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AfterGate Company in Keene, TX
Latch & Post Gate Repair is a Cedarwell-family gate specialist serving Keene, TX, with a live person answering every call at (626) 649-4572. Keene’s older residential core and newer acreage-lot homes each have their own gate problems, shaped by Johnson County’s expansive black clay soil and summers that routinely pass 100°F. This page gives you the lay of the land: what Keene gates deal with, what work runs, and where we travel. For individual services, see the links just below.
Why Keene Homes Are Different
Keene sits squarely on the North Texas expansive black clay belt, and the severe seasonal shrink-swell cycles in Johnson County soil cause gate posts to heave, rack, and sink far more aggressively than in the sandier soils of neighboring communities. That makes post resetting and hinge realignment the dominant gate call here, not simple hardware swaps. The city’s long-established Seventh-day Adventist community identity also means a notable share of residential properties date to mid-20th-century development around Southwestern Adventist University, with aging swing gates on those lots now being retrofitted with electric operators for the first time as the area grows.
Keene’s housing stock runs two directions. There’s an older residential core of modest single-family homes built from the 1950s through 1980s tied to the SDA community. Then there’s a newer ring of acreage-lot and ranch-style properties driven by DFW southward expansion. The acreage lots in particular commonly feature long gravel driveways with sliding or swing driveway gates, both wood and tubular steel, that take hard daily use. Summer temperatures regularly exceeding 100°F degrade rubber gate seals, warp untreated wood frame gates, and accelerate solar-charged battery failure on automatic operators. And the clay is always moving. A gate that hangs straight in May can drag its latch by August, and again by December, which is why we treat post work as the foundation of most Keene repairs rather than an add-on.
Our Main Keene Services
The two calls that dominate Keene are older swing gates that have drifted out of plumb with the clay, and new operators being fitted to driveway gates on the acreage ring. Each service has its own Keene page linked below.
Gate Repair in Keene
Most Keene repair work starts at the post. Technicians working the older blocks near Southwestern Adventist University frequently find original mid-century chain-link or wrought-iron swing gates still hung on hand-poured concrete posts that have tilted several degrees off vertical from decades of clay movement. The gates themselves are often repairable, but the post has to be excavated and reset before any hinge or latch work holds long-term. We also replace latches, hinges, and sagging wood frames on the newer ranch-style properties. Every visit includes a written price before work begins, shoe covers, and drop cloths where the job touches the home. See Gate Repair in Keene for the full breakdown.
Gate Installation in Keene
New gate installation in Keene means planning for the soil, not just buying the gate. On the acreage ring, we set posts deep and square for long gravel driveways where sliding gates take daily hard use. On older SDA-era lots, we often work with existing concrete that must be cut or re-set before a new wood or tubular steel gate goes in. We handle swing and slide configurations, measure for the hardware, and quote the full job in writing before any material is ordered. See Gate Installation in Keene.
Electric Gate Repair in Keene
Electric gate repair in Keene is heavily influenced by the heat and the clay. Solar-charged batteries fail faster here than average because summer temperatures routinely exceed 100°F. Automated slide tracks bind when the soil shifts seasonally. And many of Keene’s older swing gates are getting their first electric operator retrofitted, which often reveals wiring and panel issues from the original build. We service operators from Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and others, and we diagnose before quoting. See Electric Gate Repair in Keene.
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.
Brands We Service in Keene
Our technicians are factory-trained on our brands, including Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, and Elite. Most common parts for these systems are stocked on the truck, so a single visit usually resolves the repair. If a part has to be ordered, we tell you upfront what it is, why it’s needed, and exactly when we’ll be back.
Pricing for Gate Company in Keene, TX
| Service | Typical range in Keene |
|---|---|
| Gate latch replacement | $180 - $340 |
| Hinge realignment | $220 - $410 |
| Sagging gate frame repair | $300 - $550 |
| Gate post reset (excavation and set) | $450 - $850 |
| Standard gate installation (materials included) | $1,200 - $3,800 |
| Electric operator retrofit | $900 - $2,800 |
| Operator motor replacement | $350 - $750 |
| Track realignment for sliding gate | $250 - $480 |
| Solar battery replacement | $120 - $300 |
| Safety sensor repair or replacement | $150 - $350 |
Keene prices run toward the upper half of these ranges on acreage lots where posts sit in raw clay and long gravel driveways mean extra labor. Sliding gates on those properties also tend to need track work more often than the swing gates in the older core. Every price is quoted and agreed in writing before any work starts, and there is no charge to come out and give you the number.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Keene
We work throughout Keene, from the older SDA-era blocks around Southwestern Adventist University to the newer acreage-lot subdivisions on the outer edges of town. Response times in Keene are typically same-day or next-day for urgent repairs, and we schedule non-urgent work around the family’s routine.
- Blocks surrounding Southwestern Adventist University
- Older SDA-era residential streets off Old Betsy Road
- Acreage lots along County Road 913 and the rural eastern edge
- Newer subdivisions along the Highway 67 corridor
- Ranch-style properties west of town toward Cleburne
Service Area – Cities Near Keene
Latch & Post Gate Repair serves Keene and the surrounding Johnson County communities. The same Cedarwell Care Promise, written price, shoe covers, drop cloths, and cleanup photo applies everywhere we travel. We also work in Cleburne, TX, Joshua, TX, Alvarado, TX, and Burleson, TX. Scheduling and dispatch are coordinated from the brand’s Dallas-Fort Worth office, with crews serving Keene locally.
Serving Keene, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Keene 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 Company in Keene
Most urgent repairs in Keene get same-day or next-day service. Our technicians live in the area, not across the metroplex. For non-urgent work, we schedule around your family’s routine, and a written price is always delivered before any work begins. Call (626) 649-4572 and a live person will pick up.
Most gate repairs and replacements on existing posts do not require a permit in Keene. New installations that involve new electrical runs for operators may need an inspection, which we handle as part of the install. We tell you the exact requirement in writing before work starts.
Johnson County’s black gumbo clay is the likely cause. When the soil shrinks and swells through wet and dry seasons, posts can shift even after a proper set. That’s why we excavate and reset posts in Keene rather than just bolting on new hinges, and why we set posts deeper than code minimums where the clay runs thick.
Contact Latch & Post Gate Repair in Keene
If your gate is sagging, sticking, or giving you trouble at the latch, call (626) 649-4572 for a free, written estimate. A live person answers 24/7, every day of the year. We’ll talk through what’s happening, set a time that works for you, and show up with a written price before any work begins. Floors stay clean, the price stays what we said, and the job is backed by the 365-Day Done Right Promise. Cody Beckman leads our Keene work from the Dallas-Fort Worth office, and the crew who comes to your gate is background-checked, uniformed, and trained on the brands families actually use.
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 Keene Customers Say
"Our gate opener quit and they came out quick. The tech was careful not to leave the yard open while our dog was out, which I really appreciated. Clean work, swept up the metal shavings."
- Eleanor Boggs"New hinges welded on a heavy gate. They laid down protection so no sparks hit the driveway and cleaned every bit after. Respectful of the property and the result is solid."
- Derek Pulanco"Electric gate was acting up. He was calm and methodical, found the bad sensor, and tidied the whole area by the gate post when he finished. No grease left on the driveway."
- Ravi Menon