Structural Welding and Fabrication

Structural welding covers certified repair and fabrication on load-bearing components: frame rails, cross members, mounting brackets, subframes, and equipment mounts. Work is performed in-shop by certified technicians, with joint design and reinforcement matched to the load the component actually carries.

Symptoms

Signs you need this work

Cracked weld at a mount or bracket
Equipment mount that has torn loose from the frame
Cross member separation
A custom mount needed for new equipment

Certified work on load-bearing components

Welding on a structural component is not the same job as welding a bracket. The joint has to carry load in service, under vibration, through temperature cycles, for years. A weld that looks fine and fails in eighteen months is worse than no repair at all because it fails somewhere unexpected.

All structural welding here is performed in-shop by certified technicians, with joint preparation, filler selection, and reinforcement matched to the base material and the actual service load.

Frame rail and cross member welding
Crack repair with drilled stop holes and reinforcement
Equipment and body mount fabrication
Subframe repair and reinforcement
Custom bracket and mount fabrication
Steel and aluminum structural work

Fabrication for equipment installs

A lot of our welding work is not repair at all. It is building the mount that lets a piece of equipment attach to a chassis it was not originally designed for. Toolboxes, cranes, generators, tanks, racks, and specialty bodies all need mounting that carries the load into the frame correctly.

Getting that wrong is how a frame develops cracks radiating from a mount hole two years later. We design the mount to spread load into the rail rather than concentrating it at a point.

Pricing

What this typically costs

Ballpark range

$750 to $20,000 and up

5 to 80 labor hours

Commercial damage varies widely, so this is a range rather than a quote. The number for your vehicle comes from assessing the actual damage.

Collision estimates for insurance claim walk-ins carry no charge. Systems estimates are $150 and diagnostics are $285 per hour, both credited against an authorized repair.

See the full rate card for labor rates, materials, parts markup and deposit policy.

FAQ

Structural Welding and Fabrication questions

Do you weld on aluminum bodies?

Yes. Aluminum requires different technique, filler, and heat management than steel, and using steel practice on aluminum warps the panel and produces a weak joint. It is a distinct skill and we treat it as one.

Can you fabricate a mount for equipment I already own?

Yes. Bring the equipment and the vehicle and we will design and build the mounting. That is a large share of what our fabrication side does.

Is welding a cracked frame a permanent fix?

It can be, when it is done correctly. The crack ends have to be drilled to stop propagation, the joint has to be prepared, and the area usually needs reinforcement. Simply running a bead over the crack will reopen.

Structural Welding and Fabrication for Irvine fleets

Bring the vehicle to our Yorba Linda facility and we will assess it, document the damage, and give you a real number.

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