Automatic Gate Diagnostic / Inspection
A technician tests the gate, operator, safety devices and access control to identify the actual fault.
Pricing varies — call (510) 543-2227
Every automatic gate system is different. Pricing varies depending on the gate itself, the operator driving it, the parts required, the access control equipment involved and the repair or installation work needed. Rather than publish figures that would not apply to your gate, we would rather look at what you have and give you an accurate picture.
Repairs
Repair pricing depends on which part of the system has failed and what it takes to put right. The categories below cover the work we are called out for most often. Pricing varies depending on the issue, parts required and type of gate system.
A technician tests the gate, operator, safety devices and access control to identify the actual fault.
Pricing varies — call (510) 543-2227
Capacitors, windings, gearboxes and mechanical drive components.
Pricing varies — call (510) 543-2227
Control boards, limit switches, receivers, chains, racks and mounting hardware.
Pricing varies — call (510) 543-2227
Tracks, rollers, guide posts, chains and alignment.
Pricing varies — call (510) 543-2227
Hinges, posts, rams, arms and leaf alignment.
Pricing varies — call (510) 543-2227
Photo-eyes, edge sensors and reversing devices.
Pricing varies — call (510) 543-2227
Worn rollers, bent or blocked track and re-seating a gate.
Pricing varies — call (510) 543-2227
Stretched, jumped or broken drive chains and tensioning.
Pricing varies — call (510) 543-2227
Remotes, receivers, antennas and programming.
Pricing varies — call (510) 543-2227
Entry keypads, codes, wiring and operator inputs.
Pricing varies — call (510) 543-2227
Intercoms, telephone entry, readers and loop detectors.
Pricing varies — call (510) 543-2227
Power supply, wiring runs, transformers and surge damage.
Pricing varies — call (510) 543-2227
After-hours attendance for gates stuck open, stuck closed or unsafe.
Pricing varies — call (510) 543-2227
Installations
Installation pricing is driven by the site as much as the equipment. Post and foundation work, driveway slope, how far power has to be run, the gate's size and material, the operator class required and the access control specified all change the scope of the job.
Tell us about your entrance — gate type, approximate width, whether power already reaches the gate and how you want people to get through — and we can discuss what the installation would involve.
Cost Drivers
Sliding, swing, cantilever, single or double leaf — each needs different hardware and labor.
Heavier and longer gates require stronger operators and more substantial supporting hardware.
Operator class is driven by gate load and daily cycle count, and it is the biggest single variable.
Whether a component can be repaired, a part is readily available, or an assembly must be replaced.
Keypads, intercoms, readers, loop detectors and smart entry each add their own scope.
Site access, post and foundation work, welding and how much of the system must be dismantled.
Running power to the entrance, new cable runs and correcting existing electrical faults.
After-hours attendance is priced differently from scheduled daytime service.
Decisions
Plenty of gate problems are single-component failures on an otherwise healthy system — a capacitor, a roller set, a photo-eye, a control board. In those cases a targeted repair restores normal operation and there is no reason to replace working equipment.
Replacement becomes the more sensible option in specific circumstances: an operator that is obsolete with no parts available, equipment that was undersized for the gate from the start and keeps failing, or a gate structure with serious corrosion or impact damage. We tell you which situation you are in and let you decide — replacement is not always necessary.
Property Type
Residential work ranges from adding an operator to an existing driveway gate, through repairs to motors, sensors and entry devices, up to a complete new gate with posts, automation and access control. The scope, not the label, determines the cost.
Commercial systems typically need heavier-duty operators rated for high cycle counts, additional safety equipment where vehicles and pedestrians share the entrance, and more complex multi-user access control — all of which add scope compared with a comparable residential gate.
Answers
Answers stay general because gate systems differ so much. For figures that apply to your gate, call and describe what you have.
Every gate system is different. Contact Precise Automatic Gate Masters to discuss your gate service needs.
Regular Service7:00 AM – 10:00 PM Daily
Emergency Gate Service24/7
Talk to a technician about your gate, the fault you are seeing and what the work would involve.