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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Repair Across Seattle
Gate repair in Seattle usually costs between $185 and $650 for most common fixes, with a typical hinge and sag correction running $225-$390 and a full operator replacement running $800-$1,800. We respond to most Seattle calls the same day, and a live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, every day, including weekends. Seattle is our home city, so we know the neighborhoods, the hills, the damp, and the way older cedar gates fail here. Call (626) 649-4572 for a free estimate and a written price before any work begins.
Why Latch & Post Gate Repair Is Seattle’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Seattle homeowners call us because we focus on gates and nothing else. We’re part of the Cedarwell family of independently owned and operated gate specialists, and we’ve been at this since 2009. When you call, you get a background-checked, uniformed technician who knows the difference between a LiftMaster control board and a FAAC slave board, and who knows what decades of marine moisture does to a cedar hinge post in Ballard. Our customers stay with us because of the documented care routine: a written price before we touch anything, shoe covers and drop cloths before we step inside your home, and a photo of the clean-up before we leave. We follow the C.A.R.E. values on every visit: clean up like it’s our own home, ask before we move or touch anything, respect your family’s time and quiet hours, and explain the price before the work. And every job, repair or installation, is covered by the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not right, we make it right. No argument. No fine print.
Our Gate Repair team works the full sweep of the city, from the 1920s cedar gates in Columbia City to the steep driveway gates above Alki and the newer DADU access gates in Fremont and Wallingford. Crews are dispatched from our Seattle office, so we’re a local call, not a call center. When a swing gate on a hillside lot off Queen Anne starts binding, we know it’s probably not just the hinge. That local knowledge is the difference between a fix that holds and one that lasts six months.
Iron Gate Repair in Seattle
Iron gate repair in Seattle means dealing with what 10 months of drizzle and salt air does to steel: hinge pins that seize, welds that bloom with rust, and latch assemblies that corrode from the inside. We weld, we grind, we re-hang, and we treat. A typical iron gate hinge replacement or rust repair in Seattle runs $240-$480 depending on how far the corrosion has traveled. The gate panel itself is usually fine. It’s the hardware that fails first.
Weld and Rust Repair
Seattle’s marine moisture means steel oxidizes steadily, even when it’s not raining. We grind failed welds back to clean metal, re-weld, and treat the area with a rust-inhibiting primer before paint. Small weld repairs start around $185. Full panel rust remediation on a large driveway gate can run $500-$900.
Hinge and Post Repair
When an iron gate sags on the hinge side, the hinge post is almost always the culprit. In Seattle, that post has spent years wicking moisture up from the soil. We replace rotted post bases, re-set posts in proper concrete with drainage, and re-hang the gate square. Hinge replacement runs $225-$390 including labor.
Sliding Gate Repair in Seattle
Sliding gate repair in Seattle is common on flat lots where property lines run snug to the street, especially in the postwar neighborhoods north of Northgate and through West Seattle’s wider lots. A typical sliding gate track and roller replacement here runs $325-$580, and gate realignment on a cantilever or rack-and-pinion slide runs $260-$460. The track fills with Seattle grit and organic debris year-round, and that wear shows up in the rollers first.
Track and Roller Replacement
Rollers flatten into ovals, then the gate drags and the motor strains. We replace rollers, clean and true the track, and adjust the chain or rack. If the track itself has warped from years of damp soil shifting underneath, we pull it and re-set it level.
Gate Realignment and Rack Repair
On steep lots, sliding gates jump the rack when the post leans downhill, a problem we see often in Seattle’s hillside neighborhoods like Queen Anne and Beacon Hill. We re-plumb the post, re-set the rack, and square the carriage so the gate travels without binding. Factor in $260-$460 for the alignment itself, more if the post footing must be re-poured deeper into the glacial-till clay.
Trusted Brands We Service in Seattle
We’re factory-trained on the brands Seattle homeowners actually have on their gates: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. That matters most on older operators. When a 15-year-old FAAC board goes dark, you don’t need someone guessing at it; you need someone who knows that board’s failure points and whether a retrofit is cheaper than a full operator swap. We keep common parts for these brands on hand for faster turnaround on Seattle jobs.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Seattle Homes
- Cedar post rot at the ground line. Seattle’s relentless damp keeps the base of a cedar hinge post wet 12 months a year. The post fails before the gate panel does. A sag correction that only fiddles with hinges ignores the real problem and the gate sags again within a year.
- Obsolete operator control boards. Older LiftMaster and FAAC boards are getting scarce. When a board dies on a pre-2010 operator, we’ll price both paths honestly: retrofit with a modern board, or replace the operator. Often the replacement is the cheaper long-term answer.
- Racked gates on hillside lots. Queen Anne, Capitol Hill, Beacon Hill, and Magnolia all have slow soil creep pulling posts downhill over three to five years. The gate goes out of square and binds. Adjusting the hinges won’t help. We re-plumb the post and often deepen the footing.
- Corroded rollers and tracks on sliding gates. Seattle’s marine air oxidizes steel hardware even when it hasn’t rained for a week. Rollers seize, tracks warp, and the gate drags or jumps. We replace the worn parts and re-set the track to grade.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Seattle, WA
Here’s what Seattle homeowners can expect to pay, in writing, before work starts. Hinge and sag correction: $225-$390. Iron gate weld and rust repair: $185-$900 depending on spread. Sliding gate roller and track replacement: $325-$580. Operator control board replacement: $280-$520 for parts and install on most LiftMaster, FAAC, and Viking boards. Full operator replacement: $800-$1,800 including photo eyes and safety edge wiring. Post replacement with new footing: $450-$950. You’ll always see the exact number on paper before we touch anything, and you’ll pay that number, not a penny more. Call (626) 649-4572 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Seattle
Our crews handle Gate Repair in Seattle and the surrounding Eastside and island communities, including Bellevue, Mercer Island, Kirkland, and Bainbridge Island. If you’re just across the lake or on the island, we can reach you the same way we reach a Queen Anne driveway: with a written price and a quiet, clean visit.
Serving Seattle, WA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Seattle 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 Seattle
In Seattle, a sagging gate is usually not the panel’s fault, it’s the post. We inspect the hinge post at the ground line first. If the post is solid, we correct the sag with new hinges and bracing for $225-$390. If the post has rotted, which is common on older cedar posts in Ballard and Columbia City, the post must be replaced or re-footed before the gate can ever hang square. Call (626) 649-4572 for an honest diagnosis and a written price.
We’ll price both. A retrofit board for an older LiftMaster or FAAC operator typically runs $280-$520 installed. A full operator replacement runs $800-$1,800. On a 15-year-old unit, the retrofit often isn’t worth it. Once one board goes, the limit switches and receiver are next, and a new operator includes modern safety photocells and a fresh warranty. We’ll show you both numbers in writing and let you choose without pressure.
On Seattle hillside lots, especially in Queen Anne and Beacon Hill, the post itself drifts downhill over three to five years. Adjusting hinges on a post that is no longer plumb works until the next slow creep nudges it further. We re-plumb the post, re-set the footing deeper into the glacial-till clay if it has shifted, and the gate cycles square again. Call (626) 649-4572 to schedule the inspection.
Yes. Steep driveways in Seattle demand raking-style or stepped gate construction, and we build and repair those. Many flat-market gate contractors never see a gate that has to rise six feet over a nine-foot driveway run. We see them every week. We also handle slope-creep issues where the post has shifted downhill and thrown the gate out of square.
Rotted post base, rotted post base, rotted post base. The original cedar panels on those Craftsman-era gates are often still solid; it’s the post, sitting in damp soil since the Coolidge administration, that has failed at ground level. We replace the rotted base or the entire post, re-hang the original panel, and replace the oxidized hinges. The gate runs for decades more.
If your gate is binding, sagging, or refusing to open in Seattle, call Latch & Post Gate Repair at (626) 649-4572. You’ll get a live person, a free estimate, and a written price before any work begins. We’ll put shoe covers on, we’ll lay drop cloths where we work, and we’ll send you a photo of the clean-up before we leave. That’s the C.A.R.E. standard on every job, and it’s covered by the 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Written by Cody Beckman, Owner at Latch & Post Gate Repair, serving Seattle with the Cedarwell Care Promise.