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Gate parts and welding in Fort Worth usually breaks down to one of two jobs: repairing a residential ornamental iron gate in an HOA neighborhood, or welding a working pipe gate on acreage west of town. We do both the same week, often the same day. Hal Gatewood has run Gatewood Fence & Gate since 2001, and our trucks carry residential canopy hinges, LiftMaster control boards, and livestock latch kits because Fort Worth demands all of it. Call (817) 241-4067 and a live person answers, any hour. We’ll tell you over the phone whether that sagging gate needs a new hinge post or a quick weld, and we won’t charge you a trip fee inside Tarrant County to come look.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Fort Worth’s Preferred Gate Parts & Welding Company
Fort Worth gates fail in ways Dallas gates don’t. The Blackland Prairie clay under much of Tarrant County swells with spring rain and shrinks in July, which means hinge posts set in concrete still heave and lean year after year. A gate that drags in March may clear fine by August, then bind again after the first ice storm. We understand that rhythm because we work it every day. Our Gate Parts & Welding team has rebuilt posts in Fairmount, welded top rails in Chapel Creek, and repaired livestock gates off Highway 377 toward Benbrook. Every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If something moves, cracks, or doesn’t hold, one call brings Hal back. No runaround, no fine print.
We’re locally owned and owner-operated, with a published address and license number anyone can look up. Hal’s name is on the shop and on every invoice. That matters in Fort Worth, where a handshake still means something and a gate that works is the difference between a secure driveway and an open one. We answer the phone 24/7 with a real person who knows gates, not a voicemail queue. And you’ll get a straight price before we touch a hinge.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Services in Fort Worth
Hinge Replacement
Most Fort Worth swing gates don’t fail at the latch first. They fail at the hinge. In the historic neighborhoods like Ryan Place and Fairmount, 1920s and 1930s wrought iron gates often hang on original barrel hinges that have worn oval over decades. We replace or rebuild those hinges on site, cutting out the old barrel, welding in a new one, and shimming the gate back to level. We also stock adjustable canopy hinges for modern residential gates, including replacements sized for Mighty Mule and Ghost Controls hardware. A hinge replacement in Fort Worth typically runs $150-$320 per hinge depending on the gate weight and whether the post needs repair too. We’ll quote it before we start and the price won’t change at the door.
Post Replacement
In Fort Worth, the post is usually the problem, not the panel. Blackland clay expands and contracts with moisture, and a gate post set in a shallow concrete collar will lean within a few seasons. We see it constantly in newer subdivisions like Walsh Ranch, where automated entry gates are heavy and the original post footings were undersized for the clay. We dig out the old post, set a new steel post in a deeper concrete collar, and weld the hinge plates back square. Post replacement in Fort Worth generally runs $280-$600 for a standard residential swing gate post, more if it’s an automated community gate with operator arms and safety hardware attached. We’ll give you the exact number before work begins.
Rail Repair
Older ornamental iron gates rust from the inside out, and Fort Worth’s freeze-thaw winters crack the weakened steel. A top rail that looked fine in October can snap in February after an ice storm. We weld new steel into the rail, grind the joint smooth, and prime it for paint. For HOA communities in Fort Worth like Chapel Creek, we’ll match the repair to the existing ironwork so it doesn’t look like a patch job. Rail repair and reinforcement usually runs $120-$260 per rail. If the rust has spread through more than a third of the gate’s structure, we’ll tell you honestly whether a new gate is cheaper than chasing rust forever.
Custom Welding
Not every gate repair fits a catalog part. When a carriage bolt has wallowed out a hinge post, or a pipe gate has snapped at the weld, the right fix is new steel and a hot arc. Our crew recently pulled a sagging ornamental iron swing gate at a Fairmount bungalow whose carriage bolts had wallowed out the hinge post, and we welded a new steel plate before resetting the post footing in the clay with a deeper concrete collar. By noon we were in far-west Benbrook arc-welding a broken pipe-gate hinge back onto a horse corral, swapping the same truck kit from a LiftMaster gate operator check to a Ghost Controls solar panel test. Custom welding in Fort Worth starts around $95 for a small repair and runs upward based on the steel required. We weld on site, so your gate never leaves your driveway.
What happens when you call
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Fort Worth
We stock parts and control boards for the brands Fort Worth actually uses: LiftMaster, FAAC, Elite, and Mighty Mule. That covers most residential swing and slide gate operators installed in Tarrant County over the past twenty years. If your older FAAC system lost its safety photocell logic after an ice storm, we can usually retrofit the sensors without replacing the whole operator. If you’ve got a LiftMaster opener that’s grinding or reversing on its own, we’ll diagnose the board, the rails, and the post alignment before recommending anything. We carry common parts on the truck, which means faster turns for Fort Worth customers who don’t want to wait two weeks on a backordered control board.
Common Gate Parts & Welding Problems We See in Fort Worth Homes
- Control boards failing after ice storms. Legacy LiftMaster and older FAAC operators from the early 2000s are everywhere in Fort Worth subdivisions like Walsh Ranch. When an ice storm hits, the control board loses its safety photocell logic and the opener either won’t reverse or won’t respond at all. We can often retrofit new sensors to the old operator, saving you the cost of a full replacement.
- Hinge posts heaving in Blackland clay. Fort Worth’s clay soil is the single biggest driver of gate repairs in Tarrant County. Post footings set too shallow will lean with the seasons, and a leaning post makes a swing gate drag hard enough to strip the operator’s rack and pinion. Fixing the operator without fixing the post means fixing it twice.
- Weld cracks on older ornamental iron. HOA neighborhoods like Chapel Creek have scores of decorative iron gates installed in the 1990s and 2000s. Fort Worth’s freeze-thaw cycle works rust into the hinge welds, and eventually a top rail lets go. A $180 weld now beats a $1,500 gate replacement next year.
- Latch and lock misalignment from wood gate warping. Fort Worth summers push 100°F for weeks, which dries out wood-frame gates until they crack and warp. The latch stops catching, the gate won’t stay shut, and a dog or a kid gets through. Sometimes it’s a simple latch replacement. Sometimes the wood itself is done.
Pricing for Gate Parts & Welding in Fort Worth, TX
Hinge replacement in Fort Worth typically falls between $150 and $320 per hinge. Post replacement runs $280-$600 for most residential gates. Rail repair is $120-$260 per rail, and custom welding starts around $95 for small jobs. A full control board retrofit for an older FAAC or LiftMaster operator usually lands between $180 and $420 depending on the sensors and wiring required. What moves the price is weight, post condition, and whether the operator needs recalibration after the mechanical work. You’ll get a written price before any work starts, and that price is what you pay. Our standing offer knocks $40 off any repair over $200. Seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount. Estimates are free, and we don’t charge a trip fee inside the county.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fort Worth
Our trucks run the Fort Worth metro every day, so we’re minutes from Haltom City, North Richland Hills, Hurst, and Kennedale. A broken gate in Haltom City gets the same live-answer phone line and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise as one in Fairmount. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll get you on the schedule whether you’re in the middle of Fort Worth or just outside the loop.
Serving Fort Worth, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth
In most older Fort Worth LiftMaster systems we see, it’s the control board that loses its safety photocell logic after freeze-thaw moisture works into the housing, not a simple misalignment. We test the sensors first because that’s the five-minute fix, but if the board has failed, we can usually retrofit a compatible board and recalibrate the reverse force without replacing the entire operator. A control board replacement in Fort Worth typically runs $180-$420, and we’ll quote it before we open the operator housing. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll walk you through a quick test over the phone.
Yes, and that’s usually the better call. In Fairmount’s 1920s bungalows, the original hinge posts are often set in concrete that’s still solid even when the gate sags. We’ll cut away the wallowed-out area around the carriage bolts, weld a new steel plate to the post, and re-hang the gate square. That preserves the original ironwork and avoids a full post excavation. If the post itself is leaning from clay movement, we’ll say so and quote the post replacement separately. You’ll know before we weld.
We do. Our trucks carry livestock latch kits and pipe gate hinge material alongside residential hardware, so we can weld a broken pipe hinge on a horse property near Benbrook or Aledo the same day we diagnose it. Fort Worth’s west side is ranch country, and we’ve been welding pipe gates and cattle gates there for years. Pricing for a pipe gate hinge weld typically starts around $95 and goes up based on how much steel we’re replacing. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll put you on the route.
Most older FAAC slide gate operators in Walsh Ranch can be retrofitted with a modern loop detector and new safety edges without replacing the operator. The FAAC controller usually accepts loop detector inputs, but the wiring may need to be reconfigured or the board’s settings updated. We’ll make the old operator communicate with the new sensor, test the reverse function, and leave the safety edges working. A loop detector retrofit in Fort Worth runs roughly $180-$400 depending on the sensor and wiring. We’ll write the quote before we start.
It’s usually both, and the heat makes the post problem worse. Fort Worth’s summer heat expands the steel in your gate, but the Blackland clay under Ryan Place shrinks as it dries, which lets the post lean just enough to change the gate’s load path. The welds then take stress they were never designed for. We’d check the post plum and depth first. If the post is moving, we’ll reset it with a deeper concrete collar before re-welding the joints. A fresh weld on a leaning post will only pop again next year.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Fort Worth since 2001.