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Most gate repairs in Hurst run between $165 and $480, with a typical hinge or latch fix landing around $210 and a full post reset running closer to $390 to $650. We get that your gate isn’t just a gate, it’s the thing that keeps the dog in and the neighbor’s kids from wandering into the yard, so when it stops latching, you want it fixed before nap time or before the Beagle figures out the gap. We dispatch our Gate Repair team to Hurst neighborhoods every weekday, and we answer the phone at (626) 649-4572 around the clock, every day of the year. No voicemail, no call center. A live person picks up and tells you what the visit will cost before we ever load the truck.
What makes Hurst different from, say, a new-build neighborhood in Celina or a cookie-cutter subdivision in Arlington is the soil, and that matters more than most people think. We’ll get to that below. But the short version is this: a gate that worked fine in January and suddenly drags in April usually hasn’t broken a hinge. The ground underneath it moved. We fix the gate and the ground, because in Hurst you can’t do one without the other.
Why Latch & Post Gate Repair Is Hurst’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
We’re part of the Cedarwell family, independently owned and operated since 2009, and we work exclusively on gates. That’s the whole job: the gate, the operator, the hinges, the post, the latch. We’re not a handyman service that occasionally hangs a gate, and we’re not a fence company that bolts one on as a side gig. Hurst homeowners tend to call us after a general contractor has already tried and failed, because we show up with shims, a post level, a laser, and enough Blackland Prairie clay experience to know that the visible problem is rarely the real one.
Every Latch & Post technician is background-checked and uniformed, and we operate under the Cedarwell C.A.R.E. values on every single visit. That means shoe covers and drop cloths inside the house, a photo of the clean-up before we leave, quiet tools when a baby is sleeping, and a written price before we touch anything. Cody Beckman, who leads our team, started this work in 2009 with a simple rule: respect the family’s time and their floors. That rule hasn’t changed.
We service the brands families in Hurst actually own. DoorKing, Ghost Controls, Linear, and Viking show up on a lot of the automatic gates we see in the area, along with LiftMaster and FAAC. We carry common boards, remotes, and safety edges, and when we don’t have a part on the truck, we usually have it by the next morning.
Iron Gate Repair in Hurst
Iron Gate Repair in Hurst typically runs from $240 to $580 depending on what’s actually failed, and the first thing we do is check whether the post is still plumb before we touch a single hinge. Hurst’s iron driveway gates, especially the ornamental ones on the bigger lots near Shady Brook and along Pipeline Road, are heavy. When the post shifts even half a degree, the gate binds at the latch, the hinges start to groan, and the operator’s gear teeth wear out faster than they should. A homeowner sees a gate that won’t close; we see a post that moved.
Hinge and Weld Work
Most iron gate repairs in Hurst involve re-hanging a leaf on new or re-packed hinges, followed by a weld touch-up where the barrel has started to crack. We grind the old weld, re-align the leaf, and make sure the gate swings free with no drag. When the frame itself is racked from years of clay movement, we square it with a come-along before welding, not after. Skipping that step just burns a new weld into a crooked gate.
When Rust Has Gone Too Deep
Surface rust we wire-brush and treat. If the bottom rail has rusted through on the hinge side, which we see on older iron gates near creeks and low-lying lots off Precinct Line Road, patching is usually a short-term fix. We’ll tell you honestly when a new gate section costs less over three years than a repair that will fail again. The quote goes in writing either way.
Sliding Gate Repair in Hurst
Sliding Gate Repair in Hurst usually costs between $260 and $640, with the biggest price swings coming from the condition of the track and the operator, not the gate panel. A sliding gate doesn’t care about soil movement the way a swing gate does, which is why so many Hurst homeowners on corner lots and wider driveways chose them in the first place. What they do care about is a level track, clean rollers, and an operator that hasn’t been baking in a metal box through ten Texas summers.
Track, Rollers, and V-Wheels
When a sliding gate starts jerking or stalls halfway, the first thing we inspect is the bottom track and the bearing wheels. Hurst’s clay soil pushes surface debris and shifting slab edges into the track, and kids on bikes, lawn crews, and the occasional trash can have all been known to bend a section. We straighten or replace the track, swap worn V-wheels, and re-level the gate so the operator stops straining. The operator itself often has years left in it once the gate moves freely again.
Operators and Control Boards on Sliding Gates
If the motor runs but the gate doesn’t move, the problem is usually a stripped gear or a failed limit switch. If the operator is dead, it’s the control board. Legacy Linear and Viking boards from the 1990s and early 2000s are at the end of their service life in Hurst’s heat, and when they go, they go quiet. We stock direct-fit replacements for the most common models and can often have a gate running the same afternoon.
Trusted Brands We Service in Hurst
We’re factory-trained on the equipment Hurst homeowners actually have bolted to their gates, including Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Elite, and Mighty Mule. That matters because a Ghost Controls board doesn’t diagnose the same as a DoorKing, and a Viking limit switch doesn’t fail the same way a FAAC one does. Because we work on these brands every week, we carry the boards, remotes, safety edges, and gear kits that match, which means fewer return trips and a faster fix for your driveway. We also keep a local stock of the most common replacement parts here in the metro, so a Monday call usually means a Monday repair, not a “we’ll order it and come back Thursday.”
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Hurst Homes
- Posts out of plumb from Blackland Prairie clay. The soil under Hurst swells after spring thunderstorms and shrinks hard during triple-digit summer droughts. Original 4×4 posts set in shallow footings in the 1960s and 70s get pushed around by that movement, and the whole gate frame racks out of square.
- Original wood swing gates that have simply aged out. Much of Hurst’s housing stock was built between the 1950s and 1980s, and a lot of those backyard privacy gates are original. The wood is dry, the hinges are corroded, and the latch no longer lines up. Sometimes it’s a repair; sometimes it’s a replacement panel on a salvageable post.
- Dead control boards in legacy operators. North Texas heat and storm-driven power cycling kill old LiftMaster and Linear boards a little at a time. The gate is mechanically fine, but the operator won’t respond. We test the board, the transformer, and the safety eyes before recommending a replacement.
- Ice-storm post damage. After a freeze like February 2021, saturated clay expands laterally and pops posts out of alignment overnight. The hinge didn’t fail. The post moved. We check plumb before touching hardware.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Hurst, TX
Here’s what you can expect to pay in Hurst, in writing, before we start. A basic hinge and latch repair on a wood or iron swing gate runs $165 to $320. A post reset with a new, deeper footing ranges from $390 to $650, depending on whether we’re digging and re-pouring or just re-plumbing and re-packing. Sliding gate track and roller work typically lands between $260 and $480. A new control board for a Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, or DoorKing operator runs $220 to $520 installed. Emergency calls after hours carry a trip charge, but you’ll know that number on the phone, not on the invoice. Every price is quoted and agreed before any work starts, and if the repair isn’t right, the 365-Day Done Right Promise means we make it right, no argument, no fine print. Call (626) 649-4572 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hurst
Our Hurst crews regularly cross the city line into Hurst‘s neighboring communities, and we know the soil and the older housing stock in each one. North Richland Hills, Bedford, Colleyville, and Haltom City all share the same Blackland Prairie clay and the same post-war ranch gates, so the fix is rarely different. If you’re just over the line, call and we’ll schedule a visit.
Serving Hurst, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hurst 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 Hurst
Usually, no. The panel didn’t sag because it’s old; it sagged because the hinge post moved. When saturated Blackland Prairie clay swells after Hurst’s spring storm season, it lifts and tilts shallow-footed posts, and the gate panel just follows along. We’ll check post plumb first, because resetting the post is the actual fix. Rehanging the panel on a moving post puts you back in the same spot by July. Call (626) 649-4572 and we’ll tell you which one you’re dealing with.
Sometimes yes, sometimes no, and the answer depends on the control board, not the motor. If you have a legacy LiftMaster or Linear operator from the 1980s or 90s and the board has failed, a replacement board may be unavailable or cost more than a new operator with modern safety features. But if the board is fine and the issue is a limit switch, a gear kit, or alignment, repairing it almost always makes sense. We quote both options in writing and let you decide.
Because frozen, saturated clay expands laterally and pushes against post footings overnight. Hurst technicians see this after every hard freeze: the post moves, the hinge alignment shifts, and the gate starts dragging or latching off-center. It wasn’t ice on the gate. It was the ground. We fix it by re-plumbing the post and re-setting the footing, not by bending hinges.
Yes. Any automatic gate operator should have working safety photo-eyes and proper force settings, regardless of the age of the equipment. On a post-war ranch in Hurst, we often find operators that predate those standards, or photo-eyes that were installed and then misaligned by soil movement. We realign or replace the eyes on every automatic gate service call, and we test the reverse force before we leave.
Yes. Solar gate openers from brands like Ghost Controls and Mighty Mule are common on Hurst lots with long drives or no easy 120V power at the gate, especially on the larger lots south of Pipeline Road. We test the panel output, the battery, and the operator’s charging circuit together, because a weak battery is almost never just a weak battery. It’s usually a panel that’s undersized for the charger. We can size and install a proper panel so the gate actually opens on cloudy weeks.
Most repairs in Hurst land between $165 and $650, depending on whether we’re replacing hardware or digging out a post footing. A hinge and latch fix runs $165 to $320. Sliding gate track work runs $260 to $480. A post reset runs $390 to $650. You’ll get a written price before any work begins, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise means if it isn’t right, we make it right. Call (626) 649-4572 for an exact quote.
Yes. A live person answers every call at (626) 649-4572, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, holidays included. No voicemail. No callback queue. If your gate is stuck open at 9 p.m. and the dog is in the yard, you’ll talk to a person who can tell you what the fix will cost and when we can get there.
Contact Latch & Post Gate Repair in Hurst
If your gate is sagging, dragging, dead, or just won’t stay latched, call us at (626) 649-4572 for a free estimate. A live person answers 24/7. We’ll give you a written price before any work starts, lay down drop cloths and wear shoe covers inside your home, send a background-checked technician who knows Hurst’s clay soil and legacy gate operators, and send you a photo of the clean-up before we leave. The work is backed by the 365-Day Done Right Promise, and if it isn’t right, we make it right. No argument, no fine print, no invoice bigger than the quote.
Written by Cody Beckman, Owner at Latch & Post Gate Repair, serving Hurst and the surrounding Dallas-Fort Worth area since 2009.