Free on-site gate assessment - hinges, posts, and your LiftMaster or Nice gate operator checked before anything is quoted
The assessment is free and the quote is the invoice.
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AfterGate Repair Services in Rendon, TX
Gate repair in Rendon usually costs between $180 and $1,400 depending on whether we’re fixing a sagging hinge post, replacing a control board, or rebuilding a welded corner on a ranch gate. Most repair calls in this part of Tarrant County get answered the same day, and we arrive with the truck stocked for both ornamental iron driveway gates and the older pipe gates you still see on acreage properties. If your gate won’t open, drags on the ground, or swings itself shut on its own, call (817) 241-4067 and you’ll get a live person, not a voicemail.
Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and the funny thing about Rendon is that you can’t treat it like Mansfield or Crowley. A gate on a one-acre lot off FM 1187 has different stresses than a gate in a tight subdivision. The clay moves differently. The wind loads differently. The hinges wear differently. We’ve spent enough time on the county roads south of Rendon Road to know the difference.
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.
Why Rendon Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
Homeowners in Rendon tend to have earned their skepticism. National outfits quote one number on the phone, show up late, and then hand over an invoice that looks nothing like the estimate. Hal runs this company the opposite of that. His name is on the shop, his address is published, and his license number is right there for anyone to look up. You want to verify who you’re hiring? You can drive to the shop and look him in the eye. That’s the oldest accountability there is.
In the Hidden Valley Estates area and along the acreage tracts west of 35W, we see a lot of the same story: a gate that worked fine through the summer, then November rains hit and suddenly the latch won’t catch. The post heaved. The operator arm is now fighting the geometry. Most companies will sell you a new operator. We reset the post, re-square the gate, and the operator works again. That repair-first habit is why people around here keep our number in their phone.
Every job from Gatewood Fence & Gate carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, one call brings Hal back. That’s not a slogan, it’s stamped on every invoice. And because calls are answered by a live person 24/7, when your gate dies at 6:00 a.m. on a Tuesday and your truck is trapped in the driveway, you’re not leaving a message.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Rendon
Gate Repair
A sagging gate in Rendon is almost always a hinge post problem, not a hinge problem. The post leans, the gate drops, the latch misses, and you’re left wedging a rock under the corner. We weld on site, so the gate stays in your driveway while we fix it right. Learn more about our Gate Repair in Rendon.
Gate Installation
New gate installation in Rendon means choosing between ornamental iron, cedar-frame, or a ranch-style pipe gate, then deciding whether it’s manual or automated. We measure, order, and install, and we’re honest about which option makes sense for your parcel and your animals. Every installation starts with a free measure and a written price. Learn more about our Gate Installation in Rendon.
Gate Motor & Opener
From LiftMaster swing operators to solar-powered FAAC and BFT units, we service all the major brands you’ll find on Rendon acreage gates. Motors fail from power surges, lightning, and the February freeze. We diagnose first, replace only what’s dead, and program the limits properly before we leave. Learn more about our Gate Motor & Opener in Rendon.
Gate Access Control
Keypads, phone-entry systems, vehicle sensors, and intercoms. We can wire a gate so the school bus can trigger it, the UPS driver gets a code, and the cattle don’t flank it. Access control is less about gadgets and more about making one gate work for eight different situations a week.
Gate Parts & Welding
If the panel is cracked, we weld the crack. If the hinge barrel is wallowed out, we cut off the old hinge and weld on a new one. No hauling your gate to a shop. No “we only replace, we don’t repair” nonsense. The truck carries stick and MIG setups, plus enough bar stock to rebuild most corners and hanging stiles.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Rendon
We work everywhere in Rendon, from the newer acreage subdivisions along FM 1187 to the older county-road homes south of Rendon Road, and most of the established lots around Anna May Daulton Elementary. Typical response time in the area is same-day or next-morning for non-emergency calls, and we show up in the window we promised.
- Hidden Valley Estates
- Acreage south of Rendon Road
- FM 1187 corridor
- East Rendon toward 35W
- West Rendon toward the Johnson County line
Why Rendon’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Rendon sits on Blackland Prairie clay, and that single fact explains more gate failures than any brand of opener ever will. The clay shrinks during a long 100-degree summer, pulling away from the post footing. Then the fall rains come, the clay swells, and the post doesn’t come back to plumb. Gateway alignment shifts by as much as an inch in a single drought-to-rain cycle, and the gate that latched fine in August starts missing the strike plate by October.
On the county roads south of Rendon Road, there’s a particular pattern we’ve come to know well. Many of those automated gate systems were retrofitted years ago onto original cedar or treated-pine posts that were never set deep enough in concrete. The post shifts, but the operator arm stays anchored to it, which shears mounting bolts and bends receiver brackets. Any honest quote on those properties has to include a post reset alongside the operator repair. Otherwise you fix the arm in February and you’re back out there in May, doing the same job again.
The February 2021 ice storm is still showing up in our work tickets, too. Gate control boards and battery backups that got cooked by the freeze-and-thaw cycle have a habit of failing 18 to 36 months later, which means we’re still replacing boards that died a slow death from that week. Winter is a real season for gate electronics in North Texas, even if it doesn’t last long.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Rendon
- Hinge post reset and gate re-level: $180-$450, depending on post condition and whether we need to pour new concrete.
- Weld repair on a cracked frame or gate panel: $120-$350, done on site in your driveway.
- Opener/control board replacement: $300-$1,200, brand and model dependent. FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Viking boards are all different costs.
- Full gate rebuild or custom fabrication: $500-$1,400 per leaf, depending on size, material, and design.
- Access control add-on: $250-$900, including keypads, receivers, and wiring.
We honor a $40 discount on any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, and a free second opinion on any written estimate you’ve already gotten. Seniors and veterans always get 10% off. That’s not a promo, it’s permanent.
Service Area - Cities Near Rendon
While this page focuses on Rendon, Hal and his crew also take calls in Arlington, Fort Worth, Colleyville, and Irving. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our DFW office, and crews serve Rendon locally.
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 About Gate Repair in Rendon
Gate repair in Rendon typically runs $180 to $1,400, with most hinge and post work landing between $180 and $450 and full rebuilds starting around $500 per leaf. The biggest variable is whether the post has shifted and needs resetting, which is common on Rendon’s clay soil. Call (817) 241-4067 for an exact quote, estimates are always free.
For a stuck gate or a failed opener, same-day response is the norm in Rendon, and emergency calls are answered by a live person around the clock. If it’s a new installation or a custom build, that work is measured, ordered, and scheduled, and you’ll get a free measure and a written price first. Either way, call (817) 241-4067 and you’ll know exactly when we can be there.
The Blackland Prairie clay under Rendon shrinks in the summer and swells after rain, and every cycle moves the hinge post a little more. Once the post is out of plumb, the gate sags and the latches stop catching. We reset the post and re-square the gate so the fix actually holds. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll come look at the post before we quote anything.
Yes, that’s a big part of our work in Rendon. We handle automatic ornamental driveway gates, traditional pipe ranch gates, wooden gates on cedar posts, and every combination in between. If you’ve got both a front entry gate and a back pasture gate on the same parcel, that’s exactly the dual-gate setup we see most often in this area. Call (817) 241-4067 and describe your property, and Hal will be honest about what needs fixing and what doesn’t.
No. The price is quoted and agreed before any work starts, and it’s in writing. That’s the whole point of how this company runs. We put the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing too, so if we miss something, one call brings us back and we make it right. Call (817) 241-4067 for a free estimate, and that number won’t change on you.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate in Rendon
When your gate won’t open, won’t latch, or drags a furrow through the clay every time you swing it, you want someone who fixes the source of the problem, not just the symptom. You want someone who welds on site, answers the phone at 3:00 a.m. if he has to, and stands behind the work for 90 days without making you fight for it. That’s us.
Call (817) 241-4067 for a free, upfront estimate on gate repair in Rendon. Hal’s name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That’s the only guarantee that matters.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, fixing gates since 2001.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local gate repair pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you - the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Rendon Customers Say
"He came out in the snow to get our gate closed after a delivery lorry clipped it, then came back in the spring to do the proper repair when the ground had thawed. Only charged for the second visit."
- Ingrid Solheim"Driveway gate had been dragging for two years and two other companies told me the whole thing needed replacing. Hal reset the posts, rehung it and it swings like it did when it went in. A fraction of the price of a new one."
- Hollis Amberly"Hundred and forty feet of cedar privacy fence, all posts set in concrete, all of it dead level on ground that is anything but. He walked the line with me twice before a single hole was dug."
- Judith Stallworth