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Gate parts and welding in Lakewood means working on gates that have been hanging through decades of Dallas clay movement, lake humidity, and daily alley traffic. Most of the calls we take in Lakewood aren’t for Gate Installation - Lakewood jobs. They’re for a hinge post that leaned four degrees after a wet fall, a lower rail that cracked at the weld, or a pre-2016 operator that no longer reverses the way modern safety standards require. That’s exactly the kind of work we do, and we’ve been at it since 2001. If you have a gate that’s dragging, sagging, or not latching, call (325) 936-1371 and you’ll get a person on the line, not a queue.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Lakewood’s Preferred Gate Parts & Welding Company
Our Gate Parts & Welding crew has spent years working the older streets of Lakewood, from the craftsman bungalows near Abrams Road to the Tudor revivals along Williamson Road and the quiet blocks between Gaston and Mockingbird. Homeowners here tend to know their houses well, and they’ve learned that a gate problem in this neighborhood rarely has a one-bolt fix. The soil moves too much for that. When you call us, you’ll speak to someone who knows that a dragging gate on a 1930s property usually starts at the post, not the hinges.
Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop and on every invoice. That matters in Lakewood, where people have been burned by outfits that quote one number on the phone and present another when the truck pulls up. We don’t do that. The price we quote is the price you’ll see on the work order, and we agree to it before anything gets touched. Every job we do in Lakewood carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If we didn’t get it right, one call brings us back.
We also answer the phone with a live person around the clock. Not a voicemail, not a call center three states away. When your gate won’t latch at 10 p.m. and the house feels exposed, that’s not a small thing.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Services in Lakewood
Hinge Replacement
Hinges on Lakewood gates fail in a specific pattern. The top hinge binds and the bottom rail starts dragging, usually within one wet season of the post shifting. Because the black clay under Lakewood swells and shrinks with every rain and drought cycle, a hinge that looks worn is often just the symptom. We check post plumb before we touch a hinge. Then we replace the hardware with heavy-duty steel or period-appropriate iron, depending on the gate. A hinge replacement job in Lakewood typically runs $85 to $220, depending on gate weight and whether the post needs shimming first.
Post Replacement
This is the one we do most. A Lakewood gate post set even a few years ago can rack out of plumb by three or four degrees after a wet stretch near White Rock Lake. The post is the gate’s foundation, and on this soil a shallow-set post is a future call. We dig past the disturbed clay, pour a 36-inch concrete pier with rebar, and set the post to true vertical before rehanging the gate. Post replacement and resetting in Lakewood runs $350 to $800 depending on post material, depth, and whether we’re reusing the existing gate leaf.
Rail Repair
Ornamental iron gates from the 1920s and 1930s have a lot of rail welds, and over time those welds fatigue. The lower rail takes the worst of it, especially on alley gates that get cycled a dozen times a day and sit near the lake’s constant humidity. We weld on site, which means your gate stays in the driveway instead of getting hauled off. Cracked rail repair and weld restoration on a Lakewood gate usually runs $120 to $400, depending on how many welds have failed and how much rust removal the surrounding metal needs.
Custom Welding
Custom welding covers what off-the-shelf hardware can’t. We’ve fabricated picket replacements to match a 1930s gate’s original scrollwork, reinforced rust-thinned frames from the back, and built new gates that look like they’ve been there for eighty years. If a piece is repairable, we repair it. If it’s not, we’ll tell you honestly. Custom welding and fabrication in Lakewood starts at $150 for small repairs and moves up from there depending on the scope.
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 Lakewood
We service and stock parts for Lakewood Gate Motor & Opener systems, including LiftMaster, FAAC, and BFT. Older FAAC 412 boards and early LiftMaster operators, both fixtures on Lakewood properties with automatic gates, are usually repairable or replaceable same week depending on part availability. When a new board is the cheaper answer, we’ll tell you that too. We don’t swap parts that don’t need swapping, and we won’t sell you a new opener when a limit switch is the fix.
Common Gate Parts & Welding Problems We See in Lakewood Homes
- Hinge post lean from clay movement. The expansive black clay under Lakewood absorbs water from White Rock Lake-seasonal rains and dries hard in the summer, pushing posts out of plumb every year. A gate that latched in July can drag the alley concrete by Thanksgiving without any mechanical failure at the gate itself.
- Obsolete control boards without current entrapment protection. Pre-2016 LiftMaster and FAAC operator boards predate the full UL 325 safety standard. They may not reverse on a child or pet, which is a real liability on an automatic gate. We check every operator we touch and retrofit where the hardware allows it.
- Worn rollers and sagging hinges on rear alley gates. Lakewood’s rear alleys and detached garages mean many gates get cycled far more than a front-facing gate ever would. Rollers wear flat, swing hinges sag, and the resulting post or rail cracks get deferred until something breaks completely.
- Surface rust from lake proximity. The humidity around White Rock Lake keeps iron gates damp longer than the rest of Dallas, and uncoated hardware rusts through faster here. We see original ornamental gates with beautiful patina and rusted-through hinge barrels, and we treat both appropriately.
Pricing for Gate Parts & Welding in Lakewood, TX
Here are honest ranges for Lakewood. Hinge replacement: $85 to $220. Post replacement and resetting: $350 to $800. Rail repair and weld restoration: $120 to $400. Custom welding and fabrication: starts at $150 and moves up with scope. Those numbers cover typical Lakewood gates. A heavier custom iron gate with multiple failed welds will land at the higher end; a simple hinge swap on a standard chain-link or tubular steel gate lands at the lower end. The price is quoted and agreed before any work starts. We don’t add a trip charge inside the county, and we knock $40 off any repair over $200. Seniors and veterans get 10% off everything, permanently. Call (325) 936-1371 and we’ll give you a real number over the phone.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lakewood
While our focus here is Gate Parts & Welding in Lakewood, our crews run calls into Highland Park, Dallas, Plano, and Irving on a regular basis. If you’re just outside Lakewood and dealing with a dragging gate or a cracked weld, the same crew and the same upfront pricing apply.
Serving Lakewood, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lakewood 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 Lakewood
The post moved, not the gate. Lakewood sits on expansive black clay, and the fall rains after a summer drought make it swell enough to push hinge posts out of plumb by several degrees. The top hinge binds and the bottom rail drags, even when nothing on the gate itself changed. We reset the post with a deeper concrete pier and the gate typically clears the concrete again. Call (325) 936-1371 and we’ll check the post lean first, because that’s almost certainly where the problem starts.
Yes. We weld on site and grind the repair back to match the surrounding profile, so a rail crack looks like a repair only if you know exactly where to look. Original wrought-iron gates hold up well to TIG welding, and we keep the period details intact. For gates this age, we also inspect the hinge barrels and post finials while we’re there, because those are usually the next failure points on this housing stock in Lakewood.
Unless the gate leaf is rusted through or the frame is twisted, resetting the post is nearly always the cheaper answer. A post replacement and reset in Lakewood runs $350 to $800, while a new gate and post can easily pass $1,500 or more for a mid-sized ornamental iron or tubular steel gate. We’ll look at the post, the gate frame, and the hinges together before recommending anything, and we’ll show you the numbers for both options.
Yes, on every single operator service call. UL 325 entrapment protection is the Gate Access Control in Lakewood safety standard that makes an automatic gate reverse when it hits an obstruction, and older boards on Lakewood gates frequently predate the current requirements. If your board is too old to accept a proper safety retrofit, we’ll tell you honestly and give you a replacement price. A gate that closes on a child or pet is not something we’ll leave operating as-is. Call (325) 936-1371 and we’ll check yours during any parts or welding job.
It’s the weather moving the post. When the clay swells, the gate shifts laterally and the latch and strike plate no longer line up, which is a Lakewood specialty. Sometimes a latch adjustment fixes it for the season. Sometimes the post needs resetting with a deeper pier to hold through future wet cycles. We’ll tell you which one you have, and we’ll show you the tilt reading before we touch anything.
If you have a Lakewood gate that’s dragging, sagging, cracked at a weld, or running on an older operator, call (325) 936-1371 for a free estimate. You’ll reach a live person, get a straight answer, and have a price agreed before any work starts. Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop and on every job we do in Lakewood.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Lakewood since 2001.