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If your driveway gate won’t open, sagged on its hinges, or started grinding against the post after the last heavy rain, you’re in the right place. Gate repair in Crowley costs between $180 and $340 for most mechanical fixes, and opener motor work typically runs $350 to $850 depending on the drive system. Our crews know the 76036 area well, and a live person answers the phone 24 hours a day at (817) 286-7391, any day of the week. We’ll show up when we say, give you the price before we turn a single bolt, and stand behind the work in writing.
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 Crowley Homeowners Choose Ironworks Gate Co.
We’ve been fixing gates for over 42 years, and in that time we’ve learned one thing about Crowley homeowners: they’ve usually owned the house for two decades or more, they’ve been burned by a contractor who didn’t finish the job, and they don’t want a second visit for the same problem. That’s why every job we complete carries a written 90-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not right, we come back and make it right. No paperwork, no arguing, no exceptions.
Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and work the way they’d work in their own mother’s driveway. We’re trained and certified on nine gate-automation brands, including FAAC, Linear, and Viking, so if your opener is fifteen years old and the manufacturer stopped making the board, we can usually still source the part and diagnose the fault on the first visit. Homeowners in Silver Ridge and Hidden Creek call us regularly for opener failures on gates installed in the mid-2000s, and we’ve re-plumbed our share of posts out near Deer Creek when the clay shifted them out of square.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Crowley
Gate Repair
A sagging or dragging gate is usually a hinge problem, a post problem, or both. In Crowley, the post problem is often the bigger one, because the Blackland clay under 76036 moves enough seasonally to pull a concrete footing half an inch out of plumb and throw the entire gate out of alignment. We re-set posts with oversized concrete bells and proper drainage, then rebuild the hinge geometry so the leaf hangs true again.
Learn more about our Gate Repair in Crowley.
Gate Installation
When you’re replacing a gate rather than repairing one, the measurements come first. We measure the opening, check the grade, and quote the job in writing before any fabrication starts. Swing gates, slide gates, drive gates, and courtyard pedestrian gates are all in our wheelhouse, and we’ll spec the post depth based on what we know about Crowley’s soil, not a generic chart.
Learn more about our Gate Installation in Crowley.
Gate Motor & Opener
Opener motors in Crowley don’t just wear out, they also fight the soil. When a post shifts an eighth of an inch every wet season, the opener’s travel limits drift, the gear tracks bind, and the motor overheats. We troubleshoot across nine brands, including BFT and Linear, and most opener jobs are finished in a single visit.
Learn more about our Gate Motor & Opener in Crowley.
Gate Access Control
Keypads, intercoms, phone entry, vehicle sensors, and safety-edge photoelectric strips fall under access control. If your keypad still opens the gate but won’t close it, or your safety edge has failed, the gate may refuse to move at all for safety reasons. We diagnose the sensor loop, not just the keypad, because half the access-control callbacks we see in Crowley are sensor-related.
Learn more about our Gate Installation in Crowley for integrated access-control builds.
Gate Parts & Welding
Forty-year-old wrought iron with a cracked weld doesn’t need a new gate, it needs a competent welder. We fabricate and weld replacement pickets, hinges, latch assemblies, and frame corners on site when the repair allows. Powder-coat touch-up is part of the job, not an upcharge.
Learn more about our Gate Repair in Crowley for structural and welding work.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Crowley
We work all across Crowley, from the older streets near downtown to the newer subdivisions pushing toward the city’s western edge. Most repair calls get a same-week visit, and urgent gate failures on a main driveway usually get a same-day or next-day appointment. Here are a few of the neighborhoods where we’re on a first-name basis with the gate:
- Silver Ridge
- Hidden Creek
- Deer Creek
- Hunters Creek
- Crowley Park
Why Crowley’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Crowley sits squarely on the shrink-swell Blackland Prairie clay belt of southern Tarrant County. That’s not a footnote; it’s the single biggest reason gates in 76036 don’t behave like gates in Fort Worth proper or up in Denton County. The clay expands after spring rains and contracts hard in the summer drought, and each cycle quietly nudges gate posts out of vertical. A gate that closed perfectly in October can be dragging its latch by August. Technicians who haven’t worked this soil will keep adjusting the hinges and call it fixed. We’ve been called out behind them too many times. In Crowley, the fix starts below grade, with an oversized bell-shaped footing and proper gravel drainage, not just a hardware adjustment at the hinge.
There’s also the housing age. Much of Crowley’s housing stock was built in the 2000s and early 2010s, a wave of master-planned subdivisions where HOA-mandated ornamental iron gates and automated openers came standard. Those gates are now fifteen to twenty years old. That means opener motor failures, corroded hinge pins, and cracked powder-coat are all surfacing in the same five-year window, across hundreds of homes. A gate hung in 2005 is not just old; it’s old in Crowley soil, which is a different thing.
The winters add their own toll. Ice storms hit this part of the metro hard, and when freezing rain gets into an opener’s gearbox or into the hairline cracks of a powder-coated wrought iron frame, the expansion can snap brittle components. We see more seized opener mechanisms in January and February than in any other months of the year, particularly on slide gates that kept working all fall.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Crowley
Our pricing is set before the work begins, never after. You’ll know the number and approve it before we touch a bolt. For planning purposes, here’s what Crowley homeowners can generally expect:
- Hinge replacement (pair, welded or bolted): $180-$320
- Post re-plumb and re-set in clay soil: $350-$700 depending on footing size
- Opener motor replacement: $450-$850 for most residential systems
- Control board or receiver replacement: $220-$420
- Weld repair on ornamental iron frame: $180-$350 depending on extent
- Full safety sensor replacement (set): $160-$275
Pricing always includes labor and standard hardware. We offer a $50 discount on any repair over $250, a free second opinion on any written estimate, an $89 seasonal tune-up, and a standing 5% discount for seniors and veterans. The price you’re quoted is the price you’ll pay. No surprises on the bill.
Service Area - Cities Near Crowley
While most of our work in this part of Tarrant County comes from Crowley itself, our crews regularly cross the city line for gate repairs in Burleson, Kennedale, Fort Worth, and Arlington. If you’re a few miles out and your gate is down, call and we’ll tell you straight if we can get there today or tomorrow morning.
Serving Crowley, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Crowley 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 Crowley
Most gate repairs in Crowley run between $180 and $340 for hinge and alignment work, while opener motor replacements typically range from $450 to $850. The exact price depends on whether the post has shifted in the clay and what brand of opener you have. Call (817) 286-7391 and we’ll quote your repair over the phone or schedule a free estimate on site.
Yes. Urgent failures on a main driveway gate get same-day or next-day appointments in Crowley, and our phones are answered by a live person 24 hours a day. If your gate is stuck open, stuck closed, or off its track, call (817) 286-7391 right now and we’ll tell you exactly when a technician can be there.
In Crowley, the most common cause of recurring gate misalignment is the shrink-swell Blackland clay under your post footing. The soil expands and contracts seasonally, moving the post a small amount every year, which drags the gate out of square. A lasting repair usually means re-setting the post with a deeper, wider footing and proper drainage, not just adjusting the hinges repeatedly.
We do. Many of the HOA communities built in Crowley during the 2000s and early 2010s have ornamental iron driveway gates with automated openers, and we repair those regularly for individual homeowners. If your HOA requires a particular finish or style of hardware, we’ll match it. If your HOA owns the gate, we can quote the repair to the association directly.
Every repair and installation we complete is covered by a written 90-day guarantee. If something we fixed is not right, we come back and make it right at no charge. No forms, no fine print, no argument. It’s the standard we’ve built the company on, and it applies to every job in Crowley.
When you’re ready to get your gate working right the first time, call (817) 286-7391 for a free estimate. We’re the gate specialists for the long haul, and we’ll treat your driveway like it’s our own.
Written by Victor Salinas, Owner at Ironworks Gate Co., serving Crowley and southern Tarrant County with gate repair, installation, and automation since 1984.
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 Crowley 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"The photo eye was misaligned so the gate refused to close after dark. Ten minute fix. He also cleaned the lens and pointed out that a sprinkler head was spraying it every morning, which is why it kept happening."
- Jamal Dawson