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Gate repair in Colleyville usually falls into two categories: a gate that won’t open, or a gate that won’t stay put. Most automated estate gates here run between $275 and $900 to repair, depending on whether we’re replacing a hinge, rewiring an operator, or welding cracked ironwork. Call us at (626) 649-4572 and we’ll have a technician out to your property, typically the same day you call. We work on the custom ornamental gates that define Colleyville’s long-driveway estates, and we know what North Texas clay does to them over time.
Our Gate Repair team is built around the specific failure pattern that defines this city: black-clay post heave on large-lot estate gates, compounded by the obsolete Eagle and Elite swing gate operators still running in the 1990s gated subdivisions. That’s not a problem you solve with a generic fix. It takes someone who has reset hundreds of leaning posts in this soil and re-mounted modern operators onto ironwork that an HOA requires to stay in place. We’ve done exactly that, repeatedly, across Colleyville.
Why Latch & Post Gate Repair Is Colleyville’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Colleyville homeowners tend to have strong opinions about how a crew treats the property. That’s fair, given the custom ironwork and long driveways involved. Our technicians arrive background-checked and in uniform, and we work to the Cedarwell C.A.R.E. values: Clean up like it’s our own home, Ask before we move or touch anything, Respect the family’s time and quiet hours, and Explain the price before the work. We lay drop cloths on the floor and put on shoe covers before we step inside, even when the work is mostly at the gate itself. Most jobs end with a cleanup photo before we leave.
Colleyville customers also tend to ask the same two questions: will the repair hold through the next drought, and will the gate still match the rest of the ironwork. That’s why the 365-Day Done Right Promise exists. If the repair or installation isn’t right, Latch & Post makes it right. No argument, no fine print. Cody Beckman, who leads our team, has built the service around that promise because he knows a gate that drifts out of plumb six months after a repair wasn’t really repaired.
Every call is answered by a live person, 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays. No voicemail, no callback queue. When your gate won’t close and your dog is standing at the top of the driveway, that matters.
Gate Welding in Colleyville
Gate Welding in Colleyville typically runs $180 to $480 for a single crack or broken picket repair on ornamental ironwork, and $350 to $900 when a hinge bracket shears off the post and needs to be re-welded and reinforced. The custom wrought-iron gates on Colleyville’s estate lots are heavy. Decades of black-clay movement flex the iron in ways the original fabricator never anticipated, which is why we see weld failures at the exact same stress points: the bottom hinge tab, the arch connection, and the picket-to-frame joints.
Repairing Fatigue Cracks on Estate Ironwork
North Texas expansive clay puts a constant, low-grade flex into any gate mounted on a post that shifts. Over 25 to 30 years, that flex turns into hairline cracks at the welds, usually starting at the bottom hinge. We grind back to clean steel, re-weld, and often add a gusset plate that spreads the load. If the iron has rusted around the crack, we’ll cut back to sound material first. A weld over rusted steel won’t hold.
Strengthening Hinge Tabs and Post Brackets
When a heavy gate sags, it torques the hinge tab until the weld tears. We see this on Colleyville driveway gates where the leaf exceeds 12 feet. We’ll re-weld the tab, then check the post itself for movement. If the post is leaning even two degrees, the new weld is destined to fail too. The fix is to weld, then address the post so the gate hangs true.
Commercial Gate Repair in Colleyville
Commercial Gate Repair in Colleyville is commonly needed for automated entry gates at churches, schools, and the gated entrances to small office and retail properties along Glade Road and Highway 26. Typical commercial repairs here run $350 to $1,200, depending on whether the issue is a failed operator board, a bent slide track, or a vehicle strike on the gate leaf. Commercial gates cycle dozens of times a day, every single day. That relentless cycling, paired with Colleyville’s shrink-swell soil, accelerates wear on posts, hinges, and operator components.
Operator and Control Board Replacements
Many Colleyville commercial gates still run on operators that are well past their service life. We stock parts for Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, and Elite systems, which covers most of what’s installed in this area. When a board fails, we can usually have a replacement running the same day. If the unit is obsolete, we’ll quote a modern replacement sized for the gate’s weight and cycle count, and install it without disrupting the existing access control wiring.
Vehicle Strike and Track Repair
A commercial slide gate that gets clipped by a delivery truck is a common call here, especially around the retail properties off Precinct Line Road. We’ll straighten or replace bent track sections, realign the wheels, and weld any damaged frame sections. We also check the safety photo eyes and edge sensors after a strike. A gate that still moves but no longer reverses when it hits resistance is a hazard, and we won’t leave it that way.
Trusted Brands We Service in Colleyville
Our technicians are factory-trained on the brands families actually own in Colleyville: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. Because we focus exclusively on gates, we carry the boards, remotes, photo eyes, and limit switches for these systems rather than ordering them after the fact. If you have a Viking operator on an estate gate near Monticello Park, or a Ghost Controls system on a driveway gate off Cheek-Sparger Road, we can usually repair it on the first visit. Parts don’t fix gates. Knowing what to bring does.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Colleyville Homes
- Post heave from expansive clay. Colleyville sits on North Texas black gumbo clay. It swells in spring rains and contracts hard during summer droughts, and that cycle slowly tilts hinge posts. A post that moves just an inch can pull a 14-foot gate leaf far enough out of alignment to stall the operator.
- Obsolete Eagle and early Elite operators. Many 1990s estate gates in Colleyville were built with first-generation swing operators that are no longer manufactured. When the board dies, the repair decision is real: hunt down a discontinued part or mount a modern unit onto ironwork your HOA requires to stay in place.
- Sagging custom iron gates. The heavier the gate, the more any post movement shows up as a sag. Homeowners often don’t notice until the gate scrapes the driveway or the latch stops lining up. By then, the hinges and the rack and pinion have been wearing unevenly for months.
- Sensor and entrapment protection failures. Colleyville homes with pools and young families are right to be concerned about photo eye and safety edge malfunctions. We test entrapment protection on every automated gate call, not just the ones where a sensor is clearly the problem.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Colleyville, TX
Here’s what you can expect to pay in Colleyville for common repairs. A gate realignment runs $180 to $350. A hinge replacement on a standard ornamental gate runs $225 to $425, and on a large custom leaf it runs $350 to $600. Gate welding jobs fall between $180 and $900 depending on the crack and the iron’s condition. Electric gate operator board replacements run $275 to $650. Full operator replacements run $800 to $1,800 installed, depending on the gate’s weight and whether we’re preserving existing custom ironwork. These are the numbers we quote in Colleyville, and you’ll see your exact price in writing before we touch anything. Call (626) 649-4572 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Colleyville
Our crews serve Colleyville and the surrounding Tarrant County communities, including Bedford, Euless, Southlake, and Hurst. If you’re near the Colleyville city line, your gate faces the same black-clay conditions, and our scheduling is coordinated from the brand’s Dallas-Fort Worth office to keep response times short. Call and ask when we can be there.
Serving Colleyville, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Colleyville 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 Repair in Colleyville
The sag usually isn’t in the iron. It’s in the post footing. Colleyville’s expansive black clay heaves and contracts with seasonal moisture, and that movement tilts the hinge post a fraction of an inch at a time. Once the post is out of plumb, the gate leaf sags at the latch end, even if every weld is intact. We fix the post first, then realign the gate. Call (626) 649-4572 and we’ll check it.
Sometimes we can source a discontinued board or a rebuilt control unit. More often, the better path is mounting a modern LiftMaster or Viking operator onto your existing custom iron. We’ve done that exact job on estate gates across Colleyville, including one off Pleasant Run Road where the original Eagle unit had been fighting a misaligned leaf for months. The quote is free, and you’ll get it in writing before anything is ordered.
Yes. Under UL 325 and the relevant Texas-adopted electrical standards, any automated gate installed or significantly modified after the standard took effect is required to have entrapment protection, typically photo eyes and a reversing edge. Colleyville gates on the original 1990s operators often lack compliant protection, which is one more reason to consider an upgrade. We test every gate we touch.
The two peak call windows are late summer, when the clay has contracted and posts shift suddenly, and spring, when heavy rains swell the soil and push posts out of plumb. August and October are busy. If your gate binds in the heat or scrapes after a wet spell, call (626) 649-4572 before the wear reaches the operator.
We weld on site. Gate welding is one of our core services, and we regularly repair fatigue cracks, failed hinge tabs, and broken pickets on Colleyville’s custom ironwork. We won’t fabricate a new gate for you, but we’ll keep the one your HOA requires in place running straight and strong. Estimates are free, and the price is written before we start.
Call Latch & Post Gate Repair in Colleyville
If your gate is sagging, stalling, or simply showing its age, call (626) 649-4572. We’ll answer in person, schedule a time that works for your household, and show up with shoe covers, drop cloths, and a written price before any work begins. Cody Beckman and the Latch & Post team have been repairing gates in the Dallas-Fort Worth area since 2009, and we’d be glad to put eyes on yours.
Written by Cody Beckman, Owner at Latch & Post Gate Repair, serving Colleyville since 2009.