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FAAC Welding & Fabrication: The Keller Owner’s Guide

FAAC gate welding and fabrication repair in Keller typically runs $275-$650 installed, depending on whether we’re repairing a cracked weld on the gate frame or fabricating a new hinge mount, bracket, or support post. We stock FAAC-compatible steel stock, hinge barrels, and mounting plates on our trucks, and most weld repairs are completed the same day we arrive. The way most Keller owners discover this problem is straightforward: the gate starts sagging on one corner, a hinge tears loose from the post, or the operator keeps tripping its obstruction sensor because the gate frame has twisted just enough to bind against the stop.

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We are an independent gate service company, not affiliated with FAAC, but we work on their equipment every week. Victor Salinas grew up in Keller and has been welding gate frames and fabricating repair brackets for FAAC systems across the DFW area for years. When a weld fails on an FAAC swing or slide gate, the fix usually comes down to understanding why it failed in the first place - because re-welding the same joint without addressing the cause means you’ll be calling us again next season.

Which FAAC Models This Applies To

Our welding and fabrication work covers the full range of FAAC residential and light-commercial gate systems common in Keller: the FAAC 400 (swing gate operator), FAAC 402, FAAC 412, FAAC 415, FAAC 422, FAAC 770, FAAC 844, and the S800H slide gate line. Most of these are hydraulic or electro-mechanical operators, but the welding issues they develop are almost always on the gate structure itself rather than the operator housing: hinge weld points, frame corners, post mounts, and limit-switch brackets.

Here’s what matters when matching a repair to your FAAC model: swing gates (400-series) put the most stress on the hinge-side post and the bottom hinge weld, especially on long, heavy gates in Keller’s clay soil, which shifts with every wet-dry cycle. Slide gates (S800H and similar) fail more often at the track brackets, the catch post, and the lower frame rail where the gate rolls over years of North Texas dust. If you can read the model number off the operator’s data plate, that helps. But we can also identify the right fabrication approach just by measuring the gate leaf weight, hinge spacing, and post diameter. The OEM-versus-aftermarket decision for FAAC parts is straightforward: for steel components like hinge barrels, weld plates, and reinforcement gussets, quality American-made steel stock is functionally identical to what the factory used - and often thicker. For electronic parts, we always use FAAC OEM or direct equivalents. The steel doesn’t care whose logo is on the box; the electronics do.

Signs Your FAAC Welding & Fabrication Is Failing

• The gate sags toward the latch side. This is almost always a failed weld at the top hinge or a hinge barrel that has wallowed out. The gate leaf is now hanging on the operator piston or the bottom hinge alone, which means every cycle is bending metal that was never designed to flex.
• The gate scrapes the ground or the driveway. Clay soil expansion in Keller lifts posts seasonally. When the post moves and the weld doesn’t, something gives - usually the weld. You’ll hear a grinding sound or see fresh scrape marks in the concrete.
• Fresh cracks radiating from corners or hinge points. On painted steel gates, look for paint that has cracked in a spiderweb pattern around the welds. That’s the metal underneath flexing further than it should, and it’s the earliest warning sign we see before a full structural failure.
• The FAAC operator trips its obstacle detection for no visible reason. A twisted gate frame binds against the mechanical stops or the track, the operator senses resistance, and reverses. Owners often think it’s an electronics problem when it’s actually a structural one.
• A hinge has torn completely loose from the post. This one doesn’t need a description. The gate may still function because the second hinge and the operator hold it up, but every operation after this point is doing progressive damage to the remaining hardware.

The common thread through all five is stress concentrating where two pieces of steel meet. In Keller, with our freeze-thaw winters, hundred-degree summers, and soil that swells and shrinks, that stress finds the weakest weld on the gate and works it until it fails.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

Every quote includes the labor, the steel stock or fabricated component, welding consumables, and cleanup. We quote the job before any work starts, and the price we quote is the price you pay - no add-ons, no surprises on the invoice. What drives the range in Keller is access (a gate on a tight side yard near a fence line takes longer to work around than one in an open driveway), the thickness of the existing steel, and whether the post itself needs digging out and resetting. Our repair work carries the same written 90-Day Done Right Promise that follows every job we do. If a weld we made fails within that window, we return and make it right, no argument, no paperwork.

DIY or Call Us?

Welding gate steel is not a weekend project for most homeowners, and we say that with respect for the capable ones. The safety concerns are real: a grinder throwing sparks near a gas meter or dry brush, a hot weld on steel that is carrying gate weight, a gate leaf that can drop if you cut the wrong thing loose. Beyond safety, there is a practical problem: the welds we repair fail because of load and alignment. If you re-weld the cracked joint but don’t correct the alignment that caused it, you have bought yourself a few months. What you can safely do before calling us is take photos of the damage, measure the gate leaf length and height, and note the FAAC model number from the operator plate. That helps us bring the right steel stock on the first trip. Call (254) 330-8718 and describe what you’re seeing. Victor’s usual starting point applies here: tell us what it’s doing and what it’s not doing - that is usually all he needs to get started.

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