Free on-site gate assessment - hinges, posts, and your LiftMaster or Nice gate operator checked before anything is quoted
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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Repair Across Aubrey
Gate repair in Aubrey usually falls into one of two camps: a welded pipe ranch gate that predates the subdivision, or a newer automated driveway gate that stopped talking to its opener. Both need the same thing: someone who knows why they fail on this particular soil. Aubrey’s Blackland Prairie clay swells hard after spring rain and shrinks back in July heat, and that quiet movement is behind more gate trouble here than anything else. If your gate drags, binds, or won’t cycle, call (979) 291-0947. We’ll show up, diagnose it where it sits, and quote the repair before any work starts.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Aubrey’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
We’re not a franchise truck that covers six counties with a rotating crew. Gatewood Fence & Gate is owned by Hal Gatewood, operated out of a shop with his name on it, and we have been fixing gates since 2001. Our Gate Repair team works on what’s in front of them, not what a call-center script says to sell. If a hinge post is the problem, we fix the hinge post. If a circuit board is the problem, we replace the board. We don’t swap a whole gate because one weld cracked.
People around Aubrey call us because the person who answers the phone is a person. A live one, 24 hours a day. Not a voicemail tree. Hal himself has been known to answer at odd hours, and if he says he’ll be there, he’ll be there. Every job we do carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it isn’t right, one call brings us back. No runaround, no arguing about what the warranty means.
Aubrey is spread out, and we know the difference between a call off FM 2931 and a call inside Sandbrock Ranch. The driveway lengths, the gate types, the HOA requirements, the clay under the posts: they’re not the same. Neither is our approach.
Our Gate Repair Services in Aubrey
Electric Gate Repair
Electric gate repair in Aubrey covers everything from dead control boards to operators that open but won’t close. We service LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, and Mighty Mule systems, among others, and we carry common boards and capacitors on the truck so a diagnosis doesn’t turn into two visits. In post-2015 HOA communities like Sandbrock Ranch, decorative aluminum driveway gates run complex electronics that do not like Denton County power surges. We trace the fault to the component level and replace only what failed.
Automatic Gate Repair
Automatic gate repair in Aubrey is often less about the motor and more about the frame it’s bolted to. When a gate post heaves out of plumb after a wet spring, the operator keeps working: it just works against a gate that no longer swings true. The gears strip, the travel limits drift, the safety photocells misalign. We reset the post, re-hang the gate, and only then re-tune the operator. Doing it the other way fixes nothing for long.
Hinge & Post Repair
A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that is where we start. On older acreage parcels around Aubrey, we regularly see 40-year-old pipe swing gates hung on posts that were set before anyone thought about automated cycling. The post leans, the hinge pins wear oval, and the gate starts dragging the operator down with it. We excavate, re-pour, and re-hang, often on the same day. On active ranch gates, we weld reinforcement plates rather than just patching what rust ate through.
Gate Realignment
Realignment in Aubrey is the most common repair people don’t know they need. Symptoms look electrical: the gate stops mid-travel, the opener hums, the safety sensor trips. But the cause is usually mechanical. The gate shifted, the post moved, the hinges sagged. We bring it back to square and plumb, set the travel limits cleanly, and the system runs without strain. In many cases, that’s the whole repair.
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 Aubrey
We’re certified to service nine major gate brands, and around Aubrey the ones we see most are LiftMaster, FAAC, and Mighty Mule. Mighty Mule especially, because it shows up on ranch and acreage gates where homeowners installed it themselves. We keep common parts for these systems stocked locally for Aubrey calls, so we’re not waiting on a distributor to ship a board from two states away. If your opener is a BFT or a Ghost Controls, we service those too. No orphaned equipment here.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Aubrey Homes
- Heaved hinge posts from Blackland Prairie clay. Spring rains swell the soil, July heat shrinks it, and the post moves enough to ruin the gate’s swing arc. If your gate scrapes the ground or binds near the latch, the post is the first thing to check.
- Residential automators bolted onto ranch gates. East of US-377, former cattle gates now run on openers never meant for their weight and width. Gearboxes overheat, hinges wallow out, and the operator fails a year in. The fix is usually reinforcement and a properly matched drive, not another new opener.
- HOA community gate electronics failing after storms. Sandbrock Ranch and similar master-planned neighborhoods in Aubrey run LiftMaster and FAAC systems with loop detectors, photocells, and battery backups. Power surges after thunderstorms kill boards, and temperature swings loosen connections. We diagnose these with meters, not guesses.
- Cracked welds on old pipe gates. Ice storms like Winter Storm Uri stress decades-old welds past what they were designed for. We weld on site, in the driveway, with the gate lying right where it came from. No hauling it off, no “we’ll bring it back next week.”
Pricing for Gate Repair in Aubrey, TX
A typical hinge or latch repair in Aubrey runs $140 to $280. Gate realignment generally lands between $180 and $320, depending on how far the post has moved and whether we’re re-pouring a footing. Electric gate repair spans a range: a failed safety photocell is often $120 to $220, a replacement control board runs $260 to $580 with labor, and a full operator swap starts around $650. On-site welding repairs fall between $180 and $420 based on the extent of the cracked weld and the access to get to it. We quote the price before any work starts, and the number we quote is the number you pay. We also knock $40 off any repair over $200, and we don’t charge a trip fee inside the county. Seniors and veterans always get 10% off.
We Also Serve Cities Near Aubrey
Our service area covers Aubrey and the surrounding communities, including Frisco, Little Elm, Prosper, and Celina. If you’re just outside town and wondering whether that’s still us, call (979) 291-0947 and ask. More often than not, Aubrey is close enough that we’re already on the road.
Serving Aubrey, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Aubrey area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQ - Gate Repair in Aubrey
The operator is likely undersized for the gate, and the gate itself is out of alignment. East of US-377, we see former ranch pipe swing gates that were built wide and heavy, then fitted with residential automators never designed for that duty cycle. The gears strip because the motor is fighting weight, wind, and a hinge post that moved. We fix the post and the hinges first, then match the drive to the actual gate. Call (979) 291-0947 for a free assessment.
Yes, and we do it regularly across Aubrey’s acreage tracts. We use heavy-duty solar operators matched to the gate’s weight and span, with panel placement calculated for our region’s sun angle and enough battery reserve for cloudy weeks. Long driveways where running line power is impractical are exactly what solar gate openers were built for. We’ll quote the conversion in writing before we start.
Yes. Every automatic gate repair we perform in Aubrey includes verification of entrapment protection: photocells, reversing edges, and force settings. We test the system under load and leave it compliant with current standards. If your HOA needs documentation, we can provide it. This is standard on every job, not an add-on.
Almost always, yes. We weld on site, in your driveway, next to the gate where it stands. We grind back to clean steel, weld the crack, and add reinforcement plate where the stress concentrates. The gate stays in place and we don’t haul it to a shop. If the post itself is compromised, we address that too. Hal has been welding since before most of these gates were hung.
Watch the gate when it moves. If it scrapes, hesitates, or drifts out of the arc, the structure is fighting the operator. If it runs smoothly when released manually but won’t respond to the remote, the problem is more likely electrical. Realignment costs less than a new operator, and in Aubrey it is the most common repair we do. Show us the gate and we’ll tell you straight. Estimates are free at (979) 291-0947.
If your gate is giving you trouble in Aubrey, don’t nurse it along until it fails at the worst possible moment. Call Gatewood Fence & Gate at (979) 291-0947. A live person answers, the estimate is free, and the price we quote is the price you pay, agreed before anything gets touched.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate.