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FAAC Welding & Fabrication: The Burbank Owner’s Guide

If your FAAC gate has a cracked hinge, a snapped operator bracket, or a hinge post that’s pulling out of the masonry, we stock and fabricate the repair parts and can usually have it welded and functional the same day. Typical installed prices for FAAC welding and fabrication in Burbank run $280-$640 depending on the part, the access, and whether we’re reinforcing existing steel or cutting and fitting new stock. Most Burbank owners discover the problem the hard way: the gate starts dragging on the ground, the operator strains and trips, or a hinge finally lets go and the leaf hangs at an angle. By the time you hear the grinding, the metal’s already been failing for months.

Call (213) 577-1120

We’re an independent gate repair company serving Burbank, not a FAAC dealer or factory affiliate. That matters because we have no reason to steer you toward a new operator when a weld repair gets the gate back to plumb and true. Adrian Vance started with commercial access control in 2014, and the fabrication bench has been part of the shop ever since. Name what you found. Name what it costs. Name what you left behind.

Which FAAC Models This Applies To

The welding and fabrication work we do in Burbank applies to the full FAAC residential lineup: the swing-arm models like the 390, 400, 402, 412, 415, 750, 770, and S418, plus the sliding operators like the 740, 741, and 844. On the sliding side, the rack that bolts to the gate is the most common fabrication job. On swing gates, it’s the hinge post, the hinge itself, or the bracket where the piston attaches to the leaf.

A compatibility gotcha most owners don’t know: FAAC piston brackets are sized for the specific operator’s stroke length, and a bracket from a 400 won’t fit a 770 without modification. If we’re replacing a broken bracket, we measure the stroke and match the pivot geometry, not just the bolt pattern. For the rack on FAAC slide gates, the critical measurement is the pitch, the distance between tooth centers. Nylon rack with a steel core is quieter than solid steel, but in Burbank sun the nylon jackets eventually get brittle. We stock both and will tell you which one your setup actually needs.

On the OEM versus aftermarket decision: for hinges and brackets, we fabricate in-house from 3/16 or 1/4 inch steel, which routinely outlasts the factory castings that failed. For pins and bushings, we use quality aftermarket equivalents because the metallurgy is straightforward and the price difference is real. We’ll show you the part, show you the price, and write it down before we light a torch.

Signs Your FAAC Welding & Fabrication Is Failing

• The gate leaf sags and scrapes the driveway. This usually means a hinge weld has cracked or a hinge pin is wallowing in an egged-out hole. The gate drops at the latch side first, and the operator has to work harder on every cycle.
• The operator trips its force setting or reverses mid-cycle. When a bracket cracks, the piston is fighting a moving target. The FAAC board sees the amp spike and backs off. It’s not a board problem. It’s steel flexing where steel shouldn’t flex.
• You can hear a metallic pop or clunk at the start or end of travel. That’s a hinge pin shifting in an oversized bore, or a bracket crack opening and closing under load. It’s audible long before it’s visible.
• The gate post has visible cracks in the surrounding concrete or stucco. In Burbank’s dry summers, posts set in shallow footings work loose. The post heaves with every cycle, and the hinge plate starts tearing out. We cut out the failed section, weld in a new base plate, and re-anchor with epoxy-set hardware.
• Rust is flaking at any welded seam. Factory welds on FAAC hardware are typically unsealed or painted once at the factory. Ten years of Burbank sun and a few rain seasons later, the seam is the first place water sits. If the rust is surface, we clean and coat. If it’s structural, we cut, refit, and weld new stock.

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Replacement Cost & What’s Included

In Burbank, most FAAC welding repairs land between $280 and $640 installed. A simple hinge pin replacement with bushing ream runs around $280-$350. A cracked hinge weld, cleaned, re-welded, and reinforced with a gusset usually falls $350-$480. Rebuilding a hinge post or refabricating an operator bracket sits at the top end, $520-$640, because we’re cutting out the failed material, fitting new steel, and re-anchoring everything to true. Sliding gate rack replacement runs $40-$65 per linear foot installed, and we only replace the section that’s worn.

Every price is written before we start. No surprises at the end. The written price includes the steel, the weld consumables, the labor, and cleanup. Under The Haven Standard, Clause 1, the number you approve is the number on the invoice. And every welding job carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the weld fails within a year, we come back and make it right at no charge. We also photograph the finished weld and the gate position before we leave, so you have a record of exactly what was done.

DIY or Call Us?

For FAAC welding and fabrication, call us. This isn’t a limit switch adjustment you can handle with a screwdriver. A gate leaf on a 12-foot iron gate can weigh 400 to 800 pounds. If a hinge weld fails while you’re grinding or cutting the old one, that weight comes down fast and it doesn’t care who’s standing under it. Welding on a gate that’s still hanging is also a real fire risk: the heat travels into the post, and if there’s dry brush or old paint nearby, you’ll have a second problem before the first one’s fixed.

What you can do: put your phone down, take photos of the crack or sag from three angles, and kill the power to the operator if the gate is binding badly. That stops the motor from making it worse. Then call (213) 577-1120. We’ll ask for your address, what you’re seeing, and send a tech with the welding rig and the right steel stock. The estimate is free, and it’s in writing before the first cut.

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