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In Keene, a gate that won’t close isn’t just a nuisance. It’s often the only thing between your backyard and the open prairie wind, between a safe driveway and a wandering heifer from the field down the road. We coordinate same-day and next-day gate repair calls across Keene from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, with local crews who know the town’s layout well enough to find your street without a map app. When you call (817) 961-9404, a live person answers and gets you on the schedule. That’s how we’ve always run it.
Most gate failures in Keene fall into a familiar pattern: a post has shifted in the clay, a hinge weld has let go after forty years of sun and rain, or an opener motor has finally quit. We diagnose all of it, quote the repair before any work starts, and stand behind the result with our written 90-Day Done Right Promise.
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 Keene Homeowners Choose Ironworks Gate Co.
We’ve been in the gate business for over 42 years, and in that time we’ve learned something about Johnson County homeowners: they’ve been burned before. They’ve hired the handyman who said he could weld, or the one-truck outfit that vanished when the second visit was needed. Our crews in Keene are background-checked and uniformed, and they work the way they’d work on their own mother’s driveway. That standard isn’t a slogan here. It’s how Victor Salinas runs every job.
Homeowners around Southwestern Adventist University and the older streets off College Drive call us because we keep our word on scheduling. The neighborhoods off Highway 67 and in the newer infill near the eastern edge of town call us because we actually show up when we say. A live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If your gate drops off a hinge at 9 p.m. on a Wednesday, you’ll talk to a person, not a voicemail tree.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Keene
Gate Repair
This is what we do most in Keene: re-hanging swing gates that have dragged out of alignment, re-welding cracked hinge plates, straightening bent frames, and replacing rusted hardware. On post shifts from clay movement, we don’t just re-hang the gate and call it done. We dig out the post, re-plumb it, and set it in concrete with a wider footing so the same heave doesn’t send it leaning again by fall.
Learn more about our Gate Repair in Keene.
Gate Installation
New gates in Keene run the range from welded steel driveway gates on the older lots to lighter aluminum swing gates on the new infill builds. We measure the opening, account for the slope and the wind exposure, and quote a written price before ordering anything. The install includes hinges sized for the gate’s actual weight, not whatever the box store had on the shelf.
Learn more about our Gate Installation in Keene.
Gate Motor & Opener
We service and install openers from BFT, Linear, Viking, and Ghost Controls, among others. If your opener hums but won’t move the gate, or the gate stops halfway and reverses, we’ll trace the issue to the limit switch, the capacitor, the control board, or the arm geometry. Correct diagnosis on the first visit is the difference between a $200 part swap and a $900 guessing game.
Learn more about our Gate Motor & Opener in Keene.
Gate Access Control
Keypads, intercoms, vehicle loop detectors, and phone-based entry systems all fall under access control. For Keene homeowners who want to let a caregiver in without walking to the gate, or who want a record of who opened the driveway, we wire and program systems that work with your existing opener.
Learn more about our access control work in Keene.
Gate Parts & Welding
Some repairs don’t need a full service call. A broken hinge pin, a sheared bolt, a sagging frame that needs a reinforcing gusset welded in. We stock common hardware and weld on-site. If a part needs to be ordered or fabricated, we’ll tell you the lead time before you pay anything.
Learn more about parts and welding in Keene.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Keene
We work across the whole town, from the college-adjacent streets around Southwestern Adventist University to the newer developments pushing toward the county line. Typical response time for a repair call in Keene is same-day or next-day, depending on when you call.
- Southwestern Adventist University area
- Neighborhoods off College Drive
- Streets east of Highway 67
- Newer infill on the town’s eastern edge
- Rural lots along the Keene-Alvarado corridor
Why Keene’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Keene sits on Blackland Prairie Vertisol clay, and that clay is the town’s great gate killer. It swells in wet winters and cracks open in summer, and when it cracks, gate posts shift. We’ve re-set posts in Keene that moved two inches laterally in a single dry season. A technician who just re-hangs the gate without addressing the footing will be back in six months for the same call. We fix the footing the first time.
Spring storm season brings its own problem. Sixty-to-eighty-mile-per-hour straight-line winds come through Johnson County almost every year, and lightweight aluminum gates on the newer infill homes take the worst of it. Panels bend, hinges tear out, and gates end up in the neighbor’s yard. The older tubular steel and wrought-iron gates near the university hold up better in wind, but many of them are now forty to sixty years old and corroding deep at the post bases and hinge welds. We see both patterns every season.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Keene
Gate repair in Keene typically runs from $180 for a basic hinge replacement to $900 or more for a full post re-set with concrete and re-alignment. A complete opener replacement with a new motor and arm usually lands between $850 and $1,800 depending on brand and gate weight. Here’s a more detailed breakdown:
- Hinge or latch replacement: $180-$340
- Welded crack repair (on-site): $220-$480
- Post re-set with new concrete footing: $450-$900
- Opener motor replacement: $850-$1,800
- Full gate replacement (materials and labor): $1,400-$4,500
Every price is quoted and agreed to before we turn a single bolt. No surprises on the bill. We also offer $50 off any repair over $250, a free second opinion on any written estimate, an $89 seasonal tune-up, and a permanent 5% discount for seniors and veterans. Call (817) 961-9404 for an exact quote on your gate.
Service Area - Cities Near Keene
While this page focuses on Keene, our crews also serve the surrounding Johnson County communities. If you’re in Cleburne, Joshua, Alvarado, or Burleson, the same dispatch team answers the same phone number.
Serving Keene, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Keene 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 Keene
We can, but we’ve learned over the years that most Keene residents who observe the Sabbath prefer no service calls on Saturday. Sunday is the effective weekend service day in Keene, and we schedule accordingly. This is a scheduling reality unique to this town, and we respect it. Call (817) 961-9404 to book a Sunday visit or any weekday.
Most gate repairs in Keene run between $180 and $900 depending on the issue. A simple hinge swap is on the low end. A post re-set with new concrete, which is common here because of the shifting clay soil, lands on the higher end. We quote everything upfront before work starts, with $50 off any repair over $250. Call for a free estimate.
The Vertisol clay under Keene swells and cracks with the seasons, and it pushes gate posts out of plumb. If your gate sags or drags every spring or late summer, the post footing is likely the culprit, not the hinges. We re-set the post in concrete with a wider footing so it stops moving.
We service and install nine major opener brands, including BFT, Linear, Viking, and Ghost Controls. If your opener is one of those, we can diagnose and repair it on the first visit in most cases. If it’s something more obscure, we’ll tell you honestly whether it’s worth repairing or replacing.
We cover the entire city, including the area around Southwestern Adventist University, College Drive, the neighborhoods off Highway 67, and the newer developments on the eastern edge of town. Same-day service is often available for repair calls, and you’ll always get a live person on the phone at (817) 961-9404.
Call Ironworks Gate Co. for Gate Repair in Keene
If your gate is sagging, stuck, or off its hinges, call us at (817) 961-9404. A live person will answer and get you scheduled. We’ll quote the repair before we start, finish the job in one visit when possible, and back it with our written 90-Day Done Right Promise. That’s how we’ve done it for over 42 years, and that’s how we’ll do it for the next forty.
Written by Victor Salinas, Owner at Ironworks Gate Co., serving homeowners in Keene with the Keystone Standard on every job.
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 Keene Customers Say
"The repair is holding. He was quite a bit later than the window I was given and the office did not call me about it, I had to call them. The work itself was done well once he arrived."
- Ruben Morales"Reprogrammed every clicker in the community and set up the keypad codes. Patient with a very long list of residents."
- Devon Ingram"The loop detector under the driveway had failed and residents were stuck holding the button. He traced it, found the break, and had the exit loop reading cars again the same visit."
- Eric Padgett