Gate & Opener Repair · Southwest Michigan

Gate Stuck? Opener Dead? We’ll Get It Moving Again.

Honest, fast repair for driveway gates, slide gates, and gate openers within about an hour of Kalamazoo, even if we didn’t build it.

Built in our Kalamazoo shop

Licensed & fully insured

1-year parts warranty

We fix gates we didn’t build

Sound familiar?

If your gate is doing any of this, give us a call. These are the problems we fix every week.

  • Gate won’t open or won’t close
  • Opener hums, clicks, or does nothing
  • Remotes or keypad stopped working
  • Gate stops or reverses halfway
  • Safety sensors / photo eyes acting up
  • Sagging, dragging, or scraping gate
  • Bent frame, broken hinge, or wheel after a hit
  • Solar opener dies overnight
  • Slide gate jumping its track or rollers worn
  • Rust, broken welds, or damaged pickets

Gate stuck open or locked shut? Tell us when you call and we’ll do our best to get you on the schedule first.

Gate opener control box being repaired by Great Lakes Gates near Kalamazoo MI

Repaired by people who actually build gates

Most “gate guys” only swap parts. We design, weld, and install custom gates in our own Kalamazoo shop, so we understand the whole system: the frame, hinges, rollers, posts, and the opener that drives it.

That means we fix the cause, not just the symptom. If a part can’t be bought off the shelf, we can usually fabricate it. And if your gate honestly isn’t worth fixing, we’ll tell you straight and show you your options.

  • Swing, slide, and cantilever gates
  • Steel, aluminum, wrought iron, and wood
  • Most major opener brands, including LiftMaster and Ghost Controls
  • Keypads, intercoms, remotes, exit sensors, and cameras
  • 1-year warranty on parts we install

How a repair works

1

Call or send photos

Describe what’s happening or send a photo through our request form. A quick look often tells us exactly which parts to bring.

2

We come out and diagnose

We show up with the right parts, find the real problem, and give you the cost before we do the work.

3

Fixed, tested, explained

We repair it, run it through its cycles, and show you what we did and how to keep it working.

Straight-up repair pricing

No surprise invoices. Local repair visits are billed at $100/hour with a 2-hour minimum. That covers the drive, diagnosis, and the repair for most common problems.

If your property is farther out, or the fix takes longer than expected, we’ll tell you before we start. Parts we install come with a 1-year warranty.

Where we do repairs

We take repair calls within about an hour of Kalamazoo:

Kalamazoo · Portage · Oshtemo · Texas Township · Mattawan · Paw Paw · Richland · Gull Lake · Augusta · Plainwell · Otsego · Allegan · Vicksburg · Schoolcraft · Three Rivers · Battle Creek · Marshall · Delton · Hastings · Lawton · Dowagiac · Sturgis · South Haven · Coldwater

Not on the list? Call anyway. For new gate builds we travel much farther, across Michigan and the Midwest.

Gate repair FAQ

Yes. Most of our repair calls are on gates and openers installed by someone else, including big-box kits, older estate gates, farm gates, and commercial slide gates.

Local repair visits are $100/hour with a 2-hour minimum, which covers most common fixes like sensors, limits, batteries, hinges, and remotes. Bigger repairs (new operator, welding, post replacement) are quoted before we start.

Call and we’ll give you a realistic time on the spot. Gates stuck open or shut, and security problems at businesses, get priority.

Yes. Dying batteries, undersized solar panels, and bad controller boards are some of the most common problems we see, especially in Michigan winters.

We’ll give you an honest answer. If a repair will give you years of reliable use, we’ll fix it. If you’re pouring money into a worn-out gate, we can quote a heavy-duty replacement built in our shop.

Absolutely. Upgrades are easy to add during a repair visit and save you a second trip charge.

Parts we install carry a 1-year warranty. We’re licensed and fully insured.

Get your gate working again

Call the shop now, or send us photos and a quick description. A real person will get back to you as quickly as possible.

Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm · Kalamazoo, MI