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AfterGate Repair Before & After in Weatherford, TX
A written quote tells you what we plan to do. A photo record shows you what we actually did. Since 2014, every Vance Gate Repair Weatherford job has left the property with a documented photo log under Haven Standard Clause 4: what we found, what we adjusted, what we replaced. The transformations below are representative of the gate work we handle around Weatherford, TX every week. The before photos show the failure. The after photos show the standard.
Recent Transformations
Sagging Swing Gate With Failed Hinge Post in Weatherford
The gate had dropped nearly two inches at the latch side, dragging a half-moon groove into the gravel drive. The hinge post had started leaning because the original concrete footer was only poured 18 inches deep, and Parker County’s clay soil expands and contracts hard enough to work it loose. We pulled the gate, set a new post in a 36-inch concrete footer with a steel core, re-hung the gate, and adjusted the hinges until the latch cleared by half an inch. The after photo shows the gate level, the gap even, and the groove in the drive being the only thing left to fill.
Dead LiftMaster Swing Gate Motor Replaced and Recalibrated
The arm moved about six inches and stopped. When we opened the control box, the limit switch was set 12 degrees past travel, which meant the board kept cycling the motor against its own stop until it burned the capacitor. We replaced the motor, reset both limit switches to match the actual gate travel, and installed a new photo-eye that had been misaligned by roughly two inches since the gate was installed. The before photo shows the scorched capacitor and the control board error light. The after photo shows the gate opening smooth to the full 90 degrees with the photo-eye beam verified and the new limit positions written on the wiring diagram left with the homeowner.
Welded Repair on a Twisted Steel Drive Gate in Weatherford
A teenager backed into the gate corner, and the bottom rail twisted enough that the gate jammed against the post every time someone tried to open it. The before photo shows the buckled rail and the stress crack running up the weld joint. We cut out the twisted section, sleeved the rail with new steel, welded the joint, ground it smooth, and re-painted the repair to match. The after photo shows the gate back in line, the weld dressed down, and no sign of the repair from ten feet away. Adrian Vance’s commercial access-control habit of photographing every weld before paint is why this one got documented at three stages: bare metal, welded, painted.
Ghost Controls Operator Installed on a Farm Gate Outside Weatherford
The property had a manual gate a hundred yards from the house. Every delivery, every guest, every vet visit meant someone walking or driving down to hand-crank it open. The before photo shows the gate with a chain lock and no operator. We set two new posts for the operator arm, mounted a Ghost Controls kit, ran the power from a nearby sub-panel, and added a keypad and two remotes. The after photo shows the gate mid-swing with the operator arm extended, the keypad mounted on a powder-coated post, and the photo-eye beam at the correct height for livestock trailers.
Gate Access Control Retrofit on a Weatherford Rental Property
The property manager had a working slide gate but an intercom that had been dead for two years, which meant codes were useless and every tenant just left the gate open. We removed the failed intercom, installed a Mighty Mule keypad and a cellular entry system, and tied it into a new antenna mast because the house sits low and the original signal could not reach the gate. Before: an open gate with a rusted intercom box. After: a closed gate that opens with a code, a call, or an app, with the antenna mast grounded and the control box lock replaced. The manager got the wiring diagram and the programming notes, same as every job since 2014.
Slide Gate Roller Replacement on a Bent Track in Weatherford
The gate sounded like a train derailing, and the shaking had rattled every bolt in the motor mount loose. The before photo shows the old roller with a flat spot worn through the bearing surface, and the track with a visible kink where a mower had clipped it. We replaced all four rollers, straightened the track section with a hydraulic press, re-torqued the motor mount, and reset the chain tension. The after photo shows the gate mid-slide with both wheels turning free and the track gap closed. The photo log we left showed the wear pattern on the old rollers, which is exactly the kind of evidence a homeowner should keep for the next service call.
Want Results Like These?
Every one of these jobs started with a written price before any work began, and ended with a photo record and a 365-day promise: if our repair is not right, Vance Gate Repair Weatherford makes it right at no additional charge. Call (940) 353-4158 and a live person answers, any hour. Bring us your broken gate. We’ll bring the before photo.
Written by Adrian Vance, Owner at Vance Gate Repair Weatherford, serving Weatherford since 2014.