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Gate parts and welding in North Dallas usually come down to one of two things: a hinge that finally gave out, or a post the clay has pushed out of plumb. We handle both, and we handle them on site. Gatewood Fence & Gate has been owner-operated since 2001, and when you call (325) 936-1371 about a sagging swing gate off Preston Road or a slide gate jumping its track in Bent Tree, you get a live person who knows North Dallas soil, North Dallas gates, and what they’re going to find before they open the truck. Hal Gatewood put his name on the shop and on every invoice because he doesn’t fix things halfway and he doesn’t hide behind voicemail.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is North Dallas’s Preferred Gate Parts & Welding Company
North Dallas is not like other parts of the metroplex. The homes along Midway Road, Hillcrest Road, and the Dallas North Tollway corridor are older, larger, and heavier on ornamental iron than almost anywhere else in the county. That’s the work we know best. Homeowners in Preston Hollow, Prestonwood, and Bent Tree have called us for hinge replacements, post straightening, and custom welding when a national outfit told them to rip the whole gate out and start over. We usually fix it for a fraction of that, in the driveway, same visit.
We work on the gates your neighbors have. BFT slide operators on a community entry off Frankford Road. Linear swing arms on 1990s Prestonwood cul-de-sacs. Viking hydraulic operators that have run since the first Bush administration and only quit when the clay moved the post. Our Gate Parts & Welding team stocks the parts these older systems need, because we know North Dallas has more legacy iron than the builders ever planned for. And every job, from a hinge pin to a full post replacement, carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, Hal comes back. One call. No runaround.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Services in North Dallas
Hinge Replacement
In North Dallas, hinge failure rarely starts in the hinge. It starts in the post, which the Blackland Prairie clay has slowly eased out of level. We’ll pull the gate, cut out the worn hinge barrels, weld in new steel or heavy brass hinges, and set the post true before rehanging. You don’t pay us to do the job twice. A sag in the hinge post is a sag in the gate, and we fix both.
Post Replacement
Concrete and clay don’t get along, and North Dallas has some of the most active expansive clay in the state. A post that was level in May can be a half-inch out by October. We dig down past the heave line, set a new post deeper with proper drainage stone, and weld the gate back square. For brick columns on Preston Hollow estates, we cut and rebuild the column face so the finished look matches the original brick bond. This is field welding, not a shop job.
Rail Repair
Wrought iron gates rust from the inside out, and the bottom rail is always first. In North Dallas, where sprinkler systems soak the lower rail nightly and summer heat bakes it dry, we see bottom rail rot on gates less than 20 years old. We cut out the rotten section, bend and weld a replacement rail to match the picket spacing, and prime and paint it so you can’t tell where the repair was. If the top rail is bowed from a vehicle hit, we straighten it or replace the section before it pulls the pickets off their welds.
Custom Welding
This is the part of the trade where matching matters more than muscle. A 300-pound ornamental gate off Royal Lane with scrolled pickets and basket twists isn’t something you swap for a box-store panel. We weld new sections onto the old iron, match the scrollwork, and blend the finish so the repair disappears into the existing design. We’ve rebuilt damaged gates, fabricated missing picket tips, and welded kick plates onto HOA gates where the local manager wanted a more secure bottom edge. Show us the gate and we’ll tell you what can be saved before anyone sells you a replacement.
What happens when you call
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in North Dallas
We work on Viking, Linear, and BFT operators every week in North Dallas, because those are the brands installed across the 1980s and 1990s building boom here. Ghost Controls show up on newer residential slide gates in Bent Tree and Prestonwood additions. The parts for a 1996 Linear slide arm are different from a 2021 unit, and we keep the common failure points on hand specifically for North Dallas jobs. That means less time waiting for a truck order and more time getting your gate swinging or sliding again the same visit.
Common Gate Parts & Welding Problems We See in North Dallas Homes
- Clay heave tilting the hinge post: North Dallas sits on Blackland Prairie clay that shrinks in summer and swells when fall rains arrive. A gate that closes perfectly in June can scrape the latch side by November, not because the gate warped, but because the post moved. We reset the post and reinforce the hinge weld so it stays put.
- 30-year-old Viking and Linear operators on HOA entries: Bent Tree and Prestonwood community gates still run original operators from the early 1990s. When one dies after a wet fall, the neighbors on the same developer’s build cycle are often weeks behind. We keep legacy Viking and Linear parts ready for exactly this pattern.
- Baked wiring and seals from the July and August heat: North Dallas routinely sees 100°F for weeks straight, which cooks wiring insulation and hydraulic seals faster than national warranty tables predict. Intermittent loop detector failures and jerky slide gate movement are the usual symptoms.
- Bottom rail rust from sprinkler overspray: North Dallas lawns stay green all summer, which means the sprinkler heads run nightly and soak the bottom rail. Paint flakes, the rail rots through, and the pickets drop. We cut out and weld in a new rail and prime it properly so the repair lasts.
Pricing for Gate Parts & Welding in North Dallas, TX
A hinge replacement on a typical North Dallas swing gate runs $180 to $420 depending on the gate weight and whether the post needs straightening. Post replacement with a new steel post set in concrete runs $400 to $900, while rebuilding a brick column face adds to the job. Bottom rail repair runs $250 to $600 for most ornamental gates. Custom welding for scrollwork matching or a damaged section is quoted by the foot and the complexity, with most North Dallas jobs landing between $300 and $1,200. You get the price in writing before the welder lights the torch. 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 and we’ll get you a number that doesn’t change at the door.
We Also Serve Cities Near North Dallas
While this page is written for North Dallas homeowners, our crews work the surrounding streets daily. If you live just across the line in Highland Park, Dallas, Plano, or Irving, the same Gate Parts & Welding in North Dallas expertise applies. The gates are the same age, the soil shares the same clay, and the fix is the same: repair what’s sound, replace only what’s dead, and weld it better than it was.
Serving North Dallas, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the 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 - Gate Parts & Welding in North Dallas
The clay is moving the column, and the original hinge anchors were never sized for that movement. In North Dallas we regularly see brick columns that have heaved a half-inch or more, which means the gate tries to hang off the hinges instead of resting on them. We remove the old anchors, weld in longer steel hinge plates or through-bolt them into the column core, and reset the gate. That stops the cycle. Call (325) 936-1371 for an exact quote on your gate.
Yes. We’ve matched scrolls, basket twists, and picket tips on gates from the 1980s and 1990s all over Preston Hollow and Prestonwood. Our welders form the replacement pieces in the truck or at the shop, then weld and finish them to match the existing rust bloom and paint line. The repair gets lost in the pattern. Call (325) 936-1371 and describe what’s broken; we’ll tell you if it can be matched, and it almost always can.
The two causes in North Dallas are a bent guide rail or a track bed that has shifted with the clay. We check the rollers and the chain tension first, then measure the track for level. If the clay has shoved one end of the track downward, we cut and re-weld the post supports, shim the track true, and reset the gate. The gate shouldn’t ride the v-wheels on an angle, and after we’re done it doesn’t. Call (325) 936-1371 to schedule a look.
When the Blackland Prairie clay swells in October and November, a post or hinge moved and put new load on a Viking operator that had run easy for years. Hydraulic units like the older Viking models respond to that load by overheating, and after thirty years of North Dallas summers, the seals are brittle to begin with. We check the gate’s swing first, fix whatever the clay moved, then repair or replace the operator so it isn’t fighting the gate the day it goes back in service. Call (325) 936-1371 before you buy a new unit; the old one may just need the gate freed up.
We can, and we’ve done that exact job for North Dallas homeowners who wanted a keypad or intercom post that doesn’t look like it was bolted on as an afterthought. We weld a steel pedestal in the same square stock as your gate, powder-coat or paint it to match, and mount the keypad and wiring inside. It looks original, not added. Call (325) 936-1371 for a free estimate.
When you call Gatewood Fence & Gate at (325) 936-1371, a live person answers, day or night. You’ll get an honest look at your gate, a price in writing before any work starts, and Hal’s 90-Day Done Right Promise on the invoice. If you’re in North Dallas and your gate is sagging, scraping, or refusing to open, we’ll be there.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving North Dallas and the surrounding counties since 2001.