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FAAC Gate Parts & Welding in West Hollywood: What to Know First

We’re an independent FAAC service provider in West Hollywood, and we repair, weld, and replace parts on FAAC gate systems every week. Most FAAC parts and welding jobs in West Hollywood are completed in a single visit, with upfront pricing agreed before any work begins. A typical FAAC hinge replacement or weld repair runs $280 to $650 depending on gate weight and steel condition, and we quote every job in writing before we touch a bolt.

Call (442) 255-3886

If you own a FAAC swing or slide gate in West Hollywood and the hinges are sagging, a weld has cracked, or a gate roller has worn flat, you’re on the right page. Call (442) 255-3886 and we’ll schedule a technician who knows this specific brand, not a generalist who will learn on your driveway.

How FAAC Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

FAAC builds solid automation, but the mechanical parts around the operator take a beating in West Hollywood’s hillside neighborhoods. Here’s what we see most often:

• Hinge wear on FAAC 400 and 412 swing gates. The C230 FAAC operators are plumb strong, but heavy iron gates hung decades ago often outlive their hinges. In the hills above Sunset and into the Norma Triangle, we regularly find the bottom hinge carrying most of the load because the top hinge has wallowed out. We weld the hinge barrel, ream it true, or replace with drop-forged units sized for the gate leaf.
• Weld fractures at the gate leaf frame corners. West Hollywood gets real thermal swing, summer sun to cool canyon nights. Steel expands and contracts, and after 15 or 20 years, corner welds on ornamental gates start to stress-crack. On FAAC slide gates especially, the leading edge takes impact fatigue. We grind the crack, bevel the joint, and lay a proper root pass with 7018 rod, then a cap pass. We don’t just stack a bead over a fracture.
• Gate roller failures on FAAC 844 and 884 slide systems. The FAAC 844 ER slide operator is common on West Hollywood’s wider modern driveways. The failure we see is rarely the operator itself. It’s the steel rollers underneath, worn flat or seized because builders used wheels without sealed bearings. Symptoms: the gate jerks, groans, or faults out mid-travel. We replace the roller set and check the track level while we’re there.
• Rack rail drift on FAAC slide gates. Nylon rack rail was used in some older FAAC slide installs. Under West Hollywood sun, nylon expands and contracts enough to walk off its mounting holes over a decade. The gate then skips teeth or binds. We convert to steel rack with proper hardware, welded or bolted, and set the drive pinion depth before we leave.
• Foundation and gate post lean on older FAAC swing installs. A FAAC hydraulic operator will push a gate for years, but if the post is in loose hillside fill or a shallow footing, the post leans, the gate drops, and the operator strains against a misaligned leaf. We reset posts in proper depth concrete with rebar cages, and reweld the hinge plates in the correct plane. This is West Hollywood hillside work, and we’ve been doing it since 1984.

Our FAAC Gate Parts & Welding Process

Here’s how a FAAC parts and welding job goes with us, from the first phone call to the last sweep:

1. 1
   You call, a live person answers. We take down what the gate is doing, or not doing. Then we schedule a visit at a time that works for you.
2. 2
   We inspect the gate and the operator together. We show you what’s worn, cracked, or out of alignment. If it’s a FAAC 412 and the hinge has failed, you’ll see it before we write anything.
3. 3
   We price the job before we start. OEM FAAC part, quality aftermarket equivalent, or a weld repair; whatever we recommend, you get a number in writing. No surprises on the bill.
4. 4
   We do the work with proper tools and technique. For welding, that means cleaning to bare steel, proper rod or wire, and sound penetration. For parts, correct torque and proper alignment.
5. 5
   We test the full cycle with load. The gate travels open and close several times under its own weight. We watch for bind, drift, and any operator strain. If it’s not right, we fix it before we leave.
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   We walk you through what we did and why, then stand behind it. Most FAAC jobs are done in one visit. Every one carries our written 90-Day Done Right Promise.

What FAAC Gate Parts & Welding Costs in West Hollywood

Here’s honest money, based on the FAAC work we do in West Hollywood:

• Hinge replacement (pair, welded): $320 to $680, depending on gate weight and steel thickness.
• Weld repair, single crack or broken joint: $180 to $380, including grinding, welding, and a protective prime coat.
• Gate roller set replacement for FAAC slide gates: $280 to $540, including bearing rollers and track check.
• Post reset and weld (single post): $700 to $1,300, including concrete and rebar work.
• Full gate leaf rebuild (weld, plate, rehang): $900 to $2,000 for ornamental steel gates common in West Hollywood.

What moves the price is gate weight, access to the work, and whether a part can be repaired or must be replaced. We’ll tell you if a weld will do the job, because a weld usually costs half of a new part. Call (442) 255-3886 for a free estimate toward your exact gate. We quote before we work, and the written estimate holds.

Why West Hollywood Homeowners Call Ironworks Gate Co. for FAAC Work

We’ve been serving West Hollywood since 1984. That’s 42 years of hinges, welds, posts, and operators. Victor Salinas grew up in the Eastside flats of West Hollywood, watching his uncle weld ornamental iron on Melrose Avenue, and that’s where the trade got under his skin. Today, when a FAAC gate on a 1960s hillside driveway won’t close clean, we know what we’re looking at before we open the truck.

We’re trained and equipped on FAAC alongside eight other major brands, LiftMaster, Mighty Mule, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing among them. That matters when a gate has been pieced together over decades by different contractors. Whatever we find, we handle it. We quote upfront, we arrive when we say we will, and every job carries our written 90-Day Done Right Promise. No paperwork, no arguing, no exceptions.

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