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.
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If you live in Hurst, you already know the pattern: spring storms soak the clay, summer heat bakes it dry, and your gate starts dragging on one side. Most gate repair in Hurst costs between $185 and $520, depending on whether the fix is a hinge replacement, a post reset, or an operator board diagnosis. We’re Vance Gate Repair, and we work on Hurst gates every week, from Mayfair to the streets off Precinct Line Road. Call (817) 674-6552 and a live person answers, day or night.
Why Vance Gate Repair Is Hurst’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Our Gate Repair team has spent years pulling the same 1960s-era posts out of the same expansive clay that shifts every Tarrant County spring. Hurst homeowners don’t call us because their hardware is broken. They call because their gate was set 24 inches deep in 1968, and the ground has moved under it every year since. We write the price before we touch the gate. You get a photo log of what we found, what we adjusted, and what we installed before we leave the driveway.
Adrian Vance built this company out of commercial access-control work, where every job required a documented reason for every adjustment. That habit followed us into residential gates. When a Hurst customer asks why a gate leans, we show them the measurements, not a shrug. We carry parts for the brands already installed on Hurst properties, and we service all of them without steering you toward a replacement you don’t need.
Our Gate Repair Services in Hurst
Hinge & Post Repair
The most common job across Hurst’s 1950s through 1970s neighborhoods is not a motor problem. It’s a post that was never set deep enough to fight the soil. Original steel hinges from that era corrode through at the barrel, and the post itself heaves out of plumb with every wet-dry cycle. We pull the post, auger a footing to the current 42-inch standard for Tarrant County clay, set it in concrete, and replace the hinges with a modern, greasable set. That gate should hang level through a decade of storms.
Gate Realignment
When a Hurst gate drags on the latch side a few weeks after every rainstorm, adjustment alone won’t fix it. The post is moving. We measure the plumb, photograph the reading, and explain exactly whether the fix is a rehang or a post reset. In Mayfair and Bellaire Addition, where posts were typically set 24-30 inches deep in the 1960s and 1970s, we almost always reset before we rehang. Shortening the gate or planing the picket is a patch; the post moves in the next cycle anyway.
Electric Gate Repair
Legacy operators on Hurst homes from the pre-UL 325 era throw failures that newer boards don’t. We diagnose the control board, the limit switch travel, the capacitor, and the photocell beam. If the board is obsolete and parts are only available from salvage, we tell you that honestly and quote a retrofit against a full replacement. No guessing. No padding. A written price before we order anything.
Automatic Gate Repair
Automatic gates in Hurst run on whatever motor the builder or previous owner installed. We work on all of them: BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, and more. The same technician who rehangs a wood swing gate off Precinct Line Road can also rewire a safety edge on an automatic driveway gate. If the problem is the operator, we pull the readings. If the problem is the post under the operator, we fix that first. Motors hate fighting a leaning hinge post.
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.
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One company for whatever motor is already on the property. We service and repair nine major gate-automation brands, including BFT, Linear, Viking, and Ghost Controls. Our trucks carry boards, receivers, photocells, and limit-switch parts for common models, which means fewer second trips and faster turnaround for Hurst homeowners. We don’t push a brand switch when a two-dollar capacitor or a cracked solder joint is the actual fault.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Hurst Homes
- Swing gates dragging on the latch side every spring: Blackland Prairie clay swells with Tarrant County rain and heaves the shallow hinge post out of plumb. The fix is a 42-inch footing, not a longer latch bolt.
- Original 1950s-1970s steel hinges corroded through: The barrel of the hinge rusts internally until the gate sags enough to scrape the concrete. No hardware adjustment recovers a hinge that has lost its pin tolerance.
- Rotted bottom rails on wood gates: Decades of wet-dry cycling leaves the bottom rail spongy, and the gate loses its rectangle. If the pickets are sound, we cut and weld in a new rail or replace the frame section and keep the original face.
- Pre-UL 325 operators failing entrapment tests: Missing or dead photocells on older automatic gates are a genuine safety defect. We retrofit current-sensing protections and photocells where the operator supports them; if it doesn’t, we say so and explain the replacement cost up front.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Hurst, TX
Here are real numbers from the Hurst market, so you can budget before you call:
| Repair Type | Typical Hurst Price Range |
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| Gate realignment (hinge adjustment + plumb check) | $185-$320 |
| Hinge replacement (pair, standard steel) | $240-$410 |
| Post reset with new concrete footing (42-inch) | $450-$790 |
| Electric gate diagnosis + minor component repair | $220-$430 |
| Automatic operator replacement (board, arm, or motor) | $520-$1,100 |
Every Hurst job gets a written price before work starts. The quote we hand you is the price you pay, unless we find something serious we couldn’t see before disassembly, and even then we call you with the new number and get your approval before touching another part. Estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hurst
Our Hurst crews regularly run service to Gate Repair in Hurst neighbors including North Richland Hills, Bedford, Colleyville, and Euless. Same written-price policy, same photo documentation, same live person on the phone. If your gate sits anywhere in the mid-cities area, we’re already nearby.
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
The clay under your hinge post is swelling. In Hurst’s 1960s and 1970s neighborhoods, posts were typically set only 24 to 30 inches deep, which is well short of the 42 inches now recommended for Tarrant County’s expansive soil. Every wet spring, the clay pushes the post up and out of plumb, and the gate starts dragging on the latch side. The permanent fix is pulling the post and setting it in a deep concrete footing. Hardware adjustment alone won’t hold.
Almost never. Original steel hinges from that era rust from the inside out, and by the time the gate sags enough to notice, the pin barrel is gone. We replace them with modern greasable steel hinges and, where the gate face is sound, keep the rest of the gate intact. Call (817) 674-6552 if you want us to look before you buy hardware yourself.
Sometimes yes, if the operator’s control board has a photocell input and the power supply can carry the extra draw. We check the board and the wiring age first. If the operator is too old to accept a modern safety edge or photocell, we hand you a written comparison: retrofit cost against a new operator installed. Either way, you’ll have the number before work starts.
Forty-two inches absolute minimum for a 6-foot gate post in Tarrant County’s Blackland Prairie clay. The older Hurst standard of 24 to 30 inches simply didn’t account for the expansion when the soil gets soaked in spring. Anything shorter will move on you within a few seasons, no matter how much concrete is around the top.
The post is moving underground. A straight post with clean hinges leaning over means the footing is too shallow or cracked. We measure the plumb, photograph the angle, and show you exactly what’s out. Then we quote a post reset at full depth, with the concrete footing extended and the gate rehung level. It’s the only repair that lasts through the next century of wet-dry cycles.
Call Vance Gate Repair for Gate Repair in Hurst, TX
We work on Hurst gates with the same documentation discipline Adrian Vance used on commercial access-control sites: written price first, photo record on the way out. If another company quoted you, bring the paperwork and we’ll give you a free second opinion. Call (817) 674-6552 now. A live person answers, and you’ll have a written price before anyone touches your gate.
Written by Adrian Vance, Owner at Vance Gate Repair, serving Hurst since 2014.
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