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FAAC Welding & Fabrication: The Fort Worth Owner’s Guide

FAAC welding and fabrication in Fort Worth typically runs between $400 and $1,800 installed, depending on whether we’re repairing a cracked gate frame, rebuilding a hinge post, or fabricating a custom bracket for a swing or slide operator. We carry the steel stock, welding equipment, and FAAC mounting hardware on our trucks to handle most jobs in a single visit, and we give you a written price before the torch ever gets lit. Most customers in Fort Worth call us after a weld fails or a gate starts dragging because the post it hangs on has shifted.

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Here’s the reality of what we see across Fort Worth: a gate or operator bracket that was welded years ago eventually cracks. It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when, especially with the clay soil in places like the Ryan Place and Wedgwood neighborhoods that expands and contracts with every wet-dry cycle. That soil movement puts stress on posts, which puts stress on welds, which puts stress on the FAAC operator bolted to the top of it. By the time you notice the gate sagging or the motor straining, the metal has usually been failing quietly for months.

Carver Gate Repair Fort Worth is an independent gate repair and fabrication shop. We’re not affiliated with FAAC, but we work on their equipment every week and know what their systems need to stay square and strong.

Which FAAC Models This Applies To

Our welding and fabrication work covers the full range of FAAC gate operators installed throughout Fort Worth, including the 400, 412, 415, 422, and C720/C721 swing-arm series, plus the 740, 741, and 844 slide operators you’ll find on larger properties in areas like Mira Vista and Montserrat. The welding itself is often less about the operator model and more about what it’s bolted to: the gate frame, the hinge post, the mounting plate, or the sliding track assembly.

Here’s the FAAC-specific gotcha worth knowing: those swing-arm operators, particularly the 412 and 415, transfer a lot of torque through a relatively small mounting footprint. If the post or gate frame flexes even slightly, the operator’s mounting bolts work loose and the weld around the base plate starts cracking from the outside in. A generic welder who doesn’t understand FAAC geometry will lay a bead over the crack and call it done. We don’t do that. We check square first, then weld, then recheck under load with the operator cycled. That sequence matters.

On the parts side, we can fabricate what FAAC doesn’t sell as a standalone piece: custom mounting plates, extended hinge brackets, post caps with operator stands, and slide-gate track supports. If it’s a part FAAC does sell as OEM, we’ll tell you and give you the choice. Sometimes the OEM bracket is the right answer. Sometimes a piece of 3/16-inch steel cut and welded to fit your exact post is better. Lonnie Burke has been doing this long enough to tell you which one you need without putting his thumb on the scale.

Signs Your FAAC Welding & Fabrication Is Failing

• Cracks at the operator mounting plate. Look where the FAAC arm bolts to the post or the gate. Hairline cracks radiating from the bolt holes mean the metal is fatiguing. This is the most common failure we weld in Fort Worth, and it only gets worse with every open-close cycle.
• A gate that’s suddenly harder to push manually. If the gate drags or binds about halfway through its travel, the hinge side has likely dropped. That means a hinge weld or the post itself is failing, and the FAAC operator is now fighting gravity plus the gate’s weight. The motor loses that fight eventually.
• A visible gap between the post and the gate frame. When you can see daylight where there used to be metal-to-metal contact, the hinge has stretched or the weld has torn. That gap grows fast once it starts, especially with Fort Worth’s summer heat making the steel expand and contract daily.
• The operator runs but the gate barely moves. That’s usually a stripped drive gear or a broken coupling inside the FAAC unit, but sometimes it’s the mounting assembly flexing and absorbing the operator’s power. We diagnose before we quote, so you’re not paying for a gear replacement when the real problem is a cracked bracket.
• New rust staining around old welds. Rust bleeding through paint or powder coat at a weld joint means moisture got into a fissure. It’s not cosmetic; it’s a crack that’s breathing. Fort Worth’s humidity and the occasional ice storm don’t do you any favors here.

If you’re seeing any of these, call us at (817) 840-7067. We’ll send a background-checked, uniformed tech to your place in Fort Worth, put eyes on the actual metal, and tell you what it needs. The estimate is free, and the number we give you is the number you pay.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

In Fort Worth, expect to pay between $400 and $1,800 for FAAC-related welding and fabrication, depending on scope. A single cracked bracket or mount plate repair runs $400 to $650. Rebuilding a hinge post with proper steel and fresh welds typically lands between $700 and $1,100. A full custom fabrication job, like a new slide-gate track support or a raised mounting pedestal for a FAAC 844, can reach $1,500 to $1,800 when it involves cutting, shaping, and finishing new steel.

The range is driven by three things: how much prep work the existing metal needs, how much material we’re cutting, and whether the operator has to be removed and re-mounted to do the job right. We don’t weld over rust or paint, so time spent grinding and cleaning is part of the price. Here’s what’s always included: a written quote before the first weld, the weld and fabrication work itself, re-mounting and re-setting the FAAC operator, and a full-cycle test. Every repair is backed by the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the weld fails or the gate falls out of square within a year, we come back and fix it. No charge, no argument. That guarantee is in writing.

DIY or Call Us?

Welding on a gate that’s connected to a FAAC operator is not something we recommend doing yourself, and it’s not because we’re trying to protect our schedule. Gate frames and operator mounts carry real loads. A weld that looks solid but lacks proper penetration fails without warning, and when a gate comes off its hinges it’s hundreds of pounds of steel moving fast. Beyond the safety issue, a bad weld compromises the FAAC operator, and operator damage is a far bigger bill than the fabrication would have been.

What you can safely do is identify the problem. Look for cracks, gaps, and rust staining. Check whether the gate sits level or sags toward the latch side. Then call us. Tell Lonnie what it’s doing wrong, and he’ll tell you exactly what it needs. That’s a standing offer at (817) 840-7067, and a real person answers that number around the clock.

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