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Gate repair in Argyle, TX usually means one of two things: an automatic driveway gate that won’t open, or a pasture gate that’s sagging into the dirt. Both are common here, and both need a different kind of fix. We’ve been welding, realigning, and rebuilding gates across Argyle for over two decades, and we know what this soil does to a hinge post. If your gate is down, dragging, or refusing to move, call (940) 394-8744. Hal Gatewood answers the phone himself, day or night, and he’ll tell you straight what it’ll take to fix it.
Key Takeaways:
- Argyle’s clay soil shifts posts out of plumb every wet spring, and again when summer drought cracks the ground. Realignment is a seasonal reality here, not an occasional repair.
- Many Argyle properties run two gates: an automated front gate and a manual ranch or pasture gate out back. We service both on the same call.
- We weld on site. Your gate stays in your driveway. We don’t haul it off to some shop across the county.
- Every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise, in writing.
- No trip charge inside the county, and $40 off any repair over $200.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Argyle’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. Not a franchise, not a call center three states away. You call (940) 394-8744 and a live person picks up. Usually that person is Hal. He’s been running Gatewood Fence & Gate since 2001, and he still shows up to look at the gate himself before anyone grabs a wrench.
Argyle homeowners call us because we know what they’re up against. We’ve welded cracked steel on estates off Crawford Road, rebuilt hinge posts along FM 407, and replaced solar gate opener batteries on long driveways in Harvest and Canyon Falls. We know the difference between a gate that just needs the rack and pinion squared up and one that needs new post footings poured. We quote the price before the work starts, and the price doesn’t change at the door. That’s not a marketing line. It’s how Hal has kept his name good around Argyle since before half these subdivisions went in.
When someone in Argyle leaves a review that says the person who showed up actually knew what they were doing, that matters more to us than any ad budget. We’ve built our standing here one gate at a time, and we intend to keep it that way. The 90-Day Done Right Promise is written on every invoice. If it’s not done right, one call brings Hal back. No runaround.
Our Gate Repair Services in Argyle
We handle the full range of gate work in Argyle: electric gate repair, automatic gate operators, hinges and posts, realignment, locks, and weld-and-rust repair. Most calls start with one of these four:
Automatic Gate Repair
Argyle is full of automatic gates installed in the 2010s, and they’re hitting their failure window now. Actuators wear out. Control boards quit. Safety sensors drift until the gate refuses to close. On many properties we see, the operator was wired in when the home was built and hasn’t been touched since. We service LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule, and we carry a deep stock of parts for the brands Argyle actually uses. If the gate opens but groans, or the remote works and the keypad doesn’t, we’ll find it fast.
Hinge & Post Repair
The clay under Argyle expands and contracts with rain and drought. That seasonal movement works hinge posts loose and throws swing gates out of level. A steel gate is heavy, and once a post leans even a few degrees, the hinge side takes the entire load. We cut out rotted post bases, weld new steel in place, and if the post can’t be saved, we set a new one in properly compacted footing. Fix the panel without fixing the post and you’ll fix it twice.
Gate Realignment
A gate that drags on its latch side or won’t stay closed is nearly always a plumb-post problem, not a panel problem. Realignment means finding where the frame flexed, where the post shifted, and where the hinges wore oval. We weld cracked joints back square rather than telling you the whole thing needs replacing. We fix the gate you have, whenever it can be fixed safely and honestly. That repair-first approach is the whole reason Hal started the company.
Solar Gate Opener Repair
Long Argyle driveways often don’t have line power at the gate, so solar openers are everywhere, particularly on the FM 407 corridor and the larger acreage properties north of town. A solar opener that won’t hold a charge is almost never a bad motor. It’s a dying battery, a shaded panel, or a charge controller that’s given up. We test the panel output, check the battery under load, and replace only what’s failed. If we see a panel half-covered in tree growth that’s always been a problem, we’ll tell you to move it or trim it, not sell you a new opener.
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 Argyle
We’re certified to service all nine major gate brands, but around Argyle we see a lot of LiftMaster operators on custom homes, BFT and Linear on the bigger estates, and Ghost Controls on solar setups. We keep control boards, actuator arms, solar controllers, and sensor parts for these systems on hand so we’re not waiting on a warehouse shipment to finish your repair. If your opener is a Viking or a DoorKing, we’ve got the training and the parts access same as the rest. Bring us the brand, we’ll bring the fix.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Argyle Homes
- Posts moving with the seasons. The same expansive clay that cracks your foundation also heaves gate posts out of plumb. We see a wave of realignment calls every spring after wet weather, and again in late summer when dry ground shrinks away from the concrete.
- Long driveway, dead openers. Driveways here can run 200 to 400 feet. That means long wire pulls or solar power, and both fail differently than a suburban gate a few feet from the house. Voltage drop over a long run cooks motors and confuses control boards.
- One property, two gates. On a service call along FM 407, we found a 2018 solar slide gate up front with a dead battery and a misaligned rack, plus a rusted 1990s manual swing gate around back by the horse pasture, hinge post rotted and the panel dragging in the dirt. We replaced the solar controller, squared the slide track, and set new post footings for the pasture gate. One call, two very different repairs. That’s a typical Argyle job for us.
- Ice storm damage that never got fully fixed. The February 2021 freeze caught a lot of Argyle operators with components that weren’t freeze-rated. Some homeowners patched things temporarily and moved on. We still find cracking in plastic gear housings and controllers that act up on cold mornings. If your gate ran fine before Uri and has been flaky since, there’s likely a part from that patch job failing.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Argyle, TX
Here’s what honest numbers look like for gate repair in Argyle, based on what we’ve actually billed over the past year:
| Repair Type | Typical Argyle Price Range |
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| Gate realignment (swing gate, no new parts) | $150-$300 |
| Hinge replacement (steel, welded on site) | $180-$375 per pair |
| Solar opener battery replacement | $120-$280 |
| Control board replacement (LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT) | $250-$550 |
| Actuator arm replacement | $300-$650 |
| Post replacement (dig out, set new, concrete) | $350-$800 per post |
| Weld repair, cracked panel or frame | $90-$250 |
The price is quoted and agreed before we start. You’ll have it in writing before any work begins, and it won’t creep on you at the end of the day. No trip charge anywhere inside the county. If you’ve already got a written estimate from someone else, bring it to us and we’ll give you a free second opinion. Call (940) 394-8744 and ask for Hal. You’ll get a straight number.
We Also Serve Cities Near Argyle
Our crews run all over this corner of Denton County. If you’re in Flower Mound, Lake Dallas, Denton, or Ponder, our Gate Repair service covers you the same way it covers Argyle. And if you want to see more of what we do around town, take a look at our Gate Repair in Argyle page. Same phone, same promise: (940) 394-8744.
Serving Argyle, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Argyle 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 Repair in Argyle
The clay soils across Denton County’s Cross Timbers zone swell hard in wet spring months and then shrink and crack when summer dries things out, and that seasonal cycle works gate posts loose year after year. In Argyle, realignment is a recurring maintenance item, not a one-time fix. We bed new posts in properly compacted footing with drainage considered, which slows the cycle, but if the gate is older and the post has been moving for years, replacement is usually the only permanent answer. Call (940) 394-8744 and we’ll tell you whether your post can be saved or should be pulled and reset.
Yes. That’s actually one of the most common calls we get in Argyle. Many properties here have a LiftMaster or similar automated gate on the driveway and a separate pipe-rail or ranch gate at the pasture or barn, and both break in their own way. We quote both jobs on the same service call and repair them the same day if the parts are on the truck. If you’ve got a front gate that won’t open and a pasture gate that’s dragging, one call at (940) 394-8744 gets both handled.
No. A properly sized solar gate opener with a healthy battery will ride through several cloudy days without issue. If yours quits every time the sun hides for 48 hours, the most likely culprits are a weak battery that won’t hold a charge, a panel that’s shaded or dirty, or a charge controller that’s failing. We test all three against the manufacturer’s spec and replace only what’s actually dead. Cloudy-day failure is a warning sign, not a personality quirk. Call us before you get locked out. Estimates are free.
If the keypad lights up and the keypad beeps but the gate sits still, the issue is almost never the keypad. It’s the operator: a blown actuator, a failed control board, a tripped safety sensor, or a limit switch that’s drifted. Gates installed in the mid-2010s are right at the age where those components start dying from normal wear. We carry replacement boards and actuators for the common brands in Argyle and can usually have a 2015-era gate moving again the same day. Call (940) 394-8744 and describe what you’re seeing; Hal will tell you what he suspects before he even gets in the truck.
Yes. Automatic gate operators are required to have functioning safety photocells and reversing mechanisms, and that’s enforced here. Home inspectors also flag inoperative gate safety features when a property is being sold. We test sensors, verify the reverse cycle, and replace photo eyes and loop detectors as part of any automatic gate repair. If your gate closes on something it shouldn’t, do not wait. Cut power to the operator and call (940) 394-8744. This is a safety issue, and the fix is usually straightforward for someone who knows these systems.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Repair in Argyle
Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and his name is on the shop. You can call him at (940) 394-8744 any hour of the day or night. No voicemail, no phone tree, no “we’ll dispatch someone in the next 72 hours.” You get a live person, a straight answer, and a written price before the work starts. We do on-site welding, we fix what can be fixed instead of selling you a new gate, and every job is covered by the 90-Day Done Right Promise. $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, free second opinions on any written estimate, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. That’s the deal in Argyle, and it’s the same deal we’ve been running since the day we opened. Call now for a free estimate.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Argyle, TX and surrounding Denton County communities.