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Gate repair in Burbank usually runs $185 to $680 depending on whether it’s a hinge, a post, a circuit board, or a full realignment, and most of what we see can be fixed the same day we show up. Call us at (323) 677-4063 and a live person answers, not a queue. We’ve been doing this since 2001, Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop, and we’ve fixed enough gates on the studio-adjacent streets, the flat grid south of the 134, and up in the Rancho Equestrian District to know exactly what fails where in this city and why.
Key Takeaways
- Most Burbank gate repairs run $185 to $680, with a free estimate and a price you agree to before we turn a wrench.
- Santa Ana wind racking and 100°F+ thermal expansion cause a lot of what we fix here: twisted sliding gates, split timber rails, and stress-cracked welds.
- The Rancho Equestrian District creates wide-clearance ranch gate work that flatland cities almost never see, and we service it regularly.
- We weld on site in your driveway. We don’t haul your gate off, and we don’t replace parts that only need a realignment.
- Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Burbank’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Burbank is a town of shared driveways, tight work space between stucco walls and studio traffic, and gates that have to keep working while we work on them. That’s the kind of job we’re built for. We drive into Burbank, pull the truck up, and fix the gate where it hangs. Gate Repair is our full-time trade, not a side service.
Our crew knows the difference between a post-WWII wrought-iron side gate on an aging concrete-block wall near Chandler Boulevard and a 16-foot wood-and-steel ranch slider off Riverside Drive. And when a high-cycle studio perimeter gate on the Warner Bros. side of town goes down, we know that gate can’t wait a week. Same for a homeowner on a street backing up to a production lot who needs their driveway secure tonight. We answer the phone 24 hours a day, and we’re honest about when we can be there.
Hal Gatewood has been doing this since 2001, owner-operated the whole time. You’ll see the same face on the estimate, on the work, and on the invoice. The address is published. The license number is published. If something isn’t done right, the 90-Day Done Right Promise means one call brings him back. That’s the whole point of doing business under your own name in a city this size.
Our Gate Repair Services in Burbank
Electric Gate Repair
Electric gate repair in Burbank typically runs $260 to $680 when a circuit board, receiver, or limit switch has failed, and less when the issue is a loose ground or a misaligned safety sensor. A lot of the electric gates we see here sit on studio-adjacent residential lots where the gate cycles dozens of times a day, which wears contactors and limit switches faster than the same gate would on a quiet cul-de-sac. We service Mighty Mule, LiftMaster, and FAAC among others, and we carry the common boards and sensors so we’re not leaving Burbank to go chase a part in Van Nuys.
Automatic Gate Repair
Automatic gate repair on a Burbank sliding gate that has jumped its rack and stripped a gear can run $340 to $620 depending on whether we’re replacing the rack section and the operator arm. The Santa Ana winds that funnel through the Verdugo passes hit sliding gates hard. They twist the gate leaf off its track, rack the frame, and put lateral load on the operator that it was never designed to take. We straighten what can be straightened, replace what cannot, and realign the operator so it stops fighting the gate.
Hinge & Post Repair
Hinge and post repair is where our on-site welding earns its keep. The flat residential grid south of the 134 is full of post-WWII ranch homes with wrought-iron side gates hung on concrete-block walls that are now 60 or 70 years old. The block itself is often sound, but the hinge post has been pulled out of plumb over decades, and the panel drags at the latch. We reset the post, weld the hinge strap if it has stress fractures, and re-hang the panel square. In Burbank, hinge and post work typically runs $185 to $420 depending on how much steel needs to be replaced and whether the post footing needs re-setting.
Gate Realignment
Gate realignment in Burbank runs $180 to $340 on most residential gates, and it is the fix we do most often. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that is where we start. Heat is part of the problem here. Burbank regularly logs some of the highest temperatures in Los Angeles County, and 100°F+ days expand the metal frame, stress the welds, and leave a gate that closes fine on a cool morning and drags by 3:00 in the afternoon. We set the gate so it closes true in August, not just in March.
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.
Trusted Brands We Service in Burbank
We’re certified to service nine major gate brands: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. If your Burbank home has a Mighty Mule on the horse gate, a LiftMaster on the driveway slider, or a FAAC on a studio-side pedestrian gate, we already stock the common parts for it. That means a shorter turnaround and fewer trips back to the shop, which matters when your gate is the only way into the property.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Burbank Homes
- Wind-racked sliding gates: Santa Ana winds funnel through the Verdugo Mountain passes and twist sliding gates off their rack and pinion alignment. We strip the gear teeth, bend the operator arm, and then the gate starts binding mid-travel.
- UV-chalked and stress-cracked powder coat: Burbank’s summer heat gunbles powder-coat finishes on steel frames, especially on the west-facing gates near the studio campuses. The coating chalks, hairline cracks open at the welded corners, and then rust gets a foothold.
- Heat-split timber rails on ranch gates: The wood-and-steel combination gates common in the Rancho Equestrian District dry out fast in Burbank’s inland heat. The bottom rail splits, the gate loses its structural integrity, and the steel frame starts carrying a load it was never meant to carry.
- Post creep on aging concrete-block walls: The post-WWII ranch homes south of the 134 were built with concrete-block walls that have shifted over six or seven decades. The hinge post pulls out of plumb, the panel drags, and the homeowner thinks the whole gate needs replacing. Most of the time it just needs the post reset and the gate re-hung.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Burbank, CA
Here’s what we actually charge in this city. A hinge repair or a gate realignment in Burbank runs $180 to $340. Re-setting a hinge post that has pulled out of an aging block wall runs $220 to $420. Automatic gate repair with a new circuit board or receiver runs $260 to $680. A full-slider rack and operator realignment on a ranch gate up in the equestrian district can run $340 to $620. Those are real numbers, and the price you get is the price you approve before any work starts. No trip charge inside the county. $40 off any repair over $200. A permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. And we will give you a free second opinion on any written estimate from another company. Call (323) 677-4063 for an exact quote on your gate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Burbank
Our crews work across the Valley and into the hills. We handle gate repairs in North Hollywood, Studio City, Van Nuys, and West Hollywood the same way we do in Burbank: on site, with welding in the truck, and with a live person on the phone. If you’re just across the city line, call us and ask. We’ll tell you straight whether we can get to you today.
Serving Burbank, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Burbank 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 - Gate Repair in Burbank
Yes, and the difference is mostly duty cycle and code compliance. Studio perimeter gates on the Warner Bros. and Disney campuses cycle hundreds of times a day, which wears out limit switches, contactors, and operator arms far faster than a residential gate that opens twice a day. These gates also typically have more stringent access control and safety-edge requirements. A Burbank gate contractor who works on both commercial studio gates and residential estate gates has seen failures a general contractor never will. We service both, so when we show up at your house, we’ve already fixed a hundred gates nearby that work harder than yours.
Because those gates are big, and they take wind load against their full face. A 14- or 16-foot wood-and-steel slider on a rack and pinion drive has a lot of surface area, and when Santa Ana winds hit it broadside, the frame twists and the hinge post footing starts to loosen. Wide sliding gates also concentrate wear on the rack gear and the guide rollers, which makes them sag at the leading edge. The Rancho Equestrian District’s wide-clearance gates are sized for horses and trailers, not family sedans, and that extra span makes every alignment issue worse. We reset the footings, weld reinforcement plates at the rack mounting point, and realign the operator to match the gate’s actual travel. Call (323) 677-4063 if your slider is starting to bind.
Three ways. First, the wind twists sliding gates off their rack and pinion alignment, stripping gear teeth and bending operator arms. Second, it loosens hinge post footings by pushing and pulling on the gate face until the post has shifted in the concrete. Third, on gates with any existing weld fatigue, the repeated loading cracks the weld the rest of the way. After a strong Santa Ana event, we see a measurable uptick in Burbank homeowners calling about gates that worked fine the week before. The fix is rarely the panel. It’s the post, the rack, or the operator alignment. We start by finding the racked member, not by bolting on new parts.
Yes. Automatic gates in Burbank, like everywhere in California, must have entrapment protection that meets UL 325 standards: either a non-contact sensor like a photo eye across the gate path, or contact sensing edges that reverse the gate when they meet resistance. Studio lots and commercial gates also have additional requirements for barrier arms and monitored safety edges. If your gate operator is old enough that it predates those rules or the safety loop has failed, the gate is a liability, not just an inconvenience. We install and repair the sensors, loops, and edges as part of any automatic gate repair. Call us at (323) 677-4063 and we’ll tell you whether your gate is compliant or needs the safety system updated.
The hinge post has pulled out of plumb. That’s it, in the vast majority of cases. The panel itself is usually fine. The problem is that the post has shifted in its footing over years of use and heat expansion, or the post was set shallow on a concrete-block wall from the 1950s. When the post leans, the gate’s weight starts bearing on the latch side instead of the hinges, and the far end drags. Realigning the gate without resetting the post will last a few weeks, and then it drags again. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice. We reset the post, weld the hinge straps if they have fatigue cracks, and re-hang the gate square. It is the difference between a repair that holds and one that comes back in three weeks.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Repair in Burbank
If your gate is dragging, binding, not closing, or your operator stopped responding this morning, call (323) 677-4063. A live person answers, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We’ll give you a straight answer about what’s wrong, what it will cost, and when we can be in Burbank to fix it. The estimate is free, the price is agreed before work starts, and every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That is the oldest accountability there is.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Burbank. Hal has been fixing gates since 2001 and answers his own phone.