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AfterGate Repair Services in Hurst, TX
When an iron driveway gate stops closing right in Hurst, it’s rarely just a hinge. It’s usually a post that has moved. The Blackland Prairie clay under Tarrant County spends every year swelling with spring rain and cracking through summer heat, and after forty or sixty years of that cycle, gate posts across the 76053 and 76054 ZIP codes drift out of plumb. That’s why a gate that drags, binds, or won’t latch in Hurst needs a gate specialist who starts at the footing, not at the latch plate. Ironworks Gate Co. repairs, installs, and automates gates across Hurst, and a live person answers our phone 24 hours a day at (817) 286-7391.
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 Hurst Homeowners Choose Ironworks Gate Co.
We are the gate company Hurst calls when a general repair hasn’t held. Our technicians work on welded iron, cedar privacy-fence gates, and automatic openers from nine major brands, and every job ends with a written 90-Day Done Right Promise. If it is not right, we come back and make it right. No paperwork, no arguing. Homeowners in the neighborhoods bordering Hurstview Drive and along Bellaire Drive tell us the same thing: the gate that frustrated them for months was closing like new by the time our truck pulled away. We do not rush that first visit. We diagnose what actually moved, sagged, or failed, quote the repair before any work starts, and leave the gate square and smooth.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Hurst
Gate Repair
Most Hurst repair calls come down to a post out of plumb, a sagging weld, or a hinge pulled loose from the jamb by decades of clay-soil movement. We fix the structural problem first, then the hardware, so the repair holds. Learn more about our Gate Repair in Hurst.
Gate Installation
New ornamental iron or wood gates in Hurst need footings set below the active clay layer, or they will shift within a few seasons. We build and hang every gate to handle North Texas soil, not just the first summer. Learn more about our Gate Installation in Hurst.
Gate Motor & Opener
Whether it is a LiftMaster on a ranch-style driveway off Harwood Road or a Viking swinging an estate gate near Tarrant Parkway, we service the motor, the arm, the safety edges, and the controls. Certified across nine opener brands, we make the correct fix the first visit. Learn more about our Gate Motor & Opener in Hurst.
Gate Access Control
Keypads, intercoms, vehicle sensors, and phone-entry systems all live outdoors in Texas heat and ice. We install and repair Gate Access Control - Hurst that keeps working through July afternoons and February freezes, and we quote the full job upfront.
Gate Parts & Welding
Cracked pickets, rusted bottom rails, broken hinges, and snapped welds are common on Hurst gates that have stood since the 1960s. Our Hurst Gate Parts & Welding team repairs and fabricates on site, matching the existing iron so the repair doesn’t look like an afterthought.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Hurst
Our crews work throughout both Hurst ZIP codes and our Haltom City service area, and we know the difference between a gate on a 1958 ranch off Pipeline Road and one on a larger property near Bellaire Drive.
- Neighborhoods along Hurstview Drive
- Areas around Bellaire Drive and Hurst City Hall
- Communities off Pipeline Road
- Subdivisions near Tarrant Parkway
- Homes throughout 76053 and 76054
Typical response for a Hurst repair call is same-day or next-morning, and our dispatchers give you a straight answer when you call.
Why Hurst’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Hurst is a fully built-out Mid-Cities suburb. Most of its housing stock, ranch-style brick homes put up between the late 1950s and the mid-1980s, originally came with ornamental iron driveway gates or cedar privacy-fence gates. Those gates are now at or past the age most steel and cedar can be expected to last. Meanwhile, Hurst sits directly on Blackland Prairie Vertisol clay, a soil that expands after spring rain and contracts during the long, hundred-degree summers. That pump action does not crack the gate itself; it moves the posts. In the established subdivisions near Pipeline Road, we consistently find that what a homeowner describes as a gate that won’t close right is actually a post that has migrated one to three inches out of plumb. February 2021’s ice storm made it worse, loading frames and automatic operators with weight they were never engineered for. Any hinge, latch, or opener fix on a shifted post is temporary until that post footing is excavated, reset deeper, and belled out below the active clay. That is the repair Hurst gates actually need, and it is the one we do every week.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Hurst
Every quote in Hurst is settled before a single bolt is turned. We tell you the number, you approve it, and that is the number on the invoice. Here is what Hurst homeowners can generally expect:
- Post reset and re-concrete: $350-$700 per post, depending on depth and access
- Hinge replacement (pair): $120-$250, welded and aligned
- Operator or board repair: $250-$650, brand-dependent
- Full gate service call and diagnostic: $89-$149
- Welding repair (cracked picket, rail, or frame): $150-$400
We honor a standing $50 Off Any Repair Over $250 and a permanent 5% Senior and Veteran discount. A free second opinion on any written estimate is always available. Call (817) 286-7391 for an exact quote.
Service Area - Cities Near Hurst
Ironworks Gate Co. also repairs and installs gates in Bedford, Haltom City, Fort Worth, and Grand Prairie. If your property sits near the Hurst city line, call us and we will confirm the address before we roll.
Serving Hurst, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hurst area and know this community well, also serving Bedford, TX. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Gate Repair in Hurst
Gate repair in Hurst typically runs between $120 for a simple hinge replacement and $700 to reset a post that has shifted in the clay. Most jobs land between $250 and $450. We quote the full price before any work starts, and the $50-off-any-repair-over-$250 offer applies automatically. Call (817) 286-7391 for a free estimate.
Yes. For a gate that won’t close or secure, we schedule same-day and next-morning repair calls across Hurst, and a live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, every day. Tell us the address and what the gate is doing, and we will give you a straight arrival window.
Hurst sits on Blackland Prairie clay that swells with spring rain and shrinks through summer droughts. Over decades, that movement tilts concrete footings and drags gate posts an inch or more out of plumb. The fix is excavation, a deeper footing belled below the active clay layer, and resetting the post before repairing hinges or operators.
Yes. Our technicians are trained and equipped on nine brands, including FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Viking, plus LiftMaster, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. We diagnose the operator, the safety edges, and the control board in one visit, and we carry common parts on the truck.
A full installation includes removal of the old gate, new footings set to handle Hurst’s clay, fabrication or assembly of the new gate, hanging and alignment, and any automation you choose. You approve a written price before we order materials or start digging. Call (817) 286-7391 for a free measure and written quote.
Written by Victor Salinas, Owner at Ironworks Gate Co., serving Hurst homeowners with gate repair, installation, and automation.
Call Ironworks Gate Co. at (817) 286-7391 for a free estimate on any gate repair in Hurst. A live person answers, day or night, and the price is settled before we begin. Done right, and backed in writing.
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 Hurst Customers Say
"Our slide gate had been dragging for months and getting worse. The chain was stretched and a guide roller had seized. Both replaced, and he reset the limits so it stops properly at each end now."
- Veronica Ramirez"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