Gatewood Fence & Gate in Missouri
Gatewood Fence & Gate brings honest gate repair to Missouri homeowners 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 fixing gates across Missouri since 2001, and his shop is still owner-operated with his name on the door and his address published for anyone to look up. When you call, a live person answers, 24 hours a day. No voicemail, no queue, no call center in another time zone. As part of the Locally family, every Gatewood job in Missouri carries the same promise: the price on the phone matches the price on the invoice, and the owner stands behind his work with a 90-Day Done Right Promise stamped in writing.
Why Missouri Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
Missouri weather is hard on gates. Freeze-thaw cycles in winter warp metal frames. Summer humidity swells wooden posts and strains hinges. Spring storms throw limbs against automation arms. We’ve seen it all, and we’ve fixed it all, because Hal Gatewood would rather weld a cracked frame in your driveway than sell you a gate you don’t need.
That repair-first philosophy comes from twenty-nine years of owner-operated work. Hal started this shop in 2001, and he’s still the one answering calls, writing estimates, and showing up with his own truck. His technicians are background-checked and uniformed, but they’re his crew, not contractors pulled off a national app. He’s certified to service nine major gate brands, LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule, which means he can diagnose what broke and fix it with the right part instead of swapping in whatever his supplier had in stock.
The 90-Day Done Right Promise is not a warranty buried in fine print. It’s stamped on every invoice: if something isn’t right, one call brings Hal back. No runaround, no “we’ll send someone next week,” no charge for the callback. That matters in Missouri’s rural counties and small towns, where the nearest alternative might be an hour away and the last guy who quoted you over the phone never showed up at all.
Hal’s pricing is upfront and stays put. He offers $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 “today only” pressure, no surprise fees once he’s standing in your driveway. The price he says is the price you pay.
And when you call, you get a live person. Every time. Around the clock. Not a chatbot, not a recording, not someone reading a script in a cubicle three states away. Ask Hal about your sagging farm gate at midnight after the cattle get out. He’ll pick up.
Backed by the Locally Family
Locally started in 1997 when a retired county extension agent named Ward Selby got fed up hearing the same story: out-of-state truck, phone quote tripled at the door, number disconnected by Monday. He wrote down what a homeowner could actually verify in five minutes, a local phone number a person answers, an address you can drive to, the owner’s name and face, and a license number you can look up. Any company willing to publish all four could carry his name.
That list is still the entire standard. Gatewood Fence & Gate meets it. Hal’s name is on the shop, his address is published, and his license number is there for anyone to check. The person who answers the phone is the person who shows up, and the price he says on the phone is the price on the invoice. That’s the Locally promise, and it’s how we make “are you actually local?” a question you can answer before you call, not after you’ve been burned.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Missouri since 2001.