Gate Services for Bethlehem Homes and Businesses

Most gate calls fall into one of six kinds of work. Some jobs cross over (a new operator on an old gate is part repair, part access control), so use the table to find the closest fit, then read that page for the details.

Still not sure? Describe what the gate is doing when you call, or start with the troubleshooting guide. Either way, you hear what the job involves and what it costs before any work starts.

Services Compared

Service	Best for	At a home	At a business or HOA
Automatic Gates	A new driveway or entry gate, or automating a manual gate that is still sound	A swing or slide driveway gate with an opener, keypad and remotes	Entry and exit gates, lot slide gates, vertical-pivot gates where space is tight
Gate Repair	A gate that won’t open, stops partway, sags, drags, grinds or was hit	Hinges, latches, rollers, operators, sensors and storm damage	Gates that must stay secure, with a clear repair-or-replace answer
Openers & Access	Changing or fixing how people get through: remotes, keypads, apps, intercoms, cards	Remote pairing, a keypad at the drive, battery backup	Tenant codes, card and fob readers, call boxes, free-exit loops
Custom Gates	A gate built to your opening and style, with fence to match	Wood, aluminum, steel or vinyl gates and matching fence sections	Security fence and gate lines, ornamental fronts with service gates behind
Commercial & Property	HOAs, apartment complexes and businesses with one gate or many	Private communities and shared driveways run by an association	Scheduled maintenance, several sites, barrier and parking arms
Gate Maintenance	Keeping a working gate working through salt, ice and humidity	Seasonal lubrication, adjustment and safety tests	Scheduled visits and checks sized to how hard the gate works

The Six Service Lines

Automatic Gate Installation

Swing, slide or vertical pivot, chosen for your drive’s space and slope
Footings below the frost line, the operator, wiring and safety devices
Remotes and keypad programmed, then a walkthrough

Gate Repair

Diagnosis on manual and automatic gates of any brand
Hinges, rollers, tracks, latches, operators and sensors
Storm, ice and vehicle damage

Openers & Access Control

Swing and slide operators replaced or repaired
Keypads, remotes, intercoms, card readers and apps
Battery backup for power outages

Custom Gates & Fencing

Wood, aluminum, steel and vinyl
Built to your opening, matched to your fence
Ready for an opener now or later

Commercial & Property

HOAs, apartment complexes and businesses
Slide and swing gates, barriers and parking arms
On-demand or scheduled service

Gate Maintenance

Lubrication, adjustment and hardware checks
Safety-device tests on automatic gates
A season-by-season plan for Lehigh Valley weather

Which Service Do I Need?

My automatic gate stopped working. Is that repair or openers?

Start with gate repair. The first job is finding out whether the fault is in the gate itself (hinges, track, sag), in the operator or in the controls. A gate that drags or a blocked photo eye can look exactly like a dead opener. If the operator or the controls do need replacing, that work is covered on the openers and access control page.

Can you automate the manual gate I already have?

Often, yes, if the gate is sound, moves freely by hand and hangs on solid posts. A heavy or sagging gate has to be fixed or rebuilt first: an operator only makes a binding gate fail faster. The sizing guide on the automatic gates page shows what class of operator a gate needs.

My gate is old. Should I repair it or replace it?

It depends on the frame, the posts and the operator, and Braden will tell you straight if something isn’t worth fixing. Rusted-through frames, rotted posts and operators so old that parts are no longer made usually point to replacement. Worn hinges, rollers, sensors and control boards usually don’t.

Do you build fence to match a new gate?

Yes. Fencing integration is part of the work: matching sections on each side of a new gate, or tying a new gate into an existing fence line so posts, heights and styles line up. See custom gates and fencing.

We manage several properties. Where do we start?

Call and tell us how many sites and gates you have and what kind they are. The commercial and property management page compares calling us when something breaks with a scheduled maintenance plan.

Is maintenance worth it if the gate works fine?

For an automatic gate, yes. Most failures start small: a dry hinge, a loose bolt, a photo eye knocked slightly out of line, salt working into a chain. A seasonal check finds those while they are still simple to fix. The maintenance guide lists what to do yourself and what to leave to us.