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A gate that won’t open or close in Irving is more than a nuisance here, it’s a security hole and a daily hassle on a driveway you can’t just work around. We repair swing gates, slide gates, electric operators, hinges, posts, locks, and welds across Irving, from Las Colinas corporate entrances to older ranch homes west of MacArthur. Call (806) 484-1837 and a live person answers, day or night. We’ll give you a straight price before any work begins, and most Irving gate repairs are done in a single visit.
Our crews run Irving daily, not occasionally. We know the HOA gates off North MacArthur, the estate entrances along Riverside Drive, the solar-powered ranch gates up toward Grapevine. That matters when a 30-year-old FAAC operator needs a part that hasn’t been stocked in a Dallas supply house for a decade. We carry what Irving’s older gates actually need.
Why Ironworks Gate Co. Is Irving’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Ironworks Gate Co. has been running a gate-focused shop for over 42 years, since 1984. We don’t do fences, we don’t do garage doors, we don’t do “general handyman” work. We fix gates. That focus is exactly what a Las Colinas HOA board needs when a slide gate at the front entrance fails during rush hour, and it’s what a homeowner near Valley Ranch needs when a swing gate droops and starts dragging the driveway.
Victor Salinas leads the work, and his rule is simple: crafted right, every time, your home first, standing behind it. That’s the K.E.Y.S. standard our uniformed, background-checked technicians follow on every job. Every completed gate repair in Irving carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not right, we come back and make it right. No arguing, no paperwork, no exceptions.
Irving isn’t a new market for us. We’re on a first-name basis with property managers at several Las Colinas campuses, and our techs know which neighborhoods in MacArthur’s corridor were built with FAAC swing units and which run Mighty Mule openers. That local knowledge means a faster diagnosis, the right part on the truck, and a gate that closes the same day you called.
Our Gate Repair Services in Irving
Our Gate Repair team handles the full scope: hinges, posts, welds, operators, keypads, safety loops, and the control boards that talk to everything else. Four call types dominate in Irving, and we’ll walk through each.
Electric Gate Repair
Electric gate repair in Irving typically runs $220 to $480 depending on whether we’re replacing a capacitor, a limit switch, a full control board, or a burned-out transformer. The older Las Colinas FAAC 400 and 750 series swing operators we service constantly need new limit switch assemblies, because those micro-switches were never built for the clay-soil movement Irving posts go through. We stock the FAAC and Elite parts network pieces most Dallas generalist shops order from overseas and wait a week on.
Automatic Gate Repair
When an automatic gate in Irving stops mid-cycle or reverses on its own, the cause is usually one of three things: a failing actuator, a misaligned safety loop, or a post that’s shifted enough to bind the leaf. We diagnose all three on the first visit. Most automatic gate repairs in Irving are completed same-day. That’s not a promise we make lightly, it’s just how our truck stock is built.
Hinge & Post Repair
Hinge and post repair is the bread-and-butter call for Irving’s older central and west neighborhoods, where 1950s and 1960s ranch homes sit on Blackland Prairie clay that never stops moving. A leaning post doesn’t just look bad; it transfers load to the hinge welds and eventually to the operator arm. We reset posts with deeper concrete footings or helical piers where the soil demands it, then re-hang the gate so the latch catches clean. Hinge and post repair in Irving typically runs $180 to $450 for residential swing gates.
Gate Realignment
A sagging gate in Irving is almost always a post problem, not just a hinge problem. Swollen clay pushes posts outward in wet springs and lets them settle inward during dry summers. That movement racks the gate frame, so the leading edge clips the latch instead of seating. Gate realignment in Irving averages $190 to $420, and we recommend addressing the post before welding anything to the gate itself. Welding a leaf to match a leaning post just guarantees a second repair in a year.
We also do lock repair, weld and rust repair, and full gate replacement when the frame is beyond saving. If you’re not sure which one you need, call (806) 484-1837 and we’ll tell you over the phone, free.
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.
Trusted Brands We Service in Irving
We’re trained and equipped on nine gate-automation brands: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. In Irving specifically, we see a heavy concentration of legacy FAAC and Elite operators in Las Colinas from the 1980s and 1990s buildouts, plus BFT and Linear on newer infill construction, and Viking rack-and-pinion drives on older corporate slide gates. We keep common boards, limit switches, and gear kits for those units stocked locally. If your Irving gate runs on Ghost Controls hardware from a big-box store, we service those too, and we’ll be honest about what’s worth repairing and what’s not.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Irving Homes
- Heaving gate posts on Blackland Prairie clay. Irving’s soil swells and shrinks with every rain and drought cycle. Posts that were set plumb 30 years ago lean enough now to bind swing gates and strain FAAC operators until they error out.
- February 2021 freeze damage that’s still showing up. Operators installed with summer-weight fluids cracked hydraulic lines or seized gearboxes during Winter Storm Uri. We’re still replacing those frozen drive units five years later, especially on Las Colinas slide gates that sat unheated during the freeze.
- Loop detector failures at corporate entry lanes. Continuous truck traffic over entry loops in the corporate campuses off MacArthur degrades the loop wires faster than residential traffic ever would. Phantom open signals and dead loops burn out control boards over time.
- Worn rack and pinion teeth on long slide gates. The 30-foot-plus slide gates at Las Colinas campuses chew through rack teeth at the drive point. When those teeth flatten out, the operator grinds and burns the motor. Re-racking is a regular job for us here.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Irving, TX
A typical gate repair in Irving runs $190 to $480. Hinge and post work on residential swing gates averages $180 to $450. A full electric gate repair with a new control board or actuator is usually $220 to $680 depending on brand. Legacy FAAC and Elite parts run a bit higher than newer domestic boards, but we stock the common ones so you’re not paying overnight freight. Before we touch a bolt, you’ll have the full price in writing and approved. No surprises on the invoice, ever.
Standing offers, always: $50 Off Any Repair Over $250, a Free Second Opinion on Any Written Estimate, an $89 Seasonal Tune-Up, and a permanent 5% Senior and Veteran discount. Call (806) 484-1837 and we’ll quote your gate over the phone, free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Irving
While this page covers Gate Repair in Irving, our crews also run daily to Grand Prairie, Coppell, Euless, and Grapevine. Same pricing, same 90-Day Done Right Promise, same live person on the phone at (806) 484-1837. If you’re a few minutes outside Irving, call anyway. We’ll be there.
Serving Irving, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Irving 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 Irving
Irving sits directly on Blackland Prairie clay, one of the most expansive soil types in North Texas. Grand Prairie has some of the same soil, but Irving’s clay layer is deeper and more uniform across the city, so moisture swings hit posts harder. Posts heave outward in wet months and settle inward in dry ones. We fix leaning posts with deeper footings or helical piers sized for this exact soil profile. Call (806) 484-1837 for a free post inspection.
Yes. We service original Elite swing and slide operators from the 1980s and 1990s regularly. The boards, limit switches, and gear kits for those legacy units are still available if you know the parts ecosystem, which we do. Many generalist shops out of Dallas will tell you to replace the whole operator because they can’t source the board. We’ll tell you if the repair is worth doing or if a modern replacement is cheaper over five years. Call (806) 484-1837 and we’ll identify your unit over the phone.
Almost always. Sagging gates here come from post movement, not hinge wear. The clay soil pushes the post, the post racks the gate frame, and the leading edge drops. Replacing the hinge or welding a plate onto the post without fixing the post itself means another sag within a season or two. We reset the post first, then re-hang the gate. If the frame is twisted, we’ll heat-straighten or re-weld it. Call (806) 484-1837 for an honest assessment.
For older ranch homes in central and west Irving, where a zero-lot-line back gate sits far from any exterior outlet, a solar-powered operator with a battery bank is usually the right answer. We size the panel and battery to the gate’s daily cycles and the shade that back fence line gets. If you have power nearby, a direct-wire 24V system is cheaper to run long-term. We’ll tell you which fits your specific gate and budget. Call (806) 484-1837 for a free site estimate.
Yes, and it comes down to age and fluid. Many Irving corporate slide gates were installed in the 1990s and early 2000s with gearboxes and hydraulic lines filled for North Texas summers, not a February freeze. When temperatures drop below 20 degrees and stay there, that fluid thickens and cracks lines or seizes gearboxes. Dallas gates built in the same era have the same risk, but Irving’s concentrated corporate campus stock means we see more of it. We flush and refill with cold-rated fluid on our seasonal tune-ups. Call (806) 484-1837 to schedule an $89 seasonal tune-up before the next freeze.
We keep crews in Irving every business day, and a live person answers our phone 24/7. For a stuck open or stuck closed gate at a Las Colinas entrance or a home off MacArthur, we can typically have a tech on-site the same day you call, often within a few hours. Emergency calls are prioritized by security risk, and we quote the price before we dispatch. Call (806) 484-1837 now if a gate is stuck.
One Thing You Should Know About Las Colinas Gates
Las Colinas packs over 400 HOA-gated entrances and corporate security gates into a roughly 12-square-mile area. That’s a density you won’t find in Grand Prairie or Coppell. It means gate repair in Irving isn’t a side gig, it’s a full-time trade with its own parts ecosystem. The original FAAC and Elite swing operators installed during the 1980s and 1990s buildout are still running all over this district, but they need specialized boards, limit switches, and gear kits that a shop in Dallas proper rarely stocks. We do. We also re-rack slide gates that have chewed their rack teeth down to nothing after 30 years of daily cycling.
Our tech finished a slide gate retrofit at a Las Colinas corporate campus off MacArthur Blvd where the original Viking R6 rack and pinion teeth had worn to nubs on a 34-foot operator. We pulled the old drive unit, re-raked the full length with stainless bar, upgraded the safety photocells to match current UL 325 spacing, and wired a new LiftMaster LA500 with battery backup. The gate’s been cycling clean for 90 days without a fault. That’s the kind of job we do regularly in Irving, and it’s the reason property managers here call us first.
Get Your Irving Gate Fixed Today
If your gate is stuck, sagging, noisy, or dead, call (806) 484-1837. A live person answers, day or night. We’ll give you a straight price for the repair before any work starts, and every job we complete in Irving is protected by the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. Free estimates, free second opinions, $50 off any repair over $250, and a 5% senior and veteran discount on every job.
Written by Victor Salinas, Owner at Ironworks Gate Co., serving Irving and the Dallas-Fort Worth metro with dedicated gate repair since 1984.