Free on-site gate assessment - hinges, posts, and your LiftMaster or Nice gate operator checked before anything is quoted
The assessment is free and the quote is the invoice.
Before
After
Before
After
Before
AfterGate Repair Services in Pico Rivera, CA
If your gate won’t open, sags at the latch, or groans like it’s had enough of the San Gabriel Valley sun, we can help. Gate repair in Pico Rivera usually runs between $180 and $750 depending on what failed, and most of the time we can have it working again the same day. Call us at (626) 628-9548 and a live person answers. Not a voicemail tree. Not a call center. Hal Gatewood’s shop has been fixing gates since 2001, and the person who shows up in your driveway is the same person whose name is on the invoice.
If you’re reading this because a gate slammed shut behind you and now the opener just hums, skip the reading. Call. We’ll walk you through what to check over the phone and get someone headed your way if it can’t wait.
What happens when you call
- 1
A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
- 2
You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
- 3
A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
- 4
You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Why Pico Rivera Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
The thing we hear most from homeowners in Pico Rivera is some version of: “The other company quoted me $1,400 to replace the whole gate, and all it needed was a hinge.” Hal started Gatewood Fence & Gate in 2001 because he got tired of seeing that happen. Our repair-first approach means we weld on site, in your driveway, rather than hauling your gate off to some shop. If a post is sound and the panel is straight, we fix the hinge. We don’t sell you a new gate because it’s easier for us.
Every job we do in Pico Rivera carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, Hal comes back and makes it right. No fine print. No “up to” language. One call brings him back.
We’re a regular sight in the neighborhoods along Rosemead Boulevard and down by the San Gabriel River trail, where older homes have heavier ironwork that needs a welder’s eye. Homeowners in the Rivera and Ranchito areas call us because we answer the phone at 2 a.m. the same way we answer at 2 p.m. A live person, every time. That’s Hal, his crew, or someone who works at the shop and knows gates.
We service nine major gate brands: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. We’re background-checked, uniformed, and state-licensed with a published address. Hal’s name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That’s the oldest accountability there is.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Pico Rivera
Here’s what we actually do, in plain language. If your gate problem doesn’t fit neatly into one of these, call anyway. We’ve seen it all.
Gate Repair
A gate that drags on the ground, sags at the hinge post, or won’t latch is a repair job, not a replacement job. We weld cracked frames, straighten bent panels, re-set leaning posts, and replace worn hinges in your driveway. We fix the panel and the post, because if you only fix the panel, you’ll fix it twice.
Learn more about our Gate Repair in Pico Rivera.
Gate Installation
When a gate legitimately can’t be saved, or you’re adding a new opening where none existed, we install properly. Custom wrought iron, ranch-style swing gates, sliding driveway gates, pedestrian gates. We size the posts for the soil, not for the brochure, and we account for how Pico Rivera’s floodplain ground moves.
Learn more about our Gate Installation in Pico Rivera.
Gate Motor & Opener
Openers fail from heat, ants, misaligned safety sensors, and just plain age. We diagnose on the spot. If a board is shot, we replace the board. If the motor is fine and the limit switch needs adjustment, we adjust the limit switch. We don’t swap parts that don’t need swapping.
Learn more about our Gate Motor & Opener in Pico Rivera.
Gate Access Control
Keypads, intercoms, vehicle detection loops, card readers. For properties along the San Gabriel River corridor where ranch gates sit far from the house, access control is how you don’t get out of the truck three times a day. We wire it clean, test it with you, and show you how it works before we leave.
Gate Parts & Welding
Sometimes you just need a hinge, a roller, a bracket, or a weld. We do that. We carry common parts for FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Viking operators in the truck, and we can weld a cracked ornamental panel back to life on a 1960s reja without it looking like a patch job.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Pico Rivera
We work all over Pico Rivera, and we know the difference between a 1950s tract lot and a river-corridor equestrian parcel. Typical response time for the area is same day for service calls, often within a few hours for gate-down emergencies.
- Rivera
- Ranchito
- Areas along Rosemead Boulevard
- Neighborhoods near Whittier Boulevard and Passons
- Equestrian parcels near the San Gabriel River Trail
Why Pico Rivera’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Most of Pico Rivera’s homes were built between 1950 and 1975, and a very high proportion have decorative wrought iron gates installed as both a cultural statement and a security barrier. Those iron installations are now 30 to 50 years old. Corroded welds, stripped hinges, and misaligned frames are not the exception in Pico Rivera. They’re the standard condition of the housing stock.
Pico Rivera sits on the San Gabriel River floodplain, and the alluvial soils here move. Gate posts settle. A gate that hung straight in 2015 now drags on the concrete because the ground shifted under the post. Every wet winter expands the soil, every dry summer contracts it, and over a decade that’s half an inch of movement. Half an inch is all it takes.
Then there’s the heat and the wind. Summer days here regularly pass 100°F, and that cooks the rubber seals and circuit boards inside automatic gate operators. We replace boards in Pico Rivera on a cycle the coastal cities don’t see. And from October through December, Santa Ana winds hammer the city. Lightweight gate panels bend, mounting hardware pulls out of aging masonry pillars, and our phone lights up. If your gate failed during the last wind event, you’re not alone. We were probably in your ZIP code that week.
One thing that makes Pico Rivera genuinely unusual: you can quote a heavy-duty 16-foot sliding ranch gate for horse-trailer access on an equestrian-zoned parcel near the San Gabriel River, then drive two short blocks and repair an ornate wrought iron driveway gate, a reja, on a 1960s tract home. The Pico Rivera Sports Arena and its rodeo tradition anchor the equestrian corridor, and those ranch gates need heavier steel, deeper footings, and commercial-grade operators. Then you go down the street and address a corroded weld on a decorative pedestrian gate. Neighboring Montebello and Downey don’t have that dual market. We do.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Pico Rivera
Good gate work isn’t cheap, and cheap gate work isn’t good. Here are honest ranges for Pico Rivera, quoted during normal business hours:
- Hinge or weld repair: $180 – $350
- Gate opener board or motor replacement: $350 – $750
- Post reset or replacement: $400 – $900
- Full gate installation (wrought iron, single swing): $1,500 – $3,500
- Ranch-style sliding gate with horse-trailer clearance: $3,500 – $7,500
Every price is quoted and agreed before any work starts. Not an estimate that turns into a surprise. The number you approve is the number on the invoice. We also have standing offers that don’t require haggling: $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, a free second opinion on any written estimate, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Call (626) 628-9548 and we’ll give you a real number.
Service Area - Cities Near Pico Rivera
We also serve the neighboring cities of Monterey Park, Rosemead, El Monte, and Alhambra. Same live person answering, same 90-Day Done Right Promise, same repair-first philosophy. If you’re in one of those cities and your gate just quit, call and we’ll head over.
Serving Pico Rivera, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera
Most gate repairs in Pico Rivera land between $180 and $750, with simple hinge or weld work on the lower end and opener motor or board replacement on the higher end. We quote the exact price before any work starts, and we have a $40 discount on any repair over $200. Call (626) 628-9548 for a free estimate and an honest number.
Yes, for emergency gate failures we respond same day in Pico Rivera, often within a few hours. A gate stuck open overnight isn’t a minor nuisance. It’s a security risk for your home, your family, and your property. Call immediately and a live person will answer, not a voicemail.
We fix it in your driveway, for the overwhelming majority of repairs. Hal welds on site. The gate stays where it belongs, and you see exactly what was done because it happened in front of you. Hauling a gate away is slower, more expensive, and usually unnecessary.
Your gate is not sagging in the middle. The hinge post is leaning. A gate sags because the post has moved, the hinge is worn, or both. We start at the post because that’s where the problem starts. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice.
We do. The equestrian corridor along the San Gabriel River near the Pico Rivera Sports Arena has specific needs: heavy steel, deep post footings, slide gates built to clear horse trailers, and commercial-grade operators. We quote those jobs regularly and we know what they require.
If your gate is failing, or just acting strange, start with a phone call to (626) 628-9548. Hal Gatewood will tell you what he thinks over the phone, give you a straight answer, and then show up when he said he would. That’s how we’ve done it since 2001, and that’s how we’ll do it for you in Pico Rivera.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate.
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 Pico Rivera Customers Say
"Safety photo eyes on our old gate had been bypassed by whoever serviced it last, which he was genuinely annoyed about on my behalf. Fitted proper sealed ones and wired them the way they should be."
- Otis Redmond"Beautiful gate and solid work. The build took about three weeks longer than the estimate because he was waiting on the ironwork, and I would rather have known that at the start than found out along the way."
- Beatrice Nwosu"Operator had died and the manufacturer no longer makes the board. Rather than sell me a whole new system he found a compatible unit and adapted the mount. Saved me a great deal of money."
- Salvador Arredondo