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McKinney Gate Repair, Replacement & Gate Company
McKinney’s gates are as varied as the city itself: ornamental iron near the historic square, community entrances across Stonebridge Ranch and Craig Ranch cycling from dawn to midnight, and ranch gates on the acreage where Collin County still looks like Collin County. Garage Tec is a gate company built for all three: gate repair, gate replacement, new installation, automation, and maintenance across McKinney, with fast dispatch and pricing you approve before the work starts.
Driveway Gate Repair in McKinney
A gate that won’t move fails everyone behind it: a family locked out of their own driveway, a community backed up at its entrance, a property standing open all night. We diagnose the whole system (gate, operator, power, safety devices, and access control) and fix the actual cause, with proper alignment helping the gate operate smoothly, usually in one visit.
Gate repairs we handle across McKinney:
Gate opener repair
All major brands: LiftMaster, DoorKing, Viking, Eagle, All-O-Matic, Nice/Apollo, HySecurity, Mighty Mule, Ghost Controls, US Automatic, and more, from continuous-duty community operators to the DIY ranch brands on acreage entrances that most companies won’t touch.
Gate won’t open or close
Power failures, blown fuses, failed sensors, and operator lockouts diagnosed and corrected; photoelectric safety eyes can also be dirty or misaligned, which keeps a gate from sensing correctly and can stop it from being able to close properly.
Gate opens but won’t close
Almost always a safety device: a blocked photo-eye, a faulty edge, or a vehicle loop stuck in detect. Quick once found.
Community and HOA entrance repair
McKinney’s master-planned neighborhoods run on gated entrances, and they run hard: high-cycle operators, telephone entry systems, resident remotes and apps, free-exit loops, and the bumper strikes that come with constant traffic, kept cycling, with documented service for boards and managers.
Swing gate repair
Sagging panels, seized hinges, bent operator arms, and posts nudged out of plumb by Collin County clay; a sagging gate usually points to alignment trouble, and North Texas clay soil shifts can push posts out over time.
Sliding and cantilever gate repair
Worn rollers and trucks, fouled track, broken chains, and gates that grind or derail; cantilever systems on gravel and acreage entrances serviced by technicians who know them, with alignment work that supports the gate’s overall function and helps prevent future operating problems.
Ornamental and iron gate repair
Welding, rust repair, and restoration on the decorative ironwork McKinney’s older neighborhoods and custom homes are known for: bent pickets straightened, cracked welds repaired, and rusted sections cut out and replaced with new steel, with humidity and rainfall accelerating rust and wear on metal parts.
Solar system repair
Panels, charge controllers, and batteries serviced on the solar operators running entrances east and north of town where power doesn’t reach.
Access control, loop, and sensor repair
Keypads, telephone entry, video intercoms, card readers, vehicle loops, and photo-eyes serviced and reprogrammed.
Storm and surge damage
Collin County lightning is hard on gate control boards. Surge-fried electronics replaced, with protection available against the next strike.
Gate Replacement in McKinney
Every gate eventually reaches the line where the next repair is really a down payment on the one after. Replacement is usually the smarter money when:
Rust has gone structural
Through the frame, welds, or post bases rather than just the surface. On older ornamental gates near downtown, we check carefully first, because plenty of that ironwork is worth restoring instead.
The posts have failed
Leaning, cracked, or heaved out of plumb by clay; often cheaper to set right from scratch than to rescue.
The traffic outran the equipment
A light-duty operator on a community entrance doing continuous-duty work, failing on schedule no matter how often it’s patched.
The operator has no future
Discontinued parts, no modern UL 325 safety compliance, and a growing repair log.
The gate outlived its job
A farm gate on land that’s now a neighborhood, or an entrance that no longer matches the home behind it.
We keep what’s genuinely sound (good posts, healthy operators, working loops, iron worth restoring) and replace only what’s finished. If a fence or gate post is too far gone, replacing it can require a new posthole. Both numbers, in writing, with our honest recommendation attached.
New Gates We Install
Driveway and estate gates
Single and double swing gates and sliding designs for a driveway gate in ornamental iron, aluminum, and wood-and-steel combinations, including custom driveway gates designed and fabricated to fit the home. We also build options with wood accents and wooden gate elements, from traditional ironwork that suits the historic district to clean modern designs for McKinney’s newer custom homes.
Community and HOA entrances
High-cycle slide and swing systems with telephone entry, resident apps, guest codes, and free-exit loops, engineered for the traffic a McKinney community actually generates.
Ranch and acreage gates
Wide-span entrances with name bars, silhouettes, and overhead arches, powered by complete solar packages where the entrance sits far from electrical service.
Custom and ornamental gates
Laser-cut names, addresses, and designs matched to your fencing and architecture, with craftsmanship focused on building custom driveway gates that look intentional from the street.
Sliding and cantilever gates
The right engineering for short setbacks, sloped drives, wide openings, and unpaved entrances where a ground track would just collect gravel. We also install and service slide gates where that layout makes the most sense.
Commercial gates
Slide, cantilever, and barrier arm systems for McKinney business properties, storage facilities, and office parks.
Security and pedestrian gates
Anti-climb designs and access-controlled walk gates matched to the main entrance.
Automation and Access Control
Operators sized honestly
Residential through continuous-duty commercial, matched to the gate’s true weight, span, and daily cycle count (whether it’s an electric driveway gate at home or a higher-cycle commercial setup) because equipment rated below the job is just a scheduled failure.
Solar power and battery backup
Off-grid packages for acreage entrances, and gates that keep working through outages everywhere else.
Access control
Keypads, video intercoms, intercom systems, telephone entry, card readers, and smartphone apps with entry logs and temporary guest codes, all built into a complete access control system with the access controls that fit the property and traffic flow.
UL 325 safety on every job
Photo-eyes and safety edges installed, configured, and tested before we leave, and we install high-quality equipment sized for the application.
Have a sound manual gate? We can automate what you already have for added convenience, solar included where power is far away, and same-day installation may be available for some automation and gate equipment setups.
Most gate remotes send commands to the opener by radio signals.
A McKinney Gate Company for All Three McKinneys
Historic district, master-planned community, and working acreage each need something different from a gate company, and get it:
Restoration-minded work near downtown
Ornamental iron repaired and refinished rather than reflexively replaced, because much of that older ironwork was built better than what would replace it.
HOA partnership across the communities
Preventive maintenance programs matched to each entrance’s cycle count, including regular checks for gate alignment so systems keep cycling reliably, documented service records for boards, access control upgrades from callbox-era systems to video and app entry, UL 325 compliance updates, and priority breakdown response for program properties.
Rural reliability east and north
Solar systems maintained, DIY operator brands serviced instead of turned away, and wide-span gates kept swinging on entrances a long drive from anywhere.
One number for all of it
Steel, operator, safety devices, and access control from the same company, with no vendor finger-pointing and professional service throughout.
Serving McKinney and Surrounding Communities
We serve all of McKinney, TX (the historic district, Stonebridge Ranch, Craig Ranch, and the acreage east and north) plus Allen, Frisco, Prosper, Fairview, Melissa, Princeton, Anna, Celina, and Plano, and we also cover nearby Dallas and Fort Worth across the wider TX metro area.
Our McKinney office
Garage Tec Automatic Gates & Garage Door Repair
321 N Central Expy N, STE 307, McKinney, TX 75070
(972) 632-3010 · Open 24 hours, 7 days a week
Why McKinney Chooses Garage Tec
- Range – Ornamental restoration, high-cycle community entrances, and solar ranch gates handled by the same trained, professional technicians.
- Honest duty ratings – Operators specified for real traffic, ending the replace-it-every-two-years cycle.
- All major operator brands – Including the ranch and DIY units other companies turn away.
- The whole system, one company – Gate, operator, safety devices, and access control with one integrated solution and exceptional service, with no finger-pointing.
- Priority response – Fast dispatch when a gate is stuck open or closed.
- Upfront pricing – A written quote you approve before work begins.
McKinney Gate FAQs
How much does gate repair cost in McKinney?
It depends on the cause. Sensor, remote, and hinge repairs sit at the affordable end; operator replacement and structural welding cost more. Most repairs land around $200–$300, but depending on the problem they can range from $50 to $1,443. On-site diagnosis, written quote, then work; contact us for exact pricing.
How much does gate replacement cost in McKinney?
Pricing depends on gate size, material, design, operator, and access control, and how much of the existing system is worth keeping. If you’re deciding between repair and replacing the system, a failed fence or gate post may require a new posthole, which affects cost. An on-site assessment gives exact numbers, with a repair option priced alongside whenever it’s viable.
Is my old iron gate worth restoring?
Often, yes: older ornamental iron gates were frequently built heavier than what replaces them, and rust repair, new hinges, and a modern operator routinely put decades-old gates back in real service. When corrosion has truly reached the structure, we’ll show you and price both paths.
Do you work with McKinney HOAs?
Yes: community entrances are core work: high-cycle operators, telephone entry and app access, loop repair, impact damage, and maintenance programs with documented records and priority response for boards and managers.
Do solar gate openers work on acreage east of town?
Very well: sized correctly for your gate and sun exposure, solar operators are the standard answer for entrances far from electrical service, and we install and maintain the complete systems.
Why does our gate open but refuse to close?
Nine times out of ten, a safety device: a blocked photo-eye, a faulty edge, or a vehicle loop stuck in detect. Usually a fast fix.
Our gate died after a thunderstorm. Fixable?
Very likely. Surges most often take out the control board, which is replaceable, and we can add surge protection against the repeat.
Can you automate my existing manual gate?
Usually, yes, if the gate and posts are structurally sound: installing an operator, safety devices, and access control onto what you have, solar included where needed.
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A repair that keeps good iron working, an honest replacement when it’s earned, or a new entrance built for how your property actually lives: Garage Tec is the McKinney gate company that covers all of it. Homeowners and property owners in McKinney can contact Garage Tec by phone at (972) 632-3010 for gate service and a free estimate.