Our Services

Commercial Welding, Structural Steel, Equipment Repair, Trash Racks & Metal Supply | Apex & Raleigh, NC

APEX & RALEIGH’S AWS CERTIFIED STRUCTURAL STEEL, STORMWATER TRASH RACKS, DUMPSTER GATES & METAL SUPPLY STORE  •  810 CENTER ST. BLDG 3, APEX, NC

AWS Certified Shop & Field Rig • Serving Apex, Raleigh, Cary, Durham & Wake County

COMMERCIAL WELDING, STRUCTURAL STEEL & METAL FABRICATION SERVICES

From structural and miscellaneous steel erection, heavy equipment repair, stormwater BMP trash racks, and commercial metal dumpster gates to custom handrails, mobile rig welding, and a walk-in metal supply store in Apex, NC—we deliver complete turnkey fabrication, sandblasting, powder coating, hot-dip galvanizing, and on-site installation.

Structural and Miscellaneous Steel Fabrication Raleigh Apex NC
★ AWS D1.1 Certified

Structural & Misc Steel

Turnkey structural and miscellaneous steel fabrication and erection for commercial general contractors, retail upfits, and industrial facilities across Raleigh, Apex, Cary, and Durham.

Red-Iron I-Beams, Columns, Flitch Plates & Angle Lintels
Mezzanines, Roof Truss Reinforcement & RTU Curb Frames
Steel Stair Stringers, Embed Plates & Pipe Bollards
AWS D1.1 Structural Field Welding & On-Site Erection
Powder Coated Galvanized Red-Oxide Primed Field Erected
Heavy Equipment Welding Repair Excavator Bucket Raleigh Apex NC
★ Shop or Field Dispatch

Heavy Equipment Repair

Fast-turnaround heavy equipment welding repair and hardfacing for grading, site-work, demolition, and forestry contractors across Wake and Durham Counties.

Excavator Buckets, Cutting Edges, Shanks & Teeth Shrouds
Cracked Excavator Booms, Loader Arms & Skid Steer Plates
Dump Truck Bodies, Tailgates, Roll-Offs & Compactors
AR400 / AR500 Abrasion-Resistant Wear Liners & Hardfacing
Emergency Dispatch AR400 / AR500 Plate Mobile Field Rig
Stormwater BMP Trash Racks and Culvert Outlet Grates North Carolina
★ NC Stormwater SCM / BMP

Trash & Culvert Racks

Custom fabricated stormwater detention pond trash racks, precast riser grates, and culvert headwall debris screens built to NC DEQ & municipal SCM/BMP engineering specs.

Peaked-Roof, Pyramid & Flat Top-Mount Concrete Riser Grates
Flared End-Section & Headwall Culvert Pipe Bar Screens
Hinged Maintenance Hatches, Weir Plates & Orifice Trash Baffles
Hot-Dip Galvanized Carbon Steel, 304/316 Stainless, or Aluminum
Hot-Dip Galvanized Precast Riser Matched NC DEQ Compliant
Commercial Metal Dumpster Gates and Corrals Raleigh Cary Apex NC
★ Commercial Enclosures

Metal Dumpster Gates

Heavy-duty commercial metal dumpster gates, corral doors, and steel bollard posts engineered for retail shopping centers, restaurants, HOA apartments, and new construction.

Non-Sagging Welded Square-Tube Steel Gate Frames
Heavy-Duty Cane Bolt Drop Rods, Latches & Keeper Stops
Greaseable Heavy Barrel Hinges & Schedule 40/80 Bollard Posts
Metal Decking, Steel Slat, Louvered, or Wood/Trex Composite Infill
Powder Coated Bollards & Posts On-Site Install
Metal Supply Store Near Me Apex Raleigh NC Steel Aluminum Stainless STEEL • ALUMINUM • STAINLESS
★ Walk-In Metal Store

Local Metal Supplier

Walk-in metal supply store and steel yard in Apex, NC—we stock and sell all metal in any size and any shape with precision band-saw cut-to-length service and zero minimum order!

Hot-Rolled & Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel, 6061/5052 Aluminum & T304/316 Stainless
Square & Rectangular Tube, Sch 40/80 Pipe & DOM Round Tubing
Angle Iron, Flat Bar, Solid Rod, C-Channel & Structural I-Beams
Sheet Metal (24ga–10ga), Diamond Tread Plate, Expanded Metal & Steel Plate
Cut-to-Length No Minimums 810 Center St, Apex
Custom Truck Flatbeds and Commercial Trailer Welding Repair Apex Raleigh NC

Trailers & Truck Beds

Custom commercial work truck bodies, utility flatbeds, and heavy equipment trailer welding repairs for landscaping, grading, and tree-care fleets.

Custom Steel & Aluminum Flatbed Bodies & Headache Racks
Equipment, Dump & Gooseneck Trailer Frame, Tongue & Axle Welds
Spring-Assisted Split Landscape Ramp Gates & Hinge Rebuilds
Pintle Hitches, Winch Mounts, Underbody Boxes & Custom Bumpers
Aluminum / Steel Commercial Fleets Ramps & Hitches
Custom Metal Handrails Wrought Iron Railings and Floating Stairs Raleigh Cary Apex NC

Handrails, Stairs & Gates

Custom wrought iron railings, ADA pipe handrails, cable rail systems, and floating mono-stringer steel staircases—field measured, powder coated, and installed across Raleigh, Cary, Apex, and Chapel Hill.

NC Building Code & ADA-Compliant Commercial Pipe Handrails
Floating Mono-Stringer Steel Staircases, Pan Stairs & Spiral Stairs
Interior & Exterior Wrought Iron, Picket, & Stainless Cable Railings
Custom Ornamental Driveway Gates, Estate Fences & Walk Gates
Powder Coated NC Code / ADA Core-Drilled / Anchored
Custom Aluminum and Stainless Steel TIG MIG Welding Raleigh Apex NC

Aluminum & Stainless Fab

Precision AC/DC TIG, Pulse MIG, and Stick welding across 6061/5052 aluminum, 304/316 sanitary stainless steel, carbon steel, and 4130 Chromoly.

Custom Aluminum Enclosures, Diamond Plate Boxes & Skids
Commercial Restaurant Stainless Steel Tables, Sinks & Wall Hoods
Aluminum Boat Hull Repair, Marine T-Tops, Leaning Posts & Fuel Tanks
Industrial Machine Guards, Hoppers, Chutes & Custom Brackets
Precision TIG / MIG Aluminum & Stainless Sanitary / Marine
Mobile Rig Welding Service Raleigh Durham Cary Apex NC

Mobile Rig Welding

Fully outfitted Ford Super Duty mobile welding service trucks dispatching directly to construction sites, manufacturing plants, and commercial properties across Raleigh, Durham, and Apex.

On-Site Structural Steel Field Welding, Beam Splicing & Joist Reinforcement
Emergency Job-Site Heavy Equipment, Crane & Excavator Repair
Field Installation of Handrails, Stairs, Bollards & Dumpster Gates
Industrial Plant Maintenance, Shutdowns & Oxy-Acetylene Torch Cutting
Field Rig Dispatch OSHA & Insured Raleigh-Durham-Apex
CNC Plasma Cutting Services Steel Plate Base Plates Apex Raleigh NC

CNC Plasma Cutting

High-definition CNC plasma table plate cutting directly from your AutoCAD `.DXF`, `.DWG`, or `.STEP` files—or custom CAD-drawn in-house from your hand sketch.

Pre-Punched Structural Base Plates, Embeds, Flanges & Gussets
Industrial Machinery Mounting Brackets, Tabs & Wear Liners
Commercial Metal Signage, Architectural Panels & Custom Logos
Mild Steel Plate up to 1″ Thick, Stainless Steel & Aluminum
DXF / DWG / CAD Batch Production Up to 1″ Plate
Cast Iron and Cast Aluminum Welding Repair Broken Bolt Extraction Apex NC

Metal & Cast Repair

Specialized cast iron brazing/welding, cast aluminum housing repair, and broken bolt extraction at our Apex shop so you don’t have to replace discontinued parts.

Cracked Cast Aluminum Transmission Bellhousings, Oil Pans & Cases
Pre-Heated High-Nickel Cast Iron Pump Housings, Manifolds & Vises
Commercial Zero-Turn Mower Decks, Tractor Loader Arms & Bush Hogs
Sheared & Seized Bolt/Stud TIG Weld Extraction (Saves Original Threads)
Nickel Cast Welding Broken Bolt Removal Apex Shop Drop-Off
Custom DOM Roll Cage and Tube Chassis Fabrication Raleigh Apex NC

Roll Cages & Chassis

Custom mandrel-bent DOM and 4130 Chromoly roll cages, tube chassis, and off-road armor fabricated to NHRA, SCCA, NASA, Formula Drift, and Ultra4 rulebooks.

4-Point, 6-Point, 8-Point & Full 10-Point Competition Roll Cages
UTV / Side-by-Side (Polaris, Can-Am) Heavy DOM Replacement Cages
Rock Sliders, Tube Bumpers, Exo-Cages & 4-Link Suspension Brackets
Precision Tube Notching, Gusseting & 360° TIG/MIG Welds
DOM / 4130 Chromoly Tech Inspection Ready Mandrel Bent
Cracked Aluminum Alloy Wheel Rim TIG Welding Repair Apex Raleigh NC
Drop-Off Service

TIG Wheel Repair

Hit a pothole and losing air from a hairline crack? Drop off your dismounted bare aluminum alloy wheel rim at our Apex shop for deep-penetration AC TIG welding repair.

Stop-Drilled, V-Grooved & 100% Penetration AC TIG Aluminum Weld
Inner Barrel Hairline Cracks & Bead Seat Lip Restoration
Ground Smooth on Tire Bead Surface for Airtight Tire Mounting
Fast Drop-Off Turnaround at 810 Center St. Bldg 3 in Apex
AC TIG Aluminum Bare Rim Drop-Off Airtight Seal
SINGLE-SOURCE TURNKEY CONVENIENCE

RAW FABRICATION TO FINISHED COATING & FIELD INSTALLATION

General contractors, civil site-work supers, and property managers don’t have time to coordinate 4 different subcontractors. We handle your entire scope from shop drawings through Partnered Sandblasting, Industrial Powder Coating, Structural Steel Priming, and Hot-Dip Galvanizing—plus On-Site Delivery & Field Erection across Wake, Durham, and Chatham Counties.

Powder Coating
Sandblasting
Hot-Dip Galvanize
On-Site Install
TRIANGLE SERVICE FOOTPRINT

AREAS WE SERVE

From our fabrication shop and metal supply yard at 810 Center St. Building 3 in Apex, NC 27502, we dispatch mobile welding rigs and deliver commercial steel throughout:

Apex, NC
Raleigh, NC
Cary, NC
Fuquay-Varina
Holly Springs
Morrisville
Durham, NC
Chapel Hill
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CAREERS AT IMAGINATION FABRICATION

We mentor driven welders into Master Fabricators through real commercial structural builds and our weekly Marketplace projects. If you take pride in tight fit-up tolerances, clean TIG/MIG beads, and showing up ready to build, connect with Nick today.

IMAGINATION
FABRICATION LLC

Locally owned, insured, and AWS-certified structural & miscellaneous steel fabricator, heavy equipment welding repair shop, and walk-in metal supply store in Apex & Raleigh, NC.

Turnkey Finishes

Single-source execution including partnered Abrasive Sandblasting, Industrial Powder Coating, Structural Steel Priming, Hot-Dip Galvanizing, and On-Site Mobile Rig Installation across Wake & Durham Counties.

Shop & Metal Yard

810 Center St. Building 3, Apex, NC 27502

(919) 280-4430

stephb.ifab@gmail.com

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