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Electric gate repair in Arlington runs between $180 and $480 for most operator, hinge, and post-realignment calls, and Latch & Post can usually get a technician to your driveway the same day. We know Arlington’s gates the way only a local shop can: the clay soil, the aging 1980s tract homes, and the way a single misaligned post can bind an operator until the gearbox gives out. If your gate is dragging, buzzing, or refusing to open, call (626) 649-4572 and we’ll give you a written price before any work begins.
We’re the Electric Gate Repair team Arlington homeowners call when they want a fix that stays fixed, not a patch that fails again in the next drought cycle. Dispatch and scheduling for our Arlington crews is coordinated from the brand’s Dallas-Fort Worth office, but the technicians who show up know this city’s streets, soil, and gate hardware. No voicemail, no callback queue: a live person answers around the clock, every day of the year.
Why Latch & Post Gate Repair Is Arlington’s Preferred Electric Gate Repair Company
We’ve been repairing electric gates in Arlington since 2009, and the reviews from homeowners in neighborhoods like Pantego, Dalworthington Gardens, and southwest Arlington tell the same story: the technician showed up on time, explained the problem in plain English, and left the driveway cleaner than he found it. Cody Beckman, who leads our Arlington crew, does not believe in selling a replacement when a $40 limit switch fixes the problem. That approach earns repeat calls and referrals, not one-off invoices.
Our response time to Arlington is measured in hours, not days. Emergency calls for a gate that will not close, a vehicle trapped behind a dead operator, or an operator that trips every ten minutes are treated as urgent. We stock replacement arms, keypads, remotes, and safety sensors for the brands Arlington households actually have: LiftMaster, Viking, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing among them. That means first-visit fixes, not “we’ll order the part and come back next week.”
Every technician who works in Arlington is background-checked, uniformed, and trained on the Cedarwell C.A.R.E. routine: clean up like it’s our own home, ask before moving or touching anything, respect quiet hours when kids are napping, and explain the price before the work starts. Shoe covers go on at the door. Drop cloths protect floors near interior keypads and control boards. We send a photo of the cleanup before we leave. That is not a premium add-on. It is the standard.
Commercial Gate Operator in Arlington
Commercial Gate Operator work in Arlington often means keeping sliding or swing gates running at apartment complexes, warehouse lots, and retail entries along Cooper Street, Division Street, and the industrial stretches east of Highway 360. These operators run ten or twenty cycles a day at a residence. At a commercial site in Arlington, especially on the west side near AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Field, the same operator may cycle three hundred times on a game day. That duty cycle is why commercial operators in Arlington fail years before residential units, and why we treat commercial gate operator repair as its own discipline.
High Duty-Cycle Operator Replacement
When a commercial gate operator near the stadiums or a busy apartment complex on Green Oaks burns out, the fix is usually not the same residential unit a homeowner would install. We specify operators rated for frequent cycling, upgrade pivot hardware, and re-check rack alignment before the first heavy-use day. Expect a commercial operator replacement in Arlington to run $1,800 to $4,200 depending on the gate length, weight, and whether a hydraulic operator is required for crash-rated applications.
Operator Arms and Loop Detectors
Gate operator arms on Arlington commercial gates take abuse from delivery trucks, box trucks, and the occasional driver who tries to follow the car ahead before the gate fully opens. We replace bent arms, re-align rack-and-pinion tracks, and service the loop detectors in the pavement that tell the operator when a vehicle is waiting. If the loop is dead, the gate will often close on a car, or refuse to open at all. Loop detector replacement in Arlington runs $450 to $900.
Gate Opener Repair in Arlington
Gate Opener Repair in Arlington frequently involves diagnosing a motor that works but cannot move the gate anymore. The cause is usually not the motor itself. In the Blackland Prairie clay that underlies most of Arlington’s 1970s through 1990s subdivisions, gate posts heave and tilt on a seasonal cycle. A post that has shifted half an inch since last year binds the gate in the track, loads the operator arm until the gearbox strips, and produces exactly the same symptom as a burned-out motor. We start by checking the post, then the rack, then the operator. Repairing the wrong component wastes your money and leaves you with a gate that fails again in the next wet spring.
Keypad and Remote Programming
When an Arlington homeowner’s keypad stops accepting the code or the remote will not sync, the fix is usually a quick reprogramming or a replacement keypad wired back to the operator. We carry Viking, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing remotes and keypads on the truck, so these calls are typically done same-day. A replacement remote runs $45 to $90. A wired keypad replacement runs $120 to $240 installed.
Control Board and Safety Sensor Diagnosis
If your gate opens but refuses to close, or reverses mid-close for no visible reason, the safety sensor circuit or the control board is the prime suspect. Arlington’s summer storms and occasional power surges can fry a board in seconds. We test the sensors first, because they fail more often than boards, and because a board replacement is more expensive. Control board replacement in Arlington runs $280 to $650 depending on brand and model.
Trusted Brands We Service in Arlington
Our Arlington technicians are factory-trained on Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, and Elite gate operators, along with LiftMaster for residential swing and slide gates. We keep common arms, gear packs, remotes, keypads, and control boards for these brands stocked for Arlington service calls, not shipped from a warehouse three states away. If you own a 1990s Viking operator on a wood swing gate in southeast Arlington or a Ghost Controls slide gate on a new build in Viridian, we know the quirks of that equipment. We do not guess. Cody Beckman and the team diagnose the specific fault, quote the exact part, and get it fixed.
Common Electric Gate Repair Problems We See in Arlington Homes
- Heaved gate posts binding the operator. Arlington sits on Blackland Prairie clay that swells in spring rains and shrinks hard in summer drought. Posts move, gates bind, gearboxes strip. The fix is re-setting the post, not replacing the operator.
- Wood gates that drag after summer heat. Weeks of 100°F temperatures cook the wood on 1980s and 1990s tract gates until frames swell and rails drop. The gate drags on the track, and the operator motor strains until it trips or burns out.
- Dead loop detectors on slide gates. In Arlington subdivisions where driveways are wide enough for a slide gate, the loop detector in the driveway eventually fails. The gate then behaves erratically: closing on cars, refusing to open, or reversing for no reason.
- Operator failures near the stadiums. West Arlington commercial gates run through 30-plus event-day traffic surges a year. Pivot hardware and operator arms wear out far faster than residential equipment. We quote lifespans for commercial operators with that local duty cycle built in.
Pricing for Electric Gate Repair in Arlington, TX
Electric gate repair in Arlington typically runs $180 to $480 for most calls. A hinge replacement runs $120 to $250. A post re-set runs $300 to $700 depending on the depth of the new footing and whether concrete needs to cure before the gate can operate again. Gate opener motor replacement runs $450 to $1,100. We quote in writing before any work starts, and the price you approve is the price you pay. No surprise invoice at the end. Call (626) 649-4572 for a free estimate on any electric gate repair in Arlington, TX.
We Also Serve Cities Near Arlington
Our electric gate repair crews cover the whole Arlington metro area, including Mansfield, Kennedale, Burleson, and Cedar Hill. If you live just outside Arlington, the same written-price guarantee, shoe-covers routine, and 365-Day Done Right Promise apply. We serve the full surrounding area with the same local knowledge and same-day response.
Serving Arlington, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Arlington 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 Electric Gate Repair in Arlington
Because the problem is usually not the track. In Arlington, Blackland Prairie clay heaves gate posts out of plumb on a seasonal cycle, and a post that has moved even half an inch binds the gate in the track. Lubricant will not fix a post-footing problem. We re-set the post and re-align the operator arm, which solves the drag at its source. Call (626) 649-4572 for a diagnosis.
It can be. A tripping operator often means the gate is meeting more resistance than the motor was designed for, usually from a heaving post or a swollen wood gate. The overload protection is doing its job. If the gate obstructs a driveway shared with kids or pets, do not ignore the tripping. We’ll find the cause and fix it before the gearbox strips completely.
Yes. In Arlington neighborhoods where driveways are wide but lack the full clearance arc for a swing gate, we convert swing gates to rack-and-pinion slide gates. We install new track, a slide operator, and loop detectors, and the driveway stays usable during the work. Conversion pricing in Arlington runs $2,800 to $6,500 depending on gate length and existing posts.
Because they cycle hundreds of times on event days at AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Field, compared to ten or twenty cycles a day at a residence. That is a thirty-fold difference in duty. We specify commercial operators with higher cycle ratings, and we tell property managers the honest expected lifespan for their gate, not the brochure number.
We service Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and LiftMaster operator brands, along with FAAC, BFT, and Linear on commercial sites. Parts for these brands are stocked locally for Arlington calls, so repair is usually same-day. If your brand is not listed, call and ask. We will tell you straight whether we can fix it or whether you need a different specialist.
Written by Cody Beckman, Owner at Latch & Post Gate Repair, serving Arlington since 2009.