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FAAC Welding & Fabrication: The Denton Owner’s Guide

We stock and install FAAC-compatible welding and fabrication parts across Denton County, and most hinge, bracket, and gate frame repairs run between $180 and $450 installed. We keep the common FAAC hinge assemblies, post brackets, and reinforcement plates on the truck, so a good number of these jobs get done the same day we look at them. The way most folks find us is simple: the gate starts dragging on one corner, or a hinge tears loose from the post, or the frame cracks where the opener arm attaches, and suddenly the gate that worked fine for fifteen years won’t close square anymore.

Which FAAC Models This Applies To

We weld and fabricate for the full FAAC swing-gate lineup you’re likely to see in Denton driveways: the 390, 400, 412, 415, 750, 760, and the newer S418 and C720 series. The part that matters isn’t so much the opener model as the gate itself, because FAAC openers bolt onto a wide range of gate frames and the failure points are almost always in the metal, not the motor housing. To identify what you need, look at the hinge side of the gate first: FAAC systems for residential swing gates use either a bolt-through post bracket or a weld-on hinge, and the weld-on style is the one we see cracked or rusted out most often in Denton’s clay-heavy soil, where posts shift just enough to put constant stress on the weld.

On the OEM-versus-aftermarket question: FAAC’s factory brackets are well made, but some of the aftermarket hinge and bracket kits we’ve installed hold up as well or better for Texas sun exposure, especially the powder-coated steel versions. We’ll tell you straight if we think the FAAC-branded part is the better call or if a quality equivalent does the same job for less. We’re an independent shop, not affiliated with FAAC, which means we fix what’s actually broken instead of pushing a brand.

Signs Your FAAC Welding & Fabrication Is Failing

• The gate sags at the latch corner but the hinge post is still plumb. That’s almost always a failing weld at the hinge or a stretched hinge pin, and the sag will get worse as the weld continues to tear. Welding it without checking the post first just moves the problem six inches over.
• You hear a creak or metallic pop when the gate opens. Tom metal moving under load is the sound of a crack spreading. We’ve seen welds hold on by a quarter inch of steel for months before finally letting go at the worst possible time.
• Rust bleeding from a joint or bracket. In Denton, the freeze-thaw cycles we get from January through March push moisture into micro-cracks, and rust follows. Surface rust is cosmetic; flaking or pitted steel at a stress point is structural.
• The opener arm mounting point is loose or wallowed out. The FAAC piston arm cycles thousands of times a year, and a slight misalignment will oval out the bolt holes in the gate frame. We weld in a new plate rather than just using a bigger bolt.
• The gate hits the ground or the latch post when it closes. That’s the final stage of a hinge or weld failure. It means the gate has taken a set in the wrong direction, and shimming it won’t fix the underlying metal fatigue.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

Installed pricing in Denton runs like this:

• Hinge weld and realignment: $180 to $320 per hinge, depending on whether we need to remove and re-hang the gate.
• Cracked frame repair or reinforcement plate: $220 to $420, again depending on the size of the gate and how much fabrication the frame needs.
• Full hinge replacement with weld-on brackets: $280 to $450 per side, including new brackets, hinge pins, and welding.
• Opener arm mounting plate replacement: $160 to $280, including cutting out the old plate and welding in a new one.

Every quote is written down, agreed to, and fixed before we strike an arc, so the number we give you is the number you pay. The work is covered by our 90-Day Done Right Promise: if the weld fails or the gate shifts, we come back and make it right, no charge and no argument. You also get $40 off any repair over $200, and if you live inside Denton County there’s no trip charge to come look at the gate.

DIY or Call Us?

You can safely check a few things yourself: look at the hinge welds for visible cracks or rust lines, see if the gate has shifted on the post, and watch whether the opener arm bolts are tight. What you shouldn’t do is try to weld on a gate that’s under tension, because a swing gate that weighs four or five hundred pounds can shift mid-weld and pin you. Same goes for cutting out a failed bracket while the gate is still hanging; that gate needs to be blocked, supported, and relieved of tension first. We’ll do the whole job on site in your driveway, so the gate never leaves your property, and we’ll show you the old part and the new weld before we call it done. If you’re in Denton and the gate is down, call (940) 394-8744 and we’ll get eyes on it today.

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