below the clay line, runs $450 to $850. Full automatic operator replacement runs $500 to $950 installed, including safety photocells and programming. Weld and rust repair on iron gates runs $150 to $400 per repair point. These are real ranges for this market. We don’t pad them. Every price is quoted and agreed before any work starts, and our standing offers apply: $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, and a free second opinion on any written estimate. Seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lewisville
We’re based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and serve Lewisville daily, along with the surrounding communities. If you’re in Highland Village, Lake Dallas, Flower Mound, or Coppell, we’ll be at your gate just as fast, with the same 90-Day Done Right Promise and the same live-person phone line. Call (877) 610-2993 and tell us where you are. We’ll get you scheduled.
Serving Lewisville, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lewisville 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 Lewisville
Because the manufacturer no longer supplies OEM parts for most 1990s operators installed in the 75067 and 75077 buildout. FAAC and BFT stopped supporting many of those control boards years ago, and refurbished boards are a gamble that usually lasts six to twelve months. A full replacement with a modern LiftMaster or DoorKing operator costs $500 to $950 installed and comes with parts availability for years. If your HOA is involved, the architectural review vote adds lead time, so start that process early. Call (877) 610-2993 for an exact quote, estimates are free.
The Blackland Prairie clay under Lewisville swells when it rains and contracts when it’s dry, and that cycle pushes posts sideways over time. If a previous repair only shimmed the hinge or adjusted the panel, the post kept moving and the sag came back. The real fix is a new footing poured below the active clay zone, which runs $450 to $850 depending on post size. We cut out the old concrete, set the post deeper, and the gate holds. That’s the only way we do it in this soil.
Yes, in most cases. If your operator has working limit switches and a functioning control input, we can add external safety photocells and a proper edge sensor to a Viking, DoorKing, or Ghost Controls unit for roughly $200 to $400 per side. It’s a smart retrofit for older swing gates in Lewisville subdivisions where kids and dogs are always near the opening. If the control board is already failing, though, putting photocells on a dying operator is money spent twice. We’ll tell you which situation you have when we look at it.
First, check whether the gate arm is iced to the track or the wheels are frozen in the guide channel. If the operator hums but doesn’t move, kill the power at the breaker, wait ten minutes, and try again. If it still won’t open, the freeze likely stripped a gear or bent a mounting bracket, and you’re looking at a repair in the $300 to $700 range. Don’t force a frozen slide gate, you can shear the rack gear and turn a small fix into a full operator replacement. Call us at (877) 610-2993 and we’ll walk you through a safe check, then send someone out.
For work that doesn’t change the gate’s appearance, like hinge repair or a control board replacement, there’s usually no HOA approval needed, and we can be done same week. For anything the architectural committee has to vote on, like replacing an iron gate panel or changing an operator model at a community entrance, add two to four weeks to the timeline. That’s the reality in 75067 and 75077, where many boards meet monthly. We’ve handled enough of these to help you navigate the paperwork, and we’ll write the specification sheet the committee wants to see. The scheduling lead time in Lewisville runs longer than in non-HOA cities nearby, so plan accordingly.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Repair in Lewisville
If your gate is sagging, stuck, or silent, call us. You’ll reach a live person, any hour, any day. We’ll get you on the schedule, show up in the window we promised, and give you a written price before the first bolt comes off. The 90-Day Done Right Promise is in writing on every job. Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop, his address is published, and he’s been at this since 2001. You don’t get that from a call center. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate on gate repair in Lewisville. We’ll answer.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving the Dallas-Fort Worth area since 2001.