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Gate repair in Roanoke usually comes down to one of two things: the motor quit, or the post moved. We fix both, usually the same day we hear from you. Hal Gatewood has been repairing gates since 2001, and his crew works the neighborhoods off 114 and 170 every week. If your gate is binding, grinding, or refusing to budge, call (877) 610-2993 and a live person answers. Not a voicemail. Not a menu tree. A person who knows gates and knows Roanoke.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Roanoke’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Most of our Roanoke calls start the same way: someone tried another company first, and that company wanted to replace the whole gate. We don’t work that way. Hal built this business on welding on site and fixing what’s actually broken. The name on the shop is the name on the invoice, and the shop is right down the road. You can drive over and look him in the eye if you want to.
Roanoke homeowners call us because we show up with a truck stocked for this area: Linear and LiftMaster parts, hinge plate stock, welder, and the tools to reset a post that’s drifted out of plumb. The person who shows up is background-checked and in uniform, and that person has likely fixed a gate on your street already this year. We cover all of 76262 and 76299, from the Fairway Ranch subdivisions to the newer builds off Byron Nelson Parkway.
Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, one call brings us back, no runaround. That’s not marketing language; it’s the way Hal has operated for over two decades, and it’s why our Gate Repair in Roanoke customers keep our number saved in their phones.
Our Gate Repair Services in Roanoke
Electric Gate Repair
Electric gate problems in Roanoke usually aren’t the motor. They’re the power, the limits, or the post. We test the operator, check the control board, and trace the wiring before we recommend anything. A typical electric gate diagnosis in Roanoke costs between $85 and $145, and that fee is credited toward the repair if you approve the work. If your operator keeps tripping its overload, especially during a dry summer, the real problem is often a post that has shifted. We address all of it.
Automatic Gate Repair
Roanoke’s 2000-2023 housing boom put a lot of builder-grade operators in the ground. Those units reach end-of-life around the same time, which is why you’ll notice three or four houses in your subdivision with gates stuck open in the same season. We repair LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. If the operator is genuinely dead, we’ll tell you straight. If it can be saved with a new capacitor or limit switch, we’ll save it. The price is quoted and agreed before any work starts, always.
Hinge & Post Repair
A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that’s where we start. Roanoke’s Blackland Prairie clay swells in spring rains and shrinks during the 100-degree summers, cycling gate posts up and down an inch or more every year. That movement tips posts 2-3 degrees out of plumb, which binds the gate leaf and trips the operator. We cut out the old weld, reset the post footing, re-weld the hinge plate, and recalibrate. In Roanoke, hinge and post repair typically runs $320 to $680 depending on post size, footing depth, and whether we need to remove and reset the gate leaf.
Gate Realignment
Realignment is the most common repair we do in Roanoke’s newer subdivisions. A gate that scrapes the latch post or won’t close fully in spring but works in fall is telling you the ground under it is moving. We reset the post, re-weld the hinge plate mount, and recalibrate the open and close limits on the operator. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice. Our realignment work in Roanoke starts around $240 and includes a full cycle test. The 90-Day Done Right Promise covers it.
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 Roanoke
We’re certified to service nine major gate brands, and in Roanoke we see mostly Linear and LiftMaster from the original builds, with FAAC and BFT showing up on the newer custom homes near Lantana and off 170. We stock the most common Linear and LiftMaster boards, arms, and limit switches on the truck so we don’t have to order parts and come back. If we don’t have it, we can usually get it from our Dallas-Fort Worth suppliers the same day. The point is, you won’t wait a week for a part.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Roanoke Homes
- Seasonal post movement. The clay under Roanoke expands in wet springs and contracts in dry summers. That cycles posts up and down an inch a year, which is why a gate that worked in January sticks in August. The fix is post realignment and hinge re-welding, not a new motor.
- Builder-grade operator end-of-life. The early 2000s construction wave put the same Linear and LiftMaster units in hundreds of homes across 76262. Those operators age out together. If your neighbors’ gates are dying, and yours is acting up, the operator is likely at the end of its service life.
- Missing automation conduit. Homes built with manual gates often never got underground conduit run to the gate location. Adding an operator later means trenching through expansive clay. If the trench is done wrong, the clay shifts and cracks the conduit, and water gets in. That is a recurring call for us in Roanoke’s newer subdivisions.
- Weld failure at the hinge plate. The clay-heave cycle stresses the weld where the hinge plate mounts to the post. The weld cracks before the motor fails, which makes the gate look electrically dead when the actual problem is mechanical. Show me the gate closing on its own and I’ll show you where it’s failing.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Roanoke, TX
What you’ll pay depends on what’s actually wrong, and we quote the full price before any work starts. No trip charge inside the county. $40 off any repair over $200. A free second opinion on any written estimate, if you want another set of eyes. Seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount. A rough picture of Roanoke market pricing: electric gate diagnosis runs $85-$145, hinge and post repair $320-$680, gate realignment $240-$480, lock repair $120-$260, and weld repair $150-$400 depending on the extent of the work. If your operator has failed completely, replacement runs $700-$1,800 installed, depending on brand and gate size. Call (877) 610-2993 for an exact quote. Estimates are free.
Now, here’s the thing about Roanoke specifically that most repair guides miss. This city sits at the center of the Highway 114/170 Alliance corridor, one of the fastest upscale residential build-outs in North Texas. Large custom homes on slab foundations, almost all built since 2000, almost all with automated ornamental iron driveway gates treated as standard. The original installers put in builder-grade operators, ran the minimum wiring, and called it done. Fifteen to twenty years later, all of that is aging out at the same time. We get calls from entire neighborhoods where six or eight gates have failed in the same season. The work is rarely just one thing. It’s a post that’s drifted, an operator that’s worn out, and a power run that was undersized from day one. We fix all three in one visit, and we weld on site. The gate stays in your driveway.
We were called to a home off Pearson Lane in one of the newer subdivisions, a dual-swing LiftMaster that kept shutting down mid-cycle. Our tech found the hinge post had tipped just over two degrees from clay heave, binding the leaf against the latch post. The motor and electronics tested fine. We cut and re-welded the hinge plate mount, reset the post footing, and recalibrated the open and close limits. That gate has cycled clean through two wet and dry seasons since. This is the pattern all over Roanoke: the clay moves first, the weld cracks, and the operator just looks like the problem.
We Also Serve Cities Near Roanoke
We work all over this corner of Denton and Tarrant County. If you’re in Trophy Club, Southlake, Keller, or Lantana, the same crew that serves Roanoke handles your gate, and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise applies. Our Gate Repair team covers the whole corridor, so whether you’re off 114 or 377, you’ll get a live answer and a straight quote.
Serving Roanoke, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Roanoke 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 Roanoke
The Blackland Prairie clay under Roanoke shrinks dramatically during prolonged dry heat, which lets gate posts settle and tip out of plumb. A post that moves even 2 degrees binds the gate leaf mid-swing, and the operator’s overload circuit shuts it off to protect the motor. That’s why the gate worked all winter, when the clay was swollen and holding the post tight, and now trips constantly. The fix is post realignment and hinge re-welding, not a new operator. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll confirm what’s actually moving.
Yes. It means trenching a power run from the house or a nearby exterior outlet to the gate location, plus mounting the operator, adding safety edges, and programming the limits. The complication in Roanoke is the clay. If the trench isn’t backfilled and compacted correctly, the soil shifts and cracks the conduit, and water gets in. We trench, lay schedule 80 conduit, and backfill so it survives the seasonal movement. Expect $1,200 to $2,600 depending on run length and operator choice. The price is quoted and agreed before work starts. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free measure and written estimate.
Automatic gates in Texas must comply with ASTM F2200 and UL 325, which means primary and secondary entrapment protection. In practice, that means photoelectric sensors or contact edges, plus a reversing mechanism on the operator. If your gate was installed during the early 2000s build-out, it may predate current requirements or the original safety edges may have failed from sun exposure. We can bring an older installation up to current code without replacing the entire gate. The compliance work typically runs $180-$420, depending on what’s missing.
Usually something else. A grinding sound near the hinge post almost always means the hinge bearings are dry or the post has drifted and the leaf is scraping the post cap or latch mount. The motor is on the other end, and if it’s grinding, it’s usually the gearbox, which sounds different. We diagnose it in about 20 minutes. If it’s hinges, we clean, grease, or replace them. If the post has moved, we realign and re-weld. Either way, the estimate is free and the price is set before we touch anything.
The track is the usual answer. Roanoke’s spring rains swell the clay and shift the track or the gate post slightly, enough that the gate’s anti-entrapment sensor reads resistance and reverses the operator. The motor is fine; the geometry is off. We relevel the track, reset the post if needed, and recalibrate the limits. That usually resolves it. If the rollers are original from a 2005 build, we may recommend replacing them, since they wear into flat spots over time and cause the same symptom.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Repair in Roanoke
When your gate won’t open, or won’t close, or binds halfway and stops, call (877) 610-2993. Hal Gatewood has owned this business since 2001, and his name is on every job. You’ll get a live person, a straight answer, and a written price before any work begins. No trip charge inside the county, $40 off any repair over $200, and a free second opinion on any written estimate. If it’s not done right, the 90-Day Done Right Promise covers it. One call brings us back.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Roanoke and the surrounding North Texas communities since 2001.