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Gate repair in Kennedale, TX usually costs between $180 and $650 depending on whether we’re aligning a sagging swing gate, replacing a burnt-out operator, or re-welding a broken hinge. Most repairs on acreage properties here are done same-day or next-day because we keep common LiftMaster, BFT, and Linear parts on the truck. If your gate won’t open, sags past the latch, or binds after a rain, call us at (682) 841-5749 and a live person answers, day or night.
We’re not a general handyman service. Latch and Post Gate Repair Fort Worth is part of the Cedarwell family and has been focused only on gates since 2009. We know Kennedale’s long driveways, clay soil, and wide farm gates from years of our Electric Gate Repair in Kennedale, and we’ll give you a written price before any work starts. No pressure, no surprise invoice.
Why Latch and Post Gate Repair Fort Worth Is Kennedale’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Kennedale homeowners call us because we show up clean, quote straight, and fix the gate so it stays fixed. Our technicians live and work around the DFW metro, and we understand what happens when Kennedale’s expansive clay soil moves under a gate post. That isn’t theory. It’s the reason we check post footings on every repair, even when the customer only asked about a noisy opener.
Every job is covered by the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the repair isn’t right, we make it right, no argument and no fine print. That’s rare in this trade, and it’s the reason much of our work in Kennedale comes from neighbors telling neighbors.
Our Gate Repair team arrives with shoe covers and drop cloths so your floors stay clean, and we send a photo of the cleanup before we leave. We can schedule around nap time if that matters. Cody Beckman leads our crew, and the standard he set is simple: name what will be protected inside the home, explain the price before the work, and clean up like it’s our own house.
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Driveway Gate Repair in Kennedale
Driveway Gate Repair in Kennedale usually means one of three things: a swing gate that sags so far the latch misses the post, a slide gate that binds on its track after rain, or an operator that quit in the middle of a heat wave. The fix often starts below ground. Kennedale’s clay soil swells when wet and shrinks when dry, and a gate post without a deep concrete footing will lean within a few seasons.
What this looks like in practice: we re-set hinge posts 36 inches deep with concrete that extends below the shrink-swell zone. We straighten the gate frame, realign the hinges, and replace the latch and striker so the gate closes with about an eighth-inch of clearance. If the operator is working hard because the gate is out of alignment, we fix the alignment first. A new motor on a crooked gate just burns out sooner.
Most driveway gate repairs in Kennedale run between $220 and $550. Hinge and latch work sits at the lower end. Re-setting a post with fresh concrete and re-hanging the gate typically runs $400 to $800. You’ll see the exact number in writing before we touch anything.
Slide Track Binding After Rain
The most common call we get after a big storm in Kennedale is a slide gate that won’t move. Clay soil heaves under the track, the rail twists slightly, and the gate jams against the rack. We straighten the track, re-set the rollers, and install oversized rack and pinion components where the original parts were undersized for the gate’s span.
If the gate uses an older chain-drive slide operator, we’ll often recommend a belt-drive or rack-drive conversion. Belt drives tolerate small track movement better, which matters when your driveway is 300 feet of clay that moves every time it rains.
Solar Operators on Long Driveways
Running conduit from the house to a gate 200 feet away costs three times more than the operator itself. A solar setup with a 40-watt panel and a quality battery keeps the gate moving without a trench. We size the panel to the gate’s actual daily cycles, not the minimum on the spec sheet, because an under-powered solar gate on an acreage lot in Kennedale will drain its battery during a cloudy week and leave your driveway blocked.
Gate Welding in Kennedale
Gate Welding in Kennedale covers broken hinge plates, cracked frame joints on ornamental iron gates, and the farm-style tube gates that fail where the horizontal rails meet the uprights. Semi-rural properties around Kennedale often have wide, heavy gates that stay open in strong wind, and the constant flex eventually cracks the welds.
We weld on-site with a mobile rig. For cracked frame joints, we grind out the old weld, re-weld both sides, and add a gusset plate where the design allows. For hinge plates that have torn away from the post, we weld new plates and rebuild the post attachment before re-hanging the gate. The goal is a repair that doesn’t just hold, it outlasts the original weld.
Welding repairs in Kennedale typically run $150 to $400 depending on how many joints need work and whether we need to remove the gate from its hinges. Re-building a badly rusted bottom rail on a wide farm gate can run $450 to $700. We’ll show you the price in writing before the torch comes out.
Rust Repair and Reinforcement
Kennedale’s humidity and occasional winter freezes accelerate rust on unsealed steel. We cut out rusted sections, weld in new steel of matching gauge, and treat the area with a rust-inhibiting primer before paint. For gates that sag in the middle, we weld a tension rod or a mid-rail brace across the frame to carry the load.
Post Footing and Hinge Rebuilds
A leaning hinge post is a structural problem, not a hinge problem. On Kennedale’s clay, posts set in shallow concrete will lean outward as the soil softens after rain. We dig out the old footing, re-pour concrete to a depth of 36 inches, and set the post plumb. Then we re-hang the gate and align the latch. That’s the sequence, because welding a new hinge onto a leaning post just moves the problem six inches over.
Trusted Brands We Service in Kennedale
Our technicians are factory-trained on the equipment families around here actually have, including Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, Linear, BFT, and LiftMaster. For Kennedale customers, that means the right fix on the first visit instead of a parts order and a second trip. We keep common Viking and DoorKing boards, Ghost Controls arms, and Linear actuators on the service vehicle. If you have a system we didn’t name, call us anyway, odds are we’ve worked on it.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Kennedale Homes
- Slide gates that bind after rain. Kennedale’s expansive clay heaves under the track and twists the rail just enough to jam the gate half-open. We re-set the track, straighten the rack, and often upgrade to an oversized rack and pinion for the extra clearance.
- Sagging swing gates that miss the latch. Heavy ornamental iron gates on shallow footings lean outward as the soil cycles wet and dry. The latch stops lining up, and the gate bangs against the post. The fix is re-pouring the footing below the shrink-swell zone and re-hanging the gate dead level.
- Solar operators that die after cloudy weeks. An under-sized panel and a worn battery leave a wide acreage gate half-open and blocking the driveway. We calculate the gate’s cycle count from the operator’s memory and size the panel and battery to real usage, not a best-case spec.
- Loop detectors that fail after thunderstorms. Water seeps into the saw cuts on asphalt or caliche driveways, corrodes the loop wire, and the gate stops responding to exiting vehicles. We cut a new loop, seal it properly, and tune the detector sensitivity.
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AfterPricing for Gate Repair in Kennedale, TX
Here’s what we quote in Kennedale today. Hinge and latch repairs run $180 to $320. Gate realignment with a re-poured post runs $400 to $800. Operator replacement runs $450 to $1,200 installed depending on brand and whether we’re adding solar. Weld repairs run $150 to $700 depending on the number of joints and the gate’s size. Track re-setting on a slide gate runs $250 to $450.
What moves the price is the size of the gate, whether we’re cutting out rust, and whether the post footings need re-pouring. We give you the exact number in writing before any work starts. Estimates are free. Call (682) 841-5749 and we’ll put a number in your hand.
We Also Serve Cities Near Kennedale
Our Gate Repair crews regularly work in Arlington, Fort Worth, Haltom City, and Hurst, so if you have family in those areas, send them our way. The same written-price promise, shoe covers, and cleanup photo apply no matter which driveway we’re on.
Serving Kennedale, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Kennedale 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 Kennedale
Because Kennedale sits on expansive clay that swells when wet and pushes up under your gate track. The track twists a fraction of an inch, the rollers bind, and the operator either trips its obstruction sensor or burns itself out trying to move the gate. We fix it by re-setting the track on a compacted gravel base, straightening the rack, and re-pouring any post footings that have moved. Call (682) 841-5749 and we’ll come look at your track before the next storm.
Yes, and it’s often the better choice for the long driveway counts around Kennedale. We mount a panel sized to your gate’s actual daily cycles and install a quality battery in a ventilated enclosure. No trench, no conduit run, no electrician. The trick is sizing. An under-powered solar setup will drain on a cloudy week and lock your gate half-open, so we calculate real usage before we quote. Estimates are free at (682) 841-5749.
Yes. Automatic gates with operators are required to have safety devices like photo-eyes or contact edges that prevent the gate from crushing a person, pet, or vehicle. Kennedale’s code follows the national UL 325 standard for gate operator safety. We install and test photo-eyes, reverse loops, and entrapment protection on every automatic gate repair because it’s a safety requirement, not an add-on.
Usually, yes. On Kennedale’s clay, a hinge post set in a shallow footing leans outward as the soil gets wet, and the gate follows it. The latch misses because the whole post has moved, not because the latch arm bent. We re-pour the post footing 36 inches deep, set the post plumb, re-hang the gate, and align the latch. That fixes the symptom and the cause. Call (682) 841-5749 and we’ll tell you if it’s the post or something simpler.
Once a year for most operators, and right before summer if your gate faces the afternoon sun. Our Kennedale visits include cleaning dust and debris out of the operator, checking belt tension, testing the battery if it’s solar, cleaning the photo-eye lenses, and re-tuning loop detectors. Most storm failures we see in April and May come from sensors and loops that went unserviced for two or three summers. A one-visit tune-up runs $120 to $180 and catches the failure before it leaves your gate stuck open at 7 a.m.
Call for a Free Estimate in Kennedale
If your gate is sagging, binding, or refusing to open, call Latch and Post Gate Repair Fort Worth at (682) 841-5749. A live person answers 24 hours a day. We’ll give you a written price before any work starts, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise covers everything we do. Shoe covers on, floors protected, cleanup photographed, and your gate working like it should.
Written by Cody Beckman, Owner at Latch and Post Gate Repair Fort Worth, serving Kennedale since 2009.