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If your ornamental iron gate in Colleyville is sagging, dragging, or refusing to close, the fix usually comes down to two things: the right parts and a welder who actually shows up. Most gate failures we see across Colleyville trace back to the hinge post and the lower rail, not the operator. You can replace a circuit board and still have a gate that binds because the post shifted three inches in black clay. Call us at (817) 241-4067 and we’ll tell you straight what needs welded, what needs replaced, and what it costs before we touch a tool.
We work in Colleyville every week. We know the neighborhoods, the builders, and the specific ways these gates fail here. That matters more than you’d think.
Key Takeaways
- Gate parts and welding repair in Colleyville typically runs $180-$340 for most hinge, latch, and rail fixes, and $450-$1,800 for post replacement or custom welding depending on gate weight and access.
- We stock replacement parts for late-1990s and early-2000s Viking, Elite, and Linear operators, the three brands you see most on Colleyville estate gates.
- Colleyville’s expansive clay soil is the leading cause of gate post shift and hinge bind, and it’s worse here than in any neighboring city.
- We answer the phone with a live person 24/7, and every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing.
- On-site welding means your gate stays in your driveway. We don’t haul it to a shop.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Colleyville’s Preferred Gate Parts & Welding Company
Hal Gatewood started this shop in 2001, and his name is still on every invoice and every truck. That’s not branding; it’s accountability. When a crew welds a gate in Colleyville, Hal can tell you who did the work and stand behind it. The address is published. The license number is published. Call and you get a live person, not a voicemail tree. That’s the baseline for the kind of homeowner we work for here.
Colleyville is different from Hurst or Euless. The gates are heavier, the estates are larger, and the expectations are higher. A homeowner on a two-acre lot in Montclair Parc doesn’t want a patch job that holds for a season. They want the hinge post reset, the scrollwork welded clean, and the operator dialed in so the gate swings silent for another 20 years. That’s the job we show up for.
We service nine major gate brands, including LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. On a Colleyville call, that brand coverage matters because so many of these late-1990s units are failing at the same time. Our trucks are stocked for it.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Services in Colleyville
Here’s where we spend most of our time on Colleyville properties. Each of these is a repair, not a replacement, unless the metal itself is beyond saving. And we’ll tell you which one it is before you spend a dollar.
Hinge Replacement
Colleyville’s estate gates are heavy, and the hinge post carries every pound of that weight through every cycle. When the post shifts or the hinge pins wear, the gate starts to bind. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that is where we start. Hinge replacement in Colleyville typically runs $120-$280 depending on gate weight and whether the post needs shimming or welding.
Post Replacement
This is the big one in Colleyville. Tarrant County’s black clay soil swells in wet years and shrinks in drought, and it pushes gate posts around more aggressively than almost any soil type in the state. When a post has heaved or rotated, the fix isn’t shims; it’s extraction, a deeper concrete footing, and re-setting the post plumb. Post replacement for a standard estate gate in Colleyville runs $450-$1,100, more if the gate is over 800 pounds or the pillar brickwork needs repair too.
Rail Repair
Ornamental iron gates have top and bottom rails that carry the scrollwork and pickets. Years of torque from a shifting post cracks those rails, usually at the hinge end. We weld those cracks on site, no gate removal, no powder-coat damage beyond a small touch-up area. Rail repair welding in Colleyville typically runs $150-$320 depending on location and how many welds are needed.
Custom Welding
Colleyville homes are custom, and that means broken scrollwork, bent pickets, or a gate that never quite matched the fence line in the first place. We do on-site Gate Parts & Welding work that matches the existing steel profile, so the repair doesn’t look like an afterthought. Custom welding projects in Colleyville run $300-$1,800 depending on scope. A single scroll replacement might be $300. Rebuilding a gate leaf section can run into the thousands. We quote it before we strike an arc.
Every one of these jobs carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise, written on the invoice. If it’s not done right, we make it right. One call brings Hal back. No runaround.
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 Colleyville
We stock boards, limit switches, gear racks, and hinge hardware for the operators you’ll find on Colleyville driveways. That’s LiftMaster for newer installs, FAAC for the hydraulic units on heavier gates, and Elite and Mighty Mule for the mid-2000s upgrades. When we roll up to a Montclair Parc or Remington Park estate, we’re not ordering parts and coming back next week. We carry what these gates need because we know what these gates are. It’s one less delay between you and a gate that closes properly.
Common Gate Parts & Welding Problems We See in Colleyville Homes
- Post heave from black clay soil. Your gate post sits in expansive clay that moves with every rain and drought cycle. We see posts pushed 2-4 inches off plumb in a single wet spring, and that’s not a hinge adjustment; that’s a post reset.
- Overheated operator boards in brick pillar boxes. Colleyville summers hit 105°F, and a late-1990s Viking or Elite board sealed in an unshaded brick box cooks itself. Intermittent stops and random reversals are the first sign the board is failing, not the motor.
- Cracked scrollwork at the hinge-post rail. Heavy ornamental gates flex at the hinge every cycle. After 20+ years of that, the decorative rail welds crack. The panel looks straight, but the lower rail is holding on by paint.
- Worn gear racks on Elite slide gates. Whole Colleyville streets have the same Elite slide gate from the same developer, installed the same year. When the gear racks wear, they all wear, often within a season of each other.
Recently we were called to a Montclair Parc estate where a 1,200-pound custom ornamental swing gate had started dragging against its post footing. The black clay had heaved again after a wet spring. Our tech removed the gate at the hinge post, rewelded the lower rail where years of stress had cracked the scrollwork, and reset the post footing with extra-depth concrete before reinstalling the original Viking operator. The gate now swings dead-silent, and the photo-eye safety system tests clean on every cycle. That’s the kind of work this city’s gates need, and it’s the work we do.
The Colleyville Gate Operator Wave You’re Living Through
Colleyville is one of the wealthiest cities in Texas by median household income, and the development boom of the 1990s through mid-2000s put a private automated ornamental iron gate on thousands of custom lots. That’s not true in Hurst or Euless or even Bedford to the same degree. What it means now is this: those late-1990s Viking, Elite, and Linear operators all hit end-of-life around the same time. The board capacitors dry out. The limit switches wear. The gear racks lose teeth. And because large sections of Colleyville were platted and built by a small number of luxury developers in tight windows, entire neighborhoods often have the same operator model installed the same year. A technician stocked with the right replacement boards and limit switches for late-1990s Viking or Elite units can clear a full day’s worth of calls within a two-mile radius. That’s not a coincidence; it’s the build history of this city. And it means the gate that’s failing on your street is probably failing on the next street over too.
We know these units. We know which boards overheat in the pillar box and which limit switch assemblies wear first. More importantly, we know what to weld and what to replace so you’re not back in the same spot next summer.
Pricing for Gate Parts & Welding in Colleyville, TX
Here’s what you can expect to pay in Colleyville’s market, based on the work we’ve done here over the years. Hinge replacement: $120-$280. Rail welding: $150-$320. Post removal and reset with extra-depth concrete: $450-$1,100. Custom welding, from single scrolls to gate leaf rebuilds: $300-$1,800. Operator board or limit switch replacement on a late-1990s Viking or Elite unit: $160-$420 including the part.
What moves the price is gate weight, access, and how far the post has moved. A 1,200-pound custom gate on a two-acre lot costs more to reset than a 400-pound standard gate on a half-acre. That’s honest arithmetic, not an upsell. Your price is quoted and agreed before any work starts, and it doesn’t change at the door. We also offer $40 off any repair over $200, a free second opinion on any written estimate, no trip charge inside the county, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Call (817) 241-4067 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Colleyville
If you’re in Bedford, Euless, Hurst, or North Richland Hills, we cover those too. Our Colleyville work brings us through the whole area weekly, and our trucks are stocked for the same brands and the same soil issues. Same 90-Day Done Right Promise, same live-person answering, same upfront pricing. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, and crews serve Colleyville locally.
Serving Colleyville, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Colleyville 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 Colleyville
The panel looks straight because the racking is happening in the post footing, not the gate leaf itself. Colleyville sits on highly expansive black clay that heaves and shrinks through every wet-dry cycle. When the post shifts off plumb, the gate’s weight transfers unevenly through the hinges, and the whole assembly starts to bind. That’s why we always start at the post and work out. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll inspect it for free.
Your control board is cooking in the pillar box. Late-1990s Viking boards don’t handle sustained 105°F heat well, especially when the pillar faces full western exposure. The electrolytic capacitors dry out and the board overheats, causing intermittent stops and reversals. The fix is a board replacement, usually in the $160-$320 range with the part included. We keep those boards in stock because we know how many Colleyville gates use them. Call us for an exact quote.
Yes, with limits. We can make a clean weld on a broken scroll or picket and minimize finish damage to a small area around the weld. For powder-coated gates, we’ll touch up the area with a matching coat and then recommend a full re-coat when the gate eventually needs it. On patinated or aged iron, a good welder can match the texture so the repair disappears into the existing surface. It’s one of the things that separates a fence company that also welds from a gate specialist who welds every day.
No. It’s the build history of this city. When a developer built your street in the early 2000s, they bought a run of identical Elite slide gate operators and hardware. Those gear racks wear on roughly the same timeline, so when one goes, the neighbors follow. We’ve seen this pattern across Colleyville. The good news is we know exactly which rack your gate uses, and we carry them. A gear rack replacement typically runs $280-$620 depending on gate length. Call (817) 241-4067 and mention your street; odds are we’ve already done another gate on it.
You need both, but in sequence. The mason repairs the brick, but if the gate post inside the pillar has moved, the welder has to reset the post before any brickwork can hold. Skip the post reset and the pillar will crack again in the next clay cycle. We coordinate with local masons on these jobs: we set the post and weld the gate hardware, then they re-lay the brick. The gate gets reinstalled last, once everything has cured. It’s the only order that lasts in this soil.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Parts & Welding in Colleyville
If your gate is sagging, binding, or stopping mid-cycle, call us at (817) 241-4067. A live person answers, day or night. We’ll schedule a free estimate, give you a written price, and do the work in your driveway. If it’s not done right, you have 90 days to tell us, and we’ll come back. That promise is on every invoice, in writing, with Hal’s name on it. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That’s the oldest accountability there is.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Colleyville since 2001.