When a leaf drags or a motor strains, Round Rock Metal Gates is the Capital Area's go-to team for automatic gate repair, specializing in sagging swing leaves, worn ball-bearing hinges, and ground-track sliding gates with operators that drag or bind. We offer hinge replacement, leaf resets, welds on cracked frames, roller and track service, and photo eye alignment on a single swing driveway gate with operator or a trackless cantilever gate.
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Our team provides residential and commercial repairs that start with the moving leaf, from a custom pedestrian entry gate to a ground-track sliding gate with operator, so a gate hangs true and clears the drive before any motor work is quoted. Over 1,187 projects in 12 years in business run from a single operator retrofit on an existing gate to a dual swing estate gate with operators, with welds, hinges, footings and operator installation all under a 2-year workmanship warranty.
From the first measurement of the sag to the final photo eye test, our team handles the checks that decide whether a repair lasts. Serving owners across Georgetown, Round Rock, Cedar Park and Leander, we reset the leaf, test every safety device and leave you a gate that closes without strain.
Call today for a free estimate, and we will measure the sag and the clearance before we quote a single part.
The short version
Jodi, home near Slaughter Creek, Shady Hollow
A leaf had sagged until it dragged, and the strain had burned out the old operator.
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
Jodi's home near Slaughter Creek in Shady Hollow had one 12 ft swing leaf that had sagged until it dragged, and the strain had burned out the old operator. We reset the leaf on ball-bearing pairs rated from 500 to more than 1,500 lbs, matched to the weight of the finished leaf, then fitted a new operator and photo eyes, because a new motor on a dragging gate would fail the same way. New ball-bearing hinges, operator and photo eyes on one 12 ft swing leaf came to an estimated $1,900 to $2,800 over an estimated 4 to 8 hours. Near Slaughter Creek that 12 ft swing leaf now hangs true and clears the drive by a measured gap, and the operator runs with no strain.
Automatic gate repair covers the moving leaf and its hardware: ball-bearing pairs rated from 500 to more than 1,500 lbs, matched to the weight of the finished leaf, plus rollers, tracks, latches and the welds that hold a frame square. A single swing driveway gate with operator sags at the latch end when its hinges wear, and a ground-track sliding gate with operator binds when debris or a bent rail stops the rollers. A dead video intercom, keypad or phone entry is a wiring and control board repair, and a motor that hums or trips mid-swing on an operator retrofit on an existing gate is a question for gate opener repair.
We measure the sag at the latch end and the gap under the bottom rail before we open the operator, because a sagging leaf is the usual reason a 24V DC brushless motor fails early. We then disconnect the operator and swing the leaf by hand, which shows whether the bind sits in the hinges, the rollers of a ground-track sliding gate with operator, or the track. A leaf that moves freely by hand is not a hardware problem, and we say so before quoting. When the hardware is at fault, we reset or replace it, weld any cracked joint, and set the leaf to its measured clearance, shooting the grade across the full swing or slide path first. At a home off US 79, an older opener had no working eyes, and a child's bike had been struck once in the drive. We replaced the arm, added monitored eyes on both sides and closed the gap a leaf could trap a hand in. That job was one retrofit on a 12 ft swing pair with a brushless arm, monitored photo eyes, at an estimated $2,000 to $3,300 over an estimated 4 to 8 hours. Age can end a repair too: at a home near Leander Station, a 14-year-old opener kept tripping mid-swing, and its maker no longer sold the gearbox, so we quoted two operators on a 14 ft pair. The last step reconnects the operator and runs the force and reversal tests with the gate loaded, tripping the monitored photo eyes and edge sensors one at a time until each reverses the leaf.
A hardware repair usually costs less than the operator it protects, and the price follows the weight of the leaf and how far it has sagged. An operator retrofit on an existing gate typically costs an estimated $1,800 to $3,800, and a custom pedestrian entry gate typically costs an estimated $600 to $1,500 where a worn walk gate is swapped rather than reset.
One leaf, one operator, photo eyes and remotes, best on a driveway with room for the leaf to clear.
Two matched leaves on heavy posts or columns, two operators, safety devices and a stop.
A leaf on a poured track, for a short drive or a level opening with no room to swing.
A counterbalanced leaf on carriages with nothing in the opening, for slopes and busy commercial lanes.
New motor, photo eyes and remotes on a manual or worn automatic gate that is still sound.
An entry device and its wiring added to a working gate, from one keypad to a full video setup.
Tubular steel panels 4 to 6 ft tall, galvanized and powder coated, set on poured posts.
Solid bar and forged parts built to a drawing, for a front line that has to carry the house.
Aluminum panels with tight pickets, plus a self-closing, self-latching gate quoted on top.
A manual walk gate matched to the fence or the driveway leaves, with a latch set at your hand height.
Ornamental steel or wrought iron fitted to the stair or slab, with balusters spaced to our 3.5 to 3.875 in spec.
Steel or iron treads on a center column, from a stock kit to a site-measured build.
A steel or iron door with glass and thermal breaks, hung on hinges or a pivot once the frame is set.
Scheduled visits for commercial and association gates: lube, force test, sensors and a written log.
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
| Job type | Est. investment | Est. duration on site |
|---|---|---|
| Operator retrofit on an existing gate | Est. $1,800 to $3,800 per operator system | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
| Video intercom, keypad or phone entry | Est. $680 to $3,800 per system | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
| Custom pedestrian entry gate | Est. $600 to $1,500 per gate | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
| Ground-track sliding gate with operator | Est. $1,500 to $5,000 per complete system | Est. 2 to 3 days |
| Preventive maintenance agreement | Est. $88 to $113 per gate per month | Est. 1 to 3 hours per visit |
Repair numbers stay estimates, subject to change, until the leaf is measured and the hardware tested. What that check finds goes into a written quote carrying the final price and schedule.
A sagging leaf is reset when the frame is sound, rebuilt when a weld has failed, and replaced when rust has reached the bottom rail. The table compares the three by what they fix and what they typically cost.
| Option | What it fixes | Est. investment | Best when |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinge replacement and leaf reset | Sag, drag and a scraped bottom rail | Est. $1,900 to $2,800 with operator work | The frame is straight and the posts stand plumb |
| Weld repair and re-hang | A cracked joint or bent rail | Est. $600 to $1,500 for a typical walk gate | Damage is local and the steel is sound |
| New leaf on existing posts | Rust through the bottom rail | Est. $4,000 to $8,000 for a dual swing estate gate with operators | The posts are good and the frame is past saving |
If a leaf is past saving, gate replacement covers the rebuild.
Monitored photo eyes and edge sensors are cleaned and aligned, and every device is tested at handover with the leaf at its measured clearance. Photo eyes are typically cleaned quarterly and hinges typically lubricated every 6 months, which keeps a repaired swing leaf on its ball-bearing pairs from sagging again, and a preventive maintenance agreement puts both checks on a schedule.
A hand-forged leaf needs hinges at the top of the 500 to more than 1,500 lbs range, while a leaf of 14-gauge tube for standard leaves, 11-gauge to 3/16 in where a long or tall leaf has to hold its line, can still rust through the bottom rail. Owners comparing metals can read about steel gates and wrought iron gates before deciding between a repair and a new leaf.
Every hardware repair, from an operator retrofit on an existing gate to a custom pedestrian entry gate, carries our 2-year workmanship warranty on our welds, hinges, footings and operator installation, plus the operator maker's coverage, typically 1 to 5 years on motors and electronics. The reset on the sagging 12 ft swing leaf near Slaughter Creek shows why: fixing the leaf first meant the new operator never fought a dragging gate.
Within 35 miles of the shop we take repair calls from Cedar Park, Georgetown and Leander, and Lakeway, Steiner Ranch, West Lake Hills, Barton Creek, The Hills and Jodi's Shady Hollow round out our service area page.
Many repair visits turn into a keypad or board job handled by electric gate repair, and owners who want the gate watched on a schedule can set up a service agreement at an estimated $88 to $113 per gate per month. Owners whose gate is past repair can start on the Round Rock Metal Gates home page.
A single swing driveway gate with operator drags when its ball-bearing hinges wear and the leaf sags, and we reset the leaf before we touch the operator.
We test the leaf by hand first, since a new operator on a dragging gate fails the same way, and Jodi's leaf reset came before her new operator.
A leaf reset with new hinges, operator and photo eyes came to an estimated $1,900 to $2,800, and your written quote sets the final price.
Most hardware repairs take an estimated 4 to 8 hours on site, and a heavier job can run longer.
Yes, we check the rollers and the track on a ground-track sliding gate with operator, which typically costs an estimated $1,500 to $5,000 to replace if the track is beyond saving.
Yes, every photo eye and edge sensor is tested before we leave, and the result goes in a written log.
Repairs fall under the 2-year workmanship warranty too, taking in our welds, hinges, footings and operator installation.
Request a free estimate, and we will measure the sag, test the hardware and write an itemized quote for the repair.
How a job runs
We read the grade, the soil and the swing or slide path before a line is drawn.
You sign off on a scaled drawing, the metal, the finish and the operator before any steel is cut.
Our welders fabricate the gate, then it goes out for its coating before it comes to your property.
We set the posts, hang the leaf, wire the operator and run every photo eye and safety edge in front of you.
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