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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Repair Across Tiburon
Gate repair in Tiburon usually runs $185 to $640 for most service calls, with hinge and post work on heavier ornamental gates climbing toward $900 to $1,400 when welding and slope calibration are involved. Most repairs here take one visit, and we schedule Tiburon calls with enough time to finish the job the same day. Salt-laden bay air is the quiet culprit behind most of what we fix on this peninsula, and we’ve learned exactly how to work around it. If your gate is sagging, grinding, stuck, or dead, call us at (877) 610-2993 and a live person picks up, day or night.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Tiburon’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Hal Gatewood started this company in 2001, and the name is on the shop. That matters when you’re hiring someone to work on a $6,000 custom gate off Paradise Drive or a powder-coated estate gate above the bay. We show up, diagnose the problem in your driveway, and weld on site instead of hauling your gate away. Every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If something fails after we leave, one call brings us back. No runaround, no fine print.
You won’t get a voicemail when you call us. A real person answers, 24/7, and that person can usually tell you what’s wrong just from what you’re describing. We’ve worked on enough gates across Tiburon to know the local failure patterns cold: seized hinge pins from salt fog, gearboxes burned out from grade miscalibration, phantom open signals on foggy nights. The person who shows up is background-checked, uniformed, and works for Hal, not a rotating cast from a dispatch board. The address is published, the license number is on every invoice, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise is stamped on every job. If you ever want to look us in the eye, the shop is a short drive from the peninsula.
Key Takeaways
- Most Tiburon gate repairs fall between $185 and $1,400 depending on the gate size, hardware, and slope.
- Salt corrosion and steep driveways are the two biggest repair drivers on the peninsula.
- We weld on site and repair what other companies replace.
- Every job includes a written 90-Day Done Right Promise.
- You call, a live person answers, and we show up when we say we will.
Our Gate Repair Services in Tiburon
Electric Gate Repair
Electric gate repair in Tiburon starts with the operator, the control board, and the safety loops. Most of what we see here isn’t a dead motor so much as a board that’s been cooked by coastal humidity or a loop detector that’s misreading the fog. We test the entire circuit before we swap anything, because a gate that “just stopped” often has two or three small failures stacked up. The price is quoted before any work starts, and you get the full range in writing.
Automatic Gate Repair
Automatic gate repair on Tiburon hillsides requires something flatland shops often miss: grade calibration. A swing operator set to a generic torque curve will overheat on a 10 or 12 percent slope because the motor fights gravity on every cycle. We set limit switches and torque settings for the actual pitch of your driveway, which is the difference between an operator that lasts three years and one that burns out its gearbox in eighteen months. This is the single most common repair we do for the custom estate gates above Paradise Drive.
Hinge & Post Repair
On the Tiburon peninsula, salt-laden air eats through hinge pins on ornamental iron gates in about two seasons. The gate starts to sag, then it binds against the post footing, then the operator struggles and fails. The fix is rarely just a new hinge pin. We weld in corrosion-resistant hardware and often sleeve or rebuild the post itself. Hal’s crew welds on site, so your gate stays in your driveway the whole time. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice.
Gate Realignment
A gate that drags on the concrete or no longer closes flush isn’t just annoying; it’s wearing out your hinges, your operator, and your safety sensors every single cycle. In Tiburon, realignment usually involves correcting a lean in the post, not just adjusting the hinges. We work the post back to plumb, reset the gate to level, and recalibrate the limits so the operator isn’t fighting a misaligned leaf. The result is a gate that moves quietly and stops where it’s supposed to.
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 Tiburon
We service and repair FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Viking operators, plus LiftMaster, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. For Tiburon’s coastal climate, we’ll often recommend a Viking unit for salt-hardened internals or a FAAC held up well when properly calibrated for slope. The brand you already have is the one we’ll try to save first. A repair-first philosophy means we open the operator up, show you exactly what failed, and replace only what’s actually broken. If a new board is needed, we can usually have it installed the same week.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Tiburon Homes
- Seized hinge pins from salt fog. The marine air on the peninsula condenses on metal overnight, and within two seasons, custom iron gate pins corrode badly enough that the gate sags and binds against the post. We replace pins with salt-hardened stainless and weld on site.
- Overheated gearboxes on steep driveways. Standard operators calibrated to flatland torque settings get too hot on Tiburon’s grades. They fail mid-cycle, and the gate stops halfway. We recalibrate torque and limit switches to the actual slope of your driveway.
- Phantom open signals on foggy nights. Coastal fog condenses on loop detector wiring, causing gates to open by themselves and stand open for hours. For high-end properties, that’s a security problem, not a convenience issue. We reseal and replace the detector wiring.
- Rust on ornamental gates and motor housings. Continuous salt-laden bay wind accelerates corrosion on powder-coated aluminum and wrought iron alike. We grind, treat, and weld rust damage without requiring a full repaint of the gate.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Tiburon, CA
Here’s what you should expect to pay on the Tiburon peninsula:
- Electric gate repair (control board, sensors, safety loops): $185 to $520
- Automatic gate operator repair (motor, gearbox, limit switches): $340 to $890
- Hinge and post repair (including on-site welding): $420 to $1,400
- Gate realignment and limit recalibration: $240 to $640
- Weld and rust repair (spot treatment, no repaint): $280 to $850
The biggest cost variables in Tiburon are gate size, post condition, and slope. A heavy ornamental gate on a 12-percent grade takes longer to do right than a standard aluminum gate on a flat lot. Every job is quoted before any work begins, and the number on your invoice is the number we agreed to. We offer $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll give you a straight answer on price.
We Also Serve Cities Near Tiburon
If you’re outside the 94920 zip code, we regularly cross the bridge for gate work in Sausalito, Tamalpais Valley, Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, and Corte Madera. Same live-person phone answer, same 90-Day Done Right Promise. If you’re looking for Gate Repair anywhere in the greater Tiburon area, we’ll come take a look.
Serving Tiburon, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Tiburon 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 Tiburon
The short answer is slope and salt. A standard swing operator installed on a steep Tiburon driveway without grade-specific torque calibration will overheat every time it runs. Add salt-laden air corroding the motor housing and you get gearbox failure in eighteen to twenty-four months. The fix is recalibration to the actual pitch of your driveway, plus corrosion-resistant internal components where needed. We see this pattern constantly on the peninsula and we correct it before it happens again. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll come evaluate your grade.
It’s not normal, but it is common when a gate was installed without slope-calibrated limit switches and torque settings. On a steep grade, a power outage removes the motor’s holding force and a heavy gate can free-swing downhill with enough force to damage a vehicle. The correct setup for Tiburon’s hillsides includes properly set limit switches that prevent the gate from drifting past its closed point, even when the power drops. If this happened to you, call us at (877) 610-2993 to get the gate properly calibrated before it happens again.
Yes, if the gate is heavy and faces the bay. The combination of constant salt-air corrosion and daily wind stress means standard hinge posts fail faster on the peninsula than they do inland. We recommend corrosion-resistant hinge pins and, in many cases, a reinforced post footing so the post doesn’t lean and throw the gate out of alignment. A heavy gate on a weak post will sag within two seasons. We weld every upgrade on site, so your gate stays in your driveway.
That’s almost always a loop detector or safety sensor with condensed moisture on the wiring. Coastal fog condenses on the connections overnight, creating enough electrical resistance to trigger a phantom open signal. The gate opens and sometimes stays open for hours. The fix is resealing the detector connections and replacing corroded wiring. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll diagnose it on site, usually the same visit.
In most cases, yes. We grind rust off the affected areas, weld in new material where the metal has thinned, treat the area with rust converter, and blend the finish as closely as possible. A full repaint isn’t usually necessary for isolated rust. The salt-laden air on the peninsula means rust will come back, but we can keep it at bay for years with the right treatment and hardware. A free estimate comes with the call.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Repair in Tiburon
When your gate stops working on a steep driveway or in front of a custom home, you want someone who knows the peninsula, shows up on time, and fixes the problem without padding the invoice. That’s what we do. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate, and a live person will answer. We’ll give you a straight price over the phone and honor it when we arrive. If it’s not done right, the 90-Day Done Right Promise means we come back and make it right. Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That’s the oldest accountability there is.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Tiburon and the surrounding Bay Area since 2001.