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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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Repair Across Xenia
Gate repair in Xenia costs $95 to $220 for a service call plus parts, with hinge and post rebuilds typically running $275 to $650 and full operator replacements landing between $1,100 and $2,800 depending on brand and site work. Most repairs in Xenia are done same day or next morning. Call (877) 610-2993 and a live person answers, 24/7.
We work throughout Xenia, from the streets around Xenia Station and the older neighborhoods off West Main to the newer subdivisions east of US-35 and the homes backing up to Shawnee Park. If your gate is sagging, dragging, or flat-out refusing to open after one of our Ohio storms, we’re the company that comes out, looks at it in the driveway, and fixes what’s actually wrong instead of telling you to replace the whole thing.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Xenia’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and he runs Gatewood Fence & Gate the way a business used to run when the owner’s name was on the truck and his address was in the phone book. That accountability matters to Xenia homeowners, and it shows in the work. We don’t hide behind a national brand name. We live on our reputation, and in a town the size of Xenia, a reputation travels fast.
Strong local reputation is built one gate at a time. Customers in Xenia keep calling us back, and they tell their neighbors about us. You can drive to the shop, meet the person who will be working on your gate, and look him in the eye. If a job isn’t done right, you call us back under our standing 90-Day Done Right Promise and we return to make it right, in writing, no runaround. That’s not marketing language; it’s stamped on every invoice.
Response time to Xenia is another reason people call us first. Scheduling is coordinated from our office, and crews live and work here in this part of southwestern Ohio, which means we can be at your fence line fast when a storm drops a limb on your gate or a failed post leaves your driveway open in the middle of the night. Calls are answered by a live person, every hour, every day, no call center three states away. You want someone who will actually show up in the window they promised. That’s us.
Our Gate Repair Services in Xenia
Hinge & Post Repair
Xenia’s freeze-thaw cycles heave gate posts out of alignment every winter, and after 45 to 50 years in service, many mid-1970s posts set in deteriorating concrete have simply given up. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that is where we start. We excavate the failed footing, pour a new concrete base, and set the post true before re-hanging the gate. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice.
Gate Realignment
Wind load on solid infill gates bends frames and pulls hinges out of plumb, especially after the severe weather we see in Xenia. A gate that drags on the driveway or won’t latch is usually a frame that has racked out of square, not a problem with the opener. We realign the gate, reinforce the stress points, and set the travel and limits so the gate swings or slides the way it should.
Electric Gate Repair
Electric gate repair in Xenia runs $180 to $340 for most trouble calls, covering a failed Limit switch, a shorted loop detector, a dead capacitor, or a control board that has taken one too many power surges. We service operators from LiftMaster, FAAC, Viking, Linear, DoorKing, Elite, Ghost Controls, BFt, and Mighty Mule. If your gate is dead after a storm, call us before you start swapping parts; the tricky part is knowing which component actually failed.
Automatic Gate Repair
Saturated ground after heavy rain undermines post footings, and when the footing tilts, the automatic opener has to fight the gate on every cycle. That burns out motors and chews up gears. We inspect the post set, the opener travel, and the safety edges together, because fixing one without checking the other is how a $350 repair becomes a $1,800 problem.
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 Xenia
We keep common parts for DoorKing, Linear, FAAC, and Viking on the trucks that roll into Xenia, which saves you the wait of a parts order. If you have a Ghost Controls opener on a swing gate off of Dayton-Xenia Road or a Viking slide operator at a property near the industrial park, we can likely fix it on the first visit. Hal has been certified to service nine major gate brands, which means we work on what you actually have, not just one preferred brand.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Xenia Homes
- Post footings that fail in saturated ground. After heavy spring rain, the clay-heavy soil around Xenia turns heavy and soft, letting a post lean and a gate drop out of alignment. A new footing poured to the right depth is the only real fix.
- Frames bent by wind load on solid infill gates. The flat panels on ornamental iron and solid wood gates catch wind like a sail. After a severe storm, the frame often racks or the hinges tear. We can weld the frame square on site and re-hang it the same day.
- Freeze-thaw heaving each winter. Posts set in concrete move a fraction of an inch every freeze cycle. By late winter, gates that were fine in October won’t latch. That’s a post problem, not a hinge problem.
- Control boards and loop detectors killed by stormwater. Xenia’s low-lying lots flood and water trails into the operator cabinet or the saw-cut for the loop wire. A shorted loop detector makes an automatic gate think a car is always present, and it won’t close. We replace the detector and reseal the raceway so water stays out.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Xenia, OH
What you’ll pay depends on what’s actually wrong, and we give you the price before any work starts. A service call in Xenia runs $95 to $220, and if it’s a repair, that fee rolls into the job. Hinge and post rebuilds typically land between $275 and $650. Electric gate repair in Xenia runs $180 to $340 for most motor and control fixes. Full operator replacement runs $1,100 to $2,800, parts and labor included. On-site welding of a cracked frame or torn hinge point usually adds $80 to $180. Seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount, any repair over $200 gets $40 off, a free second opinion on any written estimate is yours if you want one, and there is no trip charge inside the county. The quoted price is the price, and you’ll know it before we touch the gate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Xenia
If you live just outside Xenia, our Gate Repair crew covers Beavercreek, Bellbrook, Fairborn, and Kettering as well, usually within the same 24 to 48 hours. The same live-person phone line, the same pricing, and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise apply. If you’re in Xenia itself, call us and we’ll be there fastest.
Serving Xenia, OH - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Xenia 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 Xenia
Pull the manual release handle, usually a bright red or yellow T-handle or pull-cord at the back or side of the motor housing, and the gate will detach from the drive so you can push it open by hand. If you can’t find it, call us at (877) 610-2993 and we’ll walk you through it over the phone. Always treat a detached gate as heavy and free-swinging, and keep children clear while you move it. Leave the opener unplugged until power returns, then call us to check the limit settings; a surge during a storm will sometimes scramble the control board.
Because the post, not the panel, is moving. Freeze-thaw cycles in Xenia heave the post footings a fraction of an inch each winter, and after enough cycles, the post tilts out of plumb and the gate drags. Fixing the panel or adjusting the hinges without re-setting the post is the most common wrong repair we see. A new concrete footer, poured below the frost line, usually ends the yearly sag for decades, not just one season. Call us at (877) 610-2993 and we’ll measure the post movement and give you a straight answer.
If your automatic gate will not close or will not stay closed, and the recent heavy rain left standing water in the driveway near the saw-cut for the loop wire, a shorted loop detector is likely. The classic sign is the gate closing halfway and stopping, or the operator acting like a car is sitting on the loop when nothing is there. We test the detector with a multi-meter, and if it’s fried, we replace it and seal the raceway properly so water stays out of the next one. Most loop detector replacements are under $300. Call (877) 610-2993 for an exact quote and a free estimate visit.
Yes. Automatic gate operators installed in Ohio are required to have primary and secondary entrapment protection, which usually means safety photo-eyes on the gate opening and an edge sensor or inherent reversing system on the leading edge. If a gate was installed years ago or rebuilt by a handyman, the protection may be missing or bypassed, and that is a serious hazard, especially for children and pets. We check the safety circuit on every automatic gate repair we do in Xenia. Do not disable or jumper a safety sensor; a gate can crush with enough force to kill.
First, secure the gate so it cannot fall on anyone, then call us. Xenia has been hit by multiple destructive tornadoes, most devastatingly the 1974 F5 that leveled much of the city, and gate frames and latching hardware here endure repeated wind-load stress that nearby Fairborn or Yellow Springs simply do not see. We assess the hinge post, the frame, and the opener as one system. If the post footing is intact, we can often re-hang the gate the same day. If the footing failed, we pour a new one. Call (877) 610-2993 and a live person answers, day or night, even in the middle of a storm.
Get Help With Your Gate Today
If your gate is broken in Xenia, don’t hope it holds. Call (877) 610-2993 now and talk to a real person who knows gates and knows Xenia. We’ll give you a straight price before any work starts, and we stand behind every job with a written 90-Day Done Right Promise. That’s the oldest kind of accountability there is: the name is on the shop, and the shop answers the phone.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Xenia since 2001.