Gate Services in Columbus
We work on gates and everything that moves or controls them: swing, slide and cantilever leaves, their posts and hardware, the operators that drive them, and the keypads, intercoms and readers that decide who gets through. Repairs, opener replacements and new automatic gates fill most weeks, and we build and hang swing gates in wrought iron, aluminum and wood.
Pick the Work Your Gate Needs
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Gate Installation
Driveway, walk and yard gates, manual or automatic, sized to the opening and the slope.
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Gate Repair
Gates that drag, bind, won’t latch or won’t move, and frames bent by a bumper.
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Gate Openers
Operators fitted, repaired or replaced, with photo eyes and edge sensors that stop the gate.
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Access Control
Codes, cards, fobs and visitor calls that open the gate for the right people only.
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Gate Maintenance
Hinges, rollers, tracks, batteries and safety devices checked before wear becomes a breakdown.
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Commercial
Heavy-use entrances and yards, where one breakdown holds up a whole community or a shift.
Which Service Do I Need?
Go by what you see and hear at the gate. One fault often feeds another: a gate that drags makes its operator work harder, so a repair and an opener check often belong together.
| Your situation | Service to choose | Details |
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| The gate sags, drags on the drive or won’t latch | Repair: new hinges, a brace or a post reset | Gate repair |
| The gate is stuck open or shut right now | Repair, after the safe steps for a stuck gate | Stuck gate steps |
| The opener hums, stalls or reverses on its own | Opener repair, or a new operator once parts are gone | Gate openers |
| You want a manual gate to open from the car | An operator fitted to the gate, with its safety devices | Gate openers |
| Remotes, codes or the intercom have stopped working | A keypad, receiver or reader repaired or reprogrammed | Access control |
| There’s no gate yet, or the old one is past saving | A new gate, sized and set for the site | Gate installation |
| The gate works but runs slow, loud or rough | Maintenance, before wear turns into a repair | Gate maintenance |
| An HOA, apartment or business entrance with heavy daily use | Commercial gate and entry work | Commercial |
| You’d like to rule out simple causes before calling | Owner checks first: power, remote battery, photo eyes | Troubleshooting |
If none of these situations fits, call and describe what the gate is doing.
Driveways, Entrances and Yards
The same hinge or operator wears very differently on a family driveway and at a busy entrance, so who uses the gate, and how often, shapes the work.
- Single-family driveways. Swing and slide gates for homeowners in Columbus, Dublin, Westerville and Grandview Heights, often with an opener and a keypad.
- HOA entrances. Entry and exit gates, visitor intercoms and resident codes at the front of a neighborhood.
- Apartment communities. Gates that cycle all day for residents, deliveries and move-ins, where one fault holds up everyone.
- Businesses. Lot and loading-area gates that open for the first shift and lock at closing time.
- Industrial yards. Heavy slide and cantilever gates, often with anti-climb tops, that trucks and equipment pass through all day.
Entrances that cycle all day have needs of their own, from heavier operators to entry systems with many users, covered under commercial gate work.
Questions About Planning and Upgrades
Can I install a manual gate now and automate it later?
Yes, if the install plans for it. Lay empty conduit from the power source to the hinge or operator post, plus a second run for keypad or intercom wiring, before the drive is paved. Size the posts and footings for an operator’s pull, not just the gate’s weight. On a swing gate, use hinges rated for the leaf and daily cycles; on a slide gate, choose a track or cantilever layout with room for the operator pad and gear rack.
What can an older gate be upgraded with?
Quite a lot, as long as the frame is sound and the posts are plumb. Worn strap hinges can give way to heavy-duty ball-bearing hinges, and a slide gate can take new V-groove wheels and guide rollers. A gravity latch that catches on its own, or a magnetic lock on an automated gate, can replace a tired latch. Photo eyes and edge sensors bring an older automated gate up to date, and access control adds a keypad, intercom or card reader.
Can a swing gate be converted to a sliding gate?
Rarely as a straight conversion. A swing leaf is built to hang from hinges. A slide gate needs a bottom rail carrying V-groove wheels on a track across the drive, or a cantilever frame with a counterbalance tail, plus clear run-back space along the fence beside the opening. The posts and footings change too, so in most cases it means a new slide or cantilever gate, sometimes keeping sound pillars.