FAAC Welding & Fabrication Nationwide | Gatewood Fence & Gate

FAAC Welding & Fabrication: The Los Angeles Owner’s Guide

FAAC welding and fabrication in Los Angeles typically runs $180 to $650 installed, depending on whether we’re repairing a cracked hinge mount, rebuilding a bent gate frame, or fabricating a replacement bracket from scratch. We stock FAAC-compatible hinge plates, post brackets, and frame reinforcement steel on the truck, and we can weld most failures on site the same day you call. Owners usually discover the problem the hard way: a gate that suddenly drags across the driveway, a hinge that squeals like a stuck pig, or a weld that let go and left the gate leaning against the fence post overnight.

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Here’s the thing about FAAC gates in Los Angeles: the operators are built well. The metal around them often isn’t. We see gate frames that were underbuilt from day one, hinge welds that were never properly penetrated, and brackets that rusted through because somebody used bare steel instead of galvanized. We’re Gatewood Fence & Gate, an independent shop that’s been fixing and welding gates around Los Angeles since 2001, and we’re not affiliated with FAAC. What that means for you is we fix the metal the way it should have been done the first time, and we stand behind it in writing.

Key takeaways:

• Most FAAC welding failures are repairable on site, without removing the gate from your property.
• We carry OEM and quality aftermarket FAAC-compatible brackets and steel on the truck.
• Every weld job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise, plain and simple.
• Call (877) 610-2993 and a live person answers, any hour, any day.

Which FAAC Models This Applies To

If you have a FAAC swing gate operator, the welding and fabrication work we do falls into three buckets: hinge and post mounts, gate frame repair, and custom brackets for cylinder or arm attachments. This applies to the most common FAAC residential and light commercial lines you’ll find around Los Angeles: the 400 Series, the 390 and 391 swing operators, and the 750 and 770 sliding gate models. The compatibility gotcha most owners don’t know is that FAAC changed the mounting hole spacing on their swing gate brackets between older and newer production runs. A bracket from a 10-year-old 390 won’t always line up with a brand new 391 without an adapter plate or a little fabrication work. We keep those adapter plates in the truck.

When it comes to OEM versus aftermarket, our honest position is this: for hinge and post brackets, a quality galvanized aftermarket part matched to the right hole spacing does the job as well as the FAAC-branded piece, and it costs 30 to 40 percent less. For any part that interfaces directly with the hydraulic cylinder or the operator arm, we prefer OEM. That’s where tolerances matter, and a cheap bracket there will chew through your operator faster than it’s worth. If you have the original part in hand, bring it by or send us a photo with a tape measure next to it. We’ll match it before we roll out.

Signs Your FAAC Welding & Fabrication Is Failing

• The gate drags on the driveway or won’t close all the way. Nine times out of ten, the hinge post has shifted or the hinge weld is cracking. The gate didn’t suddenly grow longer; the metal moved. We start at the post, not the middle of the gate.
• A hinge is screaming or grinding. That noise is metal on metal without enough weld left to hold the alignment. Grease will quiet it for a week. Rebuilding the hinge plate is the actual fix.
• The gate leans toward one side when it’s open. You’re looking at a bent or broken gate frame, usually from a car bump or years of wind load. The frame needs to be cut, squared, and re-welded with proper reinforcement.
• The operator bracket is loose or rattling at the mount. The weld at the post bracket has fatigued. FAAC operators push hard, and a weakening bracket will eventually transfer all that force into the cylinder itself, which is a much more expensive repair.
• Rust flaking around any welded joint. In Los Angeles, we don’t get the road salt they deal with back east, but coastal moisture and sprinkler systems will eat bare steel. If you can flake rust off a bracket with your thumb, the weld is compromised.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

In Los Angeles, expect to pay $180 to $340 for hinge bracket welding or a single post mount repair, $280 to $500 for gate frame straightening and re-welding, and $350 to $650 for full custom bracket fabrication when the original part is discontinued or the mount was done wrong from the start. The range depends on how much cutting and grinding is involved, how thick the steel is, and whether we need to remove the gate or can weld it in place. Most hinge and bracket work is done on site, in your driveway, the same day.

Here’s what you get with that price: the weld work itself, the bracket or steel if we’re replacing it, grinding and cleanup so it doesn’t look like a bird nest, and primer and paint on any bare metal. The price is quoted and agreed before we strike an arc. You’ll never get a surprise invoice at the door. Every weld job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise, written on your receipt. If the weld fails within 90 days, we come back and fix it. No runaround.

FAAC welding & fabrication price ranges in Los Angeles:

• Hinge bracket or single post mount weld repair: $180-$340
• Gate frame straightening and re-welding: $280-$500
• Custom operator bracket fabrication: $350-$650
• Adapter plates for mismatched FAAC mounts: $40-$90 installed with other work

DIY or Call Us?

Welding a gate bracket isn’t like swapping a sprinkler head. If you don’t have a 220v welder, a grinder, and enough hours under the hood to know the difference between a weld that looks good and a weld that’s actually strong, this one isn’t a weekend project. A bad weld on a gate hinge can let go while the gate is moving, and a 300-pound gate swinging free is a genuine hazard. That’s not scare talk, it’s just physics.

What you can safely do is diagnose. Grab the gate and lift it. If it moves up and down at the hinge, the hinge or bracket is the problem, not the operator. Look at the welds. If you see cracks running through the weld bead or rust weeping out of a joint, that part has failed. Take photos, note your FAAC model number, and call us at (877) 610-2993. We’ll tell you over the phone whether it sounds like a bracket, a frame, or something else, and we’ll give you a real number before we head out. No trip charge inside LA County.

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