Free on-site gate assessment - hinges, posts, and your LiftMaster or Nice gate operator checked before anything is quoted
The assessment is free and the quote is the invoice.
Fast, Reliable Gate Repair Across North Palm Beach
Gate repair in North Palm Beach usually means one of two things: a gate that won’t open or close, or a gate that’s sagging, dragging, and wearing out its operator. Most repairs here run between $225 and $900 depending on what’s actually failed, and you’ll see the exact number in writing before we touch anything. Our team knows the canal-front properties, the stucco-clad columns, and the salt air that eats hardware faster than anyone expects. Call (626) 649-4572 and you’ll get a live person, any hour, any day.
Why Latch & Post Gate Repair Is North Palm Beach’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
We’re part of the Cedarwell family, independently owned and operated, and we’ve been fixing gates since 2009. Every gate comes down to two parts: the latch that holds it and the post that carries it. That’s the job we focus on. When we send a technician to a home in North Palm Beach, that person is background-checked, uniformed, and factory-trained on the brands families actually own here: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. But what North Palm Beach homeowners tell us they notice most is how we leave the house. Shoe covers go on before we step inside. Drop cloths go down on floors. We choose pet-safe lubricants where there’s a choice, and we can schedule around nap time if quiet matters. Before we leave, we take a photo of the clean-up. That’s the Cedarwell C.A.R.E. routine: clean up like it’s our own home, ask before we move or touch anything, respect your time, explain the price before the work. And every repair carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not right, we make it right. No argument, no fine print.
Cody Beckman leads our team, and he’s built the way we work around a simple idea: a gate repair call should never leave a family guessing about cost, timing, or whether their floors will still be clean when we’re gone.
Iron Gate Repair in North Palm Beach
Iron Gate Repair on a North Palm Beach canal-front property is rarely just about the operator. The visible wrought iron or ornamental steel gate panel might look fine from the street, but beneath the decorative finish, the embedded hinge anchors inside the stucco column are often 40 to 60 years old and corroding from the inside out. Salt air wicks through the stucco and attacks the steel long before the gate panel shows obvious rust, so the gate sags, drags, and eventually faults the operator. In North Palm Beach, a typical iron gate hinge replacement with re-coring of the post footing runs between $400 and $850. Straightening and re-welding a bent or rusted section usually lands between $250 and $550. You’ll get a written price before any work starts, every single visit.
Hinge and Post Reconstruction
When the hinge hardware seizes inside the column, replacing only the operator fixes nothing. The gate keeps dragging, the motor keeps overheating, and you’re paying for the same failure twice. We cut out the corroded assembly, set new stainless fixings into a re-cored post, and correct the sag before the operator gets touched. That sequence matters on canal lots where hidden corrosion is the norm rather than the exception.
Weld and Rust Repair at the Gate Face
Galvanised and painted steel rusts through at welds and pivot points, especially on secondary dock or seawall gates. We grind back the failed weld, re-weld with proper penetration, and treat the surrounding steel so the repair doesn’t become the next rust point. If the gate is ornamental iron with a specific finish, we match it as closely as the material allows and flag anything that won’t match before we proceed.
Sliding Gate Repair in North Palm Beach
Sliding Gate Repair in North Palm Beach often starts with the same complaint: the gate jerks, groans, or stops halfway and reverses. On canal-front properties, the salt air gets into the track and the roller bearings far faster than inland. The track fills with sand and shell grit, the rollers corrode, and the gate binds against the guide posts. In North Palm Beach, replacing corroded rollers and rebuilding a section of track typically runs between $300 and $650. A full track replacement with new rollers on a standard residential slider lands between $650 and $1,200. Every quote is written, itemized, and agreed before we begin.
Track and Roller Service
Most sliding gate failures trace back to the roller assembly, not the motor. We inspect the track for wear and corrosion, replace rollers that have seized or flattened, and adjust the guide posts so the gate travels without binding. If the track itself is rusted through at the expansion joints, we’ll show you the damage and quote the section replacement separately.
Operator and Limit Switch Adjustment
When the gate binds, the operator’s limit switches take the abuse. Once we’ve freed the track and rollers, we re-set the travel limits so the motor isn’t fighting the gate at either end of its run. We also check the safety photocells for alignment and function. Any sliding gate operator installed in North Palm Beach needs working entrapment protection to meet current safety standards, and we test it on every visit.
Trusted Brands We Service in North Palm Beach
We’re factory-trained on the equipment North Palm Beach homes actually have, including Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing. When a control board fails or a limit switch burns out, we carry the common parts for those brands on our trucks, which means most repairs happen in one visit rather than two. If your operator is a LiftMaster or FAAC, we service those as well, along with BFT, Elite, and Mighty Mule. The goal is the same regardless of brand: identify the real failure, quote it in writing, and fix it the first time.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in North Palm Beach Homes
- Hidden hinge-post corrosion inside stucco columns: The original 1960s to 1980s buildout left embedded anchors that have been sitting in salt air for decades. The gate panel looks fine, but the hinge assembly inside the column has seized and is dragging the gate through every cycle.
- Failed operator seals and boards on enclosed units: The Intracoastal Waterway micro-environment pushes moisture into LiftMaster, FAAC, and BFT control boxes years ahead of their rated lifespan. Rubber seals dry out, crack, and let humidity reach the circuit board.
- Rusted welds and pivot points on secondary gates: Canal-front properties in North Palm Beach often have a second gate at the dock or seawall. That gate sits in worse exposure than the driveway gate and degrades at a different rate, so a single parcel frequently has two separate repair scopes.
- Sagging gates that overload the operator: A sagging gate isn’t just unsightly; it forces the motor to work harder on every open and close cycle. The operator burns out faster, and the repair bill climbs. Fixing the sag before it kills the motor is the cheaper order of operations.
Pricing for Gate Repair in North Palm Beach, FL
Here’s what North Palm Beach homeowners typically pay, based on the work we most often perform on canal-front properties:
- Hinge replacement with post re-coring: $400-$850
- Weld and rust repair at gate face: $250-$550
- Sliding gate roller and track section replacement: $300-$650
- Full track replacement on standard residential slider: $650-$1,200
- Operator control board replacement: $275-$700 depending on brand
- Photocell and safety edge replacement: $175-$400
Every estimate is free and every price is written before the work starts. You’ll know the exact number, and you’ll never get a surprise invoice after the fact. Call (626) 649-4572 to schedule an assessment.
We Also Serve Cities Near North Palm Beach
Our gate specialists cover Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, and Jupiter. If you’re just outside North Palm Beach and wondering whether we can get to you, the answer is almost always yes. Our Gate Repair team coordinates dispatch from our metro office and serves the entire North Palm Beach area with the same written-price, clean-up routine.
Serving North Palm Beach, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the North Palm Beach 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 North Palm Beach
Because the sag was never in the operator to begin with. On most canal-front homes built during the 1960s to 1980s Intracoastal buildout, the original hinge anchors inside the stucco columns are corroded and seized. Replacing the operator without addressing the hinge hardware means the new motor just drags the same stuck gate through the same cycle until it burns out too. A proper repair means opening the column, cutting out the seized assembly, and setting new stainless fixings. Call (626) 649-4572 if your gate keeps sagging; we’ll assess it for free.
Yes, and more than most people expect. The salt-air micro-environment along the Intracoastal Waterway corrodes galvanised and painted steel years faster than the same hardware three miles west in Palm Beach Gardens or Lake Park. Marine-grade stainless fixings, properly sealed control boxes, and corrosion-resistant rollers are not upgrades in North Palm Beach; they’re the minimum spec that actually lasts. If your gate sits within sight of the water, the hardware should be specified for marine exposure.
A working entrapment protection system means the gate stops and reverses when the safety photocell beam is broken or the safety edge makes contact. We test this on every repair visit. If the photocells are misaligned, the edge sensor has failed, or the operator doesn’t reverse properly, we’ll quote the fix in writing. This isn’t optional equipment; it’s a safety requirement for automatic gate operators, and it matters even more when kids and pets are around. Call (626) 649-4572 and we’ll test yours.
In North Palm Beach, not at all. Canal-front lots frequently have a secondary gate at the dock or seawall, and that second gate sits in harsher exposure than the driveway gate. The two systems degrade at different rates and often need different hardware specs. We treat them as separate scopes on the same visit, so you get one written quote covering both rather than two separate service calls.
Yes. North Palm Beach’s strict aesthetic codes mean replacements must match community or HOA appearance standards, and we take that into account before ordering any hardware or finishes. If your community requires a specific iron finish, a particular hardware profile, or approval before work, we’ll flag that early and work within the requirement. Your repair shouldn’t stand out from the street, and it won’t.
If your gate is dragging, sagging, faulting out, or simply won’t respond, call (626) 649-4572 for a free estimate. A live person answers every call, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We’ll schedule the visit, show up on time, and hand you a written price before any work begins.
Written by Cody Beckman, Owner at Latch & Post Gate Repair, serving North Palm Beach since 2009.





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