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Gate repair in North Richland Hills usually means one of three things: a post that has moved out of plumb, a circuit board that quit during the last freeze, or a chain and rail system that has been neglected for ten years. We handle all three, and most calls in this city are scheduled the same day because we know the streets well. When your gate won’t open at 7 a.m. on a school morning, call (903) 829-4499 and a live person picks up. That person can tell you straight what we can do and when we’ll be there.
What separates a repair that lasts from one that fails again in six months comes down to one thing. You have to fix the post before you touch the opener, and that truth runs through every job we take in North Richland Hills. The clay soil here moves more than any homeowner expects. Skip the post and you will buy a second repair. We do not skip posts.
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 North Richland Hills Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and his name is on the shop and on every invoice. That is not marketing language. If a repair in the Smithfield or Cavender’s Prairie areas does not hold, one call brings Hal himself back to look at it. The 90-Day Done Right Promise is stamped in writing on every job: if it is not done right, we make it right. No runaround, no voicemail maze, no third party.
Homeowners in neighborhoods like Home Town and Walker’s Creek tell us the same story. A national outfit quoted one number over the phone, then handed them an invoice for more at the front gate. We quote the price before any work starts and we do not change it at the door. That is the whole arrangement. The person who shows up is background-checked, uniformed, and certified to work on BFT, Linear, and Ghost Controls equipment. You can drive to our shop and look Hal in the eye if you ever want to. The address is published.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in North Richland Hills
Gate Repair
The sagging panel is rarely the real problem. In North Richland Hills, the hinge post has almost always moved out of level because of the clay beneath it. We weld on site in your driveway, reset the post, and repair the actual failure instead of swapping parts that still have life left in them.
Learn more about our Gate Repair in North Richland Hills.
Gate Installation
A new gate over an old post is a waste of your money. We measure, order, and install complete systems, including the post-setting work that gives the gate a straight line to swing on. Every installation includes a written price before we order the first part.
Learn more about our Gate Installation in North Richland Hills.
Gate Motor & Opener
Most of the Viking slide operators along the Davis Boulevard corridor are reaching the end of their service life around the same time. We repair and replace motors, circuit boards, safety sensors, and remotes for LiftMaster, Viking, Linear, and more. A weak motor often gets blamed on the gate when the post friction is the real culprit.
Learn more about our Gate Motor & Opener in North Richland Hills.
Gate Access Control
Community entrance gates and Gate Access Control - North Richland Hills systems need more than a keypad swap. We troubleshoot phone entry systems, ground loops, and safety edges, and we explain what the HOA board actually needs before recommending parts.
Gate Parts & Welding
When a hinge tears away from a post or a rail cracks at the weld, we fix it in place with our Gate Parts & Welding in North Richland Hills. On-site welding means your gate stays in your driveway, not in the back of a truck headed somewhere else. We keep common parts for Linear and BFT operators on the truck so repair does not wait on shipping.
Neighborhoods We Serve in North Richland Hills
We work across the entire city, from the older subdivisions near Rufe Snow Drive to the newer streets west of Davis Boulevard, and we’re serving Hurst, TX too. Same-day scheduling is common, and we tell you the window honestly before we head out.
- Home Town
- Smithfield
- Cavender’s Prairie
- Walker’s Creek
- North Hills Estates
Why North Richland Hills’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
North Richland Hills experienced its biggest suburban buildout in the 1980s and 1990s. That produced a dense belt of HOA-governed neighborhoods with community entrance gates and individual driveway gates. Those automated systems are now 25 to 40 years old and failing in waves. More quietly, the heavy expansive clay under this part of Tarrant County is a slow wrecking ball for gate posts. Summer drought pulls moisture out and the soil shrinks. Wet season saturates it and the ground swells. A gate post will lean, heave, or sink several inches over a few seasons, and once it is out of plumb the opener starts grinding itself to death against the misalignment.
The February 2021 freeze exposed the second problem. Operators that were never weatherproofed for sustained sub-freezing temperatures lost control boards and sensors. If your gate has not worked right since that winter, the board may have been failing quietly for months before it gave out entirely. We see this pattern in specific streets and subdivisions all over the city, not in a vague regional way. It is a North Richland Hills problem.
Pricing for Gate Repair in North Richland Hills
Gate repair in this city typically runs between $180 and $600, depending on whether the post needs resetting and what failed in the operator. A hinge reweld or simple sensor swap lands on the lower end. A full post removal, new concrete, and operator replacement lands higher. We give you the line-item price before any work begins, and on repair work over $200 you can take $40 off. Veterans and seniors get a permanent 10% discount, and there is no trip charge inside the county. The free second opinion on any written estimate applies if another company quoted you first.
Typical repair ranges in North Richland Hills
- Hinge rewelding or leaf adjustment: $180-$280
- Gate wheel or roller replacement: $120-$220
- Post reset and re-plumb (single post): $350-$600
- Operator control board replacement: $280-$500
- Full opener replacement with labor: $700-$1,500
Call (903) 829-4499 for an exact quote. It is free and you will know the price before you hang up.
Service Area - Cities Near North Richland Hills
We take calls in home areas across the mid-cities, including Hurst, Bedford, Colleyville, and Keller. If you are just outside the North Richland Hills line, ask us to come out. The free estimate still applies, and the trip charge inside the county is still zero.
Serving North Richland Hills, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the North Richland Hills area and know this community well, including our Bedford service area. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Gate Repair in North Richland Hills
Most repairs in North Richland Hills run between $180 and $600, with post resets on the higher end and hinge welds on the lower end. The exact price is quoted and agreed before any work starts, and it does not change at the door. Call (903) 829-4499 for a free estimate.
In most cases we can, especially for residential calls in North Richland Hills where a gate has jammed shut or a motor has quit. A live person answers the phone 24/7 and will tell you the soonest window we can actually hold, not an empty promise.
The sustained cold from the February 2021 winter storm exposed control boards and sensors that were not weatherproofed for that kind of event. In North Richland Hills we see boards that failed quietly months later, often mid-morning on a weekday when the gate finally refuses to respond. We test the board before recommending a replacement.
Yes, and in North Richland Hills those calls are often more urgent than residential ones. The 1990s-era Viking slide operators along the Davis Boulevard and Precinct Line Road corridors fail during peak traffic hours, and HOA boards need it fixed before the line backs up. We repair the existing equipment when possible and only recommend replacement when the operator is genuinely finished.
Almost always, yes. We remove the gate leaf, dig out and reset the post, pour new concrete, and rehang the gate level. In North Richland Hills the clay soil makes this the single most common repair we do. Fixing the panel without the post means you will fix it twice.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving North Richland Hills and the surrounding mid-cities 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 North Richland Hills Customers Say
"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"Operator had died and the manufacturer no longer makes the board. Rather than sell me a whole new system he found a compatible unit and adapted the mount. Saved me a great deal of money."
- Salvador Arredondo"The fence is excellent and it was fairly priced. He is not quick to answer email, so if you need him, ring. He always picks up the phone."
- Rodney Falkenrath