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A gate motor that won’t open is more than an annoyance in Irving. It locks you out of your own property and leaves a security gap at the entrance. Gatewood Fence & Gate has been fixing gate motors and openers across Irving since 2001, and we answer the phone live, 24 hours a day. Call (817) 241-4067 and you’ll talk to a person who knows gates, not a voicemail.
We work all over Irving, from the HOA entry gates in Valley Ranch to the corporate slide gates along SH-114. Our Gate Motor & Opener crew is based out of Dallas-Fort Worth and gets to Irving quickly. When a gate motor fails, it’s rarely just the motor. We find the real cause and fix it the first time, whether it’s a gear stripped by a binding gate, a photocell knocked out of alignment, or a wiring fault in a cracked conduit.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Irving’s Preferred Gate Motor & Opener Company
Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop and on every invoice. We’ve been doing this since 2001, owner-operated, with a published address and license number anyone can look up. That’s not a marketing line. It means when we fix your gate in Irving, you know who did the work and you know how to find us if something’s not right. And every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, one call brings Hal back. No runaround.
Irving homeowners keep calling us because we do the work in your driveway, not at some shop across town. We weld on site. We don’t haul your gate off or sell you parts you don’t need. We service LiftMaster, FAAC, and Elite openers, and we stock parts for those brands so we’re not waiting on a truck from somewhere else. A live person answers every call, 24/7. Not a call center. Not a chatbot. When you call about an Irving gate, you get someone who knows the difference between a Valley Ranch HOA gate and a single-family driveway on O’Connor Road.
Our Gate Motor & Opener Services in Irving
Motor Installation
A new gate motor in Irving has to handle more than most. The Blackland Prairie clay under this part of Texas shrinks and swells with the seasons, so a motor that works fine in sandy soil west of here may struggle on a gate whose posts have shifted a quarter inch out of square. We install motors sized for the actual gate, not the cheapest unit that fits. If your old motor is obsolete and parts are gone, we’ll upgrade you to a modern operator with the torque and duty cycle your gate demands. You get a written price before we touch a tool.
Motor Repair
Most Irving gate motor failures we see are not actually motor failures. They’re alignment problems, wiring faults, or worn components that made the motor work twice as hard until something gave. We diagnose before we replace. If your motor hums but the gate doesn’t move, or it opens halfway and dies, we’ll trace it to the real cause. Often we can repair the motor and keep it running for years rather than selling you a new one. That’s how we built our name in Irving.
Linear Motor
Linear motors are common on older Irving gates, especially the 1980s and 1990s installations in Valley Ranch and Las Colinas. The issue with linear operators is the drive rail or chain. When a gate post settles in the clay, the rail is no longer level, and the slider fights it on every cycle. We adjust, repair, or replace the rail and motor together so the gate runs smooth instead of racking and binding halfway. A linear gate that jams every summer is usually not the motor quitting. It’s the gate out of line, and we fix the alignment.
Slide Motor
Slide gates dominate the commercial side of Irving, along Loop 12, SH-114, and around the warehouses and data centers. A slide gate that racks and jams halfway is often a rack and pinion problem, not a bad motor. We rebuild the rack, re-shim the wheels, and replace the pinion if it’s worn. The motor gets fixed if it’s actually the problem. Slide gates take a beating from daily cycle counts, and we build our repairs to last under that load.
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 Irving
We’re certified to service nine major gate brands, and in Irving we see more than our share of LiftMaster, FAAC, and Mighty Mule openers. LiftMaster dominates the new HOA and commercial installs around Las Colinas. FAAC shows up on older European-style swing gates in the master-planned communities. Mighty Mule handles a lot of rural and acreage entrances south of Irving where people want a reliable opener without a multi-thousand-dollar price tag. We stock parts for these brands locally, so when your Irving gate fails, we’re not waiting four days on a part from out of state.
Common Gate Motor & Opener Problems We See in Irving Homes
- Summer bind and stall: In July and August, the black-clay soil around Irving shrinks as it dries, pulling away from gate posts by two to three inches. The gate tilts, the operator binds, and the motor overheats or strips a gear. We re-set posts and re-align the gate before we blame the motor.
- Spring rain failures: When the clay re-expands after spring rains, buried conduits crack. In Valley Ranch, many 1980s and 1990s community gates share a single conduit for the operator and the intercom. A cracked conduit shorts the wiring and looks exactly like a failed operator. We test the circuit before we sell anything.
- Obsolete Linear and FAAC operators: The original operators in many Valley Ranch and Las Colinas communities are increasingly obsolete. Worn rack and pinion gears, failed safety photocells, and discontinued parts lock gates in place under high daily cycle counts. We upgrade to current LiftMaster units with battery backup when repair no longer makes sense.
- Photocell faults on high-cycle gates: HOA and commercial gates in Irving cycle hundreds of times a day. Photocells get dirty, knocked out of alignment, or fail from sun exposure. Since UL 325 requires entrapment protection, a faulted photocell can lock the gate closed or send it into fault mode. We clean, align, and replace them.
Pricing for Gate Motor & Opener in Irving, TX
A gate motor repair in Irving typically runs $150 to $425, depending on the fault. A motor replacement with a mid-range operator is usually $600 to $1,500 installed. A full slide motor conversion on a failing Linear or FAAC unit runs $1,200 to $2,800, including the rack and pinion work. Rural or acreage solar installs start around $1,800 to $3,500 when mains power isn’t practical. You get a written quote before any work starts, and the price doesn’t change at the door. We also take $40 off any repair over $200, there’s no trip charge inside the county, and seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount. Call (817) 241-4067 for an exact quote. Estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Irving
We work in Duncanville, Grand Prairie, Euless, and Bedford, along with the rest of the DFW Metroplex. If you’re in a city near Irving and your gate motor or opener is acting up, Gate Motor & Opener in Irving isn’t the only place we cover. Call us and we’ll tell you if we can get to you this week.
Serving Irving, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Irving 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 Motor & Opener in Irving
The black-clay soil under Irving shrinks during summer droughts, pulling away from gate post footings by two to three inches. The gate settles and tilts, which throws the operator out of alignment and makes it bind or stall even though the motor itself is fine. The fix is re-setting the posts and re-aligning the gate, not replacing the motor. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll check the post movement before we quote anything.
If the gate works intermittently, fails after heavy rain, or the intercom goes dead at the same time as the operator, the problem is often in the shared underground conduit. In Valley Ranch, the original 1980s and 1990s gates frequently ran the operator and intercom through one conduit. When the clay cracks that conduit, the wiring inside shorts. We test the circuit before anything else. If the motor tests good, the failure is in the ground, not the operator. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll trace it properly.
Yes. Solar gate openers work well on acreage entrances south of Irving where trenching power lines is expensive or impractical. We install solar panels, charge controllers, and battery banks paired with heavy-duty operators sized for wide farm and ranch gates. A solar install starts around $1,800 to $3,500 depending on gate width and operator capacity. The quote is written and agreed before we start. Call (817) 241-4067 for a free estimate on a solar gate opener.
It’s usually the rack and pinion, not the motor. When a slide gate’s wheels wear or the track shifts on the clay, the rack teeth and pinion gear wear unevenly. The gate binds halfway and the motor stalls. We rebuild the rack, replace the worn pinion, and re-shim the wheels. If the motor still tests good, you don’t need a new one. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll inspect it and give you a written quote free.
UL 325 requires automatic gates to have at least one monitored entrapment protection device: a contact sensor, a non-contact sensor like a photocell, or both, depending on the gate’s travel and risk profile. HOA gates in Las Colinas with high pedestrian traffic typically need both. Faulted or missing entrapment protection can lock the gate in fault mode and is also a serious liability for the association. We inspect and bring HOA gates up to code. Call (817) 241-4067 if your gate is faulted or you’re not sure what it has.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Irving since 2001.