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If you live in Celina and your automated driveway gate has stopped opening, started groaning, or sagged so low it catches the concrete, we can usually have someone in front of it the same day you call. Gate repair in Celina typically runs between $180 and $480 for most common failures, and the price you’re quoted on the phone is the price on the invoice, agreed before any work starts. Our crew knows the gates in Light Farms, Mustang Lakes, and Star Trail because they’ve worked on hundreds of them. Call (979) 291-0947 and a live person answers, day or night.
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 Celina Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
Hal Gatewood started this shop in 2001 and his name is on the door, the invoices, and the work. When you call, you’re not routed somewhere three states away. You get a person who knows gates, and if you want to put a face to the name, the shop has a published address you can drive to. The difference shows up in the details: we repair before we replace, we weld on site in your driveway, and every job carries a 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If something isn’t right, one call brings us back. No fine print, no runaround.
We’ve done gate motor replacements on Athens Drive in Light Farms and rebuilt sagging ornamental iron on land off FM 428 near Mustang Lakes. The HOA’s architectural committee never got involved, because the finished work matched the original spec. That’s the kind of thing that matters in Celina.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Celina
Most gate problems in this area fall into one of five buckets. Here’s what we handle, and how we think about each one.
Gate Repair
When a gate won’t close all the way or sags in the corner, the problem is rarely where the homeowner thinks it is. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that’s where we start. We fix the post, align the leaf, and weld what’s cracked, rather than selling you a new frame and calling it progress. Learn more about our Gate Repair in Celina.
Gate Installation
New gates on Celina’s larger lots need posts set below the clay’s active swell line, or the whole thing shifts within a year. We measure, recommend the right gauge and powder-coat for your HOA’s standards, and install it square the first time. Learn more about our Gate Installation in Celina.
Gate Motor & Opener
North Texas heat is hard on motor capacitors and control boards, especially in the exposed arm setups common around Celina acreage. We service and install LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, and several other major brands, and stock the parts that fail most often around here. Learn more about our Gate Motor & Opener in Celina.
Gate Access Control
A keypad, intercom, or Gate Access Control - Celina sensor that stops working turns a convenience into a daily annoyance, and for some HOA entrances, a real security gap. We troubleshoot the entire loop, from the reader to the board to the receiver, and replace only what actually failed.
Gate Parts & Welding
Hal handles our Gate Parts & Welding in Celina on site, which means your gate stays in your driveway. Cracked pickets, broken hinge tabs, loose scrollwork, steel rot at the base rail: these are weldable repairs, not automatic replacements. If the post is buckled, we cut it out and set a new one, properly.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Celina
Our Celina work covers the whole city and much of the surrounding county. We’re regularly out in:
- Light Farms
- Mustang Lakes
- Star Trail
- Lilyana
- Bluewood
Typical response for gate repairs across these areas is same-day or next morning, depending on when you call and the weather.
Why Celina’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Celina sits on Blackland Prairie clay, and that clay moves. It swells after spring rain and contracts during summer drought, and it does not move evenly. Gate posts heave, lean, and pull out of square on a seasonal cycle, which throws automated gates out of alignment and binds the hinges. Then July and August arrive with weeks of hundred-degree heat, which cooks motor capacitors, degrades rubber seals, and shortens the life of control boards. When a North Texas ice storm hits, it finds every weakened weld and tired hinge left from the summer before. Around here a gate is under load from every direction, all year.
There’s also a demographic pattern that makes Celina different from older Collin County cities. Most of the housing stock was built after 2015, and automated driveway and courtyard gates came standard in many of the master-planned communities. That means thousands of gates are now hitting their first major service window at nearly the same time, based on the same original components. In Light Farms, Mustang Lakes, Star Trail, and Lilyana, techs keep seeing the same motor brands, the same post specs, and the same ornamental iron styles across entire subdivisions. It’s a predictable repair pattern, and knowing it means we diagnose faster and stock the right parts before we arrive.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Celina
Honest numbers, because you should know before you call:
| Common Repair | Typical Range in Celina |
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| Gate alignment and hinge adjustment | $180 - $260 |
| Post re-set or replacement | $400 - $800 |
| Circuit board or capacitor replacement | $220 - $450 |
| Hinge or weld repair (on-site) | $190 - $350 |
| Full gate installation (new) | $2,800 - $7,500, by site measure |
Every quote is agreed in writing before work starts. There’s no trip charge inside the county, a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans, and $40 off any repair over $200. If you already have a written estimate from another company, bring it and we’ll give you a free second opinion.
Service Area - Cities Near Celina
If you’re just outside Celina, we cover the neighboring communities as well. Take a look at our home page for the full picture, or Gate Repair in Celina if you’re still nearby. We serve Prosper, Frisco, McKinney, and Aubrey regularly.
Serving Celina, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Celina 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 Celina
In most cases we can have someone on your property the same day you call, especially for a gate that won’t open or close and is blocking access. Evening and weekend calls still reach a live person, and emergency service runs around the clock. Call (979) 291-0947 and we’ll give you an honest arrival window, not a four-hour wish.
Gate posts that have moved out of alignment because of the clay soil, and motor capacitors that fail after two or three 105-degree summers. The gate and motor are often fine; the post or the capacitor is not. We check the cheapest and most likely failure first instead of quoting a full replacement on arrival.
Yes. Celina’s HOAs, especially in Light Farms, Mustang Lakes, and Star Trail, enforce material specs, powder-coat colors, and picket patterns. Before any panel replacement or cosmetic weld, we confirm the community standard so the fix won’t trigger a violation notice.
Most common repairs fall between $180 and $480, with full post replacements running higher because of the concrete and excavation involved. You’ll always have the exact price, agreed in writing, before any work begins. Estimates are free, and the price will not change after the fact.
Yes. We work properties along FM 428, FM 455, and the county roads between Celina and Prosper, TX, Frisco, McKinney, and Aubrey. Same service, same warranty. Call us and we’ll schedule it.
Contact Gatewood Fence & Gate in Celina
When a gate stops working, nothing ruins a day faster than a national outfit that quotes one price on the phone and a different one at the door. We don’t operate that way. The name is on the shop, the address is published, and the phone is answered by a person who actually fixes gates. Call (979) 291-0947 for an honest diagnosis and a free estimate. Hal will make it right, or you’ll know exactly why before you spend a dollar.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Celina with honest gate repair 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 Celina Customers Say
"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"The fence is excellent and it was fairly priced. He is not quick to answer email, so if you need him, ring. He always picks up the phone."
- Rodney Falkenrath