Based in Mesa, Serving the Entire Phoenix Metro Area.
Updated August 2026 with current pricing.
A gate that worked fine all spring can start acting up the first week of real heat. Most of the gate calls we run in Mesa trace back to a short list of causes, and almost none of them are the problems national websites warn you about. Ice on the tracks is not a thing here. Dust, sun, and worn hinges are.
Triple B repairs gates throughout the Phoenix Metro area, including Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, Tempe, Scottsdale, Queen Creek, Phoenix, and Maricopa. A service call is $125 for a residential automatic gate, $95 for a manual gate, and $195 for a commercial automatic gate. Every repair is flat-rate and confirmed before we start. The number you agree to is the final number on the invoice.
Call or text (480) 489-5799 for same-day gate repair.
Why Is My Gate Sagging or Dragging?
Hinges, in most cases. A steel gate puts hundreds of pounds on a couple of hinge points, and when the hinges wear or the lubrication bakes off, the gate drops at the latch side and starts dragging the ground or missing the latch. On dual swing gates, the two leaves start to hit in the middle.
Start with the low cost fix. Sagging often comes down to the hinges themselves, and sometimes a hinge adjustment is all it takes. We start there if that’s all it’s going to take.
When the gate needs to come off completely and be remounted and rehung, that goes up to $395 total for a dual gate or $295 for a single. Those totals include the $95 service call, parts, labor, and tax.
Some sag is not the gate at all. Gates here in AZ hang off block pilasters, and when a pilaster shifts in the Arizona soil, adjusting a hinge is only a temporary fix until the weather changes and the ground shifts again. We don’t do masonry in house, but we will point you in the right direction!
Why Does My Automatic Gate Open but Refuse to Close?
Check the photo eyes first. The sensors that watch the gate opening are a safety device, and when they are blocked, dirty, or knocked out of alignment, the operator refuses to close the gate on purpose. In Mesa, the usual culprits are dust film on the lens, a spiderweb across the beam, or afternoon sun hitting the lens at just the wrong angle.
If the eyes are clean and aligned and the gate still will not close, the problem moves to the operator’s limit and force settings, the control board, or the safety edge. That is diagnostic work we handle inside the $125 service call.
What Does Arizona Heat Actually Do to a Gate?
On a 110 degree day, steel in full sun gets hot enough to burn skin, and the whole gate expands. That daily expand-and-contract cycle loosens fasteners, works hinges, and can make a tight-tolerance latch bind in the afternoon and swing free at night. Grease that should last years dries out in a couple of summers, and dry metal wears fast.
Heat is also hard on the electronics. An operator control box that sits in the sun runs hot all day, and heat is the number one enemy of circuit boards and batteries. It is not a question of if a neglected gate develops problems here, but when.
What Do Monsoons Actually Break?
Three things. First, dust. A monsoon wall of dust packs grit into slide gate tracks and rollers and coats every photo eye in the neighborhood, which is why gate calls spike the week after a storm. Second, wind. A gate with solid or partially solid infill acts like a sail, and a strong gust loads the hinges, the operator arm, and the posts all at once. Third, power. Surges during storms take out control boards, and an operator that dies the night of a storm isn’t usually a coincidence.
One more Arizona special: we open control boxes and find the real problem is critters nesting on the circuit board more often than you would think.
Why Is My Slide Gate Grinding or Stuck?
Slide gates live or die by their track and rollers. Grit in the track grinds the rollers every time the gate moves, worn rollers make the gate heavier for the operator to pull, and an overloaded operator wears out early. If your slide gate has started growling, moving slower, or stopping partway, the track and rollers are the place to look. Catching it at the roller stage is a repair. Catching it at the operator stage is a bigger one.
Do Gates Rust in Mesa?
Yes, but not from rain. The rust we see is at the bottom of the gate, and it comes from irrigation overspray and hard water hitting the same spot every morning. Sprinkler mist is far harder on a gate than the few inches of rain Mesa gets in a year.
Every gate we fabricate is steel (wrought iron) or aluminum and comes powder coated, which resists this far better than paint. If your gate is rusting at the bottom rail, adjusting the sprinklers could buy years. If the rust is structural, we will tell you honestly whether repair or replacement is the better money.
When Is It the Operator, and What Does That Cost?
If the gate is mechanically sound but dead, unresponsive, or behaving erratically, the operator is the suspect: power supply, battery, control board, remotes, or settings. Repair labor is $190 per hour plus parts, and we service LiftMaster, DoorKing, All-O-Matic, Viking, and all other major brands of operators no matter who installed them.
When an operator has reached the end of its life, replacement starts at $4,860 installed for a dual swing gate or $3,025 for a single leaf. Full operator pricing is published on our gate automation page.
What Gate Repair Costs in Mesa
- Service call, residential automatic gate: $125
- Service call, manual gate: $95
- Service call, commercial automatic gate: $195
- Repair labor: $190 per hour plus parts
- Full rehang: $395 dual gate / $295 single, totals including the service call
- Gate cut-down: $295
All prices include parts, labor, and tax where parts are listed, and every job is quoted flat before work begins. For the full breakdown with examples, see how much it costs to fix a broken gate.
What You Can Safely Do Yourself
Wipe the photo eye lenses, clear debris and gravel out of a slide track, check the breaker, and make sure your sprinklers aim away from the gate. Those four habits prevent a real share of the calls we run.
Leave the rest to us. Hinge and welding work happens under real load, and the force and limit settings that decide how hard a gate pushes against an obstruction are safety settings, not convenience settings. A gate weighs as much as a piano and moves on its own. It deserves the same respect.
Why Mesa Calls Triple B for Gates
We are not a garage door company that just dabbles in gates. We fabricate gates in-house in steel (wrought iron) and aluminum, we install and service the operators that run them, and we have been doing it across the East Valley since September 2012. Licensed, bonded, and insured, Arizona ROC #284792. We publish our prices, we confirm a flat rate before we start, and we recommend what you actually need. If you are thinking about a new gate instead of a repair, our custom gate fabrication pricing is published too.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to fix a gate in Mesa?
The service call is $125 for a residential automatic gate, $95 for a manual gate, and $195 for a commercial gate. Most repairs add $190 per hour in labor plus parts, quoted flat before we start. A full rehang runs $395 total for a dual gate or $295 for a single, including the service call.
Why does my automatic gate open but not close?
Nine times out of ten it is the photo eyes. Dust, a spiderweb, or sun glare on the lens makes the operator think something is in the way, and it refuses to close as a safety measure. Clean the lenses first. If that does not fix it, checking the limit settings or control board calls for a diagnostic visit.
Why is my gate sagging?
Worn or out-of-adjustment hinges or a shifted pilaster. A hinge adjustment often solves it, and that is where we start. If the gate needs a full rehang, that could go up to $395 total for a dual gate or $295 for a single, including the $95 service call, parts, labor, and tax. If the block pilaster itself has cracked, shifted or sunk, that is work for a mason, and we will make a recommendation instead.
Can I repair my automatic gate myself?
You can safely clean photo eyes, clear the track, and check power. Hinge work, operator adjustments, and safety settings should all be done by a professional. Those settings control how hard a several-hundred-pound gate pushes against whatever is in its path.
Do you work on gates you did not build?
Yes. We repair gates from any fabricator and service LiftMaster, DoorKing, All-O-Matic, Viking, and all other major brands of gate operators. If we don’t work on the unit, then we will inform you before any work begins.
How fast can you get here?
Same-day in most cases, including after-hours and emergency calls, throughout the Phoenix Metro area, including Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, Tempe, Scottsdale, Queen Creek, Phoenix, and Maricopa.
Get Your Gate Fixed Right
If your gate is dragging, grinding, or refusing to close, you don’t need a mystery quote. You need the real number and a technician who works on gates every day. Serving the Phoenix Metro area, including Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, Tempe, Scottsdale, Queen Creek, Phoenix, and Maricopa.
Call or text (480) 489-5799 or request service online. No pressure, just honest numbers.
