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Gate Repair Services in Plano, TX
If your gate is dragging on the concrete, leaning out of plumb, or refusing to open, you’re dealing with something we see every week across Plano. Most repairs here trace back to the same quiet culprit: the black clay soil shifting under your posts. A live person answers at (430) 226-4507 around the clock, and a uniformed technician can be at your Plano driveway with a written price before any wrench touches your gate.
We work on the whole gate, from the hinges and welds to the motor and the keypad. And every job, big or small, carries our written 90-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not right, we come back and make it right, no arguing and no invoice.
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.
Why Plano Homeowners Choose Ironworks Gate Co.
Plano houses tell a particular story. Drive through neighborhoods like Spring Creek Estates or the streets feeding into Bluebonnet Trail, and you’ll see cedar privacy gates that went in with the house back in the 1980s and 1990s. Many of those gates have now reached the age where the wood is tired, the hinges have sagged, and the automation never worked all that reliably to begin with. We know that house because we’ve been in hundreds of them.
Our owner, Victor Salinas, built this company on a blacksmith’s sense that the metal should outlast the job. Since 1984, Ironworks Gate Co. has handled the full scope of driveway and estate gate work from hinges and welds to keypads and automation, servicing nine major opener brands including LiftMaster, Mighty Mule, and FAAC. Here in Plano, homeowners tell us the same two things again and again: they don’t want a handyman guessing at their gate, and they don’t want to chase anyone down for a warranty. The Done Right Promise settles both. Background-checked, uniformed technicians show up when we say they will and work like they’re at their own mother’s house.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Plano
Gate Repair
A leaning post, a latch that no longer catches, a wheel that has collapsed under the weight of a sagging cedar frame. Those are the bread-and-butter calls across Plano. We diagnose the root cause, not just the symptom, then quote the fix before we start. Learn more about our Gate Repair in Plano.

Gate Installation
Whether replacing a 30-year-old cedar side gate or installing a new ornamental iron driveway gate in Willow Bend, the job starts with a free measure and a written price. No surprises when the bill arrives. Learn more about our Gate Installation in Plano.

Gate Motor & Opener
If your opener hums but the gate doesn’t move, or the remote works only when you’re ten feet away, the problem is usually in the motor, the limit switches, or the circuit board. We’re trained and equipped on nine brands, including LiftMaster and BFT, so the fix is right the first visit. Learn more about our Gate Motor & Opener in Plano.

Gate Access Control
Keypads, intercoms, vehicle sensors, and phone-based entry systems all fall under access control. We handle the low-voltage wiring and programming, including safety edges and force settings. The goal is simple: the gate opens for you and closes behind you, every time.

Gate Parts & Welding
Cracked steel frames, snapped hinge pins, rusted posts. If the metal itself has failed, we weld it back stronger than the original. If a part is beyond saving, we source the correct replacement and install it to factory spec.

Neighborhoods We Serve in Plano
Our crews work throughout Plano, and we respond fastest in the neighborhoods where we get the most calls. Most repair visits are scheduled within one to two business days, with emergency slots held for gates that won’t close at all.
- Spring Creek Estates
- Willow Bend
- Kings Ridge
- Buckingham
- Legacy West area
Why Plano’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Plano sits on North Texas black clay, and that clay expands and contracts with every dry spell and every rain. The result is predictable and we see it on repeat calls: posts get shoved out of alignment, latches stop meeting, and frames twist. In the older 75023 and 75025 neighborhoods, the fix is rarely as simple as pouring a new concrete pad. Out-of-area crews often set posts only 18 inches deep and then wonder why they’re leaning again in a season. We drill to at least 24 inches past grade and flare the footing base, because that’s what Plano’s soil actually demands. Add summers that push past 100°F and occasional hard-freeze ice storms, and cedar rails warp and crack in a single weather event. A gate that survives one Plano summer still has to survive the next one. The posts have to be right the first time.
There’s another layer to gate work in Plano that newer suburbs just don’t have. Plano’s unusually dense network of homeowners associations means many of our customers need a repair or replacement that passes an architectural review committee before we ever set a post. We’ve helped enough Plano residents with HOA compliance paperwork that it’s just part of how we quote a job. We’ll tell you what the committee will want to see, and we’ll build to match the neighborhood’s standard.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Plano
We give every Plano customer the price before the work starts, in writing, agreed to upfront. You’ll never get a surprise invoice from us.
- Hinge replacement on a wood privacy gate: typically $195 to $385
- Post reset and re-alignment (the big one in Plano’s clay soil): $340 to $690
- Gate opener circuit board replacement: $260 to $540
- Full wood gate replacement with new hardware: $750 to $2,100
- $89 Seasonal Tune-Up: lubrication, tension check, sensor alignment, opener diagnostics
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. Call (430) 226-4507 for an exact quote. Estimates are free.
Service Area - Cities Near Plano
Ironworks Gate Co. serves Plano and the surrounding North Texas communities. If you’re just outside the city line, we regularly work in Allen, Frisco, McKinney, and Prosper.
Serving Plano, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Plano 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 Gate Repair in Plano
Most Plano repairs fall between $195 and $690, depending on whether it’s a hinge replacement, a post reset, or an opener electronics fix. A complete gate replacement ranges higher. The price is always agreed in writing before we start, and we offer $50 off any repair over $250. Call (430) 226-4507 for a free estimate.
If your gate won’t close and your home or pets are exposed, we treat that as an emergency and hold same-day slots in Plano. For non-urgent repairs, most visits are scheduled within one to two business days. A live person answers 24/7, so you’ll never leave a voicemail and wait for a callback.
Plano’s black clay soil expands when wet and contracts when dry, which pushes concrete-set posts out of plumb. The durable fix is setting posts to at least 24 inches past grade with a flared footing base. Shallower sets fail on repeat and are the most common reason we get called to redo another contractor’s work.
We handle the work, not the committee vote. What we do is build to the neighborhood standard and provide the measurements, materials list, and photographs that Plano HOA architectural review committees typically request. We’ll tell you what your committee will want to see before you submit anything.
We’re certified on nine major automation brands, including LiftMaster, Mighty Mule, FAAC, and BFT. If the opener on your Plano driveway isn’t responding, we can diagnose it on the first visit rather than ordering parts and hoping. Call (430) 226-4507 and describe the symptom; we’ll tell you what the likely fix will cost before we dispatch.
Done Right, and Backed in Writing
Ironworks Gate Co. has been in this trade for over 42 years, and our reputation in Plano rests on a simple standard: the job is done right, and it’s guaranteed in writing. The 90-Day Done Right Promise covers every repair, every installation, every opener and keypad. If it’s not right, we come back. No arguing, no paperwork, no invoice.
Call (430) 226-4507 today for a free estimate on any gate repair in Plano. A real person answers, day or night. And when we give you a price, that’s the price.
Written by Victor Salinas, Owner at Ironworks Gate Co., serving Plano and the Dallas-Fort Worth area since 1984.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local gate repair pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you - the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Plano Customers Say
"Our slide gate had been dragging for months and getting worse. The chain was stretched and a guide roller had seized. Both replaced, and he reset the limits so it stops properly at each end now."
- Veronica Ramirez"Control board fried after a lightning storm. He showed me the burn mark on it, quoted the board, and put a surge protector on the line so hopefully it does not happen again."
- Layla Haddad"A hydraulic arm was leaking fluid onto the driveway. Replaced, cleaned the stain as best he could, and it has been dry since."
- Erin Sutton
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