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Gate repair in Kennedale usually means one of two things: a storm bent your ornamental iron driveway gate, or the clay soil shifted a post and now your automatic gate won’t latch. Either way, we can have a technician at your property quickly, often the same day you call. We know the acreage lots east of downtown, the ranch-style homes off Mansfield Cardinal Road, and the newer custom builds along Little School Road. Call (626) 649-4572 and a live person answers, day or night.
What makes Kennedale different from Arlington or south Fort Worth is the mix. You’ll find a $400 ornamental driveway gate on a half-acre lot next to a 16-foot tubular cattle gate guarding a horse property. Our technicians work on both, and they don’t treat a heavy pipe gate like a light residential one. That distinction matters more here than almost anywhere else in Tarrant County.
Why Latch & Post Gate Repair Is Kennedale’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Latch & Post Gate Repair has been part of the Cedarwell family since 2009, and our focus is narrow: gates. Not fences, not decks, not general handyman work. Just the latch that holds the gate and the post that carries it. That’s the job we focus on, and it’s why Kennedale homeowners call us when a gate stops closing or a motor burns out.
Every technician who rolls up to a Kennedale property is background-checked, uniformed, and trained on the brands families actually own: FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, and the others you’ll see on our service list. They put on shoe covers before stepping inside your home, lay drop cloths where work happens, and take a photo of the cleanup before they leave. Those aren’t add-ons. They’re the Cedarwell C.A.R.E. values: clean up like it’s our own home, ask before we move or touch anything, respect your time and quiet hours, and explain the price before the work.
If you’re in Kennedale, you’re likely within 20 to 30 minutes of our scheduling office in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. That means a fast response for a sagging gate or a dead operator, and a written price before we touch anything. No pressure, no surprise invoice.
Sliding Gate Repair in Kennedale
Sliding gate repair in Kennedale usually comes down to the track, the rollers, or the operator, and on larger lots the slide gate is often the one guarding a back pasture or equipment yard. The Blackland Prairie clay under much of Kennedale swells in spring and shrinks in summer drought, which shifts the ground under the track just enough to bind the rollers and strain the motor. A slide gate that scrapes or groans is working against that movement, and the fix isn’t just greasing the track. It’s checking the post, the rack, and the operator limits together.
Most sliding gate repairs in Kennedale run between $180 and $650, depending on whether we’re replacing rollers, resetting a heaving track section, or dialing in the operator limits after a storm. You’ll see the exact number in writing before we start.
Roller and track work
When a slide gate starts to drag, the first thing we check is whether the track has shifted from the clay swelling underneath it. A track that’s off by half an inch can burn out a motor in months. We reset the section, shim it level, and replace worn rollers so the gate rolls without fight.
Rack and pinion alignment
On heavier slide gates around Kennedale’s acreage properties, the rack and pinion takes a beating when the gate catches or the wind pushes against a solid panel. We check tooth wear, realign the rack, and reset the travel limits so the operator isn’t pushing past where it should stop.
Wrought Iron Gate Repair in Kennedale
Wrought iron gate repair in Kennedale often follows the same story: a spring straight-line windstorm caught a solid-infill panel and bent it, or hail dented the top rail on an ornamental driveway gate. Southern Tarrant County gets both, and an ornamental iron gate with a solid infill catches wind like a sail. The damage is rarely just cosmetic. Bent pickets throw the gate out of balance, and an out-of-balance gate drags on its hinges and fights the operator until something fails.
Repairing a wrought iron gate in Kennedale typically runs $220 to $750 depending on how many pickets are involved and whether the frame needs straightening. If the operator was stressed by the wind, we’ll check that too. The written quote covers everything before we begin.
Straightening and picket replacement
We heat and straighten bent pickets where the metal allows, and replace what’s too far gone with matched material. The goal is a gate that hangs true and opens clean, not just one that looks better from the street.
Hinge and post correction
Iron gates are heavy, and when the hinge post leans even a few degrees, the whole gate sags and the latch misses. We pull the post, reset it on a proper footing, and rehang the gate so the weight sits where it should. On Kennedale’s clay, this is a recurring need, not a one-time thing.
Trusted Brands We Service in Kennedale
We’re factory-trained on the operators Kennedale families actually run: FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Viking, along with LiftMaster, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. That matters when a storm knocks out power or a motor seizes on a Saturday morning. We keep common parts on the truck for these brands, so a lot of Kennedale repairs get done in one visit instead of two. If we’re working on a FAAC operator on a wrought iron gate off Little School Road, we don’t need to order parts and come back next week.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Kennedale Homes
- Posts that heave and lean. The Blackland Prairie clay under Kennedale swells in spring rain and shrinks in August heat. That seasonal cycle pushes gate posts out of plumb, which misaligns latches, auto-operators, and bottom rollers on both swing and slide gates.
- Storm-wind damage to solid iron gates. Straight-line winds common to southern Tarrant County hit solid-infill ornamental panels hard. Bent pickets and frames are the most common acute damage we see after spring storms.
- Mismatched operators on heavy cattle gates. A lot of older tubular-pipe gates east of downtown Kennedale were built for manual use and later fitted with residential-grade operators not rated for the gate’s weight or swing radius. These burn out motors and strip racks on a repeating cycle.
- Safety photo-eye faults after power cuts. Storms knock out power, and when it returns, misaligned or failed photo-eyes stop the gate from closing. That’s a safety feature doing its job, but it needs resetting and realigning to work properly again.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Kennedale, TX
Gate repair in Kennedale isn’t one number, but here are the ranges we see most often. Sliding gate track and roller work runs $180 to $650. Wrought iron straightening and picket replacement runs $220 to $750. Hinge post resets run $400 to $1,100 depending on depth and footing work. Operator diagnosis and repair runs $150 to $500, and full operator replacement on a residential swing gate typically lands between $700 and $1,800 installed. Every quote is written and agreed before any work starts, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the repair or installation. Call (626) 649-4572 for a free estimate. Estimates are free, and there’s no pressure to accept.
We Also Serve Cities Near Kennedale
Our Gate Repair team works across the southern Tarrant County area. If you’re in Arlington, Mansfield, Burleson, or Fort Worth, we can reach you as quickly as we reach Kennedale. The same written pricing, shoe covers, and cleanup photo apply no matter which side of the county line you’re on. You can also see more about what we do in Kennedale on our Kennedale page.
Serving Kennedale, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Kennedale 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 Kennedale
The safest way to open an automatic gate during a power cut is to use the manual release on the operator, usually a keyed release or pull cord that disengages the motor and lets you push the gate by hand. If the gate is heavy or on a slope, get help rather than forcing it, and keep children and pets clear while you do it. After power returns, call us to check the operator, limits, and safety photo-eyes before relying on the automatic cycle again. Call (626) 649-4572 and we’ll walk you through it or send a technician.
The Blackland Prairie clay under Kennedale expands when it’s wet and contracts when it’s dry, which shifts the soil around your gate posts on a yearly cycle. That movement is what makes a hinge post lean, the gate sag, and the latch miss. The fix is resetting the post on a deeper, properly compacted footing, and sometimes adding a steel brace or rehanging the gate to balance the weight on the hinges. A gate that’s been reset properly will hold through the next wet-dry cycle far better than one that was just shimmed level. Call us for an inspection and an exact quote.
Residential operators are rated for a specific gate weight and swing radius, and most are built for light ornamental or tubular gates under about 650 pounds, not the heavy 16-foot pipe gates common on Kennedale acreage. When the operator is under-rated, the motor works against the load on every cycle, burns out windings, and strips the rack or gears. We see this repeatedly on older horse properties east of downtown Kennedale. The fix is usually an upgraded operator sized for the actual gate weight, along with correcting any post lean that’s adding friction. Call (626) 649-4572 and we’ll assess the gate and the operator together.
Yes. Every automatic gate should have working safety photo-eyes that stop and reverse the gate if a person, pet, or vehicle crosses the path while it’s moving. On a lot with kids and dogs, that’s the difference between a working gate and a dangerous one. Storms and shifting clay regularly knock photo-eyes out of alignment in Kennedale, and when they’re misaligned the gate either refuses to close or reverses unpredictably. We check and realign them on every automatic gate call.
Most storm-damaged wrought iron gates can be repaired, especially when the damage is bent pickets, a sprung hinge, or a frame that’s pulled out of square. We heat and straighten where the metal allows, replace broken pickets with matched material, and correct the hinge geometry so the gate hangs and cycles properly. Full replacement only makes sense when the frame is cracked through in multiple places or the metal is thinned from rust. We’ll show you the damage and give you a written repair quote before any work, so you can decide with real numbers in front of you. Call (626) 649-4572 for a free estimate.
Written by Cody Beckman, Owner at Latch & Post Gate Repair, serving Kennedale since the company’s founding in 2009 as part of the Cedarwell family.