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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Repair Across Irving
Gate repair in Irving usually falls into two camps: a wrought iron swing gate that’s started dragging on the concrete, or an automatic slide gate at a Las Colinas HOA or corporate campus that’s cycling poorly or not at all. We’re Latch & Post Gate Repair, part of the Cedarwell family, and we’ve been fixing both since 2009. Most Irving repair calls are completed the same day we arrive, and every visit starts with a written price before any work begins. If your gate won’t latch, won’t open, or groans like it’s in pain, call (626) 649-4572 and a live person answers, day or night.
Why Latch & Post Gate Repair Is Irving’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Irving homeowners call us because we understand what their gates are actually up against. The Blackland Prairie clay under most of this city swells in spring rain and shrinks through summer drought, and that slow movement is hard on gate posts. We see it in Valley Ranch, in the Hackberry Creek and Cottonhill subdivisions, and across the older 1950s and 60s neighborhoods of north Irving. When a gate starts dragging, the problem is rarely the hinge itself. It’s usually the post underneath, shifted out of plumb by soil that hasn’t stopped moving since the house was built.
Our technicians arrive in uniform, background-checked, and trained on the brands Irving families actually own: Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and more. Every job is covered by the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the repair isn’t right, we make it right. No argument, no fine print. And before a single tool comes out, you get a written price. That’s non-negotiable for us.
Sliding Gate Repair in Irving
Sliding gate repair in Irving is a specialty of ours because Las Colinas has one of the densest concentrations of automated slide gates in North Texas. These are not the same gates you’d find on a rural property in Ellis County. They cycle hundreds of times a day at corporate campuses, and they’re expected to run silent and smooth through every shift change. When a slide gate starts jerking, reversing mid-cycle, or failing to close fully, the cause is usually one of three things: a burned-out operator, a worn rack and pinion, or a failed loop detector that no longer senses a vehicle waiting.
Operator and Motor Replacement
A standard residential-grade operator installed on a high-traffic Irving slide gate will die young. We’ve replaced LiftMaster SL3000 units at Las Colinas corporate gates that failed in under two years because they were never spec’d for hundreds of cycles a day. The fix is a commercial-duty operator matched to the actual traffic load, plus a fresh loop detector so the gate knows when to hold and when to close.
Track, Roller, and Rack Service
Slide gates in Irving run on steel track mounted to concrete, and when that track shifts even a quarter inch, the gate binds. Blackland clay movement can crack the concrete apron under the track, which throws the rollers out of alignment. We re-level the track, replace seized rollers, and re-shim the rack so the gate moves without strain. Most slide gate track repairs in Irving run $280 to $620.
Wrought Iron Gate Repair in Irving
Wrought iron gate repair in Irving is often less about the iron than about what’s holding it up. The ornamental iron gates in Hackberry Creek, Cottonhill, and the older neighborhoods of north and west Irving were built beautifully, but many were set directly into Blackland Prairie clay with footings that were never deep enough for this soil. After a wet spring, the clay swells. After a dry August, it shrinks. The post rotates a degree or two, the gate sags, and suddenly a gate that swung clean for twenty years is dragging on the apron and won’t latch.
Post Re-Setting and Shimming
We were called to a Hackberry Creek street where a custom ornamental iron swing gate had been dragging for months. The previous technician had replaced the hinges twice. When we pulled the hinge post, we found it had rotated nearly two degrees from clay movement. We re-set the footing deeper, shimmed the frame back to plumb, and the gate swung clean. Post re-setting in Irving typically runs $350 to $750 depending on footing depth and whether concrete demolition is needed.
Hinge, Latch, and Weld Repair
Once the post is plumb, the ironwork itself is straightforward. We replace worn barrel hinges, fabricate new latch strikes when the original has wallowed out, and weld cracks in ornamental pickets before they spread. We grind, prime, and paint every weld so the repair disappears into the original design. Most wrought iron hinge and latch repairs in Irving run $180 to $340.
Trusted Brands We Service in Irving
We’re factory-trained on the gate operators and access systems Irving homeowners and HOAs actually use. That includes Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, and Elite, plus LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Mighty Mule. We keep common parts stocked for these brands so most Irving repairs happen in one visit, not three. When a Hackberry Creek HOA slide gate goes down on a Friday afternoon, waiting a week for a control board to ship from California doesn’t work. We carry what’s needed to get the gate moving again.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Irving Homes
- Clay-shifted posts on ornamental iron gates. The Blackland Prairie soil under Irving swells and shrinks with every rain-drought cycle, and posts that were set shallow rotate out of plumb within a few seasons. The gate sags, drags, or fails to latch even though the hinges are brand new.
- Undersized operators on Las Colinas slide gates. Corporate campus gates cycle hundreds of times a day, and residential-grade operators burn through their duty cycle in half the projected life or less. The operator fails, but the real issue is that it was never right for the traffic load.
- Failed safety photocells and edge sensors. Gates installed in the 1980s and 90s during the Las Colinas building boom are now hitting their first major safety retrofit cycle. Photo-eyes fail, edge sensors corrode, and the gate still runs, but it no longer meets UL 325 entrapment protection standards.
- Corroded underground operators on HOA swing gates. Many Las Colinas-era communities installed underground operators that are now reaching end of life. The rack and pinion corrodes, the hydraulic seals leak, and the gate moves slower and slower until it stops entirely.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Irving, TX
Gate repair in Irving runs a real range because the work does too. A straightforward latch or hinge replacement on a wrought iron swing gate typically costs $180 to $340. Post re-setting with a new footing runs $350 to $750. Slide gate track and roller service runs $280 to $620. A full operator replacement on a Las Colinas slide gate, switching from a residential unit to a commercial-duty one with a new loop detector, runs $1,800 to $3,400. You’ll see the exact number in writing before we touch anything. Call (626) 649-4572 and we’ll walk the gate with you and give you a straight answer, free of charge.
We Also Serve Cities Near Irving
While this page is written for Irving homeowners, our Gate Repair team regularly works in Dallas, Balch Springs, Hutchins, and Mesquite too. If you’re a few miles outside Irving, give us a call and we’ll let you know if we can get to you this week. Our schedulers know the metro well and can route a technician efficiently.
Serving Irving, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Irving 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 Irving
Because the post, not the hinge, is the problem. Irving sits on Blackland Prairie clay that swells in wet seasons and shrinks in drought, and shallow-set gate posts rotate out of plumb as the soil moves. New hinges on a rotated post still sag. The fix is re-setting or shimming the post footing, which typically runs $350 to $750 in Irving. Call (626) 649-4572 and we’ll tell you if the post is the culprit in the first ten minutes on site.
Usually not. Gates at Las Colinas corporate campuses and busy HOA entries can cycle hundreds of times a day, and a residential-grade operator like the LiftMaster SL3000 will burn through its duty cycle in two years or less. The gate needs a commercial-duty operator spec’d for continuous traffic. We install them regularly across Irving, and we’ll give you a written price before any work begins.
Yes. Automatic gates must meet UL 325 entrapment protection standards, which require monitored photo-eyes, reversing edges, or both depending on the gate type and operator. Many Irving gates built in the 1980s and 90s have sensors that failed years ago, and the gate runs on momentum alone. That’s an entrapment hazard waiting to happen. We can retrofit the right safety package for your specific gate, and we’ll explain exactly what’s required.
The clay under the gate has swelled. Irving’s Blackland Prairie soil expands dramatically after sustained rain, lifting the ground under the gate’s arc and throwing the post out of alignment. The gate drags on the apron or stops short of the latch. This is the most common post-rain failure mode we see in north Irving and the Las Colinas HOA neighborhoods, and the fix is post re-setting rather than hardware replacement.
Yes, we do both every week. In Hackberry Creek and Cottonhill we repair ornamental swing gates and underground operators for the residential HOA entries. In Las Colinas proper, we maintain the commercial slide gates at corporate campuses, where we spec commercial-duty operators and loop detectors built for hundreds of cycles a day. The same written-price-before-work policy applies to both.
Whether you need a sagging wrought iron gate pulled back to plumb in Hackberry Creek or a slide gate operator that won’t die young at a Las Colinas campus, call (626) 649-4572. We’ll answer live, schedule a visit that fits your day, and put the price in writing before we touch a single bolt. Latch & Post Gate Repair serves all of Irving, from Valley Ranch to the older north side neighborhoods, with the same Cedarwell Care Promise on every visit: shoe covers and drop cloths on, a written price before work starts, and a photo of the clean-up before we leave.
Written by Cody Beckman, Owner at Latch & Post Gate Repair, serving Irving since 2009.