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

We provide independent FAAC gate parts and welding in West Hollywood, with most hinge, roller, and bracket repairs completed the same day we diagnose them. Typical FAAC gate parts and welding jobs run between $180 and $950, depending on whether we’re replacing a single hinge or rebuilding a post and welding a new bracket assembly. You get a written price before any work starts, and a photo record of what we found, what we installed, and what we set when we leave.

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This page is for West Hollywood homeowners who own a FAAC swing or slide gate and want straight answers about parts, welding, and what it costs to fix the gate they already have. We’re an independent FAAC service provider, not a factory warranty center, and we work on C720, C721, S700H, 400, 770, 844, and E024S systems regularly. If your FAAC gate is binding, sagging, or the post is no longer plumb, call (424) 321-7416 and we’ll tell you what we think over the phone, then put it in writing on site.

How FAAC Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

• Lower hinge bushing wear on C720/C721 swing gates. The C720 and C721 series use a cast aluminum hinge with a nylon bushing that takes the full weight of the gate leaf. In West Hollywood, the combination of dry summers and fine dust from canyon winds works its way into that bushing and accelerates wear. We see gates drop 3/8 inch at the latch side within five years. The fix is a bushing replacement or a new hinge leaf, and we weld a gusset plate when the hinge mount shows hairline cracking at the weld toe.
• Post fatigue at the weld seam on S700H slide gates. The S700H moves heavy gates, and the track post takes lateral force every cycle. We regularly find the original weld between the post base plate and the post body cracked clean through, rust staining running down from the seam. We cut out the old weld, re-square the post to within 1/16 inch over its height, and weld a full-penetration seam with a 7018 rod, then prime and paint it to match.
• Gate roller flat-spotting on 844 and E024S slide systems. When the V-track rollers on a 844 or E024S wear unevenly, the gate starts to ride up on the flat spot and slam down, which beats the chain tension and the gearbox. The roller itself is usually a $40 to $90 part. The labor to get the gate off the track and re-set the roller height is where the real cost is. We replace rollers in pairs, because a new roller against a worn roller just moves the wear problem six months down the track.
• Operator mounting plate cracks on 770 and 400 series. The 770 and 400 models use a stamped steel mounting plate that bolts to the gate and carries the actuator arm. That plate flexes with every cycle, and after enough cycles the bolt holes elongate and the plate cracks at the bend. We don’t patch these. We remove the plate, cut a new one from 3/16-inch plate steel, weld it, drill it, and coat it. The FAAC hydraulic ram is usually fine; it’s the steel around it that failed.
• Latch strike misalignment after gate sag on any FAAC model. When the gate sags, the latch on the gate no longer lines up with the strike on the post, and the electric lock starts to bind. Some companies fix this by adjusting the latch. That’s a temporary fix. The real fix is measuring the sag at the hinge, correcting the hinge alignment, and then adjusting the latch once the gate is carrying its weight where it was designed to. We do it in that order and photograph both measurements.

Adrian Vance has been tracing these failure modes since 2014, starting in commercial access control where a gate that wouldn’t close meant a security violation. The habit carried over: name what you found, name what it costs, name what you left behind. That’s how every FAAC job in West Hollywood gets documented.

Our FAAC Gate Parts & Welding Process

1. 1
   Call and describe the symptom. You tell us what the gate is doing, or not doing. A live person answers at (424) 321-7416. We ask about the FAAC model if you can see the tag, and we give you a straight opinion on whether it sounds like a hinge, a weld, a roller, or a motor problem.
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   We inspect on site and write the price. We arrive, measure the sag, check the welds, load-test the hinges, and roll the gate by hand. Then we hand you a written scope of work with a flat price. No work starts until you approve that number. That’s Haven Standard Clause 1: have it in writing, every job.
3. 3
   Parts decision. For anything structural like hinges, posts, brackets, and rollers, we quote OEM FAAC parts when they’re available and worth the wait. For steel fabrication and welding, we cut and fit on site from US-sourced plate and tube stock. We’ll tell you the part number we’re ordering and show you the supplier’s confirm when it lands.
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   The repair, welded and torqued. We remove the failed components, dress the mounting surfaces, weld or replace as needed, and torque every fastener to spec. Photos are taken throughout. If a post was out of plumb, you’ll see the before and after level reading.
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   Opener re-set and cycle test. We re-attach the FAAC operator, re-set the limit travel and closing force per the model’s manual, and run a minimum of five full open-close cycles. We watch for drift, listen for binding, and check the photo-eye alignment if the gate has one.
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   Documented handoff. Before we leave, you get a photo log of what was found, what was installed, and what was set, plus a written note on any parts that are wearing but not yet failing. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the work we did, in writing, for a full year.

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What FAAC Gate Parts & Welding Costs in West Hollywood

Here’s the honest price posture, because you should see a number before you call:

• Hinge bushing replacement: $180-$320 per hinge, depending on whether the leaf needs to be lifted off or we can do it in place.
• Hinge replacement with new FAAC hardware: $420-$680 per hinge pair, including re-alignment of the gate leaf.
• Post re-welding and re-plumbing: $450-$800 per post, depending on access, post size, and how much of the old weld needs to be removed.
• Custom bracket or mounting plate fabrication and welding: $350-$750, cut, welded, and painted to match.
• Roller set replacement on a slide gate: $300-$550 for a pair, including track cleaning and gate re-set.
• Electric latch or lock replacement: $220-$480 depending on the latch model and whether we need to re-drill the strike.

What moves the price is access, how far out of alignment the gate has drifted, and whether the steel around the part is still sound. We quote flat, in writing, before any work starts. Estimates are free. Call (424) 321-7416 and we’ll get you a number.

Why West Hollywood Homeowners Call Vance Gate Repair West Hollywood for FAAC Work

We work on FAAC gates day in and day out, and we know the C720 hinge from the S700H track roller from the 844 chain idler. But we also service LiftMaster, Mighty Mule, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing, so when a West Hollywood gate has a FAAC operator on a LiftMaster track or a Mighty Mule retrofit, we diagnose the whole assembly, not just the nameplate.

Every FAAC job leaves with a written price before work starts, a photo record of what was found and what was changed, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if our work isn’t right within a year, we come back and make it right, no argument, no charge. We don’t steer you toward replacing a repairable FAAC unit. We document what we found. You can see the evidence yourself.

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