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If your gate is dragging across the driveway, sagging on its hinges, or the opener just hums without moving, you’re dealing with a problem that gets worse by the week in Fort Worth. Our crews are on the road across the city every day, from Wedgwood to Alliance, and a live person answers when you call (817) 562-7979. We show up when we say we will, diagnose the actual problem, and quote the price before any work begins.
Ironworks Gate Co. works on gates exclusively. That’s all we do. So when a homeowner in Ridglea calls about a Viking opener that won’t close, or a ranch off Highway 377 has a steel pipe gate that’s pulled its hinges out of the post, we’re not figuring it out for the first time. We’re on familiar ground. The correct fix is made on the first visit, whatever is on the driveway.
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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 Fort Worth Homeowners Choose Ironworks Gate Co.
Most of our calls in Fort Worth come from homeowners who tried the handyman route first. They paid a few hundred dollars, the gate worked for a month, then it started dragging again. The reality is that gate repair on Fort Worth’s clay-heavy soil requires somebody who knows both the metal and the ground it’s planted in.
We’ve built our reputation in this city one job at a time. Homeowners in Ridglea and Wedgwood have called us for everything from a snapped hinge on a 1960s wrought-iron side gate to a complete automation retrofit on a modern estate entry. Every call gets a background-checked, uniformed technician who follows our K.E.Y.S. values code: Krafted right, Every time, Your home first, Standing behind it. Victor Salinas leads our team, and he holds every technician to the same standard he set for himself: the 400th job gets the same care as the first.
We’re certified to service nine gate-automation brands, including DoorKing, Ghost Controls, Elite, and Viking. That matters in Fort Worth because this city has everything from 1970s chain-drive operators to brand-new smart systems installed by subdivisions that went in two years ago. If it’s on the driveway, we know the brand, we know the fix, and we carry the parts that fail most often.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Fort Worth
Gate Repair
A gate that sags, drags, won’t latch, or swings into the driveway means worn hinges, a shifted post, or a twisted frame. In Fort Worth, the clay soil under the post is often the hidden culprit. We reset posts, rebuild hinges, straighten frames, and weld cracks so the gate closes square and stays that way. Learn more about our Gate Repair in Fort Worth.
Gate Installation
Whether you’re replacing a rotted wood gate in the Hulen corridor or putting in a new ornamental iron driveway gate at a new build in Walsh Ranch, we measure, fabricate, and install it properly. Every installation includes a written 90-Day Done Right Promise, and the price is agreed before we order a single piece of steel. Learn more about our Gate Installation in Fort Worth.
Gate Motor & Opener
When your opener runs but the gate barely moves, or it stops partway and reverses, the problem is usually alignment, a sensor, or a failing capacitor, not the motor itself. Fort Worth’s temperature swings, from 105-degree summers to hard freezes like the one in February 2021, throw automated operators out of alignment every season. We service and replace openers from DoorKing, Ghost Controls, Viking, and six other major brands. Learn more about our Gate Motor & Opener in Fort Worth.
Gate Access Control
Keypads, intercoms, telephone entry systems, and vehicle sensors all fail eventually, and when they do, you’re either locked out or locked in. We install, program, and troubleshoot access control for single-family driveways and private roads throughout Fort Worth. A live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No voicemail tree.
Gate Parts & Welding
Some gates don’t need replacing, they need a skilled hand with a welder. We fabricate replacement hinges, repair cracked frames, rebuild gate leaves, and custom-weld brackets and mounts that the manufacturer no longer produces. If the metal is still sound, we keep it in service.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Fort Worth
Our crews work across Fort Worth daily, and we know the difference between a 1960s ranch gate in Wedgwood and a HOA-regulated automated entry in Alliance. When you call, you’ll reach a live person, not a voicemail. Most repair calls in the Fort Worth area are scheduled within one to two days, with emergency response available around the clock.
- Wedgwood
- Ridglea
- The Hulen corridor
- Alliance / Presidio
- Walsh Ranch
Why Fort Worth’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Fort Worth sits on Blackland Prairie expansive clay soil. When it rains, the clay swells. When it dries out, it cracks and shrinks. That repeated cycle pushes gate posts out of plumb more aggressively than what you’d see on the sandy or loamy soils in neighboring cities. A post that was set perfectly level two years ago can be off by three to five degrees after a few wet-dry cycles. That tilt is why the gate drags, why the latch won’t catch, and why the opener strains until it burns out a capacitor.
Experienced Fort Worth gate technicians check post plumb on every call, not just the gate itself. No hinge adjustment or strike plate tweak will hold until the post is reset or stabilized. It’s the first thing we check, and it’s the reason a repair that takes a handyman three visits to get wrong usually takes us one visit to get right.
The housing stock here adds another layer. Inner neighborhoods like Wedgwood and Ridglea have original wrought-iron and wood gates from the 1950s through the 1970s, many of them decades past their service life. Meanwhile, newer areas like Alliance, Walsh Ranch, and Presidio have HOA-mandated automated ornamental iron driveway gates that need regular sensor and operator servicing. Fort Worth also has an unusually high concentration of working horse properties and ranch-style acreage even within city limits, so our crews handle everything from light suburban pedestrian gates to heavy agricultural pipe gates. That range of work, in one city, is rare.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Fort Worth
Gate repair pricing in Fort Worth depends on what’s actually wrong. Here’s what we typically see:
- Hinge replacement or adjustment: $150 to $350, depending on gate weight and access
- Post reset or stabilization: $250 to $650, depending on post size and whether concrete work is needed
- Opener or sensor repair: $180 to $400, including parts for most common brands
- Full operator replacement: $850 to $1,800, depending on gate weight, cycle frequency, and brand
- Welding repair on a cracked frame: $120 to $300, depending on the length and location of the crack
Every price is quoted and agreed before any work starts. No surprises on the bill. We also offer $50 off any repair over $250, a free second opinion on any written estimate, an $89 seasonal tune-up, and a permanent 5% senior and veteran discount.
Service Area - Cities Near Fort Worth
While this page focuses on Fort Worth, our crews also serve property owners in nearby communities including Haltom City, North Richland Hills, Hurst, and Kennedale. If you’re just outside the city line, give us a call and we’ll confirm coverage for your address.
Serving Fort Worth, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth
Most gate repairs in Fort Worth run between $150 and $650, depending on whether the issue is a hinge, a post, a sensor, or a frame weld. A full operator replacement typically runs $850 to $1,800. The price is always quoted and agreed before work starts, so there are no surprises. Call (817) 562-7979 for an exact quote, estimates are free.
Yes. A live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and emergency calls in the Fort Worth area are dispatched as quickly as possible. If your gate is stuck open, stuck closed, or the opener is grinding, call (817) 562-7979 and we’ll get a technician out to you.
Fort Worth’s Blackland Prairie clay soil expands and contracts much more dramatically than the sandy loam common in Dallas and other neighboring cities. That movement tilts gate posts out of plumb, which makes the gate drag. Experienced Fort Worth techs check post plumb on every call because no hinge adjustment will hold until the post is reset.
Yes. We are trained and equipped on nine gate-automation brands, including Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Mighty Mule. Whatever operator is on your driveway in Fort Worth, the correct fix is made on the first visit. Call (817) 562-7979 and tell us what you have; we’ll confirm coverage for your exact model.
Every completed job is protected by our 90-Day Done Right Promise, a written guarantee. If the work is not right within 90 days, we come back and make it right, every time, on every job. No paperwork to file, no arguing, no exceptions. That promise applies to every gate repair, installation, motor, and welding job we complete in Fort Worth.
Call Ironworks Gate Co. for Gate Repair in Fort Worth
Fort Worth homeowners call us when the handyman fix didn’t hold, when the gate won’t close, when the post is leaning, or when the opener stopped listening. We’re the dedicated gate specialist, not a general contractor who does gates on the side. We quote the price before we turn a bolt, we stand behind every job in writing, and a live person answers the phone around the clock. Call (817) 562-7979 for a free estimate on any gate repair in Fort Worth.
Written by Victor Salinas, Owner at Ironworks Gate Co., serving Fort Worth and the surrounding Dallas-Fort Worth metro.
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 Fort Worth Customers Say
"The repair is holding. He was quite a bit later than the window I was given and the office did not call me about it, I had to call them. The work itself was done well once he arrived."
- Ruben Morales"The loop detector under the driveway had failed and residents were stuck holding the button. He traced it, found the break, and had the exit loop reading cars again the same visit."
- Eric Padgett"Gate stopped halfway and sat there for two days blocking the driveway. He found a dead capacitor in the operator, had one on the truck, and we were moving cars again inside an hour."
- Chris Gallagher