Before & after: real Triple D jobs

Rusted gate lock box

Rust had eaten the bottom out of the lock box on a mesh security gate. We cut out the rotten steel, welded in new metal around the lock, and painted it to match.

Before: Close-up of a gate lock box with the bottom rusted away into holes and flaking scale. After: The same gate lock box rebuilt in new steel and painted black, with a clean square edge under the handle.

Trailer jack mount

The plate under the jack on a dump trailer had rusted through. We cut it back to solid steel, welded in a new plate, set the jack post square and painted it.

Before: Trailer tongue plate rusted through around the jack mount, ground back to bright steel around the hole. After: Repaired trailer jack mount painted black, the jack post standing square on its new plate.

Steel door frame rust

A steel door frame was rusting out where it meets the floor. We masked it off, ground out the rust, repaired and smoothed the jamb, then primed and painted it.

Before: Close-up of a steel door frame jamb rusted and flaking at the floor line. After: The steel door frame after the repair: solid, smooth and painted black at the threshold.

Sliding gate bracket

A new steel bracket welded onto a sliding gate right where it sits, then painted to match the gate.

Built-to-fit grille

A steel grille made for one wall opening: frame welded and squared, bars spaced and welded in, painted, then installed flush.