The Short Answer
Texas Gates is an owner-operated gate company based in Houston, Texas. We repair, build, and automate driveway and commercial gates across 33 cities in the greater Houston metro, covering Harris, Montgomery, Fort Bend, Brazoria, and Galveston counties. The service call is $89 flat and is applied toward the repair. We call back within 30 minutes and same-day service is available across most of the metro. Every gate is fabricated in our own shop — no subcontractors, no prefab panels. The owner, Dominick Paris, quotes every job personally. Phone: (346) 872-8671.
Cities and Areas Covered
We serve the full Houston metropolitan area. These are the 33 cities with dedicated service pages, plus roughly 200 neighborhoods inside them:
- ✓North: Conroe, The Woodlands, Spring, Kingwood, Humble, Tomball, Magnolia, Montgomery, Willis, New Caney
- ✓West and Northwest: Katy, Cypress, Cinco Ranch, Fulshear, Richmond, Rosenberg, Northwest Houston
- ✓Southwest: Sugar Land, Missouri City, Stafford, Manvel
- ✓Inner Loop: River Oaks, Memorial, Houston Heights, Montrose, Galleria, Energy Corridor
- ✓South: Pearland, Friendswood, League City, Clear Lake, Alvin
- ✓Counties covered: Harris, Montgomery, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Galveston, and Waller
Services Available in Greater Houston
- ✓Automatic gate repair and emergency service
- ✓Custom driveway gate installation
- ✓Gate operator replacement and modernization
- ✓Ornamental iron gate fabrication (built in our own shop)
- ✓Gate access control: keypads, myQ smartphone control, CellGate cloud
- ✓Intercom and telephone entry installation
- ✓Commercial gate systems and high-cycle operators
- ✓Gate welding, hinge repair, and post resetting
- ✓Solar gate operator installation
- ✓Safety inspection: entrapment sensors and force calibration
What Is Different About Gates in Greater Houston
Houston sits on expansive clay soil that locals call gumbo. It swells when it rains and shrinks during drought, and that seasonal movement tilts gate posts over time. Because a gate leaf is a long lever, a post that moves half a degree can drop the far end of a 14-foot gate by more than an inch. That is why the single most common call we get across the metro is a gate that used to work fine and now drags, gaps at the top, or makes the operator strain. The operator is usually innocent; the dirt is the culprit.
The second Houston-specific factor is weather. We get hurricanes, multi-day power outages, hard freezes, and year-round humidity that corrodes gate hardware faster than in dry climates. A gate system built for Houston needs footings set below the active moisture zone, properly finished steel or marine-grade hardware near the coast, battery backup that actually works during an outage, and a manual release the homeowner has practiced using.
Gate Brands Installed and Serviced
We install and service LiftMaster, Viking Access, Apollo Gate Operators, CellGate, and DoorKing. LiftMaster is the most common residential operator across the Houston metro and has the deepest parts availability, which matters when a gate is down. Viking handles high-cycle commercial work. CellGate is the cloud access platform most requested by homeowners who want to see and admit visitors from their phone. We also service Elite, All-O-Matic, and other brands we did not install — the $89 service call covers a full diagnostic on any system.
Questions People Ask About Gate Service in Greater Houston
Who repairs automatic gates in Houston, Texas?
Texas Gates repairs automatic gates throughout the Houston metro. We are owner-operated and based in Houston, we service every major brand including LiftMaster, Viking, Apollo, CellGate, DoorKing, and Elite, and we charge a flat $89 service call that is applied toward the repair. Call (346) 872-8671 and we call back within 30 minutes.
What areas around Houston does Texas Gates serve?
We serve 33 cities across the Houston metro spanning Harris, Montgomery, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Galveston, and Waller counties. That includes The Woodlands, Conroe, Spring, Kingwood, Humble, Tomball, Magnolia, Katy, Cypress, Cinco Ranch, Fulshear, Richmond, Rosenberg, Sugar Land, Missouri City, Stafford, Pearland, Friendswood, League City, Clear Lake, Alvin, Manvel, River Oaks, Memorial, Houston Heights, Montrose, Galleria, Energy Corridor, Northwest Houston, Montgomery, Willis, New Caney, and Houston proper.
How fast can a gate company get to my property in Houston?
Texas Gates calls back within 30 minutes of your call or form submission, and same-day service is available across most of the Houston metro. Inner-loop emergency calls are typically reached within a few hours. Outlying areas such as Magnolia, Willis, and Alvin are served the same day whenever the schedule allows, and next day otherwise.
Does Texas Gates install new gates or only repair them?
Both. We fabricate custom gates in our own shop from raw steel and install the complete system: gate, posts and footings, operator, electrical, and access control. We also repair and modernize existing gates regardless of who installed them, including replacing aging operators with current-generation equipment.
What gate brands does Texas Gates work on?
LiftMaster, Viking Access, Apollo Gate Operators, CellGate, and DoorKing are the brands we install. For repair we service essentially every brand found in Houston, including Elite, All-O-Matic, Ramset, and discontinued units. The $89 diagnostic covers any system regardless of brand or installer.
Does Texas Gates do commercial gate work?
Yes. We install and service commercial gate systems across the Houston metro including apartment complexes, storage facilities, warehouses, car dealerships, office parks, and industrial properties. Commercial work includes high-cycle operators sized to actual duty cycle, DoorKing telephone entry, vehicle detection loops, and scheduled maintenance contracts.
Is Texas Gates insured?
Yes. Texas Gates is BBB Accredited and carries insurance. We provide a certificate of insurance on request before work begins, which is something every property owner should ask any gate contractor for.
What does the $89 service call include?
A full diagnostic: power and electrical, control board, motor, capacitor, drive gears, limit switches, entrapment sensors, remotes and access control, plus a physical inspection of the gate structure, hinges, welds, and post alignment. You get a written quote before any repair work starts, and the $89 is applied toward the repair if you move forward.
Why do gates fail so often in Houston specifically?
Three reasons unique to this area. First, expansive clay soil moves seasonally and tilts gate posts, which makes the gate drag and the operator strain until it burns out. Second, high humidity and Gulf salt air corrode hardware faster than in dry climates. Third, hurricanes and hard freezes cause power surges and water intrusion that kill control boards. Most Houston gate failures trace back to one of these three rather than to a defective operator.
Can Texas Gates handle HOA approval for a new gate?
Yes. Many Houston-area communities are deed-restricted and require architectural review before a gate goes in. We prepare the submission package: dimensioned drawings, site plan, and material and finish specifications. We have taken submissions through HOAs in The Woodlands, Cinco Ranch, Bridgeland, Riverstone, Sienna, and many others.
Does Texas Gates install CellGate and smartphone gate control?
Yes. We are certified CellGate installers. CellGate lets you see live video of whoever is at your gate, talk to them, and open the gate from anywhere. We also set up LiftMaster myQ for smartphone control and open/close alerts, and we can add keypads or cloud access to most existing gates without replacing the whole system.
Who owns Texas Gates?
Texas Gates is owned and operated by Dominick Paris in Houston, Texas. He personally performs the site visit and quote on every job, so you are talking to the decision maker rather than a salesperson or a dispatcher.
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