Free on-site gate assessment - hinges, posts, and your LiftMaster or Nice gate operator checked before anything is quoted
The assessment is free and the quote is the invoice.
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When the wind comes screaming through the San Fernando service area Pass, your gate feels every mile of it. In Sylmar, a sagging gate or a dead opener isn’t a someday project, it’s a security problem and a daily annoyance that only gets worse with every Santa Ana event. We answer the phone around the clock and we know exactly which streets in Sylmar take the worst of the wind. Call (350) 247-4763 and you’ll get Hal or a member of his crew, not a recording.
Most gate repairs in Sylmar run between $180 and $480 depending on what failed, and most jobs are finished in a single visit because we weld on site instead of hauling your gate to a shop. The price you’re quoted is the price you pay, agreed on before we start, and every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not right, one call brings us back.
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 Sylmar Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and his name is on the shop. That matters more than any marketing promise because it means the person responsible for your repair lives with the result. If the weld fails or the operator misbehaves, you know where to find him. His address is published, his license number is public, and his phone rings with a live person at 3 a.m. or 3 p.m.
We get called to Sylmar regularly, from the ranch-property roads around Hubbard Street and the equestrian pockets near Foothill Boulevard, and we’ve seen the full range of what these gates go through. Other companies quote you by phone and send someone who’s never driven the 210 into the wind corridor. We show up knowing the job, the neighborhood, and what the weather does to gate hardware around here.
- 90-Day Done Right Promise on every job, stamped in writing: if it’s not done right, we make it right, no runaround.
- On-site welding: Hal fixes the gate in your driveway. We don’t haul it off, and we don’t sell you replacements for parts that still have years of life.
- Live person, 24/7: (350) 247-4763 is answered by a human being, every hour, every day.
- Upfront pricing: no trip charge inside the county, $40 off any repair over $200, and a standing 10% discount for seniors and veterans.
We’re background-checked and uniformed, and we service nine major gate brands, including Viking, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing. When a Sylmar homeowner calls, they get a straight answer, a real quote, and a fix that holds.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Sylmar
Gate Repair
A gate that drags, squeals, or won’t latch is telling you something. We repair hinges, posts, weld points, wheels, and sagging frames, and a sag in the hinge post is where we start, because fixing the panel without the post means you’ll fix it twice.
Learn more about Gate Repair in Sylmar.
Gate Installation
A new gate in Sylmar has to earn its keep against heavy wind and, often, a horse pushing on it. We design and install driveway gates, pedestrian gates, and ranch-style gates, sized and reinforced for the terrain and the daily load they’ll face.
Learn more about Gate Installation in Sylmar.
Gate Motor & Opener
When an opener burns out in Sylmar, it’s usually wind or heat that killed it, not age alone. We repair, replace, and retune swing and slide gate operators, and we’ll tell you when a repair beats a replacement so you don’t spend money you don’t need to spend.
Learn more about Gate Motor & Opener in Sylmar.
Gate Access Control
Keypads, intercoms, vehicle sensors, and loop detectors all need to keep working when the power blinks or the temperature climbs past 105°F. We install and service Gate Access Control - Sylmar systems that hold up to inland valley conditions and the daily cycle of a heavily used driveway.
Reach us at (350) 247-4763 to schedule access control service.
Gate Parts & Welding
Hal handles our Gate Parts & Welding in Sylmar on site, in your driveway, for hinge repairs, post reinforcement, cracked frames, and custom brackets. If a part is salvageable, we save it. If it’s done, we replace it and show you the old part before we leave.
Call (350) 247-4763 and describe what you’re seeing. We’ll tell you over the phone if we can fix it, and what it should cost.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Sylmar
We serve Sylmar from top to bottom, including the equestrian properties that define so much of this community. Typical response time in Sylmar is same-day when we have a crew nearby, which we usually do.
- Lake View Terrace and the hillside streets east of the 210
- Mission Wells / Hubbard Street corridor, where the biggest ranch gates live
- Sylmar Hills and the neighborhoods above Foothill Boulevard
- The burn-area rebuilds north of Sayre Street
- Old Sylmar near San Fernando Road and the 91342 ZIP
Why Sylmar’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Sylmar sits at the mouth of the San Fernando Pass, and that location defines how gates fail here. When a Santa Ana wind event pushes through the pass, gusts routinely top 60 or 70 mph, and that lateral force works on hinges, posts, and operators in ways you simply don’t see in our Granada Hills service area or Northridge. A steel post that’s been racked by wind for a decade gives way in stages, and by the time the gate drags, the damage underneath is already significant.
Then there’s the housing stock. Sylmar is dominated by wide-lot ranch homes from the 1960s through the 1980s, many reinforced or rebuilt after the 1971 Sylmar earthquake, plus a strong wave of post-2008 Sayre Fire reconstruction. Long driveways mean wide, heavy gates, and the equestrian properties scattered through the northern half of the community mean tubular-steel ranch gates that weigh far more than the typical residential gate in a tuck-under garage neighborhood. Add summer temperatures that regularly cross 105°F, and you get rubber seals that crack early, wiring insulation that turns brittle, and hydraulic fluid that thins out. That’s why a gate repair here is rarely a five-minute parts swap. It’s more often a repair of the whole load path, from hinge post to latch, and that’s how we approach it.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Sylmar
We give you a written price before any work begins, and that price doesn’t change unless we find something hidden and stop to show you first. Here’s what Sylmar homeowners can typically expect.
| Repair Type | Typical Range |
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| Hinge replacement (welded, no post damage) | $180 - $320 |
| Post reinforcement or re-set | $280 - $550 |
| Operator / motor repair | $220 - $480 |
| Operator replacement (parts + labor) | $850 - $2,400 depending on model |
| Weld-on crack repair or frame reinforcement | $160 - $350 |
Remember: $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, and seniors and veterans always get 10% off. Call (350) 247-4763 and we’ll give you a real number, not a “maybe.”
Service Area - Cities Near Sylmar
We also serve the surrounding San Fernando Valley communities. If you’re in San Fernando, Granada Hills, Panorama City, or Northridge, the same live-answer phone line and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise apply. One call covers the whole valley.
Serving Sylmar, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Sylmar 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 Sylmar
Most Sylmar gate repairs land between $180 and $480, with operator replacements running higher. We give you a firm written price before starting, and we honor it.
Call (350) 247-4763 for an exact quote, estimates are free.
In most cases, yes. We keep a live person on the phone 24/7, and when you call early, we can usually get a crew to Sylmar the same day.
If your gate is stuck open or a horse is loose, tell the person who answers and we’ll prioritize the call.
Usually yes. We dig, re-set, and reinforce the post, then weld the hinge assembly back into alignment. Replacing the gate isn’t necessary in most cases, and we’ll show you exactly what we’re doing before we start.
We do, and that’s a big part of our work in Sylmar. The tubular-steel gates on the equestrian streets need heavier hardware, taller posts, and stronger welds than a standard driveway gate, and we carry that stock on the truck.
Yes. We service all three plus several other major brands, and in many cases we repair a burned-out board or a seized gear instead of replacing the whole operator, which saves several hundred dollars over a swap-out.
Still have questions? Call (350) 247-4763. A live person answers, day or night, and you’ll get a straight answer.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Sylmar since 2001.
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 Sylmar Customers Say
"The fence is excellent and it was fairly priced. He is not quick to answer email, so if you need him, ring. He always picks up the phone."
- Rodney Falkenrath"Safety photo eyes on our old gate had been bypassed by whoever serviced it last, which he was genuinely annoyed about on my behalf. Fitted proper sealed ones and wired them the way they should be."
- Otis Redmond"Welded the hinge back onto our wrought iron gate on site rather than taking it away for a fortnight. Ground it back and painted it and you cannot see the repair."
- Winston Achterberg