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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Repair Across Los Angeles
Gate repair in Los Angeles typically costs $175-$650 depending on what failed, and most repairs we schedule are completed the same day or next morning. If your automatic gate is binding, dragging, or stopped responding on a hillside lot in Laurel Canyon or a flat tract in the San Fernando Valley, the cause is usually not the motor. It is almost always the post, the hinge, or the track. Call (350) 247-4763 and a live person answers, day or night.
We have been repairing gates in Los Angeles long enough to know that the city’s seismic activity and hillside soil creep are the real culprits behind most “electrical” failures. Hal Gatewood started this shop in 2001, and our crew works the Hollywood Hills, Bel Air, Hancock Park, and everywhere in between. When we show up, we fix the gate where it sits in your driveway. No hauling it off, no replacing parts that do not need replacing. Just the repair, done right, backed by our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Los Angeles’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Los Angeles homeowners tend to call us after another company already came out and guessed wrong. We hear the same story from Los Feliz to Sherman Oaks: someone replaced a $400 operator board when the real problem was a post that shifted out of plumb two years ago. That kind of work bothers Hal. His name is on the shop, the shop is down the road, and that is the oldest accountability there is. We answer our own phone around the clock, and the person who answers is the person who knows gates.
Our Los Angeles customers also know we will stand behind the work. Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise, stamped in writing, not buried in fine print. If it is not done right, one call brings us back. We also give you a line-item price and agree on it before any work starts. No trip charge inside the county, and we offer a free second opinion on any written estimate you already have. That matters when a heavy custom gate over a steep driveway is involved and you want the job done once.
Our Gate Repair Services in Los Angeles
Electric Gate Repair
Electric gate repair in Los Angeles usually starts with the question everyone asks: why did it stop? In this city, the answer is frequently a motor operator fighting a gate that has shifted out of alignment. We service nine major brands including FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Viking, and we test the full circuit before we quote anything. A circuit board replaced without checking the post alignment is a board we will replace again in six months. We would rather do the job once.
Automatic Gate Repair
Automatic gate repair in Los Angeles covers slide gates, swing gates, cantilever gates, and the underground operators common on high-end estates. Those underground operators are unforgiving: if the gate drags a quarter inch, the motor works twice as hard and burns out early. Our repair-first approach means we re-level the track, re-plumb the post, and then service the operator. The gate runs quietly after we leave. That is the whole point.
Hinge & Post Repair
Funny thing about gates: a gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle. In Los Angeles, the hinge post is often set into a hillside or anchored into a 1920s masonry pilaster that has been moving for decades. We re-plumb the post, weld new steel anchors into the masonry, and refit the hinges so the gate hangs true. Fix the panel without the post and you will fix it twice. We explain that to customers in Hancock Park and Silver Lake every month.
Gate Realignment
This is the service most Los Angeles automatic gates actually need. Seismic activity, soil creep, and years of thermal cycling push posts and footings a few degrees off. The gate binds. The operator stalls. The safety sensors trip for no reason. Our gate realignment service in Los Angeles starts by checking the post plumb and the track level, then we bring the whole assembly back to square. No new operator, no unnecessary parts. Just geometry, patience, and the right equipment.
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 Los Angeles
We service and repair FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, LiftMaster, DoorKing, Elite, Ghost Controls, and Mighty Mule operators daily. Most common circuit boards and safety photocells for these Los Angeles gate systems are stocked in our local shop, so we are not waiting on a warehouse three states away. If your estate gate in Bel Air runs a FAAC hydraulic operator or your North Hollywood driveway uses a Linear slide operator, we know the quirks of the brand and the local conditions that wear them out.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Los Angeles Homes
- Hillside soil creep binding the operator arm. In Laurel Canyon, Hollywood Hills, and Bel Air, the post shifts slightly downhill every year. The gate drags, the operator stalls, and the half-open safety reversal kicks in. We re-plumb the post and relevel the track; replacing the operator alone will not fix it.
- Santa Ana wind damage each autumn. Those September through November wind events blow tubular steel slide gates off their track, bend frames, and strip latch hardware across the basin. We see the same call pattern every year, and we keep the common replacement parts on hand.
- UV-degraded circuit boards and rubber seals. Year-round Southern California sun cooks motor operator electronics and hardens rubber seals faster than in coastal-overcast climates. False safety photocell trips and keypad failures are two of the most common symptoms. We test before we replace, and we quote the exact fix before touching anything.
- Corroded ornamental iron hardware on older homes. Los Feliz, Silver Lake, and Hancock Park are dense with 1920s-1940s Spanish Colonial homes. The original wrought-iron gates have corroded fasteners and worn pilaster anchors. We weld on site, so the gate stays in your driveway and keeps its original look.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Los Angeles, CA
Gate repair pricing in Los Angeles runs from about $175 for a simple latch or sensor fix to $650+ for a full post re-plumb and operator service on a heavy custom gate. A typical gate realignment runs $225-$425. Hinge and post repair with on-site welding typically lands between $300-$600 depending on the masonry and the weight of the gate. Electric gate repair, like a replacement circuit board or safety photocell, usually runs $250-$500. Before any work starts, we give you a written line-item price and you approve it. That price does not change at the door. Call (350) 247-4763 for an exact quote; estimates are free, and there is no trip charge inside the county.
We Also Serve Cities Near Los Angeles
Our crews are on the road in Los Angeles every day, and we regularly take calls from West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and North Hollywood. The same live-person phone, the same 90-Day Done Right Promise, the same repair-first approach. If your gate is acting up anywhere around the LA basin, call and ask for Hal. You will get him, or someone who works the same way he does.
Serving Los Angeles, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles
The most common cause is post shift from seismic activity and hillside soil creep, not a defective wheel or track. The post drifts out of plumb, the gate binds, and the operator pulls it off the track under load. We fix it by re-plumbing the post and releveling the track, then we run the gate through a full cycle with the operator attached. Call (350) 247-4763 and we will tell you what is actually wrong before quoting a repair.
Santa Ana winds, strongest from September through November, blow slide gates off their track, bend tubular steel frames, and strip latch hardware. A well-braced gate on a solid post usually survives; one with a worn roller or a loose latch often does not. If your gate is wind-damaged, we can weld the frame back true and set it back on the track, same day in most cases.
Almost always, the safety circuit is tripping because the gate is binding against a shifted post or a cracked apron slab. The operator thinks it hit an obstruction and reverses. We check the post plumb and the track level first, not the control board first. That order of operations is why our repairs hold up year after year on hillside lots. Call (350) 247-4763 for a free estimate.
Yes, and we do it regularly in Los Feliz, Silver Lake, and Hancock Park. Last month our crew serviced a custom ornamental swing gate in Hancock Park where the original 1920s wrought-iron hinges had corroded and the pilaster anchors were pulling loose. We re-plumbed the hinge post, welded new steel anchors into the masonry, and serviced the LiftMaster operator, then balanced the gate so it swings silently without dragging on the cracked apron slab. That is the kind of repair we do best.
The post has shifted. The gate was probably aligned when the operator was replaced, but the hillside lot kept moving under it. The fix is to re-plumb the post and relevel the track, and only then check if the new operator was damaged by being forced to work against a binding gate. We see this on steep lots in Laurel Canyon and Bel Air more than anywhere else. Call (350) 247-4763 and tell us what the gate is doing; we will give you a straight answer and a free estimate.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Los Angeles since 2001.