Driveway gate repair in Plantation and Davie

Common gate problems

• The gate opener hums or clicks, but the gate doesn't move.
• A swing gate sags and drags on the driveway.
• The slide gate jumps its track or stalls halfway.
• The gate opens, then won't close, or closes and opens again.
• The remote or the keypad at the post stopped working.
• A car, a mower or a storm bent the gate or knocked the post.

Gates on big lots in Plantation Acres and west Davie

In Plantation Acres and western Davie, lots run an acre or more, with room for horses. On land like this the gate often sits far from the house, sometimes on solar power, and it works hard: horse trailers, landscaping trucks, deliveries.

That distance brings its own trouble. Long runs of low-voltage wire to the keypad and the sensors lie in wet ground, and one bad splice can make a gate misbehave after every rain.

What we repair on driveway gates

• Swing gates: sagging hinges, a wheel that drags, an arm out of adjustment.
• Slide gates: worn rollers, a bent or dirty track, the guide rollers on top.
• The gate opener: gears, the control board, the open and close limits.
• Power: batteries, solar panels and chargers, the line from the house.
• Safety: photo eyes and edges that stop the gate when something is in its path.
• Controls: remotes, the keypad at the post, exit sensors.

Before we leave, we test that the gate stops and backs off when something is in its way.

What affects the cost of gate repair?

The cost follows the cause, and the total is written down before we begin. What drives it:

• whether it needs an adjustment or new parts;
• the opener model, and whether anyone still makes parts for it;
• swing or slide, and how long and heavy the gate is;
• damage to the gate, the post or the track;
• the power: a long wire run or a solar setup takes more time to test.

When an old opener's parts are out of production, we quote a new opener alongside the repair.

Driveway gate questions