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Gate post leaning after the last rain? Hinge pins rusted through on a 20-year-old iron gate? In Keller, these are not rare problems. They’re the norm. The master-planned subdivisions built across Keller from the mid-1990s through the early 2010s put ornamental iron driveway gates on hundreds of estate homes, and those gates are aging out all at once. We handle hinge replacement, post replacement, rail repair, custom welding, gate rollers, and latch and lock work throughout Keller, with a live person answering the phone 24/7. Call (254) 330-8718 and we’ll give you a straight answer and an upfront price before any work begins.
Why Ironworks Gate Co. Is Keller’s Preferred Gate Parts & Welding Company
Keller homeowners tend to call us after another company has already tried and failed. We hear it often: a handyman replaced the motor, but the gate still sags. A fence company patched a rail, and the weld cracked again within six months. The difference is that our Gate Parts & Welding team starts with the steel and the soil, not just the part that broke. We have been doing gate work for over 42 years, and every job is protected by our 90-Day Done Right Promise: a written guarantee, no hassle, no arguing. If it’s not right, we come back and make it right. Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and they work in your driveway the way they would work in their own mother’s.
Scheduling from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, our crews serve Keller locally, and we know Keller’s gates specifically: the original early-2000s LiftMaster and Elite operators hitting their 20-year wall, the clay-heaved hinge posts, the HOA requirements in neighborhoods like Shinbone Ridge and Bear Creek Estates that lock you into ornamental iron rather than cheaper aluminum. Victor Salinas leads our team, and he trains every technician to diagnose the whole gate, not just the visible symptom.
Our Gate Parts & Welding Services in Keller
Hinge Replacement
Hinge pins on heavy ornamental iron gates corrode steadily in Keller’s humid springs and brutal summers. When a pin seizes or snaps, the gate drops, scrapes the driveway, and puts enormous strain on the opener. We cut out the old hinges, weld in new barrel hinges rated for the gate’s full weight, and set the gate so it swings true. In Bear Creek Estates and Shinbone Ridge, where HOA deed restrictions require ornamental iron, we match the hinge style to preserve the original look.
Post Replacement
This is the most common structural repair we do in Keller. Tarrant County’s Blackland Prairie clay swells after spring rain and shrinks during drought. A gate post set in that soil moves. It heaves out of plumb. The gate sags. The operator strips its gear trying to push a gate that is binding at the bottom. We dig out the old footing, pour a new one deep enough to resist the clay’s movement, and re-anchor the post so it holds plumb through the wet-dry cycle. This is not a parts swap; it is a foundation repair for your gate.
Rail Repair
North Texas hail tracks heavily through the Keller-Southlake corridor, and solid infill iron panels take the brunt of it. Dents are cosmetic until they are not: a hard hit can crack the welds where the rails meet the stiles. We grind out the cracked weld, re-weld the joint, and reinforce the rail so it does not crack again at the same spot. We also straighten bowed rails on gates that have sagged for years before we were called.
Custom Welding
Sometimes the right fix is to build something new rather than patch the old. We do custom welding for Keller homeowners who want a sturdier hinge mount, a reinforced operator pedestal, a taller post sleeve that clears a driveway that has been repaved, or a decorative scrollwork repair that matches the original iron. Victor and the team weld on-site with mobile rigs, so most custom work is finished in a single visit.
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 Keller
We are trained and equipped on nine gate-automation brands, so we can fix whatever is on your driveway. In Keller, most of the original estate gates we work on run LiftMaster, Elite, or FAAC, and many of those original operators from the late 1990s and early 2000s are now at the end of their service life. We stock the common parts for those brands locally, and we carry Mighty Mule components for slide gates and secondary gates on larger properties. When a gate operator has failed because the post moved, we re-plumb the post first, then install the correct operator and set the limits so it closes fully without strain.
Common Gate Parts & Welding Problems We See in Keller Homes
- Clay-heaved hinge posts: Keller’s Blackland Prairie soil expands after spring rains and throws gate posts out of plumb. The gate binds, the opener struggles, and the gear strips. The real fix is re-setting the post footing deeper and re-anchoring, not just replacing the motor.
- Hail-dented panels with cracked welds: Spring storm seasons push hail through the Keller-Southlake corridor, and solid infill iron takes hard hits. Dents get left alone, then the welds at the rail joints crack under the stress. We grind, re-weld, and reinforce.
- 20-year operator failure wall: Keller’s 1993-2012 subdivisions installed gates as original features, which means hundreds of LiftMaster and Elite operators are reaching the end of their lifespan at the same time. The operator’s pedestal anchor bolts are often cracked from post movement, so a motor swap alone lasts only months.
- Rusted hinge pins on heavy swing gates: Long driveways, big setbacks, and wide double-swing gates mean heavy loads on every hinge. Keller’s humidity accelerates pin corrosion, and a snapped pin drops the gate and damages the operator arm. We replace pins before the gate drops.
Pricing for Gate Parts & Welding in Keller, TX
A typical hinge replacement on a residential Keller gate runs $240 to $580 depending on the gate’s weight and whether we need to fabricate custom hinge barrels. Post replacement is the bigger job: $650 to $1,400 for a single post that needs a new concrete footing, re-plumbing, and re-anchoring, with the higher end applying to heavy double-swing gates and posts that have cracked their footing. Rail repair and re-welding a cracked joint runs $180 to $450 per rail, depending on length and whether we need to reinforce with a sleeve. Custom welding is quoted job by job, but a simple decorative scroll replacement typically runs $150 to $350. Every price is quoted and agreed in writing before any work starts. We also offer $50 off any repair over $250, a free second opinion on any written estimate, and a permanent 5% senior and veteran discount.
We Also Serve Cities Near Keller
Our crews regularly work in Haslet, North Richland Hills, Southlake, and Haltom City, and we bring the same 90-Day Done Right Promise to every job. If you’re in one of those communities and your gate post moved or your operator failed, call (254) 330-8718 and we will schedule a time that works.
Serving Keller, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Keller 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 Keller
Keller sits on Tarrant County’s expansive Blackland Prairie clay, which swells when wet and shrinks in drought. The seasonal cycle pushes shallow-set gate posts out of plumb every year. When the post moves, the gate binds, the operator’s gear strips trying to force it, and the anchor bolts on the operator pedestal can crack. The lasting fix is re-setting the post in a deeper footing and re-anchoring everything before the new operator is installed. Call (254) 330-8718 for a free estimate.
It depends on where the post is failing. If the steel post itself is bent, we can sometimes weld reinforcing plates or a sleeve to straighten it. But in most Keller cases, the post is not bent; the footing has shifted. Welding makes no difference if the foundation moved. We can tell you which one you have in about ten minutes on site, and we only recommend the repair that will actually last.
Every automatic gate operator has a manual release, usually a keyed cylinder or a pull handle on the operator housing. For LiftMaster and Elite operators common in Keller, you will find a release key or lever on the side of the operator box. Turn the key or pull the lever to disengage the gear drive, then open the gate by hand. It will be heavy, and if the gate was already binding before the storm, opening it manually could put stress on a cracked hinge or a compromised post. If the gate feels wrong or will not move freely, leave it closed and call us at (254) 330-8718; we are available around the clock and will come out to secure it.
In most cases, repair is the better value. A cracked weld at the rail joint can be ground out, re-welded, and reinforced for $180 to $450 per rail. That is a fraction of the $3,500 to $8,000 a full replacement gate costs. If the panels are badly warped or the steel is too thin to hold a weld, we will tell you honestly, quote the replacement, and show you the numbers. Most repaired Keller gates after hail only need repairs at the rail joints, not full replacement.
Yes, and it is one of the most common slide gate failures we see here. Keller’s clay soil swells in heavy rain, and the ground around the roller track pushes up unevenly. The track then sits out of level, and the rollers jam or skip. We re-level the track, adjust the roller brackets, and in severe cases, re-pour the track footing so it holds through the next wet season. If your rollers are jamming, call (254) 330-8718 and we can diagnose it on the first visit.
Get Your Keller Gate Fixed Right, Backed in Writing
We have been doing gate work for over 42 years, and we plan to be in town for another forty. That is what the 90-Day Done Right Promise is really about: we write it down because we intend to stand by it. If your Keller gate has a leaning post, a cracked weld, or an operator that gave up after twenty years, call us at (254) 330-8718. A live person answers, day or night. We will give you a straight price before we touch a bolt, and we will be there when we say.
Written by Victor Salinas, Owner at Ironworks Gate Co., serving Keller with gate parts and welding since 1984.