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When a driveway gate stops closing in Far North Dallas, it’s rarely a small problem. The steel has weight, the operator has wear, and the clay soil under the posts has been moving for decades. Gatewood Fence & Gate repairs gates the way they should be fixed: on site, with the post checked before the panel, and priced before we start. Call (325) 936-1371 and a live person answers, day or night.
We know this corner of Dallas County. The neighborhoods here weren’t thrown up last year. They were built out in the late 70s through the 90s, and the gates that came with them are now reaching the age where the original hardware gives out. We’re familiar with those systems because we see them every week.
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 Far North Dallas Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
Hal Gatewood started this company in 2001, and the name is still on the shop. We’re not a franchise with a rotating crew. When you call about a sagging gate in Prestonwood or a dead operator in Bent Tree, the person who shows up is accountable to the name on the invoice. We publish our address, we publish our license number, and we don’t hide behind a call center.
Residents in Preston Highlands and Northwood Hills call us because the gate that was installed when the house was built now needs someone who understands why it’s failing. Usually, the post has shifted in the soil and pulled the whole frame out of square. We address that first. A repair that ignores the footing is a repair you’ll pay for twice.
Every job comes with our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not right, one call brings Hal back. No fine print, no phone tree, no arguing. That’s the promise, stated plainly.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Far North Dallas
Gate Repair
The majority of our calls in Far North Dallas are repair calls: sagging panels, broken hinges, cracked welds, and posts that have leaned out of plumb. We weld on site, so the gate stays in your driveway where you can watch it get fixed. No hauling, no mystery shop time. Learn more about our Gate Repair in Far North Dallas.
Gate Installation
When a gate is beyond saving, or you’ve decided to add one to a home that never had one, we build it to fit the opening, the slope, and the soil. Far North Dallas lots have a particular relationship with Houston Black clay, and we set posts accordingly. Learn more about our Gate Installation in Far North Dallas.
Gate Motor & Opener
Operators fail in patterns. In this area, a dead opener is often the result of a binding gate pulling too many amps for too long. We test the movement first, then the board. We service LiftMaster, FAAC, Viking, Elite, and the other major brands. Learn more about our Gate Motor & Opener in Far North Dallas.
Gate Access Control
Subdivision entries and private drives use gate access control with keypads, vehicle loop detectors, and phone-entry systems. When the loop stops sensing or the keypad stops talking to the board, we trace it. Far North Dallas has a second tier of infrastructure at the community entries, separate from the gates on individual lots, and we handle both.
Gate Parts & Welding
Some parts are becoming hard to find: original late-80s circuit boards, specific hinge brackets, and older operator arms. We carry common components on the truck and can weld replacements when a part is no longer made, which is why we offer Far North Dallas gate parts & welding as standard service. On-site welding is our standard practice, not an upsell.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Far North Dallas
We work throughout Far North Dallas, from the big lots west of Preston Road to the gated communities off Frankford and Arapaho. Typical response time in this corridor is same-day or next morning, with emergency calls answered around the clock.
- Bent Tree
- Prestonwood
- Preston Highlands
- Northwood Hills
- Hillcrest Manor
Why Far North Dallas’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Far North Dallas sits on Houston Black clay, the same expansive soil that cracks foundations all over Dallas County. It swells in wet springs and shrinks during 100-degree summer stretches. For a gate, that means the post moves seasonally. The hinge post leans a few degrees, the gate rakes out of square, and the operator has to push harder. Eventually the motor burns out or a weld cracks. We see this exact sequence in Bent Tree and Prestonwood constantly.
The housing stock compounds it. These are large custom and semi-custom brick homes built mostly between 1978 and 1998. Many are inside access-controlled subdivisions, which means two layers of gate hardware: the private driveway gate at the house, and the community entry system with its loop detectors and keypads. The original operators on a lot of those older systems are Viking and Elite units still running on factory boards. When they fail, a “quick repair” often means swapping the operator entirely, and resetting the post in concrete before the new hardware will cycle correctly.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Far North Dallas
We quote before we start. You’ll know the number before any work begins, and that number doesn’t change at the door. Typical repair pricing in Far North Dallas:
- Hinge replacement or weld repair: $150-$400
- Gate realignment and post adjustment: $200-$600
- Operator or control board replacement: $350-$1,200
- Full swing-gate operator swap (parts and labor): $900-$2,400
- Access control troubleshooting (keypad, loop, phone entry): $150-$500
We also offer $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, and a free second opinion on any written estimate. Seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount. The price is agreed before the work. That’s the whole point of calling a local owner-operated shop.
Service Area - Cities Near Far North Dallas
We serve Far North Dallas and the surrounding communities, including home base coverage in the metro, plus gate work in Highland Park, Dallas, Plano, and Irving. If you’re a few miles outside the Far North Dallas corridor, call and we’ll tell you straight whether we cover your street.
Serving Far North Dallas, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Far North Dallas 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 Far North Dallas
Most repairs here run between $150 and $600, depending on whether the post needs resetting or the operator needs replacing. A full operator swap can run higher, especially on the older Viking and Elite systems common in Bent Tree and Prestonwood. Call (325) 936-1371 for an exact quote, free.
Usually yes, for repair calls. We run same-day and next-morning service across the Far North Dallas corridor, and we answer the phone 24/7. If your gate is stuck open, stuck closed, or making a grinding sound, call (325) 936-1371 and we’ll give you a straight answer on timing.
Yes. The Houston Black clay under Far North Dallas expands and contracts with the seasons, and that movement is the single biggest cause of gate failure in this area. We dig, reset, and plumb the post, then check that the gate swings freely before we touch the operator. Skip the post and the next repair comes sooner than the last.
We do. Community entry systems along Frankford Road, Preston Road, and Arapaho Road use vehicle loops, keypads, and phone-entry panels that need a different skill set than a private driveway gate. We carry parts for those systems and can troubleshoot between the gate, the loop, and the control board.
We service LiftMaster, FAAC, Elite, Viking, and Mighty Mule, among others. A large share of the original automation in this area was installed with Viking and Elite operators, so we keep those parts in stock. If you can’t find the brand name on the unit, describe it over the phone and we can usually identify it.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Repair in Far North Dallas
When your gate won’t close or won’t open, call (325) 936-1371. You’ll get Hal or a member of his crew, not a recording. We’ll set a time, show up when we said we would, and fix the thing right. The name is on the shop, the shop is in the metro, and you can hold us to the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Far North Dallas with owner-operated gate repair 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 Far North Dallas Customers Say
"Welded the hinge back onto our wrought iron gate on site rather than taking it away for a fortnight. Ground it back and painted it and you cannot see the repair."
- Winston Achterberg"He builds the gates himself in his own shop. You can go and look at it. That is not something you can say about the outfits that just order a panel in."
- Doreen Whitfield"Fitted a keypad and an intercom so my mother can let carers in without coming down the drive. He set it up and then made her practise with it until she was comfortable."
- Lucinda Marchbanks