What Tampa Homeowners Say About Latch and Post Gate Repair Tampa
Reviews tell you what a website can’t. They show whether the technician actually showed up on time, whether the price matched the quote, and whether the gate still works a month later. In Tampa, where salt air and afternoon storms punish gate hardware year-round, we know every review we earn comes from a gate we fixed right. We’re not interested in padding a rating. We’re interested in the same thing you are: a gate that opens when you press the button and closes behind you without a fight. Here’s what Tampa homeowners have said after we left.
Recent Reviews
“Our LiftMaster opener on the driveway gate started grinding and then just stopped responding to the remote. Latch and Post got a tech out the same afternoon. He diagnosed a stripped gear inside the operator head. The written quote before he touched anything listed the part at $140 and the labor flat, no surprises. He had the gear on the truck. Gate was running before dinner.”
Miguel G., Westchase
“The latch on our back gate never lined up after the house settled. Every time the wind blew, the gate would swing open and our dog would get ideas. Tech came out, measured the post lean, and told me the real fix was rebuilding the latch side with a full-length post anchor, not just shimming the catch. He quoted it, I approved it, and now the latch catches dead center even after a heavy rain.”
Shannon W., Seminole Heights
“Our Viking operator kept tripping the breaker and I’d reset it two or three times a week. Latch and Post found moisture inside the control board housing from a cracked seal. They replaced the board and resealed the box. The technician showed me exactly where the water had been getting in. That was four months ago and I haven’t touched the breaker since. The cleanup was spotless too, drop cloth down where he was working.”
Justin N., Carrollwood
“I called at 6:30 on a Sunday morning because our gate wouldn’t close and we couldn’t leave the house without leaving the whole property open. A real person answered the phone. Not a recording, not a callback. Tech showed up with a Mighty Mule control arm that had corroded at the screw terminals. He swapped the arm, tested the photo eyes, and wrote up the price before he did any of it. $285 total, exactly what he said.”
Cole P., New Tampa
“We converted the side gate from a manual latch to an electric FAAC opener. Latch and Post handled the whole thing: new hinges, opener mount, keypad, even ran the low-voltage line through the existing conduit. The written proposal broke down materials and labor line by line. They scheduled the work around our toddler’s nap time when I asked. The tech vacuumed the garage where he’d been cutting the mounting plate. That’s a level of care you just don’t see.”
Shannon W., Brandon
“The steel post at the hinge side of our gate had rotted at ground level from years of sprinkler overspray. A lot of companies would’ve just welded a reinforcement plate over the rust and called it done. Latch and Post cut the old post out, set a new one in fresh concrete, and showed me how to adjust the sprinkler head so it won’t happen again. The gate swings smoother now than it has in the three years we’ve owned the house.”
Miguel G., Lutz
Why Customers Trust Us
Every gate comes down to two parts: the latch that holds it and the post that carries it. That’s the job we focus on, and the reviews above reflect how we approach it. We’ve been doing this in Tampa since 2009 as part of the Cedarwell family of independently owned and operated gate specialists. Before any work starts, you get a written price. Not a ballpark, not a handshake, a number in writing that you approve first. We hire background-checked technicians who are factory-trained on the brands Tampa homes actually have installed, from LiftMaster and FAAC to Viking, Ghost Controls, and Mighty Mule. Every visit includes shoe covers and drop cloths inside your home, plus a photo of the cleanup before we leave. And if anything we fix or install isn’t right within 365 days, we make it right under the Done Right Promise. No argument, no fine print. Call (850) 789-6299 any hour, any day. A live person answers.
Written by Cody Beckman, Owner at Latch and Post Gate Repair Tampa, serving Tampa since 2009.