Free on-site gate assessment - hinges, posts, and your LiftMaster or Nice gate operator checked before anything is quoted
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Gate parts and welding repair in Denton runs from about $150 for a simple hinge replacement up to $900 or more for full post re-setting with new concrete footings, and most jobs are completed the same week we look at them. If your gate drags across the driveway, sags at the latch, or buzzes without moving, call (940) 394-8744 and Hal Gatewood or one of his crew will come out and give you an honest price before any work starts. We’ve been doing this since 2001, and around Denton we’ve learned that the real problem usually isn’t the gate at all. It’s the ground underneath it.
The Blackland Prairie clay under Denton swells and shrinks with every rainy spell and dry stretch, and that movement is what throws posts out of plumb and breaks hinge welds. A generic gate repair guide won’t tell you that. We will, because we see it every week along Teasley Lane, out toward Krum, and in the older streets near the downtown square.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Denton’s Preferred Gate Parts & Welding Company
Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop, his address is published, and anyone in Denton can drive over and look him in the eye before they ever sign anything. That’s the oldest accountability there is. The business has been locally owned and owner-operated since 2001, serving Denton, Krum, Argyle, Ponder, and Lake Dallas. We’re not a national outfit that sends a different truck every time. The person who answers the phone is the same person who works on your gate, often the same day.
Denton customers regularly tell us the same thing: they called two or three companies, got a voicemail, and then got a call back from somebody reading a script. We answer live, 24 hours a day. The phone isn’t answered by a call center three states away. It’s answered by a person who knows what a BFT motor sounds like when the limit switch fails, and who knows that a gate sagging in the middle of the pickets is almost always a hinge post leaning in soft clay.
We carry a 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing on every job. If it’s not right, we come back and make it right. No runaround, no “we’ll see what the manager says.” Hal started this company to fix gates properly the first time, and he’s still the one standing behind the work.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Services in Denton
Hinge Replacement
Most hinge replacements in Denton aren’t just hinge replacements. The hinge itself is usually the cheapest part of the job. What fails first is the post holding it. A gate that’s been sagging for two years has been working the hinge screws loose and wallowing out the post holes. We weld new hinge plates or weld the post and gate frame back square first, then we hang the gate so it swings like it did when it was new.
Post Replacement
Around Denton, post replacement is the closest thing we have to a specialty. The Blackland Prairie clay movement means a post set shallow in 2005 may sit three inches out of plumb by 2026. We excavate the old footing, dig deeper, pour concrete with rebar, and re-set the post so it doesn’t move the next time the ground gets wet. If someone just shims a post that’s already heaved, they’ll be back in six months doing it again.
Rail Repair
Rails crack, bend, and pull away from frames. On ornamental iron gates, the top rail carries a lot of load and a cracked weld at the hinge stile can turn into a full separation. We repair or replace rails and weld on site, so the gate stays in your driveway. We don’t haul your gate to a shop and leave a hole in your fence for a week.
Custom Welding
Not every broken gate part has an off-the-shelf replacement. When you need a custom hinge, a bracket, a reinforcement plate, or a latching post extension, we fabricate and weld it on site. This is the work that saves Denton homeowners from replacing an entire gate over a part that cost forty bucks to make.
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 Denton
We service and stock parts for the gate operators most common around Denton, including Linear, BFT, and Viking. We’re certified to service nine major brands total: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. If your opener was installed when the house was built and it’s now fifteen years old and stalling, we’ll tell you honestly whether it’s worth fixing or whether it’s time to put a new motor on a gate that’s otherwise fine.
Common Gate Parts & Welding Problems We See in Denton Homes
- Posts heaving out of the ground. This is the big one. Denton’s Blackland Prairie clay swells when wet and shrinks when dry, and a concrete footing poured too shallow will lift and lean with the soil. The hinge welds crack, the gate drops, and then the rollers bind. Fix the post first, then the gate.
- Builder-grade operators that were set up to fail. Denton grew fast, and a lot of homes built in the last 20 years got the cheapest operator available, often with undersized or missing conduit for power. The motors stall, strip gears, or fry boards. We retrofit these with surface-mounted power runs, properly sized wire, and an operator that can actually move the gate.
- Wood gate rot at the base. In neighborhoods with 1920s to 1950s homes near the historic downtown square, gates were often set without concrete footings at all. Soil moisture rots the post base, the gate racks, and eventually the whole thing drags along the ground.
- Ice storm stress. Denton catches ice storms more reliably than Dallas proper. The extra weight of ice on a swing or sliding gate stresses hinges, welds, and rollers in ways summer heat alone never does. If the soil was saturated from rain right before a freeze, the post heaves, and the ice loading finishes the job.
Pricing for Gate Parts & Welding in Denton, TX
Here’s the straight answer. Hinge replacement in Denton typically runs $150 to $350 per pair, depending on the gate weight and whether the post needs reinforcing. Post replacement with a new concrete footing runs $400 to $900 per post. Rail repair and straightening lands between $200 and $500. Custom welding is quoted by the hour at $95 to $120, with a one-hour minimum, and most custom welds take under two hours. Gate roller replacement on sliding gates runs $180 to $450, including parts and adjustment.
These are real Denton prices, not phone estimates that change at your door. Our price is agreed before any work starts, and it’s the price on the invoice. Standing offers apply to Denton customers: $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. A free second opinion is yours on any written estimate from another company.
We Also Serve Cities Near Denton
We work regularly in Krum, Argyle, Ponder, and Lake Dallas. If you’re just outside of Denton proper, call and ask. If you’re in our service area, the same team comes out. For a full look at coverage, see Gate Parts & Welding in Denton or our main Gate Parts & Welding page for service details.
Serving Denton, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Denton 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 Denton
Because the gate isn’t the problem. The soil is. Denton sits on Blackland Prairie clay that heaves and shrinks through every wet-dry cycle, and that movement bends the gate frame slightly, over and over, until a weld cracks at the hinge stile or the top rail. If you weld the crack without fixing the post movement, the new weld will crack in the same place. That’s why our crew in Denton always checks post plumb before we put a torch to anything. Call (940) 394-8744 for a free assessment.
Yes, and we do it often around Denton. Many homes built in the 1990s and 2000s in developments near Teasley Lane and along I-35 got manual gates because automation was an upgrade the builder skipped. We add operators to both swing and slide gates. The catch is usually power. If the original build didn’t run conduit to the gate, we surface-mount a properly sized power run, install safety edges or photo eyes, and set the operator limits correctly. The work includes everything and the price is written before we start.
You start at the hinge post, not the latch. On Denton clay, a sagging gate is almost always a post that’s leaning or heaved. In a subdivision off Teasley Lane, our crew found an ornamental iron swing gate sagging badly, the post leaning three full inches out of plumb after a wet spring. We removed the gate, excavated the post, poured a new concrete footing with rebar, and re-set the hinge post before welding a cracked top rail and realigning the hinges. Two months later the gate still swung square, even after a dry summer shrank the clay. Call (940) 394-8744 and we’ll tell you honestly if the post needs to come out.
Yes. Slide gates in Denton take a beating from the soil movement and from tracks that shift with the clay. We replace rollers, track, chain, and rack and pinion components. If the track itself has moved, we’ll tell you before we list parts, because new rollers on a shifting track will wear out fast.
Yes. Automatic gates in Texas must have reversing entrapment protection, typically photo eyes or safety edges, and it must actually work. Many builders installed the minimum and walked away. We test entrapment protection on every automatic gate we service in Denton, and we’ll flag any gate where the edge tests weak or the motor doesn’t reverse correctly. It’s a safety issue, not an upsell. Call (940) 394-8744 and we’ll check it during any visit.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Parts & Welding in Denton
If your gate is sagging, dragging, or dead, call (940) 394-8744. A live person answers. We’ll schedule a time that works, show up in the window we promised, and give you a written price before any work begins. Hal Gatewood has been at this since 2001, and his name is on the shop and on the invoice. That’s the warranty that matters, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise is printed on every job we do in Denton.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Denton since 2001.