Free on-site gate assessment - hinges, posts, and your LiftMaster or Nice gate operator checked before anything is quoted
The assessment is free and the quote is the invoice.
Before
After
Before
After
Before
AfterFast, Reliable Gate Repair Across Hurst
Gate repair in Hurst, TX usually falls into one of two camps: a gate that won’t swing because the post has moved, or an opener that’s working harder than it should because the gate itself is out of alignment. On most Hurst properties, both problems trace back to the same root cause, and it has nothing to do with the hinges you can see. It’s the clay under the post. Our crews work in Hurst’s 76053 and 76054 ZIP codes every week, and we know what that soil does to a gate over thirty or forty years. If your gate is dragging, binding, or simply refusing to close, call (817) 286-7391 and we’ll send a technician who understands Hurst ground conditions, not just gate hardware.
Why Ironworks Gate Co. Is Hurst’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
We’ve spent over 42 years doing one thing: gates. Gate Repair is not a side service for us, and that matters when a 1968 ornamental iron swing gate has to be reset to within an eighth of an inch. Hurst homeowners call us because we don’t guess. We measure, we level, we weld, and we test the operator under load before we leave.
Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, and they work in your yard the way they would work in their own mother’s. Every job, from a hinge replacement to a full post excavation, is protected by the 90-Day Done Right Promise. Written guarantee. No paperwork, no arguing. If it’s not right, we come back and make it right.
Hurst customers also get a live person on the phone every time they call, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No voicemail trees. No answering service in another state. You call, a person answers, and we schedule a technician for your Hurst property. Victor Salinas leads our team, and he holds every technician to the K.E.Y.S. standard: Krafted right, Every time, Your home first, Standing behind it.
Our Gate Repair Services in Hurst
Hinge & Post Repair
This is the repair Hurst needs more than any other. Blackland Prairie clay expands after spring rains and shrinks during summer heat, working gate posts loose over decades. We excavate around the footing, bell the hole below the active clay layer, reset the post in deep concrete, and rebuild hinge mounts so the gate hangs true again. Most post resets in 76053 and 76054 run $900-$2,400 depending on post size, gate weight, and whether we’re replacing the post or reusing it.
Electric Gate Repair
When an opener trips its breaker or hums without moving, the operator is rarely the first thing we check. In Hurst, we check alignment first. A gate that binds because the post moved will burn out a motor in months. Electric gate repair in Hurst typically runs $220-$500 for diagnostics and component replacement like limit switches, capacitors, or control boards, and up to $1,200-$1,800 if we’re replacing a burned motor on a heavy iron gate.
Automatic Gate Repair
Automatic gate systems on Hurst ranch homes are often original to the house, installed in the 1980s and early 1990s. Those older LiftMaster, FAAC, and BFT operators were solid machines, but they were not designed to fight a gate that’s three inches out of plumb. We service the opener, the rack and pinion, the safety edges, and the limit settings, and we adjust the gate so the operator stops straining. Full operator replacement, including installation, runs $1,400-$3,200 depending on gate weight, width, and whether a new motor arm or slide track is needed.
Gate Realignment
Some Hurst gates don’t need new hardware at all. They need to be lifted, shimmed, and squared. Gate realignment in Hurst typically runs $175-$400, and it’s the first thing we check before recommending anything more expensive. It doesn’t matter if the gate is ornamental iron from 1962 or a cedar privacy fence from 1985. The fix starts with knowing where level is, then making the gate agree with it.
What happens when you call
- 1
A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
- 2
You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
- 3
A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
- 4
You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Hurst
Our technicians are trained and equipped on nine gate-automation brands, including LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. That means we don’t have to order parts and come back a second day because we didn’t recognize what was on the driveway. For most Hurst repairs, the correct part is already on the truck. If your gate has a FAAC hydraulic operator, a BFT slide motor, or a Linear keypad system, we service it without hesitation.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Hurst Homes
- Clay-soil post migration. Hurst sits on Blackland Prairie Vertisol, which swells and shrinks with every wet-dry cycle. Over forty years, that pump action tilts hinge posts one to three inches out of plumb. The gate drags, the latch won’t line up, and hardware wears fast.
- Original 1980s operators fighting a bound gate. When a post moves and the gate starts dragging, the operator works harder on every cycle. The motor overheats. The rack strips. The breaker trips. A new operator won’t fix this. The gate has to be brought back to level first.
- Ice-damaged welds and hinges. North Texas ice storms, especially February 2021, put weight on iron gate frames they were never designed to carry. We see cracked welds at the hinge mounts and bent hinge barrels on older ornamental gates throughout southeast Hurst near Precinct Line Road.
- Latch and strike misalignment. What looks like a latch problem is usually a post problem. The strike plate moved because the post moved. Bolting a new latch onto a tilted post gives you a few months before the new one binds too.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Hurst, TX
Here’s what Hurst homeowners can expect to pay, based on the work we do most often in 76053 and 76054:
- Gate realignment: $175-$400
- Hinge and weld repair: $250-$700
- Electric gate diagnostics and component repair: $220-$500
- Full post excavation and reset (including concrete and finishing): $900-$2,400
- Automatic opener replacement, installed: $1,400-$3,200
Every price is quoted and agreed before any work starts. You will not see a different number on the invoice. If a written estimate from another company looks off, bring it to us for a free second opinion. We’ll tell you what’s actually wrong and what it actually costs to fix in Hurst, not what a generic price book says. Call (817) 286-7391 for a free estimate.
The Real Reason Your Hurst Gate Won’t Close
Hurst is a fully built-out Mid-Cities suburb. The residential neighborhoods between Pipeline Road and Precinct Line Road were almost all developed between the late 1950s and the mid-1980s, and very little new housing has been added since the city became landlocked inside the corridor. That means a huge share of the gates in Hurst, whether ornamental iron driveway gates or wooden privacy-fence gates, are now between 40 and 65 years old and failing at the same time across entire subdivisions.
But age alone isn’t the full story. Tarrant County’s Blackland Prairie Vertisol clay has been heaving and settling those gate posts for every one of those years. Spring rains swell the soil. Summer droughts that push temperatures past 100°F for weeks crack it. Each cycle moves a buried post a fraction of an inch. Over four decades, that’s one to three inches of drift, and a gate that moved that far simply will not close right, no matter how many new hinges you put on it.
On a ranch-style home off Pipeline Road in the 76053 ZIP, our crew found an ornamental iron swing gate whose hinge post had migrated nearly three inches out of plumb. The gate was binding against the latch side and the LiftMaster operator had stripped its rack and pinion trying to muscle through it. We excavated the post footing, belled it out below the active clay layer, reset the post with deep concrete, rebuilt the hinge mounts, and realigned the gate so the operator no longer strains on every cycle. That’s the fix. Not a new operator. Not a stronger hinge. The post had to be planted where the clay couldn’t keep shoving it around.
This is the thing most gate repair pages in Hurst never mention. The problem isn’t the hardware you can see. It’s the footing under the post. Fix the footing and the hinges stop wearing, the latch lines up, and the opener can do its job for another twenty years.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hurst
Our crews work throughout the Mid-Cities and surrounding Tarrant County. If you’re in Hurst or one of the neighboring communities, we cover it. That includes Bedford, Haltom City, Fort Worth, and Grand Prairie. Same technicians, same written 90-Day Done Right Promise, and the same live person answering the phone when you call.
Serving Hurst, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hurst 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 - Gate Repair in Hurst
Because the clay under your gate post shrinks during summer drought. After spring rains, the soil swells and temporarily pushes the post back closer to plumb, so the gate seems fine. Then the ground dries, cracks, shrinks, and the post tilts again. The gate drags, binds, or won’t latch by midsummer. The permanent fix is resetting the post deeper, below the active clay layer, with a belled footing that resists vertical and lateral movement. Call (817) 286-7391 and we’ll confirm whether your post is moving or your hinges are simply worn.
Yes, and we do it regularly in Hurst’s older subdivisions. We excavate around the existing post, remove it carefully, and reset it in fresh concrete with the footing belled out below the clay movement zone. The gate itself usually stays intact. We may need to rebuild hinge mounts or weld reinforcement plates if the old ones are cracked, but the ornamental iron panel is almost always reusable. Most post resets run $900-$2,400. Call (817) 286-7391 for a free estimate on your specific gate.
In Hurst, it’s usually the gate. Twenty years of clay-soil movement has likely tilted the post and bound the gate, making the operator pull current it was never designed to pull. The breaker is doing its job. A new operator on the same bound gate will trip the same breaker in months. We diagnose the entire system, including post alignment and rack wear, before recommending a replacement. Call (817) 286-7391 and we’ll tell you whether the fix is adjustment or replacement.
No. If you have AC power at the gate, a hardwired opener is almost always the better choice in Hurst. Solar is for gates where running line voltage is impractical or too expensive. If you already have power, a quality AC operator will cost less to buy and less to run than a solar system with panel, battery, and charge controller. We install and service both, so we’ll recommend what fits your driveway, not what fits our inventory.
We find the post that moved, because that’s what dragging means. On wooden gates, the hinge post is usually the one that settled or tilted. We brace the gate, remove the post from its footing, reset it in concrete with a properly belled base, re-hang the gate, and adjust the latch. If the gate panel itself has sagged from loose joinery, we square it and reinforce it. The fix typically runs $250-$700 depending on post condition. Call (817) 286-7391 for a straight answer and a free estimate.
Contact Ironworks Gate Co. in Hurst
If your gate is dragging, binding, or just not working the way it used to, call us before it gets worse. A gate that’s fighting its own post is a gate that’s wearing out fast. We’ll send a Hurst-area technician to your home, diagnose what’s actually wrong, and give you a written price before any work begins. Estimates are free. The 90-Day Done Right Promise is on every job, in writing. Call (817) 286-7391 or reach out through our service page and we’ll get you scheduled.
Written by Victor Salinas, Owner at Ironworks Gate Co., serving Hurst and the surrounding Mid-Cities since 1984.