Before & After Gallery - Carver Gate Repair Houston

Gate Repair Before & After in Houston, TX

Photos do what promises can’t. They show a sagging gate back on its hinges, a dead operator humming again, and a driveway entrance that finally closes square against the post. Below are representative jobs from across Houston, from Meyerland to Kingwood. Each one started with a gate that failed and ended with a written guarantee good for a full year.

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Swing Gate Re-Hang in West University

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The problem: years of Houston clay soil movement had pulled the gate post out of plumb, so the gate dragged across the driveway and the latch no longer caught. We reset the post in concrete, machined the hinge barrels to remove the sag, and re-welded the pickup point for the latch. The result: the gate swings with one hand and the lock actually locks again. That repair carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing.

Gate Motor Replacement in Cypress

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The problem: a 12-year-old swing operator had burned through its capacitor after a summer of near-daily cycling, and the homeowner had been opening the gate by hand for three weeks. We swapped in a LiftMaster unit matched to the gate’s weight and leaf length, replaced the control board, and tuned the limit switches so the gate stops softly against the stops instead of slamming. Written price delivered before any work started, as always.

Slide Gate Track Repair in Pearland

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The problem: a cantilever slide gate had jumped its rear guide roller, bending a section of track and leaving the gate stuck half-open. We cut out the damaged track, welded in a new section, and replaced all four guide rollers with sealed bearing units that shed grit instead of grinding on it. The gate now rolls the full 24 feet without a shimmy. We see this exact failure often in Pearland, where the soil shifts every wet-dry cycle.

Gate Welding and Frame Straighten in Katy

The problem: a delivery truck clipped the gate, bowing the top rail and cracking two corner welds so the frame flexed every time the opener cycled. We straightened the rail with controlled heat, ground out the cracked welds, and re-welded the corners with full-penetration passes. Then we re-squared the frame on the hinges and adjusted the limit switch. The gate closes flush against the post again, with no flex in the middle.

Loop Detector and Safety Edge Retrofit in Sugar Land

The problem: the gate would start closing on cars because the old loop detector had failed, and the previous install had no reversing edge at all. This one is a safety issue, not just a nuisance. We saw-cut a new loop in the driveway, installed a new detector tuned to pick up a vehicle axle at eight inches, and mounted a monitored reversing edge along the leading gate edge. Now the gate reverses on contact and the operator logs an obstruction fault instead of crushing a bumper. This is the kind of work where a homeowner should never be told to just live with it.

Articulating Arm Rebuild in The Heights

The problem: an articulating arm on a double swing gate had worn its pivot bushing to the point that the gate leaf wobbled visibly on every cycle and the arm knocked against the gate frame. We pulled the arm, replaced the pins and bushings with oil-impregnated bronze, re-timed the arm to the operator, and adjusted the torque limiter. The gate opens and closes without a sound now, and the homeowner said it’s the first time in two years the gate hasn’t rattled.

Want Results Like These?

Every job above followed the same Garrison Standard: a written price before work starts, a written guarantee on the repair, and a technician who shows up in uniform with a background check on file. If your gate is sagging, stuck, or noisy, call Carver Gate Repair Houston at (361) 320-7104. We’ll give you a straight answer and a price that won’t move at the door.

Written by Lonnie Burke, Owner at Carver Gate Repair Houston, serving Houston since 2008.