Gatewood Fence & Gate in Wisconsin
Gatewood Fence & Gate brings honest gate repair to homeowners across Wisconsin who are tired of hearing “replace the whole thing” when what they need is a weld, a hinge, or an operator reset. Hal Gatewood has been at this since 2001, and his shop carries the Locally name because he publishes his address, puts his license where anyone can look it up, and answers his own phone. When you call about a sagging farm gate in Dane County or an automated driveway gate that’s stopped mid-cycle in Waukesha County, you’re talking to someone who lives here, works here, and will be back if something isn’t right. That’s the Locally promise, and it’s stamped on every Gatewood job in Wisconsin.
Why Wisconsin Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop and on every invoice, which matters when you’ve already been burned once by a truck with plates you didn’t recognize and a quote that somehow tripled when the crew stepped out. He’s been owner-operated since 2001, and he’s not passing through. His technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and certified to service nine major gate brands: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. But the real difference is what happens when they get to your driveway.
Hal fixes gates, he doesn’t just swap them. On-site welding means a bent bracket or cracked receiver post gets repaired where it stands, not hauled off so you can be sold a whole new system you didn’t need. That repair-first philosophy comes with a 90-Day Done Right Promise stamped in writing on every job, not buried in fine print. One call brings him back, no runaround, no voicemail maze. And there is no voicemail: a live person answers the phone 24 hours a day, not a call center three states away, not a chatbot pretending to understand.
The pricing is upfront and it stays put. There’s a standing $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, a free second opinion on any written estimate you’ve already gotten, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. No haggling, no “let me check with the office,” no surprise at the door. The price on the phone is the price on the invoice, because Hal’s the one who said it and Hal’s the one who shows up.
Wisconsin winters are hard on gates. Freeze-thaw cycles shift posts, ice loads strain operators, and that rural driveway gate you depend on can go from sticky to stuck in a single cold snap. Hal knows the difference between a gate that needs a new motor and one that needs its limit switches reset after the temperature dropped twenty degrees overnight. He’s going to tell you which it is, and he’s going to fix what actually needs fixing.
Backed by the Locally Family
Every Gatewood Fence & Gate job in Wisconsin carries the Locally guarantee: the owner’s name, a local address you can drive to, and a license number you can look up before you ever pick up the phone. The person who answers is the person who shows up, and the price he says is the price you pay. Ward Selby started Locally in 1997 because he was tired of neighbors having no way to tell the real shops from the fly-by-nights. The L.O.C.A.L. code still runs everything we do: Local roots, On time, Community first, Accountable, Loyal. Hal Gatewood puts his name on his work because he’s going to run into you again on a Saturday, and that’s the oldest accountability mechanism there is.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Wisconsin since 2001.