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AfterGate Repair Services in Plano, TX
If your gate is sagging, dragging, or refusing to close in Plano, the problem usually isn’t the gate itself. It’s what’s underneath it. This city sits on Blackland Prairie clay that swells when it rains and contracts hard in summer, and that cycle wrenches gate posts out of alignment year after year. Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates in this kind of soil since 2001, and he’ll tell you straight: you don’t need a new gate. You need the post re-set and the hinges re-hung properly. Call (979) 291-0947 and a live person answers, day or night.
We show up in a marked truck, we weld on site when a weld is what’s called for, and we put our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing on every job. If it’s not right, one call brings us back. No runaround, no phone tree, no “sorry, that’s a different department.”
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 Plano Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
Plano isn’t a city where you can get away with sloppy gate work. The older west-side neighborhoods like Kings Ridge and Willow Bend have cedar gates that are 25 to 40 years old now, and the post rot we find there is something you can smell before you see it. Meanwhile, the east side near the Legacy corridor is full of black powder-coated iron gates that look fine until the clay heaves the post a half-inch and the whole thing stops latching.
Hal’s name is on the shop and on every invoice. He’s not a franchise, not a call center, not a rotating cast of subcontractors. The person you talk to on the phone is the person who makes the final call on your repair. When we say we’ll be there in the window we gave you, we mean it. And when we quote a price, that’s the price. No trip charge inside the county, and $40 off any repair over $200. Seniors and veterans get 10% off, permanently, no need to ask twice.
We also know Plano’s HOA reality better than most. If your community requires architectural approval before any gate work, we’ll help you understand what the board is actually asking for. We’ve been through it with the covenants in Kings Ridge, Willow Bend, and the Legacy-area subdivisions often enough that we can tell you before you file whether your repair is going to sail through or hit a snag over a hardware finish.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Plano
Gate Repair in Plano
Sagging wood gates, iron gates that won’t latch, broken hinges, rotted posts, bent track, wheels that have ground themselves flat. We fix the whole assembly, not just the visible part. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that’s where we start.
Learn more about our Gate Repair in Plano.
Gate Installation in Plano
When the posts are too far gone to re-set, or you’re putting in a gate where none existed, we build it to match the house and the neighborhood. We handle the concrete work, the hardware, and the alignment. You get a free measure and a written price before we order anything.
Learn more about our Gate Installation in Plano.
Gate Motor & Opener in Plano
We service and repair openers from LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, and Linear. Whether it’s a swing arm that’s lost its travel or a slide gate that’s binding on the track, we diagnose it on site and tell you what it actually needs, not what we’d like to sell you.
Learn more about our Gate Motor & Opener in Plano.
Gate Access Control in Plano
Keypads, intercoms, loop detectors, remotes. When the gate works fine but the entry system doesn’t, that’s an access control call. We test the whole circuit before we replace anything, and we’ll show you what we found.
Call (979) 291-0947 to schedule access control service in Plano.
Gate Parts & Welding in Plano
We weld on site, in your driveway. If a hinge is sheared or a frame member is cracked, we don’t haul the gate to a shop. We fix it where it sits and you watch us do it. We also keep common hardware for Plano’s most popular gate styles on the truck.
Call (979) 291-0947 for parts, welding, or a second opinion on any written estimate.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Plano
We work all over Plano, from the established streets around Preston Road to the newer subdivisions off Independence Parkway and Custer Road. If you’re in one of these neighborhoods, we’ve likely fixed a gate on your street:
- Willow Bend
- Kings Ridge
- Legacy area subdivisions
- Old Shepard Place
- Whiffletree
Typical response time across Plano is same day or next morning for non-emergency calls, and emergency calls get answered by a live person 24/7.
Why Plano’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Plano sits on some of the most expansive clay in North Texas. It’s called Blackland Prairie soil, and it moves more than any other soil type in the region. July and August dry it out until it cracks and pulls away from gate posts. April and May saturate it until it heaves. A post that was dead plumb when it was set three years ago can be visibly out of vertical by the third spring. That’s why we see so many Plano gates where the hardware is fine but the gate won’t close: the post moved and the latch no longer lines up.
The housing stock adds another layer. West Plano’s cedar gates, built in the 1980s and 1990s, have been through four decades of wet-dry cycles, and the rot at the base of the posts is often invisible until the gate starts leaning. East Plano’s newer iron gates have the opposite issue: the gate itself is fine, but the post base has shifted in the clay and the whole frame is out of square. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice. We’ve learned that lesson in hundreds of Plano driveways.
And then there’s the HOA piece. Plano’s subdivisions are overwhelmingly governed by covenants that specify gate materials and finishes down to the hardware color. In Willow Bend, Kings Ridge, and the Legacy-area communities, a like-for-like repair still has to go through architectural review. If you show up with the wrong finish or a panel that doesn’t match the community spec, you’ll be told to redo it. We know what those review boards look for, and we file repairs that pass the first time.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Plano
Gate repair in Plano usually runs between $180 and $340 for a straightforward hinge or latch fix on a wood gate. Iron gate repairs, post re-sets, and opener work run higher because of the labor and materials involved. Here’s what you can expect:
- Hinge or latch repair: $180-$340
- Post re-set (wood or iron): $350-$750 depending on depth and concrete
- Opener diagnostics and minor repair: $150-$400
- Full opener replacement: $600-$1,600 depending on brand and capacity
We quote the price up front and you approve it before we start. No trip charge inside the county, $40 off any repair over $200, and we’ll do a free second opinion on any written estimate you’ve gotten from another company.
Service Area - Cities Near Plano
We also serve Gate Repair in Allen, Gate Repair in The Colony, Gate Repair in McKinney, and Gate Repair in Prosper. Same crew, same promise, same phone number.
Serving Plano, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Plano 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 Plano
Most Plano gate repairs run between $180 and $340 for a hinge or latch fix, while post re-sets start around $350. We quote the exact price before any work begins, and you approve it first. Call (979) 291-0947 for a free estimate.
For emergency repairs like a gate that won’t close or a panel that’s come off its hinges, we can often dispatch same day. A live person answers the phone 24/7, so call (979) 291-0947 and we’ll tell you honestly when we can be there.
In most Plano subdivisions, yes. Even a like-for-like repair can require architectural review, depending on your community’s covenants. We’ll tell you what your HOA is likely to require and help you submit a repair that passes. Call (979) 291-0947 to talk it through.
We re-set posts to proper depth with new concrete when the post is still sound, and replace the post entirely when rot or damage makes that the only honest fix. Fixing the panel without addressing the post is a waste of your money. Call (979) 291-0947 and we’ll tell you what you’re actually dealing with.
Yes. We repair black powder-coated ornamental iron gates, including the post-reset work that Plano’s clay soil makes necessary. We weld on site when a weld is what’s needed, so the gate never leaves your driveway. Call (979) 291-0947 for a free estimate.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Plano 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 Plano Customers Say
"Welded the hinge back onto our wrought iron gate on site rather than taking it away for a fortnight. Ground it back and painted it and you cannot see the repair."
- Winston Achterberg"Fitted a keypad and an intercom so my mother can let carers in without coming down the drive. He set it up and then made her practise with it until she was comfortable."
- Lucinda Marchbanks"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