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FAAC Gate Parts & Welding in Richardson: What to Know First

Ironworks Gate Co. provides independent FAAC gate parts and welding in Richardson, TX, with most FAAC hinge, latch, roller, and weld repairs completed in a single visit. We’re not affiliated with FAAC, but we’ve been repairing their operators and gate hardware for decades, and every job gets a straight price before we start and a written 90-day guarantee when we’re done. If you own a FAAC swing or slide gate that’s sagging, grinding, or leaving the track, call us at (903) 627-2906 and a live person will answer, day or night.

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This page is written for homeowners in Richardson and nearby cities who have a FAAC gate that’s no longer moving the way it should. Whether it’s a worn hinge, a cracked weld, a bent post, or a latch that won’t hold, we’ll tell you exactly what’s wrong, what it costs to fix, and whether it’s worth fixing at all.

How FAAC Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

FAAC builds solid equipment, but decades of Texas sun, clay soil shifting, and daily open-close cycles take their toll. Here’s what we actually see on FAAC gates across Richardson.

• FAAC 400 Series swing gate operators with sagging hinges. The FAAC 400 model was installed on hundreds of Richardson driveway gates in the 1990s and early 2000s. The operator itself is often still fine, but the hinge bearings wear down, the gate leaf drops, and the operator starts straining against the misalignment. On a recent job in the Reservation neighborhood, the hinge wear was so gradual the homeowner only noticed when the gate began reversing halfway through its arc. We replace the hinges, re-weld the leaf to square, and the operator stops fighting.
• FAAC 750 and 760 slide gate rollers with flat spots. Richardson soil is gumbo clay that heaves with moisture. When concrete pads shift underneath a FAAC slide gate, the rollers take uneven load and develop flat spots. You’ll hear it as a rhythmic thump each time the gate passes. We remove the gate, replace the rollers, and re-set the track level before re-hanging, which is the part most handymen skip.
• FAAC C720 and C721 heavy-duty operators with cracked mounting welds. The C720 series is built for bigger estate gates, but the stress concentrates at the mounting bracket welds. We frequently find stress cracks radiating from the bracket plate on gates that have been in service more than 15 years. We grind out the old weld, re-weld with proper penetration, and add a gusset if the geometry calls for it, then verify the operator’s torque settings before handing it back. FAAC’s documentation won’t tell you that most C720 bracket failures in north Texas trace back to undersized gate posts, not the weld itself.
• FAAC S418 and S450 hydraulic operators with post lean. The S-series hydraulic operators are smooth and quiet, but they can’t compensate for a post that’s drifted out of plumb. In Richardson, we see post lean most often on the east side of properties where the prevailing wind and expansive soil work together. The fix is rarely just a new post: we excavate the concrete footing, check the base for voids, sometimes install a larger pad, and weld the post into the new footing before re-mounting the operator.
• FAAC gate latches and magnetic locks that bind after welding work. If a previous welder built up the latch area or added a steel plate to accommodate a new latch, the magnetic lock or electric strike sits slightly out of alignment. The gate latches but the board registers a fault, or the mag lock hums because the armature plate isn’t flush. We machine or grind the plate back to true, shim the lock, and verify the FAAC board sees a clean latch signal before we leave.

Our FAAC Gate Parts & Welding Process

When you call us about a FAAC gate problem, here’s what happens.

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   We listen to what the gate is doing. You describe the noise, the hesitation, the sag, or the fault code. We ask about the gate’s age and any recent work, because that often narrows it down before we arrive.
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   We diagnose on site and show you the problem. Our tech walks you to the gate and points to the worn part or cracked weld. You’ll know why it failed, not just that it failed.
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   We quote a fixed price before any work starts. That price includes parts, labor, welding consumables, and cleanup. If we find something additional, we stop and talk to you first.
4. 4
   We make the repair. For FAAC gates, this usually involves replacing worn hardware with OEM or proven aftermarket parts, welding cracks or brackets properly, and aligning everything back to FAAC’s mounting tolerances.
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   We test the full cycle, multiple times. The gate opens, closes, and behaves under normal use before we call the job done.
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   We leave the work area cleaner than we found it and hand you the receipt. And every job, from a hinge replacement to a full gate re-hang, carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not right, we come back. No arguing, no paperwork.

What FAAC Gate Parts & Welding Costs in Richardson

Here’s what you can expect to pay for common FAAC gate parts and welding work in Richardson. These ranges reflect local labor rates and the parts we typically use.

• Gate hinge replacement (single leaf): $180-$340 depending on hinge type and gate weight.
• Gate roller replacement (slide gate): $160-$320 including re-alignment.
• Cracked weld repair, no disassembly: $120-$250.
• Post replacement with new footing: $450-$900 depending on post size, depth, and concrete work.
• Custom welding and fabrication (per hour): $95-$145. We fabricate gate reinforcements, bracket plates, and stiffeners in-house.
• Full gate re-hang with alignment (swing gate): $350-$650.
• FAAC latch or lock adjustment or replacement: $140-$280.

What moves the price: gate weight, whether the gate must be removed and set back on its hinges, the condition of the existing hardware, and whether the post or concrete footing is still sound. We’ll give you the exact number before a single bolt is turned. Estimates are free, and we honor the price we quote.

Why Richardson Homeowners Call Ironworks Gate Co. for FAAC Work

We’ve been doing this work for over 42 years, which means we’ve seen FAAC gates installed new and FAAC gates that have outlived two homeowner associations. Victor Salinas grew up in the Prairie Creek neighborhood of Richardson, and he built this company on a simple habit: we tell you what it needs, we fix what we say we will, and we don’t disappear after the invoice.

Every FAAC job is backed by our 90-Day Done Right Promise, written down, with no fine print. Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and trained on nine gate brands, including LiftMaster, Mighty Mule, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing. That matters because a FAAC operator sometimes shares its gate hardware with other systems, and we can sort out what’s original, what’s been changed, and what actually needs replaced. A live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When you call (903) 627-2906 about a FAAC gate, you talk to a person who can help, not a voicemail tree.

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