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Gate repair in Hurst almost always comes down to what’s happening underground. The Blackland Prairie clay under this city swells hard in spring, shrinks deep in the summer heat, and every one of those cycles applies slow, unrelenting force to your gate posts. We know the soil here because our crew has dug into it more times than we can count, and we know that a gate dragging across the driveway or refusing to latch is rarely a hinge problem first. It’s a post problem. And the fix starts at the footing. If your gate is leaning, binding, or cycling halfway and reversing, call (817) 241-4067 and Hal or one of the crew will come out, look at it, and tell you exactly what’s going on before any work is quoted.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Hurst’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Hal Gatewood started this shop in 2001, and he’s still the one whose name goes on the invoice. You can drive to the shop and look him in the eye if you want. That’s not a marketing line; that’s how it works when the name is above the door. Plenty of Hurst homeowners have had a national company quote them a price over the phone and a different one at the door. That doesn’t happen here. When we give you a number, it’s the number. It’s quoted and agreed before the first tool comes off the truck.
Hurst is a town of established neighborhoods and long residential blocks, not a rush-through jobs metro. The people we work for live off Brown Trail, along Precinct Line Road, over near the railroad tracks north of Hurst Boulevard. They’re looking for a gate repair crew that doesn’t flinch when an old weld has cracked clean through or a hinge post has settled three inches in a single wet spring. That’s the work we do. Every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing: if it’s not done right, one call brings us back. No runaround. Our Gate Repair team treats every Hurst gate like it’s somebody’s first line of access to their own property, because it is.
Our Gate Repair Services in Hurst
Post Resetting and Re-hanging
In Hurst, gate posts set in Blackland Prairie clay don’t fail at the hinges first. They fail at the footing. Wet springs push the clay up; summer droughts let it shrink back down, and the post goes out of plumb inch by inch until the gate drags, binds, or won’t latch at all. We dig out the old footing, set a deeper pour with more concrete mass, and re-hang the gate square. If the panel sags and the post is sound, we say so plainly. We don’t sell a post job you don’t need. But a gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that is where we start.
Automatic Gate Repair
Most automatic gate failures in Hurst have a mechanical root: a post shifted, a rack bound, a chain jumped tension, a hinge seized with rust and dirt. Replacing the opener board won’t fix a gate that fights against its own frame. We diagnose the gate as a system, not a box of parts. Whether your opener is a LiftMaster, a Mighty Mule, or an old controller that hasn’t been made in a decade, we’ll tell you if it can be repaired honestly. The person who shows up carries on-site welding gear in the truck, so a cracked bracket or a carved-out bolt hole doesn’t have to become a $2,000 replacement you never needed.
Solar Gate Opener Installation and Repair
The acreage estates off Precinct Line Road and the older ranchette subdivisions in Hurst’s eastern reach share one thing: long driveways, and mains power at the entrance that either doesn’t exist or would cost thousands to trench. Solar openers solve the power problem, but they’re not plug-and-forget. Batteries need seasonal care; panels need clearance from shade; charge controllers need a clean voltage path. We install and service solar operators on Hurst’s wide gates, set them up right the first time, and show you how the battery behaves across a North Texas winter, because cloudy January stretches are when most solar gates stall.
Hinge & Post Repair and Gate Realignment
Most of the calls we run in Hurst involve the same root pattern: the hinge post has moved, not the hinge. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice. That’s the defining repair lesson of the Blackland Prairie’s wet-dry cycle. We have the welding gear to rebuild broken hinge straps on site, and the digging gear to reset a post without hauling the gate back to a shop. Gate realignment in Hurst is rarely a ten-minute adjustment; it’s a footing correction followed by proper hanging. We do both in one visit whenever the job allows.
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 Hurst
We service nine major gate brands, including LiftMaster, FAAC, Elite, and Mighty Mule. If your operator is one of these or another common residential and ranch-grade opener, we can get parts, run a proper diagnostic, and usually repair it that same visit. We stock common control boards, remotes, safety sensors, and battery replacements on the truck specifically because Hurst customers shouldn’t wait a week on a gate that won’t open. For older units sitting on long driveways where sunlight and heat have been cooking the housing for twenty years, we’ll be straight with you: some openers are worth repairing, and some have reached the end of what their boards will give. You’ll get our honest read, not a padding-the-invoice read.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Hurst Homes
- Heaved posts tilting the gate frame: The Blackland Prairie clay cycle pushes posts upward and sideways, and the first sign is usually a gate that drags across the driveway. If we catch it at the drag stage, it’s a footing job. If it’s been dragging for three seasons, the frame and hinge straps often need welding work, too.
- Wide farm gates sagging at the hinge post: Long spans put a lot of moment force on the hinge side, and a sagging 14- or 16-foot gate will bind a rack and pinion drive and strip its gears. The repair starts with the post, then the operator, in that order.
- Solar opener batteries failing mid-cycle: Winter cloud cover over northeast Tarrant County is a real batterer of solar-charged systems. A gate that cycles halfway and reverses, or stops dead with no response, often has a battery that wasn’t sized for the real load. We replace and re-tune these on site.
- Rotted bottom rails and worn strap hinges on older wooden gates: Hurst’s post-war ranch homes still carry many of their original wood fence gates from forty or fifty years back. When the bottom rail rots out, the gate collapses inward and drags on the post line. We can rebuild the panel or replace the hinges before the whole frame gives way.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Hurst, TX
Gate repair in Hurst runs on honest, predictable numbers. A typical hinge and post repair job lands between $180 and $340 when the post is sound and the fix is mechanical. A post reset with a new concrete footing runs $400 to $800 depending on how deep we have to dig and how wide the gate is. Automatic gate opener repairs run $190 to $550, plus parts if the board or motor is genuinely dead. A full solar opener package on a Hurst driveway typically starts around $1,100 and goes up with gate size and battery capacity. Before any work starts, you’ll have an exact price, in writing. No trip charge inside the county. And take $40 off any repair over $200. Seniors and veterans get 10% off, every job, no haggling. Call (817) 241-4067 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hurst
Our gate repair work regularly takes us to North Richland Hills, Bedford, Colleyville, and Haltom City. If you’re just over the Hurst line, the same crew, the same on-site welding setup, and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise apply. We cover Hurst and the surrounding mid-cities area five days a week, with a live person answering the phone around the clock.
Serving Hurst, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hurst 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 Hurst
Hurst sits on Blackland Prairie clay, which absorbs spring rain, swells dramatically, and then shrinks during the long, dry North Texas summer. That annual cycle exerts vertical and lateral force on every concrete-set post in your fence line, and the gate posts take the worst of it because the gate itself adds a constant load. Sandier soil suburbs to the east don’t see this same heave cycle. Post resetting driven by soil movement is the single most common repeat-repair call we run in Hurst. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll assess the footing depth and tell you if the post needs a full reset or a simpler brace-and-align job.
Yes. We install solar gate opener systems on Hurst’s acreage properties where trenching mains power to the entrance costs more than the opener itself. A properly sized solar package runs the operator from a deep-cycle battery bank charged by a roof or post-mounted panel. We select the panel and battery for the gate’s real duty cycle, not a spec sheet ideal, because Hurst’s winter cloud stretches are the moment undersized systems quit. Call (817) 241-4067 for a free site estimate, and we’ll check sun exposure, gate weight, and cycle count before quoting anything.
Probably not the motor. A gate that stops mid-cycle and reverses is usually sensing resistance, and in Hurst that resistance often traces back to a post that moved. When the frame twists even slightly, the gate binds, the opener senses the spike in load, and the safety reverse kicks in. We’ll check the post alignment before we touch the board, because a straight gate and a healthy opener go together. Call (817) 241-4067 to schedule a diagnosis and we’ll quote the repair after we see the gate in person.
We do. Wide swing gates with rack and pinion drives are common on Hurst’s acreage properties, and they put more stress on the hinge post than any other style of gate we see. When the post moves or the gate sags, the rack binds and the pinion strips. We repair the drive rails, align the rack, and correct the post when needed. Most of these repairs run from $300 to $700 on site. Call (817) 241-4067 and tell us the gate width and the opener brand; we’ll bring the right parts.
Once a year is reasonable for any swing gate in Hurst, and twice a year is better if you’re on a street that’s seen repeated curb and pavement movement. A quick plumb check and hinge inspection take under an hour and cost far less than a full post reset later. Book us in late spring after the clay has fully swelled, or in early fall after the worst of the shrink. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll put you on the schedule.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Repair in Hurst
You’ve got Hal’s number, so use it. (817) 241-4067. You’ll reach a live person, not a voicemail tree. Tell us where you are in Hurst and what the gate is doing. We’ll give you a straight read, a written quote, and a firm arrival window. If we say the post moved, we’ll prove it. If we say the opener can be saved, we’ll save it. And every job we do in Hurst carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. You’ll never chase us for a callback because we don’t leave work that needs one.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Hurst since 2001.