Free on-site gate assessment - hinges, posts, and your LiftMaster or Nice gate operator checked before anything is quoted
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Gate repair in Weymouth usually runs $180 to $650 for most hinge, post, and weld work, with automatic operator repairs landing between $250 and $800 depending on the control board and motor. We get to Weymouth homes fast because we know the streets, the salt air, and the way gates fail here. If your gate is sagging, seized, or refusing to open, call (877) 610-2993 and a live person answers, day or night.
Weymouth is a coastal town, and that fact shapes nearly every gate repair we do here. The same salt air that eats car undercarriages in East Weymouth and Weymouth Landing also eats hinge pins, latch assemblies, and unpainted steel hardware. We have been fixing gates along the Fore River and Back River long enough to know what survives and what does not. When you call, you get Hal Gatewood’s crew, not a subcontractor from somewhere else.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Weymouth’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Hal Gatewood has been at this since 2001. The name is on the shop, the address is published, and the license number is there for anyone to look up. In a town like Weymouth, where word gets around fast, that kind of accountability matters. We do not hide behind a call center or a rotating cast of technicians. The person who shows up at your gate is on our payroll, background-checked, and trained on the specific brands and gate styles common in Weymouth.
A live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. That is not a marketing line. It is how we run the business. If your gate will not close at 11 p.m. and your dog is in the backyard, you get Hal or someone from his shop, not a voicemail. Weymouth homeowners tell us that is exactly why they call us back and why they recommend us to neighbors in South Weymouth and Weymouth Landing.
Every job we do carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it is not done right, one call brings us back. No runaround, no fine print. That promise is stamped on every invoice, and it applies to every hinge pin, weld bead, and control board we touch in Weymouth.
Our Gate Repair Services in Weymouth
Electric Gate Repair
When an electric gate in Weymouth stops responding, the problem is usually the control board, the limit switches, or the power supply, not the gate itself. We service LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule operators. On older Weymouth properties with pre-2000s operators, we often find obsolete control boards that have failed because a safety sensor quit years ago and the board kept running until it burned out. We can retrofit a modern UL 325-compliant board and photocell set without replacing the entire operator, when the motor and gearbox are still sound.
Automatic Gate Repair
Automatic gates in Weymouth get a double beating: salt air on the mechanical parts and freeze-thaw cycles on the posts and track. A gate that runs fine all summer will bind and grind come January because the ground moved. We diagnose the whole system, from the operator to the hinges to the post footings, then fix what is actually failing. If a retrofit makes sense, we tell you. If replacement is cheaper, we say that too. You get a written price before any work starts, and that price does not change at the door.
Hinge & Post Repair
This is where most Weymouth gate problems start. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that is where we start. Clay-heavy glacial soils across the South Shore heave posts every winter, and salt air seizes hinge pins every summer. In East Weymouth and near the tidal flats, plain steel hinges rust through in five to seven years. We pull the post, set a new galvanized footing deeper than the frost line, and install stainless or hot-dip galvanized hinges so you are not fixing the same problem again in three years.
Gate Realignment
Show me the gate closing on its own and I will show you where it is failing. A gate that drags on the driveway or will not latch is out of square, and in Weymouth that is almost always a post issue or a rust-seized hinge. We cut frozen hinge pins, square the gate, and adjust operator limit switches so the gate stops binding. On slide gates, especially rack-and-pinion systems on older Weymouth properties, we check the track for frost heave and realign the rack so the teeth mesh clean instead of grinding.
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 Weymouth
We keep parts for Weymouth’s most common operators on the truck: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. If we need something unusual, we source it locally when we can. That means less waiting for a part to ship from across the country. For older Viking and DoorKing units still running in Weymouth homes, we keep compatible control boards and limit switch kits in stock. It is part of serving a coastal town where the hardware under the cover plate ages faster than the manual says it should.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Weymouth Homes
- Salt-corroded hinges and latches: Salt air from Hingham Bay reaches blocks inland in Weymouth and eats plain steel hardware in half the time it takes in Braintree. Homeowners near the Back River and Fore River tidal flats routinely see hinges seize solid in five to seven years.
- Frost-heaved gate posts: Weymouth’s clay-heavy soils expand and contract through hard freeze-thaw cycles every winter, shifting posts and throwing gates out of square. Rack-and-pinion slide gates bind, strip teeth, and grind when this happens.
- Obsolete automatic operator boards: Pre-2000s LiftMaster, FAAC, and Viking operators in Weymouth often have dead safety edge sensors and no photocell inputs. The boards stop reversing on entrapment, which is a real safety issue under current UL 325 codes.
- Worn welds on older wrought-iron gates: Many late-1800s and mid-20th-century homes in East Weymouth and South Weymouth still have original wrought-iron gates. The decorative scrollwork holds up, but the structural welds at the hinge stiles fatigue and crack, especially where salt has gotten into the metal.
Our Gate Repair team sees these patterns on a weekly basis across the town, and we know which ones are worth fixing versus replacing.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Weymouth, MA
Here is what Weymouth homeowners can expect to pay, based on our years of work in this market. These are honest ranges, not teaser numbers.
| Repair Type | Typical Weymouth Price Range |
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| Hinge pin replacement (steel) | $85-$180 per hinge |
| Hinge pin replacement (stainless/galvanized) | $180-$340 per hinge |
| Post reset with new concrete footing | $450-$900 per post |
| Gate realignment (manual gate) | $150-$400 |
| Weld repair (crack or broken joint) | $120-$350 per weld location |
| Gate operator control board replacement | $250-$650 |
| UL 325 safety photocell retrofit | $300-$700 |
| Full automatic gate diagnosis | $90-$150 |
Several things move the price one way or another: whether the post footing needs to be dug out and re-set below the frost line, whether we can weld on site or the gate needs to come to the shop, and what hardware grade you choose. Weymouth’s salt air means we often recommend stainless or galvanized hardware on replacement, which costs more up front and saves you a second repair three years later. You get the price in writing before we start, and it does not change. Estimates are free. There is no trip charge inside Norfolk County for any repair work.
We also honor standing offers that do not require haggling: $40 off any repair over $200, a free second opinion on any written estimate, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans.
We Also Serve Cities Near Weymouth
Beyond Gate Repair in Weymouth, our crews cover Hingham, Quincy, Braintree, and Holbrook. If you are just over the town line, call us. We know the South Shore, and we are already in the area.
Serving Weymouth, MA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Weymouth 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 Weymouth
Because Weymouth sits between two tidal river systems, the Fore River and the Back River, and salt-laden air from Hingham Bay carries inland for blocks. Plain steel hinges and latches in East Weymouth and near the tidal flats typically rust through in five to seven years, while identical hardware in inland Braintree lasts fifteen or more. The fix is upgrading to stainless steel or hot-dip galvanized hinges and latches. We nearly always recommend that upgrade on coastal Weymouth repairs. Call (877) 610-2993 and we will tell you straight whether your hardware is worth saving.
Yes, in many cases. If the motor and gearbox are still sound, we can replace the obsolete control board with a modern UL 325-compliant board and add photocell sensors that reverse the gate on contact or obstruction. The key is whether the existing operator chassis can accept the new board and sensor wiring. We have done this retrofit on older LiftMaster, Viking, and DoorKing units throughout Weymouth. When the operator is too far gone, we tell you that honestly and quote a replacement instead. Call for a free diagnosis.
Usually not. A sagging gate is nearly always a hinge or post problem, not a gate frame problem. Fix the panel without the post and you will fix it twice. We square the gate, reset or replace the post with a deeper galvanized footing, and install new hinges. In most South Weymouth cases, the gate itself has years of life left once the hardware and post are sound. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate before you replace anything.
The freeze-thaw cycle. Weymouth’s clay-heavy glacial soils expand and contract all winter, heaving the track and the posts. A rack-and-pinion slide gate that ran fine in October can bind and grind by March because the rack teeth no longer mesh cleanly with the pinion gear. We realign the track, re-set the post if it moved, and adjust the gear engagement. If the teeth are already stripped, we replace the rack section rather than the whole gate. Call us before you run it and strip more teeth.
Replace them. Oiling a rust-seized hinge in Weymouth buys you a few weeks at most. The salt corrosion is inside the pin barrel, not just on the surface. Once the pin seizes, the gate will twist and sag, and you will be fixing the post and the latch next. Stainless steel hinges cost more than plain steel but they survive the coastal air here. It is a straightforward swap we do regularly for chain-link gates across East Weymouth and near the Back River. Call (877) 610-2993 for a price.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Repair in Weymouth
If your gate is down, sagging, grinding, or refusing to open, call (877) 610-2993. You will get a live person, not a voicemail. We will give you an honest diagnosis over the phone, a written price before any work starts, and a 90-Day Done Right Promise on the job. Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That is the oldest accountability there is.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Weymouth since 2001.