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When a gate stops opening, sags into the driveway, or starts groaning like it’s about to give up, you need someone who can get to Lake Dallas fast and fix it right the first time. That’s exactly what we do. Hal Gatewood has been repairing gates since 2001, and our crews work throughout Lake Dallas every week, from the waterfront streets near Lake Lewisville to the newer subdivisions off Swisher Road.
Call (940) 394-8744 and a live person picks up. That’s not a recording, not a menu tree, not a call center three states away. You’ll talk to someone who knows what a gate hinge sounds like when it’s about to fail and can schedule a repair that fits your day. If the gate is stuck open, stuck shut, or dragging itself sideways across the track, tell us now and we’ll move things around to get to you quickly.
We don’t sell you a new gate because a hinge wore out. We weld on site, replace what actually failed, and put it in writing with our 90-Day Done Right Promise.
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.
Why Lake Dallas Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
Most of the calls we get in Lake Dallas start the same way: somebody already paid a national outfit to “fix” the gate, and within a few months, the same problem crawled back. Hinge wore through again. Post leaning harder. Opener motor still grinding. We hear it from homeowners over by Lakewood Park and from folks down near the water on the southern shore.
The frustration is real, and it’s why people call us instead. Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop, his address is published, and his license number is there for anyone to look up. He’s not passing through. If he fixes your gate and it fails again within 90 days, one call brings him back, no runaround.
Our crews live and work right here in the metro area. They pull into Lake Dallas three or four times a week for gate work. They know the humidity off the lake eats mild steel hinges for breakfast. They know which older 1960s-era properties near the shoreline still have the original gate posts with shallow footings. They know because they’ve dug them up.
We serve the whole city: north of Main Street toward the lake, the residential streets east of Corinth Parkway, the marina-adjacent properties, and the older mid-century blocks near Lake Dallas Elementary.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Lake Dallas
Gate Repair
We repair the gate in your driveway, not at some warehouse across town. That means on-site welding, hinge replacement, post leveling, frame straightening, latch work, and panel patching. We don’t haul your gate off unless it’s truly beyond saving, and even then, we’ll show you why before we touch anything else.
Learn more about our gate repair in Lake Dallas.
Gate Installation
A new gate has to match the driveway, the fencing on either side, and the slope of the terrain. In Lake Dallas, we also account for what’s under the gate pad: Blackland clay that swells every wet season and shrinks every dry one. We measure, quote a written price, and install with post footings that match the soil conditions on your side of town.
Learn more about our gate installation in Lake Dallas.
Gate Motor & Opener
If the gate opens partway and dies, or the opener just clicks, the problem can be a failed capacitor, a stripped gear, a dead battery, or a controller issue. We service Gatewood Fence & Gate opener brands including LiftMaster, DoorKing, and Mighty Mule. When we quote a motor replacement, the price is agreed before we start, and you know exactly what’s being swapped.
Learn more about our gate motor and opener service in Lake Dallas.
Gate Access Control
Keypads, intercoms, remote receivers, vehicle detectors, and safety edges. If something in the access system stopped reading your key fob or won’t close unless you hold the button, we trace the fault and fix the actual component that failed, not the entire board because it’s easier.
Learn more about our gate access control in Lake Dallas.
Gate Parts & Welding
We weld on site. Steel, aluminum, and ornamental iron. Hinges, latches, gussets, pickets, and frame rails. If a part is beyond welding, we replace it, and we’ll tell you why the old one failed so you don’t see the same problem next spring.
Learn more about our gate parts and welding in Lake Dallas.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Lake Dallas
We work all over Lake Dallas. Here are a few of the areas where we’re out working on gates regularly:
- Lake frontage and waterfront streets along Lake Lewisville’s south shore
- Residential blocks around Lakewood Park and Main Street
- Neighborhoods east of Corinth Parkway near the elementary school
- Older mid-century subdivisions with 1960s-era gate posts
- Newer lakeside estate properties on the eastern edge of town
Typical response time for a gate repair call in Lake Dallas is same day when we can manage it, and next morning otherwise. If a live person answers the phone and you tell us the gate is stuck open, we treat it as the security problem it is.
Why Lake Dallas’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Lake Dallas sits directly on the south shore of Lake Lewisville. That is not a geographic footnote. It changes how gates fail here. The water keeps the air humid year-round, and that humidity works its way into steel hinges, latches, and gate frames faster than it does a few miles inland in Denton or Corinth. We regularly replace hinges in Lake Dallas that are rusted through in five years while the same hinge in a drier part of the county would last a decade.
The soil is just as aggressive. The North Texas Blackland Prairie clay under Lake Dallas swells and contracts with every wet and dry cycle. Gates that were plumb the day they were hung are leaning within twelve months because the post shifted, not because the panel bent. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice. We dig down, address the footing and drainage, and re-set the post so the gate actually holds its line.
Ice storms add another variable. When freezing rain coats an automated gate operator, moisture creeps into the housing, freezes, expands, and cracks seals or controller housings. Older wooden gates along the lakefront subdivisions take the worst beating from freeze-expansion cycles.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Lake Dallas
No one likes calling a contractor and hearing “we’ll see when we get there.” Here’s what we tell people in Lake Dallas before we even schedule:
- Common hinge replacements: $110-$245
- Gate post reset or re-plumb: $200-$450 depending on footing conditions
- Opener service or circuit board replacement: $180-$380
- On-site welding repair: $95-$300 depending on scope
- Full gate installation: quoted on site, free measure
All pricing is quoted and agreed before any work starts. You will not answer the door to a different number. We also knock $40 off any repair over $200, wave the trip charge inside the county, and give seniors and veterans a permanent 10% discount. Bring us any written estimate from another company and we’ll give you a free second opinion before you commit.
Service Area - Cities Near Lake Dallas
We don’t just stay inside the city limits. Gatewood Fence & Gate regularly handles gate repairs in Little Elm, Argyle, Flower Mound, and Denton. Same live answer, same on-site welding, same written 90-Day Done Right Promise.
Serving Lake Dallas, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lake Dallas 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 Lake Dallas
Most Lake Dallas gate repairs land between $110 and $450, depending on what actually failed and whether the post needs resetting. Hinge replacements run $110-$245, while a leaning post that needs digging and re-plumbing usually falls between $200 and $450. Every quote is written and agreed before work starts, and we knock $40 off any repair over $200. Call (940) 394-8744 for an exact quote, free.
Yes, in most cases. If you call before mid-afternoon and tell us the gate is stuck open or the opener is dead, we can usually get a truck to Lake Dallas the same day. Evening and weekend calls go to a live person too, and we’ll schedule the earliest window that fits you. Call (940) 394-8744 and let us know what the gate is doing right now.
That is almost always the Blackland Prairie clay under Lake Dallas doing what it does: swelling when the ground saturates, shrinking when it dries, and shifting the whole footing sideways every cycle. Rehinging the gate panel alone won’t stop it. We dig out the footing, add drainage gravel, and reset the post deeper so it stops moving. If you’re over by the lake where the soil stays wetter longer, this is one of the most common repeat calls we get.
Yes. We service and repair LiftMaster, DoorKing, Mighty Mule, and Elite openers, along with several other brands. If the board is dead, we’ll tell you honestly whether a repair makes sense or replacement is cheaper in the long run. No pressure. Call (940) 394-8744 and ask for Hal or one of his crew.
We do. Every customer gets $40 off any repair over $200. Seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount on top of that. There’s no trip charge inside the county, and any written estimate you bring us from another gate company gets a free review before you decide who to hire.
Contact Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Repair in Lake Dallas
Your gate is not going to fix itself, and if it’s leaning or stuck, it’s only getting worse while you wait. Call (940) 394-8744 now. You’ll talk to a real person, get an honest answer, and have a repair scheduled that respects your time and your gate. We’ll quote the price before we lift a tool and stand behind the work with our 90-Day Done Right Promise. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That’s about as accountable as it gets.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Lake Dallas and the surrounding metro area since 2001.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local gate repair pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you - the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Lake Dallas Customers Say
"Driveway gate had been dragging for two years and two other companies told me the whole thing needed replacing. Hal reset the posts, rehung it and it swings like it did when it went in. A fraction of the price of a new one."
- Hollis Amberly"He came out in the snow to get our gate closed after a delivery lorry clipped it, then came back in the spring to do the proper repair when the ground had thawed. Only charged for the second visit."
- Ingrid Solheim"Hundred and forty feet of cedar privacy fence, all posts set in concrete, all of it dead level on ground that is anything but. He walked the line with me twice before a single hole was dug."
- Judith Stallworth