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Gate parts fail in Corinth for reasons most repair pages never mention. Our clay soil moves. Your gate post moves with it. Then hinges bind, welds crack at the post, and the latch quits catching. We fix those failures at the source, usually the same day you call. Hal Gatewood started this company in 2001, and since then we have welded, re-hung, and rebuilt thousands of gates across Corinth. Call (940) 394-8744 and a live person answers. No voicemail, no call center, no runaround. You will talk to someone who knows exactly what Corinth clay does to a gate.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Corinth’s Preferred Gate Parts & Welding Company
Corinth homeowners have been calling us since the early 2000s, back when most of the subdivisions along FM 2181 and Corinth Parkway were still being framed. Those neighborhoods built in the 1990s and 2000s now hold hundreds of automated driveway gates that are 15 to 25 years old. Actuators are wearing out. Control boards are failing. Hinges are fatiguing at the weld point. We have seen every one of those failures in Corinth, and we service the parts instead of replacing the whole gate.
Hal Gatewood is the owner, and his name is on the shop and on every invoice. That matters to people in Corinth who have been burned by a large outfit that quoted one price on the phone and charged another at the door. Our pricing is agreed before any work starts, in writing. We do most gate repair work right in your driveway, with a welding rig that brings the shop to you. That means a broken iron hinge on a swing gate in the Corinthian Estates subdivision gets re-welded in place, not hauled across the metroplex.
Every job we do carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise. If it is not right, one call brings us back. We also offer no trip charge inside the county, free estimates, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Those are standing offers, not haggling points.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Services in Corinth
Hinge Replacement
Hinge replacement in Corinth is rarely just a hinge swap. When the hinge post leans even an inch out of plumb because the clay shifted, a new hinge will bind and wear out within a season. We remove the old hinge, true the post or suggest a reset, then weld the new hinge ears at the correct load angle. The gate swings without dragging, and the hinge lasts. Our Gate Parts & Welding team keeps common hinge sizes and weldable barrel hinges in the truck for Corinth jobs.
Post Replacement
Post replacement is the most important repair we do in Corinth, because the post is where the trouble starts. Black clay swells when it rains and contracts in drought, and a shallow footing from the 1990s cannot hold a post against that motion. We auger a 42-inch hole, set the post in concrete with a rebar cage, and let it cure before we re-hang the gate. A post set in gravel or shallow sand cannot survive Corinth soil. We grind off old weld scars and re-weld the gate frame clean.
Rail Repair
Rails on drive gates in Corinth take a beating, especially on sliding gates where the lower rail rides a track. When the slab shifts with the clay, the rail binds, the rollers bend, and the chain snaps. We straighten or replace the rail, set the rack and pinion back to tolerance, and weld any stress cracks we find while we are under there. Catching a rail crack early costs a fraction of a full gate rebuild.
Custom Welding
We weld on site, in your driveway, with a mobile rig. Custom welding covers cracked hinge plates, broken picket connections, sagging frame corners on iron gates, and fabricated brackets for HOA-compliant latch retrofits. When an ornamental gate in a Corinth HOA community splits at the hinge post, we can grind the crack, re-weld the joint, and match the powder-coat color to avoid a redo notice from the architectural review committee.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Corinth
We are certified to service nine gate operator brands, including Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. Many Corinth homes built in the 2000s have DoorKing or Elite operators on their driveway gates, and Ghost Controls and Mighty Mule appear frequently on do-it-yourself retrofits and lighter ornamental gates. We keep common parts for those brands in our local trucks so a control board or limit switch does not mean a week of waiting. If the operator is beyond repair, we will tell you plainly and quote a replacement before doing the work. For more on what we do across this trade, see Gate Parts & Welding in Corinth.
Common Gate Parts & Welding Problems We See in Corinth Homes
- Post heave from expansive clay. Corinth sits on Vertisol clay that swells after rain and shrinks in drought. A gate post on a shallow footing moves a half inch or more each season, which binds hinges and pulls latches out of alignment.
- Builder-grade operators without battery backup. Newer developments along the Swisher Road corridor often came with low-cost swing operators. Summer thunderstorms flick the power and the rack strips or the board fries.
- Cracked welds at the hinge post. We see this in Shady Shores-area gates where a homeowner ignored a sagging drag for months. The weld eventually fatigues and the whole gate panel drops.
- Rust at weld joints on ornamental iron. Corinth’s heavy dew and ice-storm cycles take a toll. A small rust bloom hides a weakening weld. We grind, re-weld, and re-seal before it becomes a fracture.
Pricing for Gate Parts & Welding in Corinth, TX
A hinge replacement in Corinth typically runs $180 to $340 per hinge depending on iron weight and access. Post replacement, including augering a 42-inch footing and pouring a concrete collar, usually runs $450 to $900 per post. Rail repair and re-welding work starts around $150 and goes up with the amount of weld time and material. Custom welding jobs, like reinforcing a broken frame corner, range from $120 for a small crack repair to $600 or more for a full corner rebuild on a heavy driveway gate. These are real numbers for Corinth work, quoted and agreed in writing before we start. Remember the standing offers: $40 off any repair over $200, free estimates, and no trip charge inside the county. Call (940) 394-8744 and we will give you an exact price.
We Also Serve Cities Near Corinth
If you live in Denton, Argyle, Flower Mound, or Little Elm, we can route a service call to your gate as part of our regular Corinth-area rounds. The same owner-operated standards apply, the same written estimate before any work, and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise. Scheduling from our Dallas-Fort Worth office covers Corinth first, then the surrounding towns.
Serving Corinth, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Corinth 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 - Gate Parts & Welding in Corinth
The clay under your post swelled. Corinth sits on expansive Vertisol soil that absorbs water and expands when it rains, pushing shallow footings upward and sideways by inches in a single wet spring. A post set 18 or 24 inches deep in that soil will move. We reset posts at 42 inches with a concrete collar and rebar cage, which holds in the swell. Call (940) 394-8744 for a free post inspection and an exact quote.
Yes. We carry color charts and can order the specific powder-coat used by most Corinth HOA communities, and we verify the finish matches before we finish the job. If your community has a recorded paint spec, tell us when you call and we will arrive ready. Call (940) 394-8744 with your HOA’s color code.
Yes, and we often do this for homes where the builder omitted the conduit and power run. The better time to run the power and conduit is during the build, but in Corinth that usually did not happen. We can surface-mount or trench a new line, add a post for the operator arm, and install a battery backup so the gate still works during thunderstorm outages. Call (940) 394-8744 for a free measure and written estimate.
Because the post is moving. A cracked weld at the hinge post almost always means the post is shifting with the clay and the gate panel is flexing at the only rigid point left. Re-welding the crack without resetting the post means it will fail again, usually within a year. We reset the post and re-weld the hinge ears as one job. Call (940) 394-8744 and we will find the real cause before we light a torch.
Typically you just need the replacement to match existing hardware. Some Corinth HOA declarations require notice for any visible change to a gate, but a like-for-like latch replacement usually clears without committee review. We will tell you if the work we are about to do could trigger a review, before we start. Call (940) 394-8744 and ask us to look at your HOA’s gate spec language.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate in Corinth, TX
If your gate drags, leans, or will not latch, call (940) 394-8744. We answer live, day or night. You will get an honest assessment over the phone, a written price before we start, and a repair done at your driveway with welding rigs that come to you. Hal Gatewood has been doing this since 2001, and his promise is on every job: done right, or we make it right. That is the 90-Day Done Right Promise, in writing.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Corinth since 2001.