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Gate repair in Hurst comes down to one thing more than any other: the black clay under your posts. When your gate drags, binds, or won’t latch after a rain, the hinge is rarely the root cause. The post underneath has moved. We’ve been fixing gates in Hurst since 2001, and we work on the soil problem first, because skipping it means you’ll call us again next spring. If your gate is leaning, sagging, or refusing to close, call (903) 829-4499 and a live person answers. Hal Gatewood owns the shop, and the person who shows up is the person who can fix it.
Key Takeaways
- Most Hurst gate failures trace back to expansive clay soil heaving posts, not worn hinges.
- We repair before we replace - including on-site welding in your driveway.
- Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing.
- Free estimates, no trip charge inside the county, and a live person answers 24/7.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Hurst’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Hurst is a fully built-out mid-century suburb. The fences and gates here were mostly installed in the 1960s through 1980s, and they’re now well past their designed lifespan. That means we spend our days in brick ranch neighborhoods where cedar wood privacy gates have endured four decades of Texas weather. We know those gates. We know how their posts sit in Tarrant County’s expansive black clay, and we know why they fail season after season.
Hal Gatewood has been owner-operated since 2001, with a published address and license number anyone can look up. When a Hurst customer calls about a sagging gate in the Mayfair addition or a wind-cracked iron frame over by Bellaire Drive, we know exactly what we’re walking into before we leave the truck. That’s the point of hiring someone local. Reviews from Hurst homeowners consistently point to the same thing: the gate gets fixed the first visit, and the price quoted on the phone is the price on the invoice. For Gate Repair done right the first time, we’re the crew that shows up when we said we would.
Dispatch is coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, and crews serve Hurst locally, often same-day for storm damage and emergency calls. A real person answers the phone around the clock, not a voicemail or an out-of-state queue. That matters at 7 a.m. on a Saturday when your gate will not open and you need to get a car out.
Our Gate Repair Services in Hurst
Hinge & Post Repair
This is the dominant repair call in Hurst, and it’s almost never a simple hinge swap. The expansive Vertisol clay beneath mid-century homes shrinks during summer droughts and swells when fall and spring rains return. That cycle heaves gate posts two to three inches out of plumb, and no amount of hinge tightening will fix a post that’s no longer vertical. We dig out the old footing, pour new concrete keyed into undisturbed clay at a depth sized for the soil movement, and rehang the gate so it actually stays level. A sagging gate in the Richland Hills corridor or along Pipeline Road is usually a post problem, not a hinge problem.
Gate Realignment
When a solid wood gate starts dragging in the mud or binding against the frame, realignment is the diagnosis. In Hurst, the culprit is almost always post heave rather than hinge wear. We reset the post, recure the concrete, and realign the gate to swing true again. If you live in one of the older interior neighborhoods near Hurstview Drive or east of Precinct Line Road, you’ve likely seen gates tilted just enough that the latch no longer lines up. That’s seasonal clay movement, and it will recur until the footing is corrected. We fix it at the post, which is the only fix that holds.
Electric Gate Repair
Automatic gate openers add a layer of complexity because the motor, arm, and safety sensors all depend on a gate that swings cleanly. When Hurst’s clay soil tilts a hinge post even an inch and a half, the opener has to work harder, overloads, and burns out components prematurely. We service LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. If your opener is grinding, stopping mid-cycle, or reversing without cause, we’ll diagnose it in your driveway. On-site means on-site: we don’t haul your gate away to a weld shop.
Weld & Rust Repair
Hurst’s fully built-out neighborhoods include plenty of early ornamental iron gates from the 1970s and 1980s. Those wrought-iron frames have been through forty-plus Texas summers, and straight-line wind events have flexed them enough to crack at the hinge post. We weld on site, repair the frame in place, and treat the rust before repainting. If your iron gate in the Colleyville-bordering streets has a crack opening at the hinge, that’s a classic wind-load failure, and it’s repairable without replacing the whole gate.
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 Hurst
We’re certified to service nine major gate brands, and for Hurst homeowners, that means we know the motors already installed in this area’s 1980s and 1990s era automatic gates. BFT and Linear openers are common in the older neighborhoods where upgrades were added decades ago. Ghost Controls and Viking units show up more on newer replacement installs. Because we carry parts for these brands and more, turnaround for a Hurst repair is usually a day or two, not a week waiting on a shipment. If your opener is one of the brands the big national companies say they don’t stock parts for, call us at (903) 829-4499. We probably have it.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Hurst Homes
- Post heave from expansive clay: Tarrant County’s black Vertisol soil cracks deep in summer and swells with fall rains, tilting hinge posts enough to drop gates off their latches. This is the single most common call we run in Hurst, and it’s why we reset posts with concrete footings sized for the movement, not just rehang hardware.
- Wind-bowed and wind-cracked panels: Hurst sits in the DFW severe-weather corridor, and spring and fall straight-line winds bow mid-century cedar pickets and crack welded iron frames at the hinge post. A solid infill gate catches wind like a sail, and that load transfers straight to the posts.
- Saturated-ground footing rotation: After heavy storms, undersized post footings in saturated soil rotate under gate weight. Our fix is a proper concrete reset keyed into undisturbed clay, not a wedge or a shim that lasts one season.
- Opener stress from gate binding: When a gate binds against the frame because the post has heaved, the opener motor strains, trips its thermal overload, and burns out gears prematurely. Fix the post alignment first, and the opener lasts years longer.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Hurst, TX
Gate repair prices in Hurst are straightforward, and you’ll hear the number before we start work, never after. A hinge and post reset on a standard cedar swing gate typically runs $220 to $420, depending on whether we’re replacing the footing or just repositioning and reinforcing the post. Gate realignment without a reset runs $145 to $280. Electric gate repair on the opener, arm, or safety sensors averages $190 to $410, with brand-specific parts billed at cost plus our standard labor rate. Weld and rust repair on iron gates usually lands between $160 and $380, depending on the extent of the cracking and how much frame straightening is needed.
Every price is quoted and agreed before any work begins. You won’t get a different number when the job is done. We also take $40 off any repair over $200, there’s no trip charge inside the county, and seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount. If you’ve got a written estimate from someone else, bring it to us for a free second opinion.
| Repair Type | Typical Hurst Price Range |
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| Hinge & Post Reset (cedar swing gate) | $220 - $420 |
| Gate Realignment (no reset) | $145 - $280 |
| Electric Gate / Opener Repair | $190 - $410 |
| Weld & Rust Repair (iron gate) | $160 - $380 |
| Full Gate Replacement (standard cedar, 6 ft) | $680 - $1,400 |
Call (903) 829-4499 for an exact quote on your gate. Estimates are free, and the number you hear is the number you’ll pay.
Storm Damage and Wind Load: The Hurst Gate Reality
Hurst sits squarely in the severe-weather corridor that runs through the heart of the DFW metroplex. Spring and fall bring straight-line wind events and large hail that punish anything standing outdoors. A solid cedar gate is effectively a wall, and a wall catches wind. When gusts hit 60 or 70 miles per hour along Pipeline Road or through the mid-century neighborhoods off Hurstview Drive, that wind load pushes through the gate, into the hinges, and down into the posts. Something has to give. Usually it’s the post footing that rotates in saturated ground, or the hinge post that cracks under repeated flexing. If your gate survived the storm but now drags or won’t latch, that’s wind load damage, and it needs a post-level fix, not a new latch plate.
We reset a heaved cedar swing gate post in the Parkview Estates neighborhood after a spring storm left the hinge post leaning over three inches and the gate dragging in the mud. Our crew dug out the old undersized footing, poured a new concrete footing keyed into undisturbed clay, and remounted the LiftMaster opener with a new safety photocell. The gate has cycled cleanly through the next wet season. That’s what a repair-first approach looks like in Hurst: find the post that moved, fix the footing, then put everything back plumb and level.
One safety note: if you have an automatic gate and the power is out, there is a manual release on the opener, usually a pull cord or a keyed disconnect near the motor housing. Pull it only when the gate is not moving, and never force a gate that is binding against the frame. If you’re not certain where the release is or the gate will not move freely even after disengaging, call us at (903) 829-4499. It is safer to have someone who works on these gates every week handle it than to strain a back or pinch a hand on a gate that’s under stress.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hurst
Hurst sits between several neighboring communities, and our crews regularly work in Hurst and the surrounding area, including North Richland Hills, Bedford, Colleyville, and Euless. If your gate is in one of the newer subdivisions along the city edges or the older ranch-home blocks near the Northeast Mall, we’ve likely been down your street before. The same local team, the same upfront pricing, and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise apply wherever we’re working in the area.
Serving Hurst, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hurst 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 Hurst
Your hinge post is heaving in the expansive clay soil. Tarrant County’s black Vertisol swells when it absorbs fall and spring rain, pushing the post up and out of plumb. Replacing hinges on a post that’s moved will not fix anything, because the hinge is just a pivot point. The post itself has to be dug out, reset in a properly sized concrete footing keyed into undisturbed clay, and given time to cure before the gate is rehung. That is the only fix that lasts, and it’s the most common repair we perform in Hurst. Call (903) 829-4499 to have us take a look at your post.
First, disengage the opener’s manual release so you can operate the gate by hand. On most LiftMaster, Linear, and BFT openers, the release is a small pull cord or a keyed knob on the motor housing. Pull it gently and only when the gate is stationary. Then try swinging the gate manually. If it moves freely, the issue is the opener; if it binds or drags, the gate itself is the problem. After power returns, some openers need a manual reset sequence. If the gate won’t open or the opener will not re-engage, call us at (903) 829-4499 for same-day emergency service in Hurst.
Look at the post, not the hinge. If the post is vertical and the gate sags, it may be hinge wear. If the post is leaning even slightly, or if the gap between the gate and the post changes from top to bottom, the post has heaved in the clay soil and needs a reset. Hurst’s mid-century homes sit on expansive black clay that moves posts predictably with the seasons. A quick check: open the gate halfway and let go. If it swings on its own toward the open or closed position, the post is no longer plumb. That’s a reset job, and we’ll tell you honestly whether hinges are also needed. Free estimates at (903) 829-4499.
Yes, and yes. Straight-line winds in the DFW corridor put enormous load on solid infill gates, and ornamental iron frames flex under that pressure. The most common failure is a crack at the hinge post, where the frame takes the most concentrated stress. We weld on site, reinforcing the cracked section and straightening the frame in place. Replacement is only necessary when the metal is so fatigued that it cracks in multiple places. Most wind-damaged iron gates in Hurst are repairable, and we’ll show you the damage before we touch it. Call (903) 829-4499 for an on-site assessment.
Slide gates run on a track, and if the posts supporting that track have shifted in saturated clay soil, the track loses its level and the gate binds. Even a quarter-inch of post movement over a 12-foot track is enough to cause noticeable drag. The fix is to expose the affected posts, reset them in concrete footings sized for the expansive soil, and then relevel the track. It’s more involved than a swing gate reset, but it’s the same root cause and the same permanent repair. If your slide gate is grinding or stopping mid-travel after rain, call (903) 829-4499 for a free estimate in Hurst.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Repair in Hurst
You’ll talk to a person when you call, not a recording. That person is part of a locally owned, owner-operated company that has been fixing gates since 2001, with Hal Gatewood’s name on every invoice and a published address you can check. We repair what other companies want to replace, and we stand behind every job with the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, one call brings us back, no runaround.
Call (903) 829-4499 for a free estimate on your gate repair in Hurst. We’ll quote a price before any work starts, and if you have a written estimate from another company, bring it in for a free second opinion. No trip charge inside the county, and $40 off any repair over $200. Seniors and veterans always get 10% off, permanently. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That is the oldest accountability there is.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Hurst since 2001.