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A gate that won’t close isn’t a minor nuisance on a Kennedale acreage lot – it’s how a horse ends up on Sublett Road. Most gate repairs in Kennedale come down to one of three things: a post that’s heaved out of plumb in the clay, an operator that gave out, or hinges that were undersized from day one. Gatewood Fence & Gate has been fixing all three since 2001, and Hal Gatewood still runs the shop himself. Call (817) 241-4067 and a live person answers – not a voicemail, not a call center. We’ll get someone to your gate fast, usually the same day for emergency repairs.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Kennedale’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Kennedale is different from Arlington or Mansfield, and we treat it that way. The gate on a half-acre lot off Kennedale Parkway is not the same job as a 16-foot pipe swing gate on a horse property off Dick Price Road. We know both, because we work both every week.
Hal Gatewood founded this company in 2001, and his name is on the shop and on every invoice. You can look up our license number, drive to the shop, and put your eyes on the person who’ll be fixing your gate. That’s the oldest accountability there is, and it’s the only kind we’ve ever worked under. We’re not passing through with a magnet sign on a rented van.
Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, one call brings us back. No runaround, no “we’ll get to it when the route has an opening.” The promise is stamped on the work order, not buried in fine print.
Key Takeaways
- Kennedale’s expansive Blackland Prairie clay is the single biggest cause of gate post lean and gate drag in the area.
- Most Kennedale gate repairs run $225-$650, with full post reset jobs starting around $500-$900 on acreage lots.
- We weld on site. Your gate stays in your driveway – we don’t haul it off.
- The price is quoted and agreed before any work starts. It does not change at the door.
- Call (817) 241-4067 for a straight answer and a free estimate.
Our Gate Repair Services in Kennedale
Hinge & Post Repair
Here’s what we see constantly on Kennedale’s older acreage properties: the owner set a steel pipe gate post 18 to 24 inches deep back in the 1980s, poured maybe a bag of sackrete around it, and called it done. The Blackland Prairie clay under south Tarrant County swells hard after rain and shrinks just as hard in drought. Over 30 or 40 years, that post has walked itself out of vertical. The gate drags the ground or misses the latch post by six inches. Fixing the panel without fixing the post means you’ll fix it twice. We excavate the post, pour a concrete footing sized for the gate’s actual weight, and rehang the gate with heavy-duty hinges that match the load. Then we check the latch alignment and adjust it so the gate closes square the first time.
Gate Realignment
A gate that sags doesn’t sag in the middle – it sags in the hinge post, and that’s where we start. On Kennedale lots with 1970s through 1990s ranch homes, the original gates were often owner-built agricultural style: heavy steel pipe or wide tube frames with minimal footings. The gate itself is usually fine. The post has just moved. We realign the post, shim or rebuild the hinge mounting, and reset the latch so the gate opens and closes without dragging. On slide gates, realignment usually means resetting the truck rollers and guide posts that have settled or shifted.
Electric Gate Repair
Electric gate motors in Kennedale take a beating they don’t take in Arlington. The temperature swings, the clay movement that shifts the gate frame, and the fine dust from unpaved driveway approaches all stress the operator. We service nine major gate brands – LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule – and we stock common replacement parts so we’re not ordering from a distributor and making you wait a week. When an operator fails, we troubleshoot the motor, the limit switches, the control board, and the power supply. Then we tell you what’s actually broken, what it costs to fix, and what it would cost to replace. No upsell, no “this unit’s too old, you need a whole new system” unless that’s genuinely true.
Automatic Gate Repair
Automatic gates add a layer of real security on Kennedale’s larger lots, especially where the driveway is long and you can’t see the road from the house. But the automation is only as good as the gate it’s moving. If the gate is binding, dragging, or out of balance, the operator works harder, overheats, and dies early. We fix the mechanical problem first – the gate itself – and then service the operator, keypad, intercom, or loop detector. If you’ve got a solar-powered opener on a shaded tree line, we’ll talk honestly about whether the panel placement is starving the battery and what to change.
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.
Weld & Rust Repair
Kennedale’s horse properties and acreage lots are full of steel gates that have been out in the weather for 30 years. Rust gets into the hinge welds, the latch tab, and the bottom rail where water pools. We weld on site, in your driveway. We cut out the rusted section, weld in fresh steel, grind it smooth, and paint it. The gate doesn’t leave your property. For gates that are rusted through in multiple spots, we’ll give you a straight answer on whether repair makes sense or whether you’d be money ahead replacing the panel and keeping your good hardware.
Trusted Brands We Service in Kennedale
We’re certified to service LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. If your Kennedale gate has a BFT operator on a slide gate, we carry BFT parts. If it’s a Linear actuator on a ranch-style swing gate, same story. We stock genuinely for the brands we service, because the last thing you need is a gate sitting open for a week while somebody’s distributor ships a limit switch from Ohio. We quote the repair, get your okay, and do the work. The price is agreed before anything starts.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Kennedale Homes
- Post heave from expansive clay. The Blackland Prairie soil under Kennedale swells and shrinks more dramatically than almost anywhere else in North Texas. Shallow-set posts on legacy pipe gates tilt seasonally, and that’s why the latch stops catching and the gate starts kissing the ground on one corner.
- Solar opener underperformance. A lot of Kennedale acreage gates run on solar because running 300 feet of conduit from the house isn’t practical. When the panel is shaded by a mature oak or the winter sun sits low, the battery doesn’t fully charge, and the opener can’t cycle a heavy 16-foot gate. The motor’s fine – the power budget isn’t.
- Freeze-seized operators. The 2021 ice event taught all of us what happens to gate operator motors and PVC conduit that weren’t rated for sustained below-freezing temperatures. We still see cracked conduit and seized gearboxes on exposed acreage entrances every winter.
- Undersized hinges on wide farm gates. The original owner hung a 14- or 16-foot pipe gate on two hinges meant for a driveway gate half that weight. The hinges wallow out, the gate drops, and the operator burns out trying to move a gate that’s dragging. We replace the hinges with heavy-duty units sized for the actual load.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Kennedale, TX
Here are straight numbers for Kennedale’s market. A typical hinge replacement or latch realignment runs $180-$350. Rebuilding and resetting a leaning post on an acreage gate starts around $500-$900 depending on post size, the amount of concrete required, and whether we’re dealing with a single post or a pair. Electric operator troubleshooting and repair generally lands between $225-$550, with full operator replacement higher if the motor is genuinely done. Weld and rust repair on a steel pipe gate runs $150-$450 depending on how much steel has to be cut out and replaced.
What moves the price: how deep we have to dig, whether the post is set in concrete or just tamped dirt, how heavy the gate is, and whether the operator needs a new control board or just a limit switch adjustment. We quote the total before any work starts. You agree, then we start. There’s also $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans.
If someone’s handed you a written estimate from another company, bring it to us. We’ll give you a free second opinion, no obligation. Call (817) 241-4067 and Hal will tell you straight whether that estimate is fair, padded, or missing something that’ll cost you later.
On a Horse Property Off Dick Price Road
Here’s a job that shows what Kennedale gate repair actually looks like. On a horse property off Dick Price Road, our crew reset a 16-foot steel pipe swing gate where the original owner had buried the hinge post barely two feet in expansive clay. The post had leaned so far the gate dragged and the latch wouldn’t catch at all. We excavated the post, poured a deep concrete footing sized for the gate’s weight, rehung the gate with new heavy-duty hinges, and installed a solar gate opener with a keypad entry so the owner no longer has to dismount to open it. That’s the work this area throws at you, and it’s the work we’ve been doing since 2001.
Kennedale’s Clay, Your Gate, and the Real Fix
Kennedale is one of the last semi-rural enclaves inside the DFW metroplex, with an unusually high concentration of horse properties and acreage lots. That means the gate repair workload here is dominated by heavy agricultural pipe gates, ranch-style swing gates, and large driveway entries – a profile far closer to rural Parker County than to neighboring urbanized Arlington. The person who shows up at your gate has to be as comfortable resetting a heavy steel pipe swing gate on a horse pasture as they are servicing an electric driveway operator. That’s not true of every company working the metro, but it’s true of us.
The Blackland Prairie clay under Kennedale and south Tarrant County is among the most expansive in North Texas. It swells several inches after rain and shrinks hard during drought. That cycle is what heaves your gate posts, throws your latch out of alignment, and makes your gate drag every spring. If the fix is just “adjust the hinge,” it’ll be back in six months. The real fix – the fix that lasts – is digging out the post, setting it deep in concrete, and rehanging the gate so the load sits right.
We Also Serve Cities Near Kennedale
Our Gate Repair team works all around Kennedale and into the surrounding Tarrant County communities. We regularly take calls from Kennedale neighbors in Arlington, Mansfield, Fort Worth, and Haltom City. If your gate is in any of those areas, the same phone number works: (817) 241-4067.
Serving Kennedale, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Kennedale 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 Kennedale
Because the Blackland Prairie clay under your gate post swells with spring rain and shrinks in summer drought, and that cycle slowly walks your post out of vertical. The gate isn’t sagging in the middle – the post is leaning, and the gate is following it. The permanent fix is excavating the post, setting it deep in a properly sized concrete footing, and rehanging the gate. We quote that job before we start, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise backs it. Call (817) 241-4067 for a free estimate.
Yes, and it’s done two ways: running a properly buried electrical line from the house, or using a solar panel with a battery bank sized for the gate’s weight and how often it cycles. On a long Kennedale driveway, solar is often the more practical option, but the panel has to sit in full sun and the battery has to be sized for a heavy pipe gate, not a lightweight suburban driveway gate. We’ll look at your gate, your sun exposure, and your usage, and tell you which route actually works. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll come measure and quote it.
The answer is almost always the post, not the gate. The gate itself is probably fine. The post was set 18 to 24 inches deep in expansive clay with no real footing, and 40 years of wet-dry cycles have moved it. Dig it out, pour a deep concrete footing sized for the gate’s weight, and rehang the gate with new heavy-duty hinges. We’d also assess the hinge welds and the latch tab while we’re at it, and give you an honest read on whether the gate is worth rehanging or whether the rust is too far gone. The price is quoted and agreed before we start.
If the gate opens across a driveway where cars, kids, or animals are moving, you need a safety device – either a loop detector in the driveway or a photocell across the gate opening, or both. A loop detector senses a vehicle sitting in the gate’s path; a photocell senses anything breaking the beam. It’s not an upsell. It’s how a gate opener avoids closing on your car or your dog. We install and wire both on Kennedale properties every month. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll tell you what your gate actually needs.
Because the operator motor and the PVC conduit runs on an exposed acreage entrance weren’t rated for sustained sub-freezing temperatures, and North Texas ice events like the 2021 freeze test that rating hard. The gearbox can seize when lubricant thickens and moisture gets into places it shouldn’t, and PVC conduit cracks when the ground heaves and the temperature drops. We replace the cracked conduit, service or swap the seized motor, and make sure the new runs are rated for the conditions they’re actually living in. Call (817) 241-4067 for an exact diagnosis and a free estimate.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate at (817) 241-4067. It’s a live person, 24/7. Tell us what your gate is doing. We’ll tell you straight what it’ll take to fix it, quote the price before any work starts, and back the whole job with the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Kennedale since 2001.