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Electric gate repair in Plantation typically runs $180-$340 for a straightforward motor or control board fix, with same-day service available for most failures. If your gate won’t open, won’t close, or hums without moving, call us at (626) 649-4572. We know Plantation’s gates because we work on them every week: the 1980s HOA slide operators off West Sunrise, the heavy dual-swing entries in Plantation Acres, the builder-grade LiftMaster and Linear units in newer subdivisions off Pine Island Road. The job gets a written price before anything gets touched, and your floors stay clean the whole time.
Why Latch & Post Gate Repair Is Plantation’s Preferred Electric Gate Repair Company
We’re part of the Cedarwell family, and we’ve been at gate work since 2009. That matters in Plantation because this city has more HOA-governed, gate-fronted subdivisions than almost anywhere else in Broward County, and most of those gates are now 30 to 55 years old. Our technicians know which Plantation communities run DoorKing versus Viking versus Linear equipment, and they show up with the right parts the first time. We lay drop cloths on the floor and put on shoe covers before we step inside. We clean up like it’s our own home, ask before we move or touch anything, and explain the price before the work starts. That’s the Cedarwell C.A.R.E. routine, and it’s non-negotiable on every visit.
Our Electric Gate Repair team serves Plantation every weekday, and a live person answers our phones 24/7. Every job is backed by the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the repair isn’t right, we make it right. No argument, no fine print.
Gate Access Control in Plantation
Gate access control is the system that decides who gets in: keypads, card readers, telephone entry units, vehicle loop detectors, and the safety photo-eyes that stop a closing gate. In Plantation, this work usually means bringing 1960s-90s community equipment up to current Broward County code, because the entry gates installed during the city’s master-planned buildout predate post-Hurricane Andrew wind-load and electrical standards by decades.
Keypads and Telephone Entry
A Plantation HOA keypad that stopped reading codes is rarely the keypad itself. More often it’s a control board issue, or moisture inside the pedestal housing from afternoon storms, or wiring that’s been spliced five times over 40 years. We test the whole path, not just the keypad face. Standard keypad replacement or rewire work in Plantation runs $140-$260.
Loop Detectors and Safety Edges
Loop detectors buried in Plantation’s canal-fed, low-draining entry aprons flood regularly between June and October. When the loop fails, the gate won’t hold open or won’t sense a car. We dig down, check the join, and where we can, we move the splice above the water line. A loop detector replacement in Plantation costs $220-$390 including the saw-cut and seal.
Commercial Gate Operator in Plantation
A commercial gate operator is the motorized drive unit that moves a slide or swing gate at a community entry, a school, a church, or a business in Plantation. When a 1985-era HOA slide gate burns out a motor, the swap itself is mechanical, but the compliance question is not. Under Broward County’s post-Andrew codes, replacing an operator on an existing gate triggers review of the wind-load rating, the electrical disconnect, and the entrapment protection. A technician working in Davie or Sunrise doesn’t see this at the same volume, because Plantation was built as a master-planned city with hundreds of gated entries all aging at roughly the same rate.
Slide Gate Operators
Most Plantation community slide gates run on Viking, DoorKing, or Elite equipment from the 1980s and 1990s. A full operator swap including the new drive, receiver, and safety-edge integration typically runs $1,800-$3,400 depending on gate length and weight. We always verify UL 325 photo-eyes are present before we call the job done, because on older Plantation installs they often aren’t.
Swing Gate Operators
Plantation Acres equestrian properties favor heavy dual-swing gates on long private drives. If the gate was installed manually and never pre-wired, adding an operator means opening a trench for conduit and pulling a power run, then setting the arm geometry correctly. That work in Plantation Acres runs $2,600-$5,500 all-in, and we give you the written number before the first shovel goes in the ground.
Trusted Brands We Service in Plantation
Our technicians are factory-trained on the equipment families actually own across Plantation: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. That includes the FAAC and BFT hydraulic operators on heavier Plantation estate gates, the Linear operators common in 1990s HOA builds, and the Viking slide drives still running in several communities off Broward Boulevard. We keep common control boards and radio receivers on our trucks, and any part we don’t have we can usually source for next-day install at a Plantation address. No second trip, no “we’ll order it and call you.”
Common Electric Gate Repair Problems We See in Plantation Homes
- Lightning-fried control boards. Plantation sits roughly 10-12 miles inland, so salt air isn’t the main killer July through October. Summer lightning is. A nearby strike will take out a 1980s Viking or Elite logic board in a heartbeat, which is why our trucks stock surge-protection retrofit kits from Memorial Day through October.
- Flooded loop detectors and post footings. Broward’s canal-fed drainage keeps Plantation green, but in low-lying community entries, the same water that drains off lawns into canals also saturates the soil around gate posts and detector loops. Heavy afternoon storms accelerate wiring corrosion and loose footings.
- Builder-grade operators failing early. Newer Plantation developments off Pine Island Road and South University Drive often got the cheapest LiftMaster or Linear unit that met the builder’s spec. Those units are underpowered for the gate weight and start eating limit switches and rails within five or six years.
- Manual gates that were never pre-wired. Plantation Acres especially has long driveways with heavy gates installed decades before automation was even considered. Adding an operator means a conduit trench, a power run, and often a control cabinet that should have gone in at build time.
Cody Beckman, who leads Latch & Post Gate Repair, has walked enough of these Plantation entries to know the difference between a $300 board swap and a $3,000 operator replacement before he opens the cabinet.
Pricing for Electric Gate Repair in Plantation, FL
Most electric gate repairs in Plantation fall into clear ranges. A standard logic board replacement runs $220-$480. A keypad or photo-eye sensor replacement runs $140-$300. A loop detector replacement runs $220-$390. A full operator swap on an HOA slide gate runs $1,800-$3,400. And when you call Latch & Post, you get the exact number in writing before any work begins. Every single visit. Not a range, not an estimate subject to change: a written price. If we find something else while we’re in there, we stop and explain it before we do anything else. You decide. That’s how the Cedarwell family has done it since 2009.
Every repair is covered by the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If it isn’t right, Latch & Post makes it right.
We Also Serve Cities Near Plantation
Our Electric Gate Repair team covers all of Plantation, including the HOA communities off West Sunrise Boulevard, Plantation Acres, and the commercial corridors off of South University Drive, and we also serve Plantation‘s neighboring cities: Fort Lauderdale, Margate, Coconut Creek, and Pompano Beach. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Miami (South FL) office, with crews serving Plantation locally. Call us at (626) 649-4572 and a live person will pick up.
Serving Plantation, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Plantation 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 Plantation
Summer lightning strikes in Plantation’s thunderstorm belt are sending voltage surges through the operator’s power feed and taking out the control board. Most 1980s-era Viking and Elite installs in Plantation were wired without surge protection, because the original codes didn’t require it. The fix is a surge-protection retrofit on the power side plus a properly bonded ground, typically $260-$420 installed. Call (626) 649-4572 and we’ll have someone look at the cabinet this week.
Yes. Under Broward County’s post-Hurricane Andrew codes, replacing the operator on an existing gate is more than a mechanical swap. The county wants the replacement verified for the gate’s wind-load rating, the electrical disconnect inspected, and UL 325 entrapment photo-eyes present. A lot of Plantation’s original community gates had none of those things. We handle the compliance side as part of every operator replacement, and we tell you what’s needed and what it costs before we begin.
Most Plantation communities sit in Broward’s canal-fed drainage basins, so the soil under vehicle entry aprons holds water longer than you’d expect. When the loop detector’s saw-cut splice gets saturated, the inductive field drops and the gate stops sensing cars. The fix is re-splicing the loop above the water line and resealing the cut, usually $220-$390 for the full loop replacement. We can quote it over the phone.
Usually yes, as long as the gate hinges and post structure are sound enough to withstand motorized operation. The bigger job on Plantation Acres properties is the power run: most manual gates were never pre-wired, so we trench conduit from the house or a sub-panel, set the operator arm geometry, and install a control cabinet. Full automation on a heavy driveway gate in Plantation Acres runs $2,600-$5,500 with the written price quoted before any trenching starts. We’re glad to come out and measure at no cost.
It happens more often in Plantation than you’d think. Builders install the cheapest operator that meets the spec, not the one sized for the gate’s actual weight. The operator then works hard from day one, wears out limit switches and rails early, and fails within five or six years. We replace builder-grade units with properly sized equipment, and we explain the difference in plain language. The estimate is free, and the written price is yours before you commit.
Call Latch & Post Gate Repair for Electric Gate Repair in Plantation, FL
If your gate is stuck open, stuck closed, grinding, humming, or dead after a storm, call (626) 649-4572. A live person answers, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We’ll ask a few questions about your gate, give you a straight answer about what it’s likely to cost, and schedule a visit at a time that works for your family. The written price comes before any work begins. Shoe covers and drop cloths are on the job, and you’ll get a photo of the clean-up before we leave. Latch & Post Gate Repair is part of the Cedarwell family, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise backs everything we do.
Written by Cody Beckman, Owner at Latch & Post Gate Repair, serving Plantation and Broward County since 2009.