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Gate repair in Converse usually comes down to one of two things: a hinge post that has heaved out of plumb in our clay soil, or a builder-grade operator that was never quite right from the day it was installed. We fix both, and we get to most Converse homes the same day you call. If your gate is dragging, binding, or faulting mid-cycle, call (626) 649-4572 and a live person will answer, day or night.
Latch & Post Gate Repair has been part of the Cedarwell family since 2009. We work on the brands Converse families actually own: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. Our Gate Repair team knows this area’s housing stock well, and we show up with a written price before any work begins.
Why Latch & Post Gate Repair Is Converse’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Converse is a specific kind of market. Most of the residential gates we service sit on tracts built between 1998 and 2012, when volume builders poured shallow post footings directly into Blackland Prairie clay. The result is predictable: hinge posts tilt, gates sag, latches stop lining up. We know this before we even arrive, which means we diagnose faster and quote more accurately than a shop that treats every sagging gate like a hardware problem.
Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed. Before stepping inside your home, they put on shoe covers and lay down drop cloths, because a gate repair often means running power from inside the garage to a post outside. We clean up like it is our own home and send you a photo of the clean-up before we leave. That is the Cedarwell C.A.R.E. routine, and it is included on every single visit, not offered as an add-on.
Cody Beckman, who leads our team, insists on one thing above all: the price you sign off on is the price you pay. A written estimate comes before any work starts. No pressure, no surprises, no fine print. And every repair is covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise. If it is not right, we make it right.
Commercial Gate Repair in Converse
Commercial Gate Repair in Converse covers the sliding and swing gates on small office parks, storage facilities, and the light-industrial properties clustered along Kitty Hawk Road and FM 78. Most commercial gate repairs in this part of Converse run between $280 and $650 for common issues like limit switch replacement, receiver antenna repair, or reversing loop troubleshooting. When a gate operator motor burns out or a steel slide gate jumps its track, the job often lands in the $800 to $1,400 range because parts for FAAC, BFT, and Linear commercial operators are not always stocked locally.
Slide Gate Track Realignment
A commercial slide gate that shudders or stalls on its track is usually fighting a shifted concrete pad or a set of rollers that have worn flat on one side. On Converse’s clay, the pad under a slide gate moves with the seasons, even when the gate itself is steel. We check the track, the rollers, and the pad elevation in one visit, then quote the correction before touching anything.
Operator Replacement for Commercial Gates
When a commercial operator fails, downtime is the real cost. We keep common FAAC and BFT circuit boards and limit switches on our trucks for Converse routes, and our lead time on full operator replacements is usually two to four business days. Every commercial repair is quoted in writing first, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise applies to commercial work exactly as it does to residential.
Iron Gate Repair in Converse
Iron Gate Repair in Converse mostly involves ornamental driveway gates and steel pedestrian gates across newer subdivisions like Copperfield and the custom homes along Schaefer Road. Wrought iron and steel gates do not rot like cedar, but they do rust at the welds, sag at the hinges, and bind when the posts shift on clay. Typical iron gate repairs in Converse run $150 to $390 for weld touch-ups and hinge replacements, while full post resets on an iron gate fall between $420 and $780 depending on access and footing depth.
Weld and Rust Repair
San Antonio-area ice events are infrequent but rough on steel. When a gate ices over and someone forces it, the weld at the hinge plate or the mid-rail joint is usually the first thing to crack. We grind out the rust, re-weld the joint, and finish with a rust-inhibiting primer so the repair does not turn into an annual event.
Sagging Iron Gate Correction
An iron gate that scrapes the driveway is almost always a post problem, not a gate problem. The post heel has tipped in the clay, or the hinge barrels have worn oval. We measure the plumb on both posts before recommending anything. If the post has moved, resetting it in a deeper footing with more concrete is the fix that lasts. A hardware-only fix on moving clay will fail again within a season.
Trusted Brands We Service in Converse
We are factory-trained on the openers Converse homes actually have: LiftMaster, Viking, Ghost Controls, Mighty Mule, and the FAAC, BFT, and Linear units that show up on commercial and higher-end residential gates. Because we focus only on gates, our trucks carry the boards, capacitors, limit switches, and receiver parts these brands need, so we rarely have to leave a Converse job half-done waiting on a part. That means fewer return trips and a lower total bill for you.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Converse Homes
- Post heave on Blackland Prairie clay. Springs saturate the soil and posts lift; summer dries it out and they settle crooked. The gate sags and the latch stops lining up. Hardware swap outs will not hold on moving ground, which is why we reset the post with a proper footing.
- Builder-grade wooden gates hitting the 15-to-20-year mark. Whole subdivisions off FM 1516 and Judson Road were built within a few years of each other with nearly identical cedar gates. Hinge pull-out and ground-level post rot arrive block-wide, not house by house.
- Automatic gates that were retrofitted onto manual posts. Many Converse homes installed a gate operator years after the gate went in. The original post was never sized for the arm’s torque, and there is no buried conduit for power or the safety photocell. The operator faults constantly because it is working against a post that moves.
- Freeze-induced frame damage. After an ice event, soaked cedar frames warp and steel hinges corrode faster. Gates that were already marginal start dragging the ground, and operators time out trying to muscle through the added resistance.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Converse, TX
A typical gate repair in Converse runs $130 to $390. Latch and lock repairs land on the lower end, usually $130 to $260. Hinge replacements run $180 to $340. Post resets, which take more time and concrete, range from $350 to $780 depending on the gate’s size and how deep the old footing was. Electric gate repairs, including circuit board or photocell replacement, typically run $190 to $450 before any new operator is factored in. The biggest cost driver in Converse is whether the post needs to be reset in the clay or whether we are only replacing hardware. Call (626) 649-4572 for a free estimate, and the written price is always in your hands before work starts.
We Also Serve Cities Near Converse
Our Gate Repair in Converse coverage area includes Universal City, Schertz, Cibolo, and San Antonio. If your home sits on the edge between two cities, call us and we will tell you straight which crew is closest. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our San Antonio office, and Converse crews travel locally.
Serving Converse, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Converse 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 Converse
Because the post is moving in the clay, not the hardware. Converse sits on Blackland Prairie clay that swells with spring rain and shrinks in the summer. A hinge replacement or latch adjust does nothing when the post footing shifts half an inch every season. The fix that lasts is resetting the post deeper and re-anchoring it in a proper concrete footing. Call (626) 649-4572 and we will measure the plumb before recommending anything.
The post was never sized for an operator. Builders set manual gate posts shallow, which works fine for a gate you push by hand. Add a LiftMaster or Ghost Controls arm, and every cycle applies torque the post was not designed to absorb. The post flexes, the arm senses resistance, and the operator faults mid-cycle. We fix this by hardening or resetting the post and re-leveling the operator arm. Often the fix is a better mounting plate and a deeper post, not a new operator.
Yes. Photo-eyes, or safety photocells, are what stop a moving gate from closing on a kid, a pet, or a car pulling through late. They are not optional, and many retrofitted Converse gates skip them because the original build had no buried conduit run. We install the photo-eyes and the conduit to power them, which keeps the gate code-compliant and safe for your family. Call (626) 649-4572 for a free look at what your gate is missing.
Typically not. What usually happens is the freeze saturated the wood, then the gate frame warped as it dried, or a hinge plate pulled loose from the post. Sometimes the post itself shifted. We can usually correct the sag by re-hanging the gate, resetting one post, or adjusting the hinge position. A full gate replacement is rarely the first answer, and you will see the written price for the correction before we start.
They can, but the shade from mature trees in older Converse neighborhoods limits how well they charge. A solar opener on a north-facing post or under a live oak may not keep a battery topped up through a cloudy week. For most Converse lots, a low-voltage AC run from the house or garage to the operator is more dependable. We can tell you which setup fits your gate’s sun exposure and your existing conduit situation on the first visit.
Written by Cody Beckman, Owner at Latch & Post Gate Repair, serving Converse since 2009.