Free on-site gate assessment - hinges, posts, and your LiftMaster or Nice gate operator checked before anything is quoted
The assessment is free and the quote is the invoice.
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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Repair Across Burlingame
Most gate repairs in Burlingame run between $180 and $480 before parts, and we can usually have a technician at your door the same day you call. If your swing gate drags on the concrete or your opener stopped responding after a wet winter week, you want someone who knows Burlingame lots, Burlingame clay soil, and Burlingame’s sidewalk setback rules, not a generic handyman guessing from a van in another city. Calder Gate Repair is the dedicated gate repair team inside the Relay Home Co. family, founded in 2009, with technicians factory-familiar with nine major opener brands. Call (903) 417-0793 and a live person answers, 24/7.
Why Calder Gate Repair Is Burlingame’s Preferred Gate Repair Company
Burlingame homeowners tend to ask the same three questions before anyone touches their gate: who is coming, when exactly will they arrive, and what will it cost. We answer all three before dispatch. Our technicians are background-checked and show up in uniform with a live, trackable arrival time through The Relay Standard, the same booking-to-invoice system we use across Relay Home Co. You’ll get before-and-after photos and a digital invoice you can pay from a link. No phone tag, no four-hour windows.
Every repair carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If the repair fails within 365 days, Calder returns at no charge. That’s not a goodwill gesture. It’s stated on the job sheet, every job, in Burlingame and everywhere else we work.
Our Gate Repair team works on LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule openers. We stock common parts for Burlingame jobs in our Bay Area service vehicles, which shortens turnaround on everything from limit switches to photo eyes. Being local to the Peninsula means we know the difference between a Millbrae hillside lot and a flat Burlingame avenue lot, and we set hinge-post depth accordingly.
Metal Gate Repair in Burlingame
Metal Gate Repair in Burlingame is our most common call, usually for steel or wrought-iron swing gates that have started to drag, bind, or lean after years of Peninsula moisture working into the post footing. A typical metal gate repair in Burlingame runs $200 to $450 before parts, depending on whether we’re cutting out a rotted post base and pouring a new footing, re-welding a cracked hinge plate, or replacing bent steel sections. The soil here is the silent killer: Burlingame clay holds water against the base of the post, and a footing that was poured shallow ten years ago will eventually rot or shift. We dig to the right depth, not someone’s convenient depth.
Hinge & Post Repair
When a metal gate sags, the hinge post is usually the culprit, not the hinges themselves. We cut out the old footing, remove the rotted steel or wood post base, set a new post in concrete, and re-hang the gate so it opens square. In Burlingame this often means reworking the post so the gate swings inward, per the city’s sidewalk setback rule.
Weld & Rust Repair
Steel gates near the bay get surface rust faster than most homeowners expect. We grind back the rust, weld cracks or split seams, and re-coat the repair area so it doesn’t fail again in two seasons. If the gate is past the point of sensible patching, we’ll tell you straight and price a replacement honestly.
Wood Gate Repair in Burlingame
Wood Gate Repair in Burlingame usually shows up as a gate that drags, sticks, or pulls away from the post along its top hinge. A typical wood gate repair here runs $180 to $380 before parts. The wood absorbs winter rain, expands, then dries and shrinks across the summer. That cycle pulls hinge screws out, warps the frame, and splits the bottom rail. We rebuild or reinforce the frame, replace rotted rails and pickets, and re-hang the gate with heavy-duty hardware that won’t pull out the first wet winter.
Gate Realignment
Sometimes the post is fine and the gate itself has twisted or sagged. We add cross-bracing, shim hinges, or rebuild the frame so the gate closes flush against the latch post without dragging. A realigned gate lasts far longer than one that’s just had its hinges tightened again.
Lock Repair
Wood gates often carry older rim locks, cylinder deadbolts, or drop-rod latches that seize after rain. We replace or rebuild them and make sure the strike plate lines up with the new gate position. A gate that locks properly is a security issue, not just convenience.
Trusted Brands We Service in Burlingame
We’re factory-familiar with nine major opener brands, but in Burlingame we work on a lot of Linear, Viking, and Ghost Controls units, along with the occasional DoorKing on older properties. Because we stock common Linear and Viking parts in our service vehicles, many Burlingame repairs finish in a single visit. If your opener is showing a control board fault or the limit switch has drifted, you won’t wait a week on a backordered part. We’ll decode the issue in plain language, give you the written price, and then start the work.
Common Gate Repair Problems We See in Burlingame Homes
- Sagging swing gates from rotted hinge posts: Burlingame’s clay soil holds moisture against the base of wood and steel posts. Shallow footings rot or shift, and the gate starts dragging within a few seasons.
- Slide gate operator failures from leaf debris: Burlingame’s street trees shed into the rack and pinion track, jamming the gear and tripping the safety photocells. Cleared and cleaned, then tested.
- Keypad and loop detector moisture faults: Winter rain gets into older DoorKing and FAAC keypads and safety loops, causing false errors. We seal, replace, or relocate the vulnerable component.
- Gates that won’t close fully because of changed swing direction: Burlingame’s shallow lots and sidewalk setback rules mean many gates must swing inward. If a previous contractor hung it to swing outward, the whole hinge-post geometry is wrong.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Burlingame, CA
Most gate repairs in Burlingame land between $180 and $480 before parts. Hinge and post work on a metal gate runs $200 to $450. Wood gate realignment or lock repair runs $180 to $380. Slide gate opener troubleshooting and limit switch replacement falls in the $220 to $400 range. What moves the price: whether we’re pouring a new concrete footing, replacing a control board, or just resetting a limit switch. Every job gets a written price before any work starts. The invoice shows the same number you agreed to at the door. For an exact quote, call (903) 417-0793 and we’ll talk through what’s happening.
We Also Serve Cities Near Burlingame
Calder Gate Repair covers Burlingame and the surrounding Peninsula. We also run calls in San Mateo, Millbrae, San Bruno, and Belmont. If you’re just over the border along El Camino Real or up near the 280 corridor, we can typically reach you without the long lead time an East Bay shop would need.
Serving Burlingame, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Burlingame area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Gate Repair in Burlingame
Because the hinge post, not the hinge, is usually the failure point. Burlingame clay soil holds water against the post base and rots or shifts the footing, so tightening the hinge screws only buys you a week or two. The real fix is cutting out the old post, pouring a deeper concrete footing, and re-hanging the gate square. In the Burlingame Park neighborhood off Paloma Avenue, we recently fixed a sagging double swing gate that dragged because the hinge post had rotted at the base. We cut out the old post footing, poured a new concrete footing, re-hung the gate, installed a LiftMaster operator with safety photocells, and ran a full reversal test before leaving. That’s the proper fix, not a shim.
Yes. Any automatic gate in Burlingame should have functioning safety photocells and a working reversal test, both for code compliance and for basic safety. A gate that can’t sense a child or a delivery person standing in its path is dangerous. We install and test photocells and run the reversal test on every automation job. If your sensors are old, misaligned, or clogged with leaf debris from Burlingame street trees, we’ll replace or recalibrate them before finishing the job. Call (903) 417-0793 and we’ll check what you have.
Yes. We repair wood swing gates, wood slide gates, and wood driveway gates in Burlingame. Wood gate repair in Burlingame runs $180 to $380 before parts, and typically includes rebuilding a sagging frame, replacing rotted rails or pickets, re-hanging with heavy-duty hardware, and aligning the lock. We’ll tell you honestly if the existing gate is too far gone to repair economically and quote a rebuild instead. Estimates are free.
First, check whether leaves and debris have jammed the rack and pinion track and are blocking the safety photocells. Burlingame street trees drop a lot of material into slide tracks during winter storms, and that’s the most common failure we see after rain. If the track is clear, the next likely issue is moisture in the keypad, a loop detector fault, or a control board short from water intrusion. Our technicians carry diagnostic tools and common Linear, Viking, and Ghost Controls parts in the vehicle, so most Burlingame slide gate repairs finish the same day. Call (903) 417-0793 for a fast diagnosis.
Yes, we install solar gate openers in Burlingame, including models from Ghost Controls and Viking that work well on shallow lots with limited trenching room. Solar makes sense for Burlingame properties where running a power line to the gate would mean tearing up a finished driveway or a palm-lined walkway. We’ll evaluate sun exposure, panel placement, and battery capacity before we quote anything. Installs are measured and scheduled, never rushed. Call (903) 417-0793 for a free measure and a written price.
Ready for a gate that works? Call Calder Gate Repair at (903) 417-0793 any time, day or night. A live person answers, books the visit, and gives you the written price before any work starts.
Written by Nico Alvarez, Owner at Calder Gate Repair, serving Burlingame through the Relay Home Co. network.