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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If your gate won’t open, sags on the hinge side, or grinds against the post every time the wind kicks up, we can usually be at your Park City property the same day you call. Gatewood Fence & Gate handles everything from worn chain-link gate hinges on 1970s ranch homes to heavy steel tube security gates at the distribution yards off I-135. We work on the gate where it sits, perform our Gate Parts & Welding in Park City on site, and stand behind the job with our written 90-Day Done Right Promise. Call (877) 610-2993 and you’ll talk to a live person, not a voicemail.
A typical gate repair in Park City runs $150-$850 depending on whether we’re replacing a hinge, re-setting a post, or retrofitting an operator. The price is quoted and agreed before any work starts, and there’s no trip charge inside the county.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Park City’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and his name is on the shop, the invoice, and every job we do in Park City. We’re not a franchise that routes calls to a call center. When you call, Hal or one of his crew answers. When someone shows up at your gate, that person knows Park City’s soil, wind, and housing stock well enough to diagnose the problem before they unload the truck.
Our 90-Day Done Right Promise is written on every invoice. If the repair doesn’t hold, one call brings us back. No runaround, no arguing about whose fault it is. We also offer a free second opinion on any written estimate you’ve received from another company, a $40 discount on any repair over $200, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans.
We know the difference between a gate problem caused by a bad control board and one caused by clay heave pulling a post out of plumb. That matters in Park City, because the expansive clay along the I-135 corridor does things to gate posts that you don’t see in the sandier lots across Wichita.
Our Gate Repair Services in Park City
We repair more than we replace. That’s not a slogan, it’s the way Hal runs the shop. If the gate can be made right in your driveway, we weld it, brace it, or re-hang it there. We don’t haul it off and sell you a new one to pad the invoice.
Electric Gate Repair
Electric gate operators in Park City run hard. The persistent south and southwest winds put constant pressure on swing gates, which means motors, limit switches, and control boards wear faster than they would on a wind-protected lot. We service operators from FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Viking, along with five other major brands. If your keypad stopped working after a spring hail storm, there’s a good chance water got into the entry wiring or the control board shorted. We fix that on site.
Automatic Gate Repair
An automatic gate that’s slow, jerky, or reversing for no reason usually points to a hinge issue, not an operator issue. We check the load on the motor before we replace anything. On older Park City gates with obsolete control boards, we can often retrofit a modern board and keep your existing motor, which saves money and time. If replacement is the cheaper answer, we’ll tell you that plainly and quote it upfront.
Hinge & Post Repair
This is the most common call we get in Park City, especially on ranch-style homes built from the late 1960s through the 1990s. The original chain-link gates on those properties are decades past their service life. The hinge post rusts at the base, the gate sags, and eventually the latch post catches the gate and jams it. We replace the post, weld new hinges, and re-hang the gate so it swings clean. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice.
Gate Realignment
Industrial gates along the I-135 corridor in Park City often sit on concrete pads poured over expansive clay. That clay swells in wet seasons and shrinks in dry ones, heaving pads and tilting posts. A gate that was level in April is dragging by September. We re-set post footings below frost depth, re-align the gate, and recalibrate the operator so the gate cycles cleanly through the full swing. This isn’t a one-time adjustment; on Park City’s soil, it’s a repair that needs to be done correctly or it fails again within a year.
We also handle weld and rust repair on steel tube gates, lock replacement on commercial security gates, and rack and pinion repair on slide gates.
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 Park City
We’re certified to work on nine major gate brands, and in Park City we see a lot of FAAC and BFT operators on commercial security gates, plus Linear and Viking on residential swing gates. We keep common parts for these brands in the truck, which means we’re not waiting on shipping to finish your repair. If your operator is an older model with a discontinued board, we’ll tell you whether a retrofit makes sense or whether a new operator is cheaper in the long run.
For a full breakdown of what we repair, visit our Gate Repair page or read more about our service area at Gate Repair in Park City.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Park City Homes
- Post tilting from clay heave. The expansive clay under Park City, especially near the I-135 corridor, heaves seasonally. Concrete pads tilt, steel posts lean, and gates that were aligned in spring bind by fall. We re-set footings below frost depth, which is the only fix that lasts.
- Rust at hail-damage creases. Spring hail dents thin-gauge steel and aluminum gate panels. The crease holds moisture, rust starts, and eventually the panel tears at the bracket. We weld in reinforcement or replace the damaged section, then treat the surrounding metal to slow further rust.
- Wind-cycled hinges and latches. Park City sits on the open Sedgwick County plains with almost no windbreak. Persistent south winds cycle hinges and latch mechanisms constantly, so wear that takes years on a sheltered Wichita lot happens faster here. We use heavier-gauge hardware on the hinge and latch side for Park City gates.
- Obsolete control boards on aging industrial gates. Older slide gates at warehouses and distribution operations run control boards that were discontinued years ago. When a hailstorm short-circuits the keypad wiring, the board often fails too. We retrofit modern boards with safety inputs so the gate keeps running without a full operator replacement.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Park City, KS
Here’s what our Park City customers typically pay, based on the work we’ve done in the area:
- Hinge replacement on a residential chain-link gate: $150-$300
- Post replacement and re-set (residential): $250-$600
- Gate realignment (commercial or residential): $200-$500
- Weld repair on a steel tube gate: $100-$400
- Control board retrofit on an older operator: $400-$850
- Full operator replacement (residential swing gate): $900-$1,800
What changes the price is the size of the gate, the condition of the posts, and whether the concrete pad needs to be re-poured. We quote the job before we start, and that number doesn’t change at the door. The estimate is free. Take $40 off any repair over $200, and seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount.
We Also Serve Cities Near Park City
Our crews work throughout central Kansas. In addition to Park City, we handle gate repair in Park City‘s neighboring communities including Wichita, Valley Center, Andover, and Haysville. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from the Wichita office, so we can usually reach Park City properties quickly.
Serving Park City, KS - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Park City 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 Park City
The expansive clay soil along the I-135 corridor is the usual culprit. When a concrete pad is poured too shallow or without a frost-depth footing, seasonal moisture changes make the clay swell and shrink. The pad tilts, the post leans, and the gate goes out of alignment. A repair that only adjusts the hinge doesn’t address the soil movement underneath, so the gate drifts again within months. The correct fix re-sets the post below frost depth and stabilizes the pad. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll evaluate the footing before adjusting anything.
Yes, in most cases. A chain-link swing gate from the 1980s can be retrofitted with a modern operator if the hinge post is solid and the gate is structurally sound. We often weld in a reinforcement rail and replace the hinges before mounting the operator. What usually kills the project is a rusted hinge post or a gate so light that the wind racks it constantly. We’ll tell you honestly whether retrofit makes sense or whether replacing the gate is the cheaper answer. Estimates are free, and the price is agreed before work starts.
Usually no. Hail dents create drag points, and a bent panel shifts the gate’s weight and center of gravity, which makes the operator work harder and trip its force limiter. We’ve seen operators diagnosed as bad by other companies when the real problem was a dented panel binding against the rail or post. We straighten or replace the damaged section first, then test the operator under load. Often the operator is fine once the mechanical resistance is gone. Call us for a free estimate.
Wind load and soil movement. Park City’s open plains deliver sustained south and southwest winds that push against the flat face of a slide gate, loading the rack and pinion continuously. Combine that with clay-heaved posts shifting the rack slightly out of line, and the pinion gear starts chewing the rack. Wichita lots tend to be sandier and better drained, with more windbreaks, so the same gate there doesn’t fight the same forces. In Park City, we align the rack to a re-set post and use a heavier-gauge rack on gates that face the prevailing wind. Call (877) 610-2993 for a quote.
Current safety standards require automatic gates to have at least two independent entrapment protection devices: photo-eyes to detect a person or vehicle in the gate’s path, and edge sensors or an inherent reversing mechanism. Many operators installed before the mid-2000s in Park City lack proper Gate Access Control in Park City, or have photo-eyes that were disconnected years ago. If your operator lacks these, it’s not a code violation you can ignore - it’s a serious safety risk. We retrofit safety edges and photo-eyes on older operators. Ask us during the estimate and we’ll walk you through what your gate needs.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Park City and central Kansas since 2001.