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A driveway gate that sticks, sags, or stops halfway is more than an annoyance. It leaves your property open, blocks your own car, or traps you outside in the rain. Portcullis Gate Repair has handled driveway gate repair for homeowners and businesses across the United States since 2008. We’re a Kingswell company, so every repair starts with a written price before any work begins and ends with a written guarantee. Our background-checked, uniformed technicians show up in a real arrival window and leave the driveway cleaner than they found it. If your gate is acting up right now, call us at (940) 412-7340 and a live person will answer.
What Driveway Gate Repair Covers
Driveway gate repair means diagnosing why a gate no longer opens, closes, latches, or hangs the way it should, and fixing the part that failed instead of replacing the whole system. A driveway gate is a mix of metal, hardware, wiring, and electronics, and a problem in any one of them looks the same from the street: the gate won’t work. Portcullis Gate Repair works on swing gates, sliding gates, and cantilever gates in steel, aluminum, wrought iron, and wood. Most driveway gate repairs fall between $150 and $1,400. A simple fix like a new roller, a reset limit, or a re-aligned photo eye sits at the low end. Replacing a failed hinge, welding a cracked frame, or swapping a control board lands higher. When the numbers say a repair no longer makes sense, we’ll tell you that too and point you to automatic gate installation instead.
Manual and Automatic Gates
A manual driveway gate usually fails because of hinges, latches, or posts. An automatic one adds an operator, a control board, sensors, and wiring, so there are more places for a fault to hide. We handle both, and our technicians carry common parts so most repairs finish in a single visit.
Residential and Commercial Entries
The same repair principles apply to a quiet suburban driveway and a busy commercial lot, but the loads are different. Commercial gates open hundreds of times a day, so we look hard at wear on rollers, bearings, and drive components before they fail.
Swing Gate Repair
Swing gates hang from hinges on a post and pivot open, either inward or outward, either as a single leaf or as a pair. They are the most common driveway gate in the country, and the problems are predictable. Hinges wear out. Posts shift as the soil moves. A heavy gate pulls the post out of plumb a little more every season until the latch no longer lines up. Portcullis Gate Repair resets hinges, re-hangs gates, straightens or re-sets posts, and replaces latches and drop rods. A hinge and alignment repair on a single swing gate usually runs from $200 to $650.
Sagging and Dragging Gates
A gate that drags on the pavement is almost always a hinge, post, or frame problem. We check the hinge pins, measure the post lean, and re-hang the gate so it clears the ground across its full swing.
Latches That Won’t Catch
When the two leaves of a double gate stop meeting in the middle, the latch gets blamed, but the real cause is usually alignment. We fix the alignment first, then repair or replace the latch so it holds without being forced.
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.
Sliding Gate Repair
Sliding gates ride on rollers along a track, or hang from a cantilever frame that floats above the ground. They suit driveways with a steep grade or limited swing room, and they fail in their own ways. Rollers flatten or seize. Tracks fill with gravel, leaves, and dirt. A chain or belt stretches until the gate jerks instead of gliding. Portcullis Gate Repair cleans and re-sets tracks, replaces rollers and bearings, re-tensions drive chains, and straightens bent frames. Sliding driveway gate repairs generally run from $250 to $1,100, and a full roller set on a heavy gate sits near the top of that range.
Track and Roller Problems
If the gate shudders along its path or stops short, the track is the first place we look. Debris, a bent rail, or a worn roller all cause the same symptom. We clear and straighten the track, then replace any roller that has flat spots or play in the bearing.
Cantilever Frame and Post Wear
A cantilever gate passes through guide rollers mounted on its support posts. Those rollers wear on one side and pull the gate off line. We re-set the guides so the gate tracks level and never rubs the post.
Hinges, Posts, and Structural Repair
Most driveway gate trouble that looks electrical is really structural. A motor can only push a gate that moves freely by hand. When a post leans an inch or a hinge pin has worn into an oval, the operator works against that bind on every cycle, and the motor or control board pays for it. Portcullis Gate Repair checks the structure first for this reason. We lift the gate off its hinges when needed, weld cracked joints, replace bent bottom rails, and re-set posts in new concrete when the old footing has let go. Structural driveway gate repair typically runs from $300 to $1,800, depending on how much welding and concrete work the post needs.
Rust and Corrosion Damage
Surface rust is cosmetic. Rust at a weld or a hinge is not, because it eats the metal that holds the gate up. We grind out the damaged section, weld in fresh steel where it is safe to do so, and prime and paint the repair so the rust does not come back in a year.
Impact and Vehicle Damage
A gate that has been clipped by a car often looks fine until the next time it moves. We check the frame for twist, the operator arm for bends, and the posts for cracks before we call the gate safe to run again.
Driveway Gate Opener and Sensor Problems
When the gate itself moves freely and still won’t work, the fault is in the operator, the control board, the power supply, or the safety sensors. These are the repairs where a technician who has seen the same system many times saves you the most money, because the cause is often a small part rather than a failed motor. We replace capacitors, reset travel limits, re-program remotes and keypads, repair damaged low-voltage wiring, and re-align photo eyes. For a closer look at the motor side, see our gate motor repair page, and for control and arm issues see gate opener repair. Electrical and operator repairs on a driveway gate usually run from $175 to $1,400, and a full operator replacement is quoted separately in writing.
Photo Eyes and Safety Edges
Photo eyes are the small sensors on either side of the gate that stop it when something crosses the beam. A bumped bracket, a spider web, or a dirty lens is enough to make a gate refuse to close. We clean, re-aim, and test every sensor and replace any that fail, because a gate with a bypassed sensor is a safety risk.
Remotes, Keypads, and Intercoms
Dead remote batteries, a keypad that lost its code, or a loose intercom wire can all look like a broken gate. We test each access device, re-program what needs it, and hand you working remotes before we leave.
Brands We Service
We repair driveway gates running LiftMaster, DoorKing, Elite, Mighty Mule, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, and Ghost Controls operators. Each brand has its own control board layout, limit method, and reset procedure, and our technicians carry the common parts for the most popular ones. LiftMaster and Mighty Mule are the two we see most on residential driveways, and many of those calls come down to a reset, a reprogram, or a single replaced part. If your system is a different make, call anyway. Most driveway gate hardware shares the same basic components, and we can usually tell you on the phone what is likely wrong before we dispatch anyone.
Signs You Need a Pro Right Now
- The gate drags or scrapes the driveway. Dragging means a hinge, post, or frame has shifted. Pushing it through with the opener strains the motor and can bend the gate further, so stop using it until it is checked.
- The opener hums but the gate stays put. That sound is the motor fighting a bind or running on a weak capacitor. Pressing the remote again and again won’t fix it and can overheat the control board.
- The gate stops partway or reverses on its own. Misaligned photo eyes, a dirty sensor, or travel limits that drifted out of range cause this. A gate that won’t close all the way leaves your driveway open overnight.
- You hear grinding, squealing, or clunking. A noise from a roller, bearing, or gear is an early warning. Replacing a worn roller now costs far less than replacing a seized drive later.
- The gate is stuck open or stuck shut. Either one is a security or access problem. A gate stuck open exposes your property, and one stuck shut can trap your own vehicles inside or out.
Our Process, Step by Step
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You call and get a live person. Our phones are answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by a human being. You describe what the gate is doing, and we book a visit in a real arrival window.
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We inspect before we quote. The technician moves the gate by hand, checks hinges, posts, tracks, and rollers, then tests the operator, wiring, and sensors. You get a written price for parts and labor before any work is authorized. That is the Kingswell Way: say the price before the work.
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We repair the actual cause. We fix what failed, not what is easiest to sell. If the gate was binding, we correct the bind first so the new part does not fail the same way.
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Every function gets tested. Open, close, stop, reversal, sensor response, and remote range are all checked through full travel before we sign off.
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You get a walkthrough and a written guarantee. We show you what we changed and why, and the Kingswell Guarantee goes in writing on your invoice. If the repair fails inside 365 days, we come back and fix it at no charge under the 365-Day Done Right Promise.
How Much Does Driveway Gate Repair Cost?
Most driveway gate repairs cost between $150 and $1,400. Small jobs such as re-aligning photo eyes, resetting limits, or re-programming remotes usually come in under $300. Replacing rollers, hinges, or a latch generally runs $200 to $800. Welding a cracked frame, re-setting a leaning post, or replacing a control board lands between $600 and $1,800. If the repair bill is heading toward half the cost of a new operator or gate, we say so plainly and let you choose. The price moves with gate weight, material, how far the post has shifted, and whether parts are in stock for your brand. A cheap quote that skips the underlying bind or the failed sensor will cost you a second visit, which is why we write the full scope down before any work starts. Your free estimate lists every part and every hour of labor, plus the written guarantee on the finished job.
Where We Work
Portcullis Gate Repair serves homeowners and businesses across the United States through local crews. Every location is independently owned and operated, and every one is held to the same Kingswell Guarantee. The truck that pulls into your driveway carries the same standard as every other Portcullis location: a written price, a real arrival window, a clean job site, and a written guarantee on the repair. Looking for a new gate instead of a fix? See our gate installation page, or head back to our home page to see everything we do.
Frequently Asked Questions About Driveway Gate Repair
Driveway gate repair is the diagnosis and fixing of a gate that no longer opens, closes, latches, or hangs correctly. It covers hinges, posts, tracks, rollers, latches, operators, control boards, sensors, and wiring. The job ends with a full test of the gate and a written guarantee.
Most repairs run from $150 to $1,400. Sensor and remote fixes sit at the low end, while frame welding, post work, and control board swaps cost more. Call (940) 412-7340 for a free written estimate with every part and labor hour listed.
The usual causes are a blocked or misaligned photo eye, travel limits that drifted, debris in a sliding gate track, or a sagging gate dragging on the ground. Check the sensors for dirt or a bumped bracket first. If the gate still won’t close, stop using the opener and call us so the motor isn’t damaged.
Repair makes sense when the frame is sound and the problem is a worn part, a bad sensor, or a shifted post. Replacement makes sense when rust has eaten through the structure or repair costs approach half the price of new. We’ll give you both numbers in writing so the choice is yours.
Yes. Our phones are answered by a live person 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays. A gate stuck open or stuck shut is treated as urgent, and we book the earliest arrival window available.
Every repair carries a written Kingswell Guarantee on the invoice. If it is not done right within 365 days, we come back and fix it at no charge. That is the 365-Day Done Right Promise, and it is the same across every independently owned Kingswell location.
Schedule Your Driveway Gate Repair Today
Gate acting up? Call Portcullis Gate Repair at (940) 412-7340 for a no-obligation written estimate. A live person answers around the clock. You’ll get a real arrival window, a clear price before any work starts, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing.
Written by Dean Prescott, Owner at Portcullis Gate Repair, serving customers nationwide since 2008.