Leander Metal Gates is the metro's trusted expert for automatic gate repair, specializing in slide gate rollers and track, sealed hinge rehangs, and sagging leaves. We offer travel limit resets and diagonal bracing on swing leaves.
Our team provides leaf alignment and hardware swaps in Silverado, delivering a gate that clears the slab and stops where it should for homes and ranches, for both residential and commercial projects. Our 14 years in business, 2-year workmanship warranty and over 1,127 finished projects reach from a binding walk gate to a 20 ft pair at a ranch entry.
From sighting the post plumb to resetting the limits, our team handles every detail. Serving Leander and neighboring Georgetown, Round Rock and Cedar Park, the leaf gets fixed first, since the operator is usually blamed for what the hardware did.
Call today for a free estimate, and we will check the hinges, the track and the limits before we touch the motor.
Numbers first
Owen, Hatley Drive, Rollingwood
A leaf that sagged until it dragged the drive and tripped the operator halfway open
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
Owen's 14 ft leaf in Rollingwood had sagged until it tripped the operator halfway open. We fitted new sealed hinges, rehung the leaf, added a diagonal brace and reset the travel limits, and the job was an estimated $1,850 to $2,600 and took an estimated 4 to 8 hours on site. The leaf now clears the slab, and the original operator is still doing the work.
A gate on Brodie Lane that stops halfway, grinds or reverses for no reason is often a hardware problem that looks like a motor problem. Sag pulls the leaf into the slab at a Rough Hollow entry, a worn hinge adds drag, and the operator reads the extra load as an obstruction and quits.
Most gates in Crystal Falls, Travisso and Bryson went up in the last 20 years, so the common fault there is a hinge that was never sealed or a post that moved in clay, and not an operator that wore out. Before we call a motor bad, we lift the leaf by hand at Twin Creeks and Northline gates and watch where it binds.
Most repairs on a leaf and its hardware are estimated between $1,850 and $2,600 and typically take 4 to 8 hours, as Owen's did. A control board and surge repair after a storm is roughly $850 to $1,650, usually 4 to 8 hours. Fitting a new operator to a sound leaf is estimated at $1,850 to $3,600.
A long single leaf with one arm and a keypad, for builder-lot drives with room on one side
A centered pair with two operators, for wide openings and a drive that stays level behind the line
One leaf running on a floor track, for a flat drive with side room and no swing space
A counterbalanced leaf on enclosed carriages, for caliche, crowned drives and heavy daily use
A person-width steel gate with a keyed latch, for walkways, side yards and courtyards
Motor, photo eyes and remotes fitted to a leaf that already hangs true
From a coded keypad to video calling, with visitor and courier codes set up
Welded panels in a 4 to 6 foot height, set on concrete posts with racked or stepped sections
Hammered pickets and collars at 5 to 6 feet, for period homes and estate frontage
Aluminum barrier at the height we confirm with the city, with a self-closing, self-latching gate priced apart
Blast to bare metal, treat rust and refinish, for sound iron with a failed finish
Steel or iron guards measured at the site, anchored to the stringer or the slab
Compact steel or iron spiral, with headroom and landing checked before anything is ordered
Steel or iron door with insulated glass, sized to a new or existing rough opening
Recurring visits for operators, safety devices and hinges, with a written service log
Steel slat panels and matching gate infill, priced by the run once the slat gap and height are set
Stainless cable on steel posts for decks and balconies, tensioned and checked at handover
Tempered glass panels with steel posts or a base shoe, set once the measured panels arrive
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
| Job | Est. investment | Est. duration on site |
|---|---|---|
| Leaf rehang, hinges and limit reset | Est. $1,850 to $2,600 per gate | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
| Control board and surge repair | Est. $850 to $1,650 per gate | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
| Operator added to a manual gate | Est. $1,850 to $3,600 per operator system | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
| Walk-through entry gate | Est. $700 to $1,400 per gate | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
| Scheduled gate service plan | Est. $89 to $112 per gate per month | Est. 1 to 3 hours |
Most hardware repairs we do in Leander land near the top of the estimated $1,850 to $2,600 range, because a rehang costs more than a limit reset.
All repair prices here are Leander estimates and remain subject to change. After the Westview site visit, the written quote sets the final price and the repair schedule, which depend on leaf weight, hinge type and whether a post has moved.
Each gate type has its own habit, and the table sets out what we find first on each.
| Gate type | First thing to fail | Est. repair cost | What we check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swing leaf | Hinges and sag | Est. $1,850 to $2,600 for Owen's 14 ft leaf | Post plumb, hinge wear, brace and travel limits |
| Track slide | Rollers and a dirty track | Est. $1,800 to $3,800 with parts | Roller wear, track debris and chain tension |
| Cantilever | Carriage wheels and a loose frame | Est. $1,850 to $3,600 with the operator | Wheel alignment, support posts and the latch |
A leaf that scrapes the slab on Red Bud Trail, a gate that stops short of its stop and a grinding sound on the swing are hardware problems first. A tight latch, a slide gate in Old Town that jumps on its track and an arm that strains at the start point the same way. We look at the hinge, the roller and the post before we quote any motor work.
A repair on Westlake Drive that skips this ends with a new operator on a leaf that still drags, and the new operator fails for the same reason. Hurst Creek Road and Pillow Road gates show how the two fault types separate, one on hardware and one on a worn gearbox.
A repaired gate still has to reverse on contact and let the fire engine in. We test every photo eye and edge after a rehang at Lohmans Crossing, because a leaf that moved a half inch changes the entrapment zone. Round Rock's published gate guidelines call for a Knox key switch and an acceptance test by the Fire Marshal's Office before the gate goes into service, so confirm the full text with them. Leander's fire department adopted a Knox-Box ordinance, so ask the Fire Marshal's Office whether Knox hardware belongs on your entry.
We repair with the same parts we build with, so a rehung leaf holds. Hinges for a Chisholm Trail Road gate are sealed ball-bearing units and braces are 11-gauge tube, finished in zinc primer and polyester powder as on our steel gates and custom driveway gates. A wood leaf on Lakeway Drive that has rotted past saving is a replacement job, and our gate replacement page covers what can stay.
We repair gates across a 35-mile radius, and most calls come from Cedar Park, Georgetown and Round Rock, plus our service area page for the rest. Lakeway and Steiner Ranch drives often sit on a slope that loads the hinges. West Lake Hills and The Hills gates sit between stone columns, which rarely move but can crack a mount. Volente and Sunset Valley lots carry trees that drop limbs on a leaf. Rollingwood is where Owen's gate sits.
Our lead welder rehangs the leaf and our Leander location manager books the visit, so the person who finds the fault is the one who fixes it. After 14 years and 1,127 projects, we know which sag is a hinge, which is a post and which is the operator. Owen's Hatley Drive gate in Rollingwood is the model we hold each repair to.
Repair at The Bluffs often leads to electric gate repair when the fault is in the board, and to gate opener repair when the motor itself is worn. Ruth's Volente Road board and Jerome's Hurst Creek Road gearbox show the two electrical and motor sides.
A hardware repair is typically estimated at $1,850 to $2,600, and we state the final price in your written quote.
Most repairs typically take an estimated 4 to 8 hours on site, once the parts are in hand.
A sagging leaf drags on the slab and the operator reads the drag as an obstruction, which was Owen's fault on Hatley Drive.
Yes, on Andice Road acreage as in Berry Creek, we rehang the leaf on new sealed hinges and add a diagonal brace.
Often only a repair on University Club Drive, because the hardware fails before the motor does, and we check the leaf before we quote a motor.
Yes, we replace rollers, clean the track and reset the chain on slide and cantilever gates around Lakeway and Round Rock.
Ask the Fire Marshal's Office whether Knox hardware belongs on your entry, and we confirm it before we close the work.
Weld integrity, post plumb, hinge alignment and gate sag fall under our 2-year workmanship warranty, while operator makers warrant motors and control boards for 1 to 5 years.
Call us with what the gate is doing, and we will check the hinges, the track and the limits, then write an itemized quote.
The order of work
We tape the opening, shoot the slope and check the HOA or town rules before anyone prices steel.
You sign one scaled sheet listing frame size, coating and operator, and that sheet doubles as your review board packet.
Frames are welded in the shop and coated before delivery, so no grinding or spray paint happens on your drive.
Footings cure, then the leaf is hung and wired, and we run each safety device with you standing there.
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Where we work
Call us or send the form, and we will book a site measure and a written estimate.
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