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Gate repair in Wixom usually means one of two things: a residential swing gate that has sagged or stopped opening after 25 years of Michigan winters, or a commercial slide gate along the Beck Road corridor that has to keep working because trucks are lined up behind it. We handle both, and we handle them fast. A live person answers our phone 24 hours a day at (877) 610-2993, so you’ll know exactly who is coming and when. Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and the name on our invoices is the same name you’ll see at the shop.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Wixom’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
We’re locally owned and owner-operated, with a published address and license number anyone can look up. The person who answers the phone is the same person who stands behind the 90-Day Done Right Promise we put in writing on every job, not a fine-print footnote. If something is not right, one call brings us back.
Wixom homeowners tell us the same thing again and again: a national outfit quoted one price on the phone and charged another at the door. We don’t work that way. The price is quoted and agreed before any work starts, and it does not change when we arrive. No trip charge inside the county. Seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount. And if you have a written estimate from another company, bring it to us for a free second opinion.
We know this area. We know the subdivisions built between the mid-1980s and early 2000s, where ornamental iron swing gates are now hitting 20 to 40 years old all at once. We know the 42-inch frost line that heaves posts out of plumb. We know Wixom Road and Beck Road and the side streets off them. That local knowledge means we show up knowing what we’re likely to find before we even put a wrench on it.
Our Gate Repair Services in Wixom
Gate Realignment
The most common call we get in Wixom subdivisions is a swing gate that won’t latch or a slide gate that binds halfway through its travel. Frost heave and years of seasonal shifting get into the post footings, and the gate drifts out of square. We fix the gate in your driveway, not in a shop. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice, so we start at the hinge post and work outward. This matters most on the shared driveways and tight side yards common around Wixom, where there is no room for a misaligned gate to swing wide.
Electric Gate Repair
Electric gate operators installed across Wixom during the 1985-2005 construction boom are aging out in volume. We service nine major brands: LiftMaster, Mighty Mule, DoorKing, and others. When a keypad stops responding or a loop detector fails to see a car, we trace it from the operator box to the buried conduit. Salt spray from Wixom Roads corrodes low-voltage wiring over time, and we see intermittent failures that baffle other companies. We find them.
Hinge & Post Repair
A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that is where we start. Wixom’s freeze-thaw cycles work on under-depth concrete footings every winter. The post heaves up and tilts, the gate drops, and by spring the latch misses the striker by half an inch. We dig out the footing, set the post in concrete below the frost line, and weld or replace the hinge brackets. On-site welding means your gate stays in your driveway the whole time.
Automatic Gate Repair
Automatic slide gates are common in Wixom where side yards are narrow and a swing gate would block the driveway or conflict with a neighbor’s right-of-way. Slide gates fail differently: debris in the track, worn guide rollers, a failing safety photocell, or a rack and pinion that has rusted out. Our Gate Repair crews service both residential and commercial automatic gates, including the perimeter gates along the redeveloped former Ford Wixom Assembly Plant corridor. Those gates were installed by different contractors over a short window, and we regularly find mismatched operator brands and non-standard post spacings.
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 Wixom
We’re certified to service LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule operators. For Wixom customers, that means we can often repair what you have instead of pushing a full replacement. We keep common FAAC and Linear parts on the truck, and if something needs to be ordered, we tell you that up front with a real timeline. A broken gate off Wixom Road should not wait two weeks for a part that could be here in three days.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Wixom Homes
- Spring frost heave and sagging hinges. The Oakland County frost line runs roughly 42 inches deep. Posts set in shallower footings heave out of plumb every spring, so a gate that closed fine in December won’t latch by March. That is why so many Wixom subdivision gates drift out of alignment on the same spring week.
- Salt-corroded wiring and keypad failures. Wixom Roads carry heavy salting through the winter months. That salt spray gets into buried conduit and eats low-voltage wiring to gate operators, causing keypad entry systems to fail intermittently. The gate works fine, then doesn’t, then works again. We hear that description constantly.
- Slide gate track and roller problems in tight side yards. Shared driveways and narrow lots force slide gates into confined spaces. Leaves, gravel, and ice clog the track, and guide rollers wear out. A failing safety photocell stops the gate mid-cycle, which is safer than the alternative but frustrating when you’re trying to get to work.
- Aging operators from the original subdivision build-out. Wixom’s residential stock is dominated by colonial, ranch, and split-level subdivisions built mostly between 1985 and 2005. Many of those properties had automatic gate operators installed at original construction. Those operators are 20 to 40 years old now and failing in concentrated waves, neighborhood by neighborhood.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Wixom, MI
In Wixom, a typical gate realignment runs $180 to $340 depending on post condition and whether we need to reset a footing. Hinge and post repair generally lands between $250 and $600 if we’re digging out and re-setting one post; replacing both posts with new concrete goes higher. Electric gate repair, which includes diagnosing and fixing an operator, keypad, or loop detector, runs $220 to $500 for most Wixom jobs. Weld and rust repair typically starts around $150 for a small patch and climbs from there based on how much steel needs replacing.
We give you the number before we touch the gate, and that number is the number. No trip charge inside the county. $40 off any repair over $200. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll walk you through what to expect.
We Also Serve Cities Near Wixom
Beyond Wixom, our crew works regularly in Walled Lake, Novi, West Bloomfield Township, and Northville. If you’re on the edge of town or your gate sits on a shared driveway that crosses a municipal line, call us. Gate Repair in Wixom and the surrounding area is what we do every day, and we’ll tell you straight if we can help.
Serving Wixom, MI - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Wixom 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 Wixom
Your gate’s post footings were likely poured at original construction without going below the roughly 42-inch frost line. Each winter, frozen ground lifts the post a fraction of an inch. Over 20-plus years, that repeated heaving walks the post out of plumb, which drops the gate on its hinges. The fix is resetting the post in concrete below frost depth. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll check it for free inside the county.
Yes. Slide gates are actually built for exactly that situation, and we repair them in place all over Wixom. The common failures are track debris, worn guide rollers, and photocells knocked out of alignment. We also replace rusted rack and pinion sections without hauling the gate off. If the gate still moves, we can usually fix it same day or next day.
In that corridor, we most often find corroded low-voltage wiring between the keypad and the operator, or a loop detector that has failed. Those commercial gates were installed by different contractors over a short build-out window, so we see mismatched brands and non-standard wiring. We trace the circuit, identify what failed, and quote the repair before we replace anything. Estimates are free.
We brace the gate in position while we dig out and re-set the post. For most residential Wixom gates, the gate stays in the closed or partially open position depending on what your driveway needs, so you can still get a car through. If we’re replacing a post entirely, we may disconnect the operator, but we leave the gate secured so your property is never left open overnight.
Yes. On automatic gates we check photo eyes, safety edges, and reversal settings as part of the repair, and we bring them up to current safety requirements if they fall short. Automatic gates can cause serious injury if entrapment protection fails, so we don’t skip it and we don’t leave a gate running without it. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate, and we’ll tell you exactly what your gate needs.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Wixom since 2001.