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Gate repair in Palm Beach typically runs from $225 for a hinge pin replacement up to $3,800 for a full custom iron gate rebuild with operator integration, and most jobs on the island are completed within two to five business days. The salt air here doesn’t wait, and neither do we. When a gate stops opening on North County Road or a swing arm seizes on South Ocean Boulevard, you need a technician who knows what the Atlantic and the Intracoastal do to steel, brass, and circuit boards. Call (626) 649-4572 and a live person answers, day or night. We dispatch to Palm Beach from our Miami office, and our crews know this island’s gates better than most.
Why Latch & Post Gate Repair Is Palm Beach’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Palm Beach is not West Palm Beach. The gates here are heavier, older, more ornate, and far more exposed. We work on 1920s Mizner-era wrought iron that needs a fabricator’s eye, and we work on brand-new multi-leaf automated entries with integrated video intercoms that need a controls specialist. Our Gate Repair team includes factory-trained techs for LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, DoorKing, Viking, and Ghost Controls, and every one of them is background-checked and uniformed. Cody Beckman runs the crew with one rule: the written price comes before any tool leaves the truck, and the cleanup photo comes before we drive away. Families with kids and pets notice that.
Review counts and star ratings fluctuate, so we won’t quote a number. What holds steady is the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the repair isn’t right, Latch & Post makes it right. No argument, no fine print. That promise matters more on an island where a gate failure means the difference between a quiet evening and an open property facing A1A.
Driveway Gate Repair in Palm Beach
Driveway Gate Repair on this island almost always involves salt corrosion, because nearly every estate gate sits within a mile of both the Atlantic and Lake Worth. A gate that merely squeaks in Palm Beach Gardens may be seizing here. We service and repair swing and slide gates, rack-and-pinion drives, safety photocells, and the low-voltage wiring that connects the motor to the intercom. A standard actuator replacement on a single swing gate in Palm Beach runs $650 to $1,400. A complete operator rebuild with new limit switches, capacitor, and wiring harness lands between $1,800 and $3,200. Every estimate is written and signed before work begins.
Alignment and Track Work
On a barrier island, post footings shift more than people expect. Sandy soil and storm surge undercut concrete, and a gate that once met the latch cleanly now drags or binds. We realign hinges, shim posts, and re-tension cables. $325 to $900 covers most realignments.
Operator and Board Replacement
The control board inside your gate operator is a low-voltage computer sitting in a metal box a thousand feet from salt water on two sides. We replace corroded boards, reprogram remotes, and set force limits. Board replacement with programming runs $480 to $1,150 depending on brand and access control integration.
Gate Welding in Palm Beach
Gate Welding in Palm Beach is less about joining metal and more about preserving it. The 1920s and 1930s estates along Worth Avenue and South County Road hold cast-iron and wrought-iron gates that cannot be replaced with a catalog panel. We TIG and MIG weld in place or in-shop, match original scrollwork, and reinforce rusted-through stiles so the gate keeps its silhouette. A cracked picket weld repair runs $150 to $450 per section. A full gate rebuild with new lower rails and hinge plates runs $1,500 to $3,800 depending on ornamentation and finish matching.
Rust Repair and Frame Reinforcement
Salt air gets inside hollow iron and eats from within. We cut out the rot, weld in new steel, and prime with a marine-grade zinc coating before top-coating. $400 to $1,200 per affected section is typical.
Hinge Re-pinning and Post Replacement
When a hinge pin seizes, the operator works harder and burns out faster. We extract the old pin, bore and sleeve the hinge barrel, and set a new stainless pin. $225 to $600 per hinge. If the post itself is compromised, we pour a new footing to Miami-Dade high-wind standards and set a new post before the gate hangs again.
Trusted Brands We Service in Palm Beach
We’re factory-trained on the brands Palm Beach estates actually use: Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, and several more. Our parts stock for these systems means we’re not waiting on a distributor when your gate is down. On North County Road, our tech responded to a 1940s Mediterranean Revival estate where a large wrought-iron swing gate had seized hinge pins and a LiftMaster operator with a corroded control board. After freeing and re-pinning the hinge post, we replaced the board, realigned the rack and pinion, and tested the safety photocell, returning the gate to silent daily operation. The estate manager noted it was the third motor failure in five years due to the salt-air crossfire. That job took one afternoon because the parts were in our van.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Palm Beach Homes
- Salt-air control board failure. The Atlantic and the Intracoastal push moisture and salt onto your operator’s board 365 days a year. We see boards corrode in 3 to 4 years on Palm Beach where mainland boards last 8 to 10.
- Seized hinge pins on period iron gates. Mizner-era gates from the 1920s and 1930s often use steel pins that rust into the hinge barrel. The gate still moves for a while, then one day the operator strains and trips its own breaker.
- Post-storm misalignment. Hurricane-force winds twist multi-leaf gates and shift footings. Realignment calls spike every September and October, and anchoring to high-wind-load standards is not optional near the ocean.
- Closed intercom and keypad circuits. The low-voltage wiring for video intercoms and keypads corrodes faster here than anywhere in Palm Beach County. A gate that opens with a remote but won’t respond to the intercom usually has a corroded wire splice.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Palm Beach, FL
Straight numbers, because that’s what you asked for. Hinge pin replacement: $225 to $600 per hinge. Gate realignment: $325 to $900. Control board replacement: $480 to $1,150. Actuator or operator replacement: $650 to $1,400. Welding and rust repair: $150 to $1,200 per section. Full custom gate rebuild: $1,500 to $3,800. These are Palm Beach market prices, reflecting the island’s corrosion rate and the labor needed to match period ironwork. You get a written price before any work starts, always. Call (626) 649-4572 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Palm Beach
Our crews cover Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, North Palm Beach, Greenacres, and Palm Beach Gardens. If your property sits just across the bridge on Flagler Drive or up in the North End, we’re already on the island most days. Read more about how we serve the region on our Gate Repair in Palm Beach page.
Serving Palm Beach, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the 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 Palm Beach
Palm Beach’s position on a narrow barrier island exposes your gate to salt-laden air from the Atlantic and the Intracoastal at the same time, and that dual exposure corrodes low-voltage boards, hinge pins, and wiring roughly twice as fast as properties a few miles west. We recommend an annual inspection with contact cleaning and dielectric grease on Palm Beach gates. Call (626) 649-4572 to schedule one.
Yes, for many properties. The Town of Palm Beach Architectural Commission, ARCOM, must approve design changes to gates that are visually prominent, historically contributing, or on corner lots, and that approval can add weeks to a replacement timeline. Repairs that keep the original look, like re-pinning hinges or replacing a control board, generally do not need ARCOM review. We can tell you which category your job falls into before you spend a dollar.
Yes, and that’s the work we care about most. We weld cast iron in matched profile, fabricate replacement scrolls and pickets to the original pattern, and finish to blend with eight decades of patina. Off-the-shelf hardware usually won’t match, so we make or source period-appropriate parts. Call (626) 649-4572 and describe what you’re seeing.
Usually not. Sagging is almost always a hinge or post issue, not a bent panel. Worn hinge pins, a leaning post, or a failing weld at the stile lets the leaf drop, and the gate drags at the latch. We fix the hinge and post, and the panel hangs level again. In some cases a panel is genuinely twisted from storm winds, and that’s a welding job, not a hardware swap.
Check whether the gate moves at all under remote control, whether the safety photocells are aligned, and whether the gate catches the latch without forcing. Do not try to bend or lift a twisted gate yourself. If the gate strains, grinds, or won’t respond, call (626) 649-4572 and we’ll do a full post-storm assessment including footing check, hinge alignment, and board diagnostics.
Written by Cody Beckman, Owner at Latch & Post Gate Repair, serving Palm Beach since 2009.