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FAAC Welding & Fabrication: The Dallas Owner’s Guide

We stock and install FAAC-compatible welding and fabrication parts across Dallas, with most welded hinge repairs, gate frame fixes, and bracket rebuilds running $285 – $680 installed depending on the extent of the damage and the metal thickness involved. Same-day visits are available for emergency weld failures that have left your gate hanging or dragging. Most owners discover the problem the hard way: the gate starts sagging, a hinge tears loose from the post, or a weld crack opens up after years of Texas heat and daily use. By the time you see the split, the metal around it has usually fatigued past the point of a simple touch-up.

Call (361) 322-4460

We’re an independent service provider, not affiliated with FAAC, but we work on their equipment every week. Cole Rafferty and our crew know which FAAC swing arm brackets, gate frame joints, and hinge assemblies tend to fail first on Dallas properties, and we keep the common repair stock ready to go.

Which FAAC Models This Applies To

Welding and fabrication work applies to FAAC swing gates more than slide gates, and the model number on your operator matters less than what’s actually broken. The FAAC 400, 402, 412, 415, 770, S418, and C720 series operators all mount to gates that eventually need structural repair. The question is whether the weld failure is on the gate itself, the mounting post, or the operator bracket.

Here’s the compatibility gotcha most Dallas owners don’t know: FAAC’s articulated arm brackets and foundation plates vary by series, and a 400-series bracket will not line up correctly with a 770-series operator. You can’t just weld on whatever bracket is available. The bolt pattern, arm pivot height, and mounting angle all change between series. Before we weld anything, we match the bracket to the specific FAAC model on-site, not by guessing from a photo or a part number someone read off a forum.

For the gate frame and hinges themselves, the OEM aftermarket decision is simpler. FAAC doesn’t manufacture gate frames or steel hinges; they’re supplied by gate fabricators. So for most structural welding, there’s no “genuine FAAC part” to insist on. The real question is material quality: 11-gauge steel versus 14-gauge, full-penetration welds versus surface tack welds, and whether the new bracket is powder-coated or left bare. We use the heavier material and proper coating for Dallas’s climate, because bare steel rusts fast here and a bracket that looked fine in a warehouse in California will start flaking within a season once it’s mounted next to a sprinkler head.

Signs Your FAAC Welding & Fabrication Is Failing

• The gate sags toward the latch side. This usually means a hinge weld is cracking or the hinge has pulled loose from the post. The gate’s weight is now hanging on fewer contact points, and the remaining welds are carrying more load than they were built for. It gets worse every week, not better.
• You can see daylight through a crack in the steel. A hairline crack in a weld or along the heat-affected zone next to a weld means the metal has work-hardened and started to separate. Once you can see through it, the structural connection is compromised and the gate is relying on friction and paint to hold position.
• The FAAC operator makes a grinding or straining sound. When a bracket flexes or a hinge binds, the operator’s motor has to push harder than it was designed to. The sound is the operator telling you the gate’s mechanical load increased, usually because a weld let go somewhere in the chain of force.
• The gate scrapes the ground or catches on the driveway. A dropped gate is often a hinge post that has shifted, a welded hinge leaf that has bent, or a frame joint that has separated. The gate’s geometry changed, and the FAAC travel limits you set last year no longer match reality.
• Rust bleeds through the paint around a joint or bracket. In Dallas, humidity plus our clay-heavy soil creates condensation cycles that accelerate corrosion at welded joints. Rust staining around a bracket is not cosmetic; it means moisture is inside the joint and the steel is thinning from the inside out.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

For FAAC-related welding and fabrication in Dallas, here’s the honest range:

• Single hinge weld repair: $285 – $420
• Operator bracket replacement (welded and aligned): $320 – $480
• Gate frame crack repair with reinforcement plate: $390 – $560
• Full hinge replacement, two hinges, realigned and welded: $480 – $680
• Post sleeve or post reinforcement for a failed hinge post: $520 – $800

Every job includes grinding back the damaged area to clean metal, proper surface prep, the weld itself, and painting or coating the repair to stop rust from starting the same day. The written price you get before any work starts covers the full job, no surprise line items at the end. Tell me what it’s doing wrong, and I’ll tell you what it costs to fix it, before I touch a thing. Every repair is backed by the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the weld fails or the problem comes back within a year, we return and make it right at no charge.

DIY or Call Us?

A homeowner can safely do one thing: inspect. Look at the hinge welds, the bracket mounting points, and the gate frame joints with a flashlight. If you see cracks, rust bleeding, or a visible gap, don’t ignore it. But welding is not a DIY repair. The risk isn’t only the welding torch; it’s the gate itself. A swing gate that loses a hinge while you’re under it can drop hundreds of pounds on you. Even a gate that’s still standing can shift suddenly when a compromised weld lets go.

Also, the FAAC operator needs to be re-checked after the weld. Travel limits, force settings, and the arm geometry all change when you move metal around. Getting the weld right and the operator wrong leaves you with a gate that works for a week and then burns out a motor. Call (361) 322-4460 and we’ll send a named, photo-badged technician who will show you the issue before picking up a torch.

Key Takeaways

• FAAC welding repairs in Dallas typically run $285 – $680 installed, with the price written down before work begins.
• FAAC operator brackets are series-specific; a 400-series bracket will not fit a 770-series operator correctly.
• Dallas humidity and clay soil accelerate corrosion at welded joints; proper coating after the weld is as important as the weld itself.
• Every weld repair carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise with a free return visit if it fails within a year.

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