When a gate stops answering, Round Rock Metal Gates is the Capital Area's go-to team for electric gate repair, specializing in failed control boards, dead keypads, and surge damage on a single swing driveway gate with operator. We offer low-voltage wiring tests, board replacement, video intercom, keypad or phone entry service, remote and loop programming, and surge protection.
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Our team provides residential and commercial repairs that start at the power supply and follow the wire to the device, from a custom pedestrian entry gate to a ground-track sliding gate with operator, so the fault is found before any part is ordered. A single operator retrofit on an existing gate and a dual swing estate gate with operators both count among the over 1,187 projects we have done in 12 years in business, under a 2-year workmanship warranty on our welds, hinges, footings and operator installation.
From the first voltage reading to the final remote test, our team handles the checks that tell a dead board from a dead supply. Serving Leander, Round Rock, Georgetown and Cedar Park, we trace the fault, test the monitored photo eyes and edge sensors, and leave you a gate that answers its keypad again.
Call today for a free estimate, and we will test the supply, the board and the wiring before we quote a single part.
The short version
Lance, home off Whitestone Blvd, Cedar Park
A storm-season surge left the gate dead, and the keypad had stopped lighting at all.
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
Lance's home off Whitestone Blvd in Cedar Park had one operator on one swing gate that went dead after a storm-season surge, and the keypad had stopped lighting at all. We traced the low-voltage run, found the fried board and fitted a replacement control board, keypad and surge protection, with a surge device on the supply side. Lance's job was an estimated $720 to $1,400 over an estimated 4 to 8 hours. The gate answers the keypad and remotes again, and the battery holds through a power cut.
Electric gate repair covers the power, the control board, the wiring and the entry devices: a video intercom, keypad or phone entry, remotes, loops and the low-voltage run between them. Entry devices include a video intercom, keypad, phone app, remote or vehicle loop, wired or solar with a 10 to 30W panel, and each one can fail on its own while the gate itself is sound. A gate that sags or drags is a hardware question for automatic gate repair, and a motor that fails under load is a question for gate opener repair.
We read the voltage at the supply before we open the board, because a dead gate is as often a tripped breaker or a failed transformer as a failed board. We then step down the low-voltage run to the video intercom, keypad or phone entry and the vehicle loop, which shows whether the fault sits in the supply, the board, the wire or the device. When the board is at fault we replace it, test the keypad, the remotes and the 24V DC brushless motor, and add a surge device where the supply had none. The last step runs the reversal tests on the monitored photo eyes and edge sensors, every device in turn.
Video intercom, keypad or phone entry typically costs an estimated $680 to $3,800 per system, and an operator retrofit on an existing gate typically costs an estimated $1,800 to $3,800 where a board is past repair.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Video intercom, keypad or phone entry | Est. $680 to $3,800 per system | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
| Operator retrofit on an existing gate | Est. $1,800 to $3,800 per operator system | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
| Single swing driveway gate with operator | Est. $2,500 to $5,000 per gate | Est. 1 to 2 days |
| Preventive maintenance agreement | Est. $88 to $113 per gate per month | Est. 1 to 3 hours per visit |
| Custom pedestrian entry gate | Est. $600 to $1,500 per gate | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
Each figure is an estimate and can change once we have a meter on the board. We test the supply, the board and the wiring first, and then your written quote names the final price and the schedule.
A board is swapped when the motor is sound, and an operator retrofit on an existing gate follows when the 24V DC brushless motor has failed, with the new one and its battery backup sized to leaf weight, length and duty cycle. At a home near Slaughter Creek, a leaf had sagged until it dragged, and the strain had burned out the old operator, so we reset the leaf on new hinges first. That job was one 12 ft swing leaf with new ball-bearing hinges, operator and photo eyes, at an estimated $1,900 to $2,800 over an estimated 4 to 8 hours. At a home near Leander Station, a 14-year-old opener kept tripping mid-swing, and its maker no longer sold the gearbox, so the fix there was new brushless operators on existing mounts.
| Option | What it fixes | Est. investment | Best when |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control board and surge protection | A dead gate after a surge | Est. $720 to $1,400 with keypad | The motor runs on a bench test |
| Keypad, intercom or remote service | A dark keypad or a silent remote | Est. $680 to $3,800 per system | The wiring tests good to the device |
| Operator retrofit on an existing gate | A failed motor or board no longer sold | Est. $1,800 to $3,800 per operator system | The gate and posts are sound |
If the motor itself has failed, gate opener repair covers the repair or replacement decision.
A surge device on the supply side protects the board from the storm-season spike that killed the gate in Cedar Park, and a 24V DC brushless motor with battery backup, sized to leaf weight, length and duty cycle, keeps the gate working through a power cut. Backup batteries are typically replaced every 3 to 4 years, and a battery backup typically gives 20 to 100 cycles in an outage. Monitored photo eyes and edge sensors are typically cleaned quarterly, and a preventive maintenance agreement puts the battery and sensor checks on a schedule.
A swing leaf in 14-gauge tube for standard leaves, 11-gauge to 3/16 in where a long or tall leaf has to hold its line, carries the same board and keypad as an aluminum-faced leaf, so the repair follows the electronics and not the metal. Owners comparing metals before a new gate can read about steel gates and wrought iron gates.
Every electrical repair, from a keypad swap to an operator retrofit on an existing 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 control electronics. The fried board near Whitestone Blvd shows why.
Most repair calls come from Cedar Park, Georgetown and Leander, and our 35-mile radius from the shop also takes in Lakeway, Steiner Ranch, West Lake Hills, Barton Creek, The Hills and Shady Hollow on our service area page.
A gate that tests good electrically often turns out to be a hardware job for automatic gate repair, such as ball-bearing pairs rated from 500 to more than 1,500 lbs, matched to the weight of the finished leaf, and owners who want new entry hardware can look at gate access control or solar gate operators. 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, and the Round Rock Metal Gates home page lists every service.
When a single swing driveway gate with operator goes dead from a failed supply, board or wire, we also test any Knox key switch, Opticom receiver or siren sensor the local fire authority calls for once the repair is done.
Yes, a storm-season surge left one operator on one swing gate dead in Cedar Park, and a surge device on the supply side now protects the replacement board. Losing the whole operator would mean a new one on the same gate, at an estimated $1,800 to $3,800.
A replacement control board, keypad and surge protection came to an estimated $720 to $1,400, and the written quote we send after testing sets the final price.
Most board and keypad repairs take an estimated 4 to 8 hours on site, and a long wire run can take longer.
A dark video intercom, keypad or phone entry means a failed board output or a broken low-voltage wire, and an estimated $680 to $3,800 covers a new system if the old one is past repair.
Yes, a battery backup typically gives 20 to 100 cycles in an outage, and operators typically last 10 to 15 years with the batteries replaced every 3 to 4 years.
Any weld, hinge, footing or operator installation we do carries our 2-year workmanship warranty.
Request a free estimate, and we will test the supply, the board and the wiring 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.
Services
Phone the shop or use the form to set a time for a site measure and a written estimate.
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