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Gate parts and welding in Highland Park usually means one of two things: a hinge or post that has finally given out on an older ornamental iron gate, or an operator that needs a board or limit switch no parts house in Dallas keeps on the shelf anymore. Either way, the repair almost always comes down to matching metal and someone willing to weld it on site. Hal Gatewood has been doing that since 2001, and he answers the phone himself. If your gate is sagging, dragging, or refusing to open, call (325) 936-1371 and we will get it sorted before the week gets away from you.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Highland Park’s Preferred Gate Parts & Welding Company
The reason we keep getting calls from Highland Park is simple: we weld the old gate back together instead of hauling it to a shop and telling you it can’t be saved. Most of the gates on Preston Road, Lakeside Drive, and across the old Cottonwood Creek estates were built when steel was solid and profiles were hand-drawn. They do not make an off-the-shelf hinge post for a 1948 custom swing gate at the big box store. We do make one, in your driveway, from matching bar stock.
Homeowners in Highland Park also tend to check a company out before they let anyone touch a gate that faces the street. Fair enough. Hal’s name is on the shop, the license number is published, and the address is real. If the person who shows up does something you do not like, you can drive to the shop and look him in the eye. That is the oldest accountability there is, and it still works.
Every call to Highland Park from our Dallas-Fort Worth office goes to a live person, not a voicemail tree. That person schedules the call, tells you the no-trip-charge policy inside the county, and makes sure the person who shows up already knows whether you have a swing gate or a slide gate and what brand the opener is. You will not have to explain the problem twice.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Services in Highland Park
Hinge Replacement
Highland Park hinge failures are usually load failures, not rust failures. A wrought iron gate from the 1930s or 1950s weighs far more than anything made with modern tube steel, and the original cast hinges were sized for that weight but not for seventy years of it. When the leaf bends or the pin shears, the gate drops a half inch and starts dragging at the latch post. We cut out the old hinge, profile the replacement to match the original, and weld it so the gate hangs level again. On original ornamental work, we do not substitute a modern strap hinge unless you want us to. We match it.
Post Replacement
This is the repair we do most on older Highland Park swing gates. The post is the foundation, and the foundation is sitting in Blackland Prairie clay that swells every spring and shrinks every August. A post that was set thirty years ago slowly walks out of plumb. Re-welding the gate to a moving post does not fix the problem; it just moves the failure point. We dig out the old post, set a new one with proper footing, and only then weld the gate back onto something solid. Fix the panel without the post and you will fix it twice.
Rail Repair
Top and bottom rails on older ornamental gates crack at the collar joints, especially after a freeze like the one that hit Highland Park in February 2021. The crack starts small, the gate gets racked, and then a limit switch on the operator trips and the gate stops mid-cycle. We cut the cracked section, sleeve the rail, weld the collar back to the original profile, and grind the joint so the repair disappears into the patina.
Custom Welding
Some repairs do not have a part number. A missing finial, a broken scroll, a section of flat bar that was damaged by a delivery truck. We fabricate those pieces on site to match existing work. On lakeside and estate properties around Highland Park, we have matched everything from original 1940s spears to custom picket profiles the homeowner had drawn decades ago. We weld it, grind it, and finish it, so the only way you will know where the repair is happens to be that you watched us do it.
Trusted Brands We Service in Highland Park
A lot of the operators we see on older Highland Park estates carry names that are still excellent but not what the builders install today. We service FAAC, Elite, LiftMaster, and Mighty Mule systems on a regular basis, including older FAAC hydraulic swing operators and Elite slide systems still running their original boards. When a board fails on one of those, we track down the right replacement or walk you through a retrofit if the part has been out of production for a decade. We keep common control boards, limit switches, photocells, and gate rollers on hand for Highland Park calls, so a service visit usually means a same-visit fix rather than a parts order.
Common Gate Parts & Welding Problems We See in Highland Park Homes
- Clay heave moving hinge posts. The Blackland Prairie soil under Highland Park expands in spring and contracts in summer drought. That cycle shifts post footings seasonally, and a gate that closed perfectly in April will drag by August. We check the post before we weld anything to it.
- Obsolete operator boards. Some of the legacy FAAC and Elite systems on Highland Park estates have boards that were discontinued ten or fifteen years ago. When one fails, a simple part swap is usually off the table. We can tell you honestly whether a retrofit board exists or whether the operator has reached the end of its service life.
- Freeze-cracked collar joints. Ice storms, like the 2021 freeze, put stress on ornamental iron collar joints. The crack can hide for months, then the gate catches, the operator forces it, and the weld tears open, leaving the gate hung on one post.
- Historic profiles that do not match modern parts. Highland Park’s building department reviews gate work on original properties. A modern square tube hinge welded onto a 1940s solid bar gate will not pass aesthetic review, and honestly, it should not. We fabricate period-correct replacements so the repair does not look like an afterthought.
Pricing for Gate Parts & Welding in Highland Park, TX
Gate part and welding prices in Highland Park run higher than a generic Dallas suburb because the work is genuinely different. A hinge replacement on an ornamental iron gate typically runs $275 to $480 per hinge, depending on profile matching and finish work. Post replacement on a swing gate runs $600 to $1,400, with excavation and concrete footing included. Rail repair and collar welding typically lands between $180 and $400 per rail section. Custom fabricated pieces are quoted by the piece after we see the profile, but most small scroll or finial reproductions land between $150 and $350. We give you the price in writing before any work starts, and that is the price. The estimate does not move on you at the door. Call (325) 936-1371 for a free estimate, and remember the $40 off any repair over $200 and the free second opinion on any written estimate are standing offers, not a negotiation.
We Also Serve Cities Near Highland Park
While this page focuses on Highland Park, we make the same drive into Dallas, Plano, Irving, and Richardson, and we apply the same 90-Day Done Right Promise on every call. If you are just outside the Highland Park town line, call and ask; chances are good we will be in your driveway in the same week.
Serving Highland Park, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Highland Park 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 Highland Park
A post replacement is required when the footing has shifted, and on Highland Park’s expansive clay, footings shift constantly. If the post is out of plumb by more than about a quarter inch over its height, re-welding the gate to that post will only last until the next wet spring or dry summer. We check the post with a level before we quote any weld repair. Call us at (325) 936-1371 and we will tell you what you actually need, not what is easiest to charge for.
Yes, we match the original material. When we repair older Highland Park gates, we source solid round bar and flat bar stock in the same dimensions as the original, then weld and grind it to the same profile. On Lakeside Drive, we reset a 1950s swing gate by sleeving and re-welding the hinge post with matching solid round bar stock and recutting the collar joints to the original profile. The homeowner’s landscape architect signed off on the visual match before we powered it back on. That is the standard, not an exception.
If the board is still manufactured, repair the operator. If that board has been discontinued for more than a few years, you are usually better off replacing the operator with a current unit we can service for the next decade. Throwing money at a thirty year old control board that is already out of production just buys you another failure in eighteen months. We will show you the cost of both paths in writing before you decide. Estimates are free; call us at (325) 936-1371.
Highland Park operates its own building department and enforces strict aesthetic standards on original properties. A visually mismatched modern hinge or post can fail a repair as surely as a mechanical fault, because the town and the homeowner both insist that original ironwork stay period-correct. Our approach is to fabricate and finish replacements to match the existing gate, so the repair passes both the structural check and the visual review.
Open the gate halfway, lift the latch end, and watch where the movement originates. If the post itself moves, the footing has failed and the post needs to be reset or replaced. If the post stays solid but the gate leaf flexes or drops, the hinge leaf or pin is worn. Most sagging gates on older Highland Park properties fail at the post first, because that is where the clay movement concentrates the load. We will confirm it in person in about ten minutes. Call (325) 936-1371 and we will get out there.
Get Gate Parts & Welding Help in Highland Park, TX
If your gate is dragging, sagging, or stubborn, do not wait until it is hanging on one hinge. We can usually be out to Highland Park within a day or two, weld it back to correct, and have it closing like it should. Every job comes with the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing, always. Call (325) 936-1371, or drive over to the shop and talk to Hal directly. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road.
Written by Hal Gatewood, owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Highland Park with gate parts and welding since 2001.