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Gate repair in Hollywood, FL usually costs between $185 and $650 depending on whether you’re dealing with a corroded control board, a sagging hinge post, or a slide gate that’s jumped its track. Most jobs in Hollywood are completed the same day we arrive, and we stock the common parts for LiftMaster, Elite, FAAC, and Mighty Mule operators locally so you’re not waiting on a shipment from out of state. If you need LiftMaster repair in Hollywood, we typically have the right components on the truck. If your gate is stuck open, stuck shut, or grinding itself to death every time the motor kicks on, call us at (855) 382-0732 and we’ll tell you straight what it’s going to take to fix it.
Why Miami Gardens Gate Repair Is Hollywood’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
We work the whole stretch of Hollywood, from the canal-front streets off the Intracoastal in 33019 and 33020 out to the gated subdivisions west of I-95 in 33021 through 33024. That’s not a marketing line, it’s just where our trucks are every week. The reason Hollywood property managers and homeowners keep our number is simple: we work on gates only. Not garage doors, not fencing, not pool equipment. Every diagnostic we run, every part we carry, every repair we do is oriented around one trade.
Noel Carballo leads our gate team, and the standard he sets is that we don’t guess. When a Hollywood customer calls with an automatic gate that won’t respond to a keypad or a swing gate that scrapes the driveway, we diagnose the system end to end rather than swapping parts at random. That matters with older Hollywood gates, because many were installed long before UL 325 entrapment rules existed, and their control logic doesn’t behave like anything modern.
We are state-licensed and insured, and every job we quote in Hollywood includes the price agreed before we start work. No invoice surprises.
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Wrought Iron Gate Repair in Hollywood
Wrought iron gate repair in Hollywood is as much about corrosion control as it is about mechanical work. The salt air coming off the Atlantic and the brackish canals east of US-1 works on iron gates constantly. We see gates in Hollywood Lakes and along North Lake and South Lake where the bottom rail has rusted through, hinge barrels have seized, and the operator is fighting against its own weight every cycle. Rebuilding the bottom rail, cutting out rotted sections, welding in new plate, and rehanging the gate are standard jobs for us. In Hollywood, a typical wrought iron gate repair runs $250 to $600 depending on how much steel needs replacement and whether we have to remove the gate to weld it properly.
Rust Repair and Hinge Replacement
Hollywood’s coastal iron gates rust from the inside out. The bottom rail sits inches from damp concrete and grass that holds salt after storm surge. We cut out the bad section, weld in matching steel, and then re-hang the gate on new greasable hinges. A gate that’s fighting a seized hinge burns out operators, so this work usually saves the motor too.
Gate Realignment and Post Shifting
When a wrought iron gate drags on one side or latches hard, the gate itself often isn’t the problem at all. The post has moved. In Hollywood’s sandy soil, especially along the canal blocks, footings settle unevenly. We re-set and shim the post, or in severe cases repour the footing and re-hang the gate level. This is not a job for a handyman with a wrench.
Metal Gate Repair in Hollywood
Metal gate repair in Hollywood covers steel and aluminum gates, and the two materials fail very differently here. Steel rusts. Aluminum doesn’t rust, but it corrodes electrolytically, especially where stainless hardware was bolted through aluminum without isolation, a shortcut we see on a lot of mid-century waterfront homes in east Hollywood. Typical metal gate repair in Hollywood runs $180 to $550, with the lower end covering hinge and latch work and the upper end covering structural welding and operator re-mounting.
Structural Welding and Crack Repair
Gates hung in the 1970s and 1980s along Hollywood’s canals carry decades of fatigue in the weld joints. We re-weld cracked stiles, reinforce failing corners, and add gussets where the original builder skimped. The goal is a gate that’s straight and strong, not just patched enough to pass a home inspection.
Track and Roller Service for Slide Gates
Slide gates on Hollywood properties accumulate sand, salt, and leaf debris in the track, and the rollers eat it. We clean the track, replace worn rollers and bearings, and adjust the rack and pinion so the gate doesn’t bind at the ends of travel. This is especially common in the waterfront neighborhoods where wind pushes sand into every mechanical gap.
Trusted Brands We Service in Hollywood
We train our technicians on nine gate operator brands: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. For Hollywood customers, the practical benefit is that we recognize your operator when we pull up. A LiftMaster slide gate on a canal-front home in 33019 needs different attention than a gated-community FAAC in west Hollywood’s 33021. We don’t push brand replacements when a repair is the right call. We know the parts, we know which boards fail, and we keep the common components on the truck.
See how Hollywood fits into our broader service area on our Gate Repair page, or read more about the specific neighborhoods we cover in Hollywood.
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AfterCommon Gate Repair Problems We See in Hollywood Homes
- Salt-corroded operator internals: The onshore breeze off the Atlantic carries salt that settles inside operator housings. Control boards in east Hollywood gates fail years earlier than identical units inland simply because the humid, salty air eats the traces and connectors.
- Seasonal post and footing movement: Hollywood’s high water table and sandy soil make concrete footings shift. A gate that rolls freely in January is often dragging on the driveway by July, and the fix is a realignment, not a new motor.
- Builder-grade hardware failing in HOA gates: West Hollywood communities built from the 1980s through the 2000s often have original hinge sets and loop detectors. Sandy soil settling pushes posts out of square, and the hardware wasn’t overbuilt to handle the added stress.
- Storm-damaged gates and dead backup batteries: Hurricane season brings wind-driven debris and power outages. Automatic gates strand in the open or closed position when batteries have gone flat, and motors that ran dry after the storm start failing within weeks.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Hollywood, FL
Here are the ranges we quote most often in Hollywood. Hinge and latch repair runs $185 to $320. Weld and rust repair on a wrought iron gate typically lands between $250 and $600. Slide gate track and roller service is $220 to $480. Operator control board replacement ranges from $280 to $650 depending on the brand and whether we’re matching an obsolete board or installing a current one with UL 325 entrapment protection. Post resetting and refooting is the wild card: $400 to $900 depending on footing size and access. The price we quote is the price you pay, and we walk the job with you before any work begins. Call (855) 382-0732 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hollywood
Our gate repair service extends to Andover, Carver Ranches, Miramar, and West Park. If you’re on the Hollywood border or managing properties across south Broward, one call at (855) 382-0732 covers it. For the full picture of our service area, see Gate Repair in Hollywood.
Serving Hollywood, FL — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hollywood 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 Hollywood
Yes, in most cases we can retrofit photo eyes, edge sensors, or a current control board onto an older operator and bring the system into compliance without replacing the motor or the gate. The exact approach depends on the operator brand and how much of the original control logic is still functional. Call (855) 382-0732 and we’ll inspect your specific setup and quote the retrofitted safety package.
Your gate’s footing has almost certainly shifted. In east Hollywood’s canal-front neighborhoods, footings are poured into sand and muck, and the water table rises during the rainy months. The post leans, the track goes out of level, and the gate walks off its rollers. We re-set the post or shim the track, and the problem doesn’t come back until the soil moves again. That’s the nature of waterside Hollywood property.
We can often replace the hinge barrels and rebuild the post sleeve without pulling the entire post. The decision comes down to whether the post itself is still sound at the base. We’ve repaired plenty of west Hollywood HOA gates by fitting heavier hinges and re-welding the frame, and we’ll tell you honestly if the post has rotted to the point that replacement is cheaper than another band-aid.
We service LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. For older models, we can source many obsolete boards and motors through our parts network, and we’ll tell you honestly when rebuilding an old operator no longer makes sense. We’ll also quote a modern replacement with UL 325-compliant safety features if that’s the better long-term answer.
We receive a surge of calls after every major storm, and we prioritize gates that are stuck open, because an open gate on a Hollywood property is a security and liability issue. Backup battery replacement, storm-reset diagnostics, and clearing debris from tracks are the most common post-storm repairs we handle. Call (855) 382-0732 and we’ll get you on the schedule.
Hollywood’s canal-front footings shift with the water table. The salt air corrodes control boards. The builder hardware in west Hollywood’s gated communities was never meant to last thirty years. If your gate is failing for any of these reasons, we’ll fix it right or tell you plainly when replacement is the cheaper path. Call Miami Gardens Gate Repair at (855) 382-0732 for a free estimate and a straight answer.
Written by Noel Carballo, Owner at Miami Gardens Gate Repair, serving Hollywood since day one.