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When a gate post heaves out of square or a hinge lets go in Hurst, you need a crew that knows why it failed. Not just which part to swap. Our Gate Parts & Welding team works Hurst daily, and we understand the black clay under this city like a rancher reads his fence line. Call (254) 330-8718 and you’ll get a live person, not a voicemail. We’ll tell you honestly whether you need a hinge, a post, or a full weld-up, and what it costs before we touch a single bolt.
Why Ironworks Gate Co. Is Hurst’s Preferred Gate Parts & Welding Company
Most of the gates we work on in Hurst were hung when these neighborhoods were built. 76053, 76054, the streets off Precinct Line Road and Pipeline Road – these homes mostly date to the 1960s and 1970s. That means original post footings, original hinge hardware, and a lot of questions about whether a gate can be saved or should be replaced. We answer those questions plainly. We have been a Hurst gate service fixture long enough to know that a gate that was square in April can be dragging by August, and we plan for it.
Victor Salinas leads our team, and the standard he sets is simple: every job gets the same care, whether it is a $90 hinge or a full custom weld. Our technicians show up in uniform, background-checked, and they work the way they’d work on their own mother’s gate. Every completed job carries our written 90-Day Done Right Promise. Done right, and backed in writing.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Services in Hurst
Hinge Replacement
In Hurst, hinge failure almost always traces back to soil movement. The post tilts, the gate racks, and the hinge screws strip out of the wood or the post face. We stock heavy-gauge weld-on hinges and adjustable gate hinges rated for the weight of the solid cedar and pine gates common in this area. Most hinge replacements in Hurst run $145 to $280, depending on whether we’re welding to steel or lagging into a healthy wood post. If the post has moved, we will tell you before installing a hinge that will just bind again.
Post Replacement
This is the service that separates a patch job from a real fix in Hurst. The original post footings in these 1960s and 1970s neighborhoods were often set shallow in black clay with no rebar cage. That clay swells when it rains and shrinks in the summer heat, and the post moves with it. We cut the old post at ground level, excavate a deeper footing, and set the new steel post in concrete with a rebar cage and a gravel drainage base. Typical residential post replacement in Hurst runs $380 to $650 per post, including the new footing and welding.
Rail Repair
Racked rails on a wood gate usually mean one of two things in Hurst: the posts have moved, or the original rail joints were never reinforced. We straighten what can be straightened, weld steel repair plates across split rails, and add corner gussets where the frame is pulling apart at the fasteners. For gates too far gone, we weld a complete steel frame and re-hang your existing wood panel into it. Rail repairs start around $110; a full steel frame retrofit for a standard 6-foot wood gate typically runs $340 to $475.
Custom Welding
Some gates need a part that does not exist on a shelf. A weird hinge spacing, an odd post depth, a gate that has to match a 50-year-old fence line. Our welders fabricate on-site in Hurst, from simple gate latch brackets to full steel gate frames and hinge reinforcement plates. Custom welding rates for residential gate work in Hurst generally run $95 to $150 per hour plus materials. You’ll know the total before we strike an arc.
What happens when you call
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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 Hurst
We carry parts for the operators already sitting on Hurst driveways. DoorKing, LiftMaster, and Elite are the three we see most on the older estate gates in the 76054 zip and around the Hurst Conference Center area, and we keep their common control boards, limit switches, and safety edges in our local trucks. For newer installations and retrofits, we commonly specify LiftMaster for swing gates and Mighty Mule for budget-conscious resets. If your opener is older than about 2008 and does not have current safety photocells, we will tell you plainly: the board may be obsolete, but the gate is almost always worth retrofitting.
Common Gate Parts & Welding Problems We See in Hurst Homes
- Heaved hinge posts. The downhill post on a Hurst gate sits in the wettest clay, so it swells first, sinks last, and throws the gate out of square within a season or two. The fix is a new footing, not a longer hinge screw.
- Racked wood frames. A 1960s or 1970s wood gate frame has usually been through forty or fifty Texas summers. The joints loosen, the rails split, and the gate starts dragging. A welded steel frame under the original wood face solves it permanently.
- Legacy operator boards with no entrapment protection. Pre-UL 325 openers from the 1980s and 1990s cannot be safely repaired. They can be retrofitted with current photocells and an external receiver, or replaced with a modern operator. We quote both options.
- Freezing-rain damage to hinges and hardware. Ice storms in North Texas coat gates with inches of ice. Old wood gates and bent steel frames strip hinge screws and seize rack-and-pinion openers. We see a cluster of these calls after every January ice event in Hurst.
Pricing for Gate Parts & Welding in Hurst, TX
A straight answer: hinge replacement in Hurst typically costs between $145 and $280. Post replacement runs $380 to $650 per post, depending on depth and whether we’re working around utilities. Custom welding starts at $95 per hour plus materials, and a wood gate frame steel retrofit usually lands between $340 and $475. What changes the number at your house is access, post condition, and whether the gate frame itself is worth saving. We quote the full price before any work begins, and that price is what you pay. No surprises on the bill. If you have a written estimate from another company, call (254) 330-8718 and we’ll give you a free second opinion. Standing offer: $50 off any repair over $250.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hurst
Our Gate Parts & Welding crew runs routes through the Mid-Cities every week. If you’re in Bedford, North Richland Hills, Colleyville, or Haltom City, the same team, the same trucks, and the same written guarantee cover you. Most of those streets have the same clay, the same era of housing, and the same gate problems we fix in Hurst daily.
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 Parts & Welding in Hurst
Your gate is almost certainly sagging because the hinge post has moved, not because the wood failed. Hurst sits on expansive Vertisol clay that swells with rain and shrinks in summer heat. That cycle torques posts out of plumb, and every new wood panel gets hung on crooked posts and racks within a season. The real fix is either resetting the hinge post in a proper footing or welding a steel frame that does not depend on the wood for structure. Call (254) 330-8718 and we’ll tell you which one your gate needs. Estimates are free.
Usually, yes. If your Hurst gate still has its original 1970s or 1980s operator, the board predates UL 325 entrapment standards. That board cannot be repaired, but the operator frame, the arm, and the chain can often be kept. We add current safety photocells, a monitored edge where needed, and a new receiver for modern remotes. When the motor itself is worn out, a full operator replacement makes more sense. We quote both options so you can decide. Estimates are free, and the price is set before work starts.
You can, and it is one of the smartest fixes we do in Hurst. We weld a steel frame to the inside of your gate and remount the original wood face to it. The steel carries the structural load, so the wood stops racking even if the posts move slightly. A typical 6-foot wood gate steel frame retrofit in Hurst runs $340 to $475, depending on gate height and hardware condition.
For a heavy solid-wood gate on Hurst’s clay soil, we recommend adjustable weld-on or bolt-on strap hinges with a wide mounting plate, so the gate can be re-squared as the post settles. Cheap hardware-store hinges cannot handle the twisting load that comes with soil movement, and their screws strip out fast. On a post that has already heaved, we replace the hinge and the footing together. Call (254) 330-8718 for an exact recommendation and a free quote.
First, look at the rollers and the track. On a slide gate in Hurst, the track fills with clay silt and the rollers wear flat over time, which makes the gate drag and jerk even when the motor is fine. Check for debris in the track, cracked or wobbly rollers, and missing teeth on the rack. Do not keep running a jerking gate; the motor is straining and the safety edge may not read the bind correctly. If the rollers or rack need replacement, call (254) 330-8718 and we’ll quote it over the phone.
Need gate parts or welding in Hurst? Call (254) 330-8718. A live person answers, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We’ll tell you what’s wrong, what it costs, and when we can be there. Free estimates. $50 off any repair over $250. Senior and veteran 5% discount, always. Done right, and backed in writing.
Written by Victor Salinas, Owner at Ironworks Gate Co., serving Hurst and the Mid-Cities with 42 years of gate craftsmanship.