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AfterGate Repair Before & After in Fort Worth, TX
Photographs show what a repair actually looks like when the truck pulls away. No staging, no filters. These are the gates we meet on the first visit and the same gates after our technicians finish. If you’re weighing a repair against a full replacement, these jobs make the case better than we ever could in words. Here’s the work, plain as day.
Recent Transformations
Sagging Driveway Gate, Ryan Place
The gate had dropped three inches at the latch post, dragging a groove into the concrete every time it opened. The hinge posts had leaned inward over years of North Texas clay shifting through wet-dry cycles. We re-set both posts in deep concrete footings, replaced the hinge hardware with heavier gauge steel, and squared the gate back to its original hang. The latch catches clean now, and the gate swings with two fingers instead of a shoulder.
Dead Slide Gate Motor, Near TCU
An older chain-drive operator had burned out its capacitor and the homeowner assumed the whole gate needed replacing. We pulled the motor, confirmed the rack and track were still sound, and installed a new LiftMaster slide operator matched to the existing weight rating. The gate now opens at the same speed it did when the house was built. The bill was a repair, not a replacement, because that’s what the gate needed.
Warped Estate Gate Pickets, Mira Vista
Twenty years of Fort Worth sun had cupped and twisted the cedar pickets until the gate looked like a wave from the curb. The steel frame underneath was still straight and solid. We removed every picket, replaced them with new cedar sealed on all six sides, and added a mid-rail so the next two decades don’t repeat the same bowing. The homeowner said it looked better than the day they moved in, and that’s the result we’re after.
Won’t-Stay-Open Gate, Arlington Heights
This pedestrian gate had a hydraulic closer that had leaked its fluid and hinges worn oval from years of use. The gate would swing shut hard enough to rattle the fence line, or drift open and sit there half-cocked. We replaced the closer with a heavier commercial unit and installed new ball-bearing hinges. It now closes soft and holds open when you want it to. Small parts make a big difference on a gate you use every day.
Chain-Link Gate Held Shut With Bungee Cords, Stop Six
We arrived to find two bungee cords and a prayer holding this drive gate closed. The post had rotted at ground level and the latch was rusted solid. We cut the post, set a new galvanized one in concrete, and hung a new forklatch with a padlock hole. The bungee cords went in the truck and the homeowner watched us throw them away. That gate now latches with a click you can feel from the driver’s seat.
Fence-Line Gate Rubbing After Storm, Wedgwood
A spring storm with straight-line winds had pushed the whole fence line enough that the gate scraped hard against the post and wouldn’t close without lifting. The frame had also cracked at a weld point. We re-welded the joint, re-set the post to plumb, and adjusted the hinges so the gate cleared by a solid half inch. The weld was ground smooth and painted to match. A week later, another storm came through and the gate never moved.
Want Results Like These?
Every job above started with a phone call to (817) 562-7979. We’ll send a background-checked, uniformed technician to your Fort Worth home, quote the price before any work begins, and stand behind the result with the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. Your gate can be the next one we photograph.
Written by Victor Salinas, Owner at Ironworks Gate Co., serving Fort Worth since 1984.