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When an electric gate stops opening in Hurst, you need a repair crew that understands what actually breaks here. We’re Portcullis Gate Repair, an independently owned Kingswell company, and we answer calls in Hurst with a live person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Whether your opener is dead, your keypad quit reading codes, or your gate dragged itself out of alignment after the last rain, call (940) 412-7340 and we’ll give you a written price before any work begins. Most electric gate repairs in Hurst run $180-$340, and we’ll tell you the exact figure for your setup before a single bolt gets turned.
Why Portcullis Gate Repair Is Hurst’s Preferred Electric Gate Repair Company
Hurst homeowners keep calling us back for one reason: we show up when we say we will, and the repair stays done. Our technicians are background-checked and arrive in uniform, so you know exactly who is walking up your driveway. We wrote the Kingswell Guarantee into every invoice – a written price before any work starts, a real arrival window, a clean job site, and a written guarantee on the repair for 365 days. If the fix fails inside that year, we come back at no charge under the 365-Day Done Right Promise. Dean Prescott, who leads our team, holds every crew to that standard on every single job in Hurst.
We know the gates in this city. Many of them hang on posts set in Blackland Prairie clay that never stops moving. That’s local knowledge you don’t get from a call center two states away. Our crews understand why a gate that worked fine in October suddenly binds in July, and why the weld that cracked during an ice storm is not the only thing that needs attention.
Gate Opener Repair in Hurst
Gate Opener Repair in Hurst usually comes down to one of three problems: a stripped drive gear, a cooked control board, or a power supply that gave up. On older homes near Pipeline Road and Precinct Line Road, we often find all three at once, because the same clay-soil movement that tilts the hinge post also puts constant load on the opener motor. A typical gate opener repair in Hurst runs $180-$340 parts and labor, though a full operator replacement on a heavy ornamental steel gate can push toward $900-$1,400. You’ll get the written number before we start.
Control Board and Drive Gear Work
Older LiftMaster and FAAC units from the 1980s and 1990s frequently come to us with control boards that no longer accept replacement parts. We stock common boards for LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Viking operators and can usually have your gate running the same day. When the drive gear is stripped, it’s almost always because the gate itself is fighting a tilted post – we diagnose that before anything else.
Power and Wiring Checks
Hurst’s freeze-thaw cycles are rough on buried low-voltage wiring. Conduit shifts, insulation cracks, and controllers that worked for decades start throwing error codes. We trace the wiring, find the break, and splice it in a weather-sealed junction box rather than leaving a taped connection that fails next winter.
Automatic Gate Repair in Hurst
Automatic Gate Repair in Hurst means restoring a gate that opens and closes on its own, safely, every time. That includes the motor, the actuator – the motorized arm that physically pushes the gate open – the remote receivers, the keypads, the safety sensors, and the hinges supporting all of it. A straightforward actuator swap on a chain-driven swing gate in Hurst typically lands between $260 and $480. When the hinge post has tilted toward the street, which we see constantly on 1960s and 1970s ranch streets, the repair has to start with resetting that post before any new motor will work properly. We always tell Hurst customers the truth: if we skip the post, you’ll be calling again in two years.
Post Realignment and Sag Correction
Blackland Prairie clay expands when wet and shrinks in drought. A post set in a shallow concrete footing tilts toward the street over a single wet season, dragging the whole swing gate downward and outward. We deepen and widen the footing, set the post plumb, and only then correct the sag and rehang the gate. Without that, the best opener on the market will fail early.
Retrofitting Older Gates to Modern Operators
Many Hurst gates hung in the 1970s and 1980s were built before modern safety sensors existed. We can retrofit most wrought iron and tubular steel gates with current photo-eye sensors, edge sensors, and soft-start operators. If your gate itself is structurally sound, retrofitting usually beats replacing the whole system – and it brings the gate up to the safety standard any installer would insist on for new work.
Trusted Brands We Service in Hurst
Our technicians train on nine major gate-operator brands, and we keep common parts stocked for LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Viking on the trucks that serve Hurst. That means less waiting on parts and more same-week repairs. If your opener is a Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, or Mighty Mule unit, we service those too – the technician arriving at your Hurst driveway already knows your specific system. You can read more about our broader Electric Gate Repair work across the metro.
Common Electric Gate Repair Problems We See in Hurst Homes
- Tilted hinge posts from clay soil. Hurst sits on Blackland Prairie clay that shrinks in dry spells and heaves after rain, chronically pulling gate posts out of plumb. A gate that scrapes the ground one week and swings free the next is telling you the post is moving.
- Obsolete control boards on 1980s-era operators. Many Hurst homes still run the operator that came with the house. When the board dies and no replacement exists, you’re choosing between a retrofit board and a full operator swap – and we’ll quote both in writing.
- Ice and heat stress on steel gates. Winter Storm Uri loaded gate frames with ice that bent hinge leaves and cracked welds. Then 100°F summers expand the same metal until it binds in its frame. It’s a punishing hot-cold-ice cycle, and the damage compounds year over year.
- Failed safety sensors on older automations. Gates installed before sensor requirements often lack photo-eyes or edge protection. We retrofit these whenever we’re already on site, because a closing gate without a sensor is a serious injury risk for children and pets.
Pricing for Electric Gate Repair in Hurst, TX
Here are the numbers Hurst homeowners actually ask about. Gate opener repair: $180-$340. Actuator replacement: $260-$480. Control board replacement: $190-$375. Keypad or remote programming: $85-$145. Post realignment with footing work: $400-$750. Full operator replacement on a heavy gate: $900-$1,400. The spread depends on your gate’s weight, the operator brand, and whether the post needs resetting. You’ll get an exact written price before any work begins – that’s the Kingswell Way, and we don’t deviate from it. Estimates are free. Call us and Dean or our lead tech will walk you through what your specific gate needs.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hurst
Our crews serve the whole mid-cities area. If you’re in North Richland Hills, Bedford, Colleyville, or Haltom City, you’ll get the same written price, the same 365-day guarantee, and the same live person on the phone whenever you call. Many of our Hurst customers send family and neighbors in these nearby cities to us. This page covers Electric Gate Repair in Hurst specifically, but the service area extends across the line.
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 About Electric Gate Repair in Hurst
Yes, but only if the post footing is deepened and widened. The clay beneath Hurst expands and contracts with every wet-dry cycle, so a shallow footing will always move. We reset the post deeper, widen the concrete base, and only then rehang the gate. That’s the only fix that lasts. Call (940) 412-7340 for a free on-site look.
In most cases, yes. If the gate is structurally sound – no cracked welds, no rust-through, hinges intact – we can mount a modern operator with current safety sensors and soft-start control. Where the gate itself is failing, replacement sometimes costs less than repeated retrofits. We’ll tell you which is cheaper for your specific gate, in writing, before any work starts.
If the board is truly obsolete, replacement of the operator is usually the smarter spend. Retrofit boards exist for some older LiftMaster and FAAC units, but they’re often only slightly cheaper than a new operator and carry no parts warranty. We’ll quote both options and let you decide with real numbers in front of you.
Yes. Any automatic gate installed or serviced today needs working photo-eye sensors and, on most residential gates, edge protection. Gates installed before these requirements often lack them entirely. When we repair any automatic gate in Hurst, we check the sensors and quote retrofits if needed – because a closing gate without sensors is a serious hazard to children and pets.
Thermal expansion. Hurst summers push past 100°F, and the steel in your gate expands enough to bind against the frame. After an ice storm like Winter Storm Uri, the same metal contracts and the hinges that were bent under ice weight now feel sloppy. The fix is usually hinge replacement plus a clearance adjustment, not a new gate. Call us for a free estimate and we’ll pinpoint exactly what’s binding before quoting a price.
Contact Portcullis Gate Repair in Hurst
A dead gate puts your whole property on hold – cars stuck in the driveway, packages left at the street, and a security gap you don’t want. We answer live, 24/7. Call (940) 412-7340 and you’ll get a uniformed, background-checked technician at your Hurst home with a written price before the first bolt turns. Every repair carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise and the written Kingswell Guarantee. Dean Prescott and the whole Portcullis crew stand behind every job we do in Hurst.
Written by Dean Prescott, Owner at Portcullis Gate Repair, serving Hurst, TX.