Free on-site gate assessment - hinges, posts, and your LiftMaster or Nice gate operator checked before anything is quoted
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When a gate hinge shears or a post leans out of plumb in Rendon, you need a welder who understands Blackland Prairie clay and the acreage properties it sits under. Our Gate Parts & Welding crew handles hinge replacement, post reset, rail repair, and custom fabrication on driveways throughout Rendon, from the county roads south of Rendon Road to the newer large-lot subdivisions off FM 1187. Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and he still shows up to the job himself. When your ornamental driveway gate and your pipe rail ranch gate both need attention on the same visit, call (817) 241-4067 and a live person answers, day or night.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Rendon’s Preferred Gate Parts & Welding Company
Rendon is unincorporated Tarrant County, which means most properties sit on acreage with real soil movement under them. The gates we repair here don’t fail like suburban gates do. A hinge post set shallow in Blackland clay will heave and lean after one hard summer, and suddenly a 600-pound ornamental gate is dragging against its own operator arm. We’ve seen it enough times on Rendon properties to know exactly where to look first.
Hal’s name is on the shop and on every invoice, and his published address means any Rendon customer can drive to the shop and look him in the eye if a fix doesn’t hold. Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If the gate falls out of alignment again within 90 days, one call brings him back. No runaround, no dispatcher, no voicemail. That’s the oldest accountability there is, and it’s why homeowners around Rendon keep our number in their phones.
We answer calls 24/7 with a live person who knows gates, not a script. When you call at 9 p.m. because an ice storm shorted your opener and the gate is stuck half-open, you’ll talk to someone who can tell you what to check and when we can be there.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Services in Rendon
Hinge Replacement
Most gate problems in Rendon start at the hinge, not the middle of the panel. When a post leans from clay heave, the hinge takes all the load and the gate sags. We replace bent hinge pins, rebuild worn barrel hinges, and weld new hinge plates onto steel or pipe posts. If the post itself has moved, we fix that too, because a new hinge on a leaning post is just a future callback.
Post Replacement
In Rendon, a gate post that was never set deep enough will move within a season or two. We pull the old post, dig the footing down to 36 inches where the clay allows, and set the new post in concrete so it stays put through the next drought-to-rain cycle. For cedar posts that are still sound but moving, we weld a steel sleeve around the base and anchor it properly. The gate gets fixed in your driveway, not hauled to some shop across the county.
Rail Repair
Ornamental iron rails crack at the welds, especially on heavy custom gates that have been twisting against a settled post. We grind out the old weld, bevel the joint, and lay a fresh full-penetration weld, then dress it so it doesn’t look like a patch. On pipe rail ranch gates, we splice broken top rails and re-weld the cross members where they’ve pulled loose from years of livestock pressure.
Custom Welding
Sometimes the gate you have isn’t worth another repair, but the design is. Hal builds custom gate frames, whip-and-switch brackets, operator reinforcement plates, and heavy hinge sleeves right on site. If you need a matching pedestrian gate beside a repaired driveway gate, we fabricate it to match the existing style rather than bolting on something that looks like it came from a different property. In Rendon, where custom ranch homes are the norm, that matters.
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 Rendon
We keep parts on the truck for the brands most common on Rendon acreage: LiftMaster swing and slide operators, Mighty Mule solar openers, and Elite sliding-gate motors, plus FAAC and Viking when the job calls for them. For older systems retrofitted onto cedar posts, we fabricate adapter plates and reinforcement brackets on site instead of making you wait three weeks for a backordered part. If we don’t have the piece on the truck, we can usually weld a replacement that’s stronger than the original before the day is over.
Common Gate Parts & Welding Problems We See in Rendon Homes
- Blackland clay heave shifting hinge posts. Rendon sits on expansive clay that shrinks in the 100°F summer and swells after fall rain. A post set shallow moves. The hinge post goes with it, and the gate drops at the latch end, dragging against the operator arm and burning out the motor’s receiver bracket. That’s when we get called.
- Ice-storm damage to control boards. The February 2021 freeze killed control boards and battery backups all over southern Tarrant County. Power surges cook the board inside a LiftMaster or Viking operator, and the gate stops dead. We keep replacement boards on hand for the common models and can usually have a gate running the same day.
- Retrofitted gates on shallow cedar posts. Along the older county roads south of Rendon Road, many automated gates were added to original cedar or treated-pine posts that were never set deep enough for clay movement. The post shifts, the operator arm stays anchored, and the mounting ears shear off. A local tech who knows this will quote a post reset alongside any operator repair, because doing one without the other means fixing it twice.
- Ranch gate hinges and chains on the same property. We see it all over Rendon: an ornamental automated gate at the driveway opening and a pipe or tube ranch gate 200 feet away. The entry gate needs powder-coated hinge pins and fine adjustment. The ranch gate needs hot-rolled steel welding and a new chain latch. Two different jobs, one trip.
Pricing for Gate Parts & Welding in Rendon, TX
A typical hinge replacement on a residential swing gate in Rendon runs $180-$340 depending on hinge style and how much the post has moved. Post replacement, including digging, concrete, and resetting the gate, usually lands between $450 and $900 for a single gate post. Custom welding runs $95-$150 per hour plus materials, and a standard rail repair on a sagging pipe ranch gate averages $250-$500. If the operator arm has sheared its mounting ears, factor in another $120-$200 for bracket fabrication.
Every quote is written down and agreed to before any work starts. You get $40 off any repair over $200, and there’s no trip charge inside the county. Seniors and veterans get a standing 10% discount. If another company has given you a written estimate, we’ll give you a free second opinion. Call (817) 241-4067 and Hal will give you an exact number before he ever touches a tool.
We Also Serve Cities Near Rendon
Our Gate Parts & Welding in Rendon service area includes the surrounding communities where acreage properties and old clay soils create the same gate problems. We serve Arlington, Fort Worth, Colleyville, and Irving, with dispatch and scheduling coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office. If you’re in one of those cities, call the same number and you’ll get the same live person.
Serving Rendon, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Rendon 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 Parts & Welding in Rendon
Because Rendon sits on Blackland Prairie clay that swells when it rains and shrinks in summer, and your gate’s hinge post is moving with the soil. The fix is re-setting the post on a deeper concrete footing, usually 36 inches, and re-aligning the gate so it doesn’t drag against the operator. After that, the gate stays level through the next wet season. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll check whether your post needs a reset or just a hinge adjustment.
Yes, if the post is still sound we can weld a steel hinge-post sleeve around the existing cedar, set it in concrete, and mount fresh hinges to the sleeve. This keeps the original look without fighting the clay movement that’s already working on the post. If the cedar is rotted through, we’ll replace the post and set it right the first time.
Yes, and that’s the exact situation we see all over Rendon. One trip can handle the ornamental automated entry gate and the pipe rail ranch gate on the same parcel. The entry gate gets powder-coated hinge pins and operator adjustment; the ranch gate gets hot-rolled welding and a new chain latch if it needs one. Call us and tell us both jobs when you book, so the truck is stocked for both.
The control board is almost always the first thing to fail after a hard freeze, because ice-storm power surges cook the capacitors on the board inside a LiftMaster or Mighty Mule opener. The battery backup often follows. We’ll test both on site, and in most cases we can have the gate running the same day with a replacement board from the truck. Call (817) 241-4067 for a free estimate over the phone.
Sometimes, yes. Worn rollers will bind a gate and make it labor against the motor. But if the track itself has settled or the gate frame has twisted, new rollers only mask the problem for a few weeks. We inspect the track, the rollers, and the gate frame all at once, then tell you what actually needs replacing and what’s still fine. You’ll never get a list of parts you don’t need from us.
Call Hal for an Honest Repair Quote in Rendon
If your gate is sagging, grinding, or stuck half-open, call (817) 241-4067 and talk to a real person who knows Rendon gates. Hal will tell you what’s wrong, what it costs, and when he can be there. Free estimates, upfront pricing agreed before any work starts, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing on every job. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That’s how it should work.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Rendon since 2001.