Gate Repair

Gate Repair

A gate that won’t open isn’t just inconvenient, it traps your car in the driveway or leaves your property unsecured overnight. Through the Relay Home Co. family, you get a vetted local gate repair specialist who shows up with a live arrival time you can track on your phone, a written price before any work starts, and a 365-day guarantee behind every repair. You’ll know who is coming, when they’ll be there, and exactly what the job will cost before a single bolt gets turned.

What’s Included

Gate repair covers a lot of ground, from a keypad that stopped responding to a welded gate that drags across the driveway. Here is what our technicians handle most often, and what you can expect from each repair.

Gate Opener Repair

The opener is the motor and control board that does the heavy lifting. When it hums but won’t move, cycles on its own, or stops mid-swing, the issue is usually a worn capacitor, a failing control board, or a stripped gear. Our technicians are factory-familiar with nine major brands including LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule, which means we diagnose the fault on the first visit instead of guessing. Most opener repairs are completed in one appointment with parts stocked on the truck.

Gate Sensor and Photo Eye Repair

Safety sensors are what keep a closing gate from hitting a car, a kid, or a delivery person. A misaligned photo eye, a cracked lens, or corroded wiring will make the gate reverse for no reason or refuse to close at all. We test the full sensor circuit, realign or replace the eyes, and verify the gate stops on a physical obstruction before we call the job done.

Keypad and Remote Programming

A keypad that won’t accept a code is usually a dead battery, a worn key membrane, or a receiver that has lost its memory. We can replace the keypad, reprogram remotes, and sync everything back to your opener, including wireless entry systems from DoorKing and Ghost Controls. We leave you with every remote and keypad tested and working.

Gate Track and Wheel Repair

Sliding gates ride on a steel track and a set of wheels or rollers under the gate frame. When a wheel seizes or the track bends, the gate gets heavy, noisy, and eventually stops moving. We replace worn wheels, straighten or replace damaged track sections, and adjust the gate so it rolls with one hand. A properly adjusted track also extends the life of the opener motor.

Hinge and Weld Repair

Swing gates hang on hinges that carry the entire weight of the gate panel. Sagging, scraping, or a gate that dips at the latch side is a hinge or weld failing. We inspect every hinge point, replace bent or worn hardware, and repair cracked welds on site. Catching a failing hinge early prevents a gate from dropping and damaging the opener arm or the gate itself.

Gate Intercom and Access Control Repair

For properties with an intercom or a call box at the entrance, a dead intercom means visitors can’t reach you. We troubleshoot the wiring, replace the handset or speaker, and reprogram access codes so the call box talks to your gate opener again. Whether you manage the system from a phone app or a wall-mounted monitor, we get the connection working both ways.

Gate Alignment and Adjustment

A gate that catches on the latch, rubs the post, or closes with a slam is out of alignment. We adjust the hinges, reposition the opener arm, and set the open and close limits so the gate travels smoothly through its full swing or slide. The fix is often straightforward, but finding the exact pivot point that drifted takes a trained eye.

Battery Backup Replacement

Most gate openers have a battery backup so the gate still works during a power outage. If your gate only opens when the power is on, the backup battery has likely failed. We test the battery’s charge and replace it with the correct voltage for your opener brand. It is a small part that matters a lot when you need to leave the house during an outage.

Why Homeowners Choose the Relay Home Co. Family

Relay Home Co. has been organizing local home service businesses since 2010, but we don’t pretend to be from every town. Each location is an independent local company that agreed to work to one standard: The Relay Visibility Guarantee. That means you book in a tap, you get a live arrival time you can track to your door, and you receive photos of the work before and after. The price is put in writing before anything starts, and you pay from a digital invoice sent straight to your phone. For gate repair, our family includes Calder Gate Repair, a dedicated gate specialist whose technicians train on nine major opener brands and back every job with a written 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the repair isn’t right, they come back and make it right, including a free second visit on any repair that fails. Every call is answered by a live person, any hour of any day. The name says it: a relay is a clean hand-off, one runner passing to the next so nothing gets dropped, and that is how a gate repair should move from your phone to your driveway.

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