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Gate motor and opener repair in Irving usually runs $240-$480 for a standard motor swap or control board replacement, and most calls in the Las Colinas area involve legacy Apollo, DoorKing, or Linear operators from the 1980s and 1990s that are failing all at once. Hal Gatewood has been fixing exactly this equipment since 2001, and our Gate Motor & Opener crew knows which parts are still on the shelf and which ones need retrofitting. If your gate won’t move, call (325) 936-1371 and a live person answers, day or night.
We serve all of Irving, from the HOA entrance gates off MacArthur Boulevard to the older wrought iron driveway gates near Irving Boulevard and Story Road.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Irving’s Preferred Gate Motor & Opener Company
Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop and on every invoice. He’s been owner-operated since 2001, which means the person who takes your call is the same person who signs the work order. No faceless dispatch queue, no call center three states away. Irving homeowners and property managers keep our number because when a gate fails at 7 a.m. on a Monday, somebody has to answer.
We work in Las Colinas constantly. That district planted hundreds of slide and swing gate operators in the 1980s and 1990s, and now they’re wearing out on the same schedule. A property manager off Lake Carolyn Parkway doesn’t need a national outfit flying a tech in from Fort Worth. They need someone who knows a 1994 DoorKing 9100’s control board by sight and carries the right replacement on the truck.
Every job gets the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. Not “up to 90 days.” Ninety days, plain. If it isn’t right, one call brings Hal back. And your estimate is quoted and agreed before any work starts. No invoice surprises at the door.
Our Gate Motor & Opener Services in Irving
Motor Installation
Gate Installation in Irving for a new gate motor typically runs $850-$1,600 depending on the gate’s length, weight, and whether we’re pulling new conduit or reusing the old run. Older Irving properties often have undersized wiring from the original build, and we’ll tell you honestly if the power feed needs upgrading before a modern opener goes in. We install and program LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule operators.
Motor Repair
Irving Gate Repair for motors usually costs between $180 and $420, and it’s the right call more often than people expect. We rebuild what’s rebuildable. A burned capacitor, a worn brush set, a seized bearing: those are repairs, not replacements. The repair-first philosophy is why Hal gets annoyed when he sees a perfectly good motor swapped out because another company didn’t want to open it up. If your motor hums but won’t turn, don’t assume it’s dead.
Linear Motor
Linear gate motors move the gate along a straight track, and in Irving’s older apartment complexes and HOA entrances, those tracks have been in the ground for 25-35 years. The motor itself may be fine while the rack and pinion drive underneath is shearing teeth or the track has shifted from clay heave. We diagnose the whole run, not just the box on the post. Linear motor repair here runs $220-$500; replacement with a new rack segment and calibrated limits lands around $900-$1,400.
Slide Motor
Slide gate motors are the workhorse of Las Colinas. Those long steel gates on HOA entrances and corporate campuses off Royal Lane and Hidden Ridge depend on a motor that’s been cycling thousands of times a month for three decades. When a slide motor fails mid-cycle, the gate stops dead and traffic backs up. We stock Irving Gate Parts & Welding supplies locally and can usually have an HOA gate moving again the same day. Slide motor replacement in Irving runs $800-$1,500 installed, with the old track inspected and reset as part of the quote.
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 Irving
We’re certified to service nine gate brands: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. Around here, the three you see most on older Irving properties are LiftMaster, DoorKing, and Elite. We keep common parts for those brands on our trucks when we head to Irving jobs, which means fewer second trips. If you’ve got a Mighty Mule on a farm gate or a FAAC on a commercial entry, we handle those too.
Common Gate Motor & Opener Problems We See in Irving Homes
- Clay soil heave in the Blackland Prairie shifts post footings. Irving sits on expansive clay that swells when wet and shrinks when dry. That movement racks gate frames out of square, making swing gates drag and forcing the opener motor to overwork until it burns out. We fix the post alignment first, then the motor.
- Unshaded brick pilaster enclosures bake control boards. Las Colinas entrances love a brick column. In a Texas summer, the inside of that column gets far hotter than the air around it. Legacy LiftMaster and Linear control boards degrade in that heat year after year until they simply stop firing.
- Ice storms seize tracks and snap hinge posts. The February 2021 freeze did real damage to Irving gate hardware. Frozen tracks, bent frames, snapped hinges. A gate that’s been forced through ice often needs sag correction before the opener can be re-engaged safely.
- Obsolete Apollo and DoorKing operators from the original Las Colinas build-out. Those late-1980s and 1990s models are failing in waves now, and parts availability for some boards is getting thin. We can repair many of them, and we’ll tell you straight when replacement is the cheaper long-term answer.
Pricing for Gate Motor & Opener in Irving, TX
Here’s what Irving homeowners and property managers can expect. A basic motor repair like a capacitor or limit switch fix runs $180-$320. A full motor replacement on a single-family driveway gate lands between $700 and $1,200. HOA slide gate motor replacement with rack and pinion work runs $800-$1,500. Intercom and keypad integration adds $350-$900 depending on the system. Battery backup installation runs $400-$800. Every estimate is written, quoted, and agreed before any work starts. No trip charge inside the county, $40 off any repair over $200, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Call (325) 936-1371 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Irving
While this page focuses on Gate Motor & Opener in Irving, our crew also runs calls to Dallas, Duncanville, Addison, and Richardson. If you’re just across the line in Dallas or a few exits up in Addison, the same owner-operator answer and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise apply. Call and ask for Hal.
Serving Irving, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Irving 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 Motor & Opener in Irving
Yes, many are. We still repair Apollo and DoorKing units from the Las Colinas build-out, and we keep common control boards, limit switches, and drive components in stock for those legacy models. Some boards are no longer manufactured, and when that’s the case we’ll say so plainly and quote a UL 325-compliant retrofit instead. Call (325) 936-1371 and tell us the model number off the operator box, and we’ll tell you what’s possible before we ever send a truck.
Because the problem is almost never the hinges. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and in Irving the post moves because the Blackland Prairie clay under it swells and shrinks with every wet-dry cycle. Adjusting hinges without resetting the post is a temporary fix. We align the post, then square the gate, then set the opener limits. That’s the order that holds.
Yes, often without replacing the whole motor. UL 325 compliance means entrapment protection: monitored photocells, reversing edges, and proper force settings. We can retrofit non-compliant legacy operators with modern safety edges and photo eyes, recalibrate the force limits, and bring the system in line with current code. If the original operator can’t support those components, we’ll recommend a compliant replacement and quote it honestly. Safety on a shared HOA gate is not optional.
Control board failure from heat. Those unshaded brick pilaster enclosures trap summer heat above 100°F, and a legacy LiftMaster or Linear board that’s been baking for twenty years eventually cooks its capacitors. We see it every June through September. Adding a vent or a shade panel to the enclosure is a cheap fix that extends the next board’s life by years.
Yes, in most cases. We can integrate a keypad, fob reader, or intercom with an existing slide motor as long as the operator’s control board has available inputs. If the board is too old, we can sometimes add a standalone receiver that works alongside it. That’s a common request in Irving apartment complexes and HOA communities where the motor still runs fine but the access system needs modernizing. We’ll quote the upgrade separately so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Motor & Opener Work in Irving
If your gate is stuck open, stuck shut, or making a sound it shouldn’t make, call (325) 936-1371. A live person answers. We’ll ask what you’re seeing, give you a straight answer on whether it’s worth a service call, and schedule a time that works. Every job in Irving carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise and an upfront price quoted and agreed before work starts. Hal’s name is on the shop, and the phone rings in his pocket.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Irving since 2001.