Gate Repair in Burlingame - Same-Day Repair, Priced Before We Start

Fast, Reliable Gate Repair Across Burlingame

Gate repair in Burlingame runs $185 – $940 for most jobs we see, with motor replacement sitting higher at $850 – $2,600 depending on the operator and groundwork involved. We dispatch background-checked, uniformed technicians to every Burlingame neighborhood on a real schedule, not “sometime between 8 and whenever.” If your gate sags, stalls, binds, or stops mid-cycle, call (469) 530-2485 and a live person answers, 24/7.

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Burlingame’s lots from Hillsborough to Broadway are older, tighter, and sitting on clay that moves. That matters for gate work. We know which failure patterns repeat on Easton Addition driveways, what the Caltrain corridor vibration does to slide gate track mounting, and why a wood gate on Burlingame Terrace sags even after someone tightened every hinge bolt twice. Lonnie Burke leads our crews, and every job follows The Garrison Standard: written price before work, written guarantee after.

Why Carver Gate Repair Is Burlingame’s Preferred Gate Repair Company

We are not a generalist contractor that occasionally touches gates. Gate repair is all we do, across nine motor brands and every gate style found in Burlingame. Our Gate Repair team carries parts for swing, slide, overhead, and barrier operators, and we keep a local stock of common components for Burlingame customers so we’re not waiting on a warehouse shipment for a simple hinge sleeve or limit switch.

Every technician arrives in uniform with a photo ID visible, has passed a background check, and works from a written estimate you approve before any tool leaves the truck. The price on that paper is the price on the invoice. No “well, once we got into it…” adjustments. Call (469) 530-2485 and a person picks up the phone. Not a voicemail tree. At 2 a.m. or 2 p.m. on a Sunday.

The 365-Day Done Right Promise backs every repair in writing for a full year. If the same problem returns inside that window, we come back and make it right, free. That’s The Garrison Code, and it’s the same standard we’ve operated to since 2008.

Metal Gate Repair in Burlingame

Metal Gate Repair in Burlingame usually means one of three things: a welded steel or aluminum swing gate that’s dragging or binding, a slide gate that’s jumped its track or lost rack alignment, or a pedestrian/security gate with failed hinges, weld cracks, or latch trouble. Burlingame homes near the Caltrain corridor see more of the slide-gate issues. The constant low-frequency vibration from rail traffic works bolts loose and shows weaknesses in post footings that a stable driveway wouldn’t reveal.

A typical hinge replacement or realignment on a metal gate here runs $245 – $560. Weld and rust repair lands between $300 – $800 if the damage is contained. If the post itself has shifted and needs re-setting in a new concrete footing, expect $600 – $1,400 depending on access and how deep the original footing goes. We quote every job in writing before starting, so you’ll know the number before we touch the gate.

Hinge and Post Repair

Steel gates from 400 – 600 pounds on a shifted post will pull hinges, crack welds, and scrape pavement. We re-set the post if the footing is the root cause, then hang the gate plumb and square. On a swing gate, that means the leaf stays where you stop it, without drifting or dropping.

Weld and Rust Repair

Ocean air and bay moisture work on steel gates in Burlingame, especially in coastal-adjacent blocks. We grind out rust, weld patch plates where sections have thinned, and re-coat. A good weld repair extends years of gate life instead of weeks.

Wood Gate Repair in Burlingame

Wood Gate Repair in Burlingame is most often a foundation problem wearing a hinge disguise. The original gates on Burlingame Terrace and the Easton Addition were frequently hung on 4×4 posts set in shallow footings. Bay-side clay expands and contracts with the seasons, the footing shifts, the hinge post leans, and the gate starts dragging on the concrete or separating from the latch post. Tightening hinges doesn’t fix it, because the hinge was never the failure point.

A wood gate that’s only sagging because of hinge wear or loose hardware is usually a $185 – $400 fix. If we have to dig out a shifted post and pour a deeper footing, the job runs $500 – $1,100, more if the gate panel itself is rotted and needs partial rebuilding. We always quote the full scope in writing before starting, and the written guarantee covers the repair for a year.

Post Replacement and Footing Work

We dig out the old footing, set a pressure-treated post deeper than the original, and brace it while the concrete cures. Then we hang the gate and check the swing path across the full driveway arc. The goal is a gate that opens and closes cleanly in a year, not just on the day we leave.

Realignment and Latch Work

When the panels are solid but the gaps are wrong and the latch barely catches, we realign the gate and adjust or replace the latch hardware. It’s straightforward work, but it has to be square or it’ll bind within months.

Trusted Brands We Service in Burlingame

We work on operators from LiftMaster, FAAC, Viking, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing, among others. If your Burlingame home has a Motor Gate operator or a Ghost Controls arm on a heavy wood gate, we stock those parts locally and know the wiring and programming before we arrive. That shortens the repair from “diagnose, order, wait, return” into one visit, most of the time. You don’t pay for return visits that exist because a technician didn’t know the system.

Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Burlingame Homes

• Sagging wood gates on Burlingame Terrace and the Easton Addition. The hinge post footing has usually shifted in Bay-side clay. The panel hasn’t warped; the foundation under the hinge has moved. Proper repair means digging the post and re-setting it deeper, not shaving an inch off the gate bottom.
• Automatic gates failing UL 325 entrapment testing. Safety photocells get blocked, edge sensors get bypassed, or the loop detector goes dead and the gate doesn’t recognize a vehicle. We test reversal pressure and photocell function on every automatic gate we touch in Burlingame.
• Slide gates losing rack and pinion alignment near the Caltrain corridor. Ground vibration and minor footing shift move the rack off true, and the gate stalls or reverses mid-travel. Shimming the rack is temporary; fixing the operator mount and re-aligning the drive is the repair.
• Rust-thinned steel gates on older Burlingame properties. Moisture cycles attack welds and panel seams. We cut out rotted sections, plate them, and re-coat so the gate doesn’t need full replacement.

Pricing for Gate Repair in Burlingame, CA

We Also Serve Cities Near Burlingame

Our crews cover the whole mid-Peninsula from Burlingame north and south. Same dispatch, same written pricing, same guarantee across San Mateo, Millbrae, San Bruno, and Belmont. Call (469) 530-2485 from any of those areas and you’ll get the exact same process, no matter which side of the county line your gate sits on.

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