Trailer weld repair
Frames, axles, ramps, hitches, and fenders fixed at your Star home, shop, or job site.
Mobile welding & fabrication · Star, Idaho
Welding and fabrication in Star — on-site repair, custom metal work, and one-off builds from new-subdivision gates and railings to trailers and farm equipment on the town's rural edges. We come to your home, shop, acreage, or job site. Shop service available for anything that can be moved.
Welding service in one of the valley's fastest-growing towns
Star has nearly doubled in size in a decade — from about 5,800 residents in 2010 to more than 11,000 by 2020, and climbing since. What was a small farm town named for the star on its old schoolhouse is now a fast-growing Treasure Valley suburb where new subdivisions along Star Road and Can-Ada Road butt right up against horse properties, acreage, and working farm ground. All of it needs steel cut, fixed, or built at some point — and a lot of it can't be hauled to a shop.
That's the job. Idaho Welding Service runs mobile welding calls across Star for homeowners, contractors, farmers, and equipment owners. A cracked trailer frame in your driveway off Floating Feather, a bucket that needs gussets on a job site in a new subdivision, a custom gate for an acreage property, or a stainless project for a new build — one call covers it.
Most calls to Star welders start the same way: something broke and it's holding up work. Call or text photos with your location and you'll get a straight answer on what the fix likely looks like, what it costs, and whether mobile or shop service makes more sense — before anyone rolls a truck.
New subdivisions meet horse property
Star grew outward fast, and it shows on the ground: tight-lot subdivisions on one side of the road, transitional lots and horse properties on the other. That mix means a lot of metal work — entry gates and fencing for new homes, corral and paddock repairs on the acreage, railings for new decks and porches, and custom brackets and mounts that off-the-shelf hardware never quite fits.
Where the work happens
With new neighborhoods going in across Star, contractors and homeowners keep running into the same needs — a railing that has to meet spec, a bracket or mount that has to be fabricated, a gate framed to fit an opening that isn't square. We build to the plans you or your GC provide, weld it on-site when it's easier that way, and keep it moving instead of leaving your project waiting on a fabricator across the valley.
Head out toward Can-Ada Road and Floating Feather and Star still works like the country. Farm equipment, flatbed and utility trailers, irrigation hardware, corrals, and horse-property gates that live a hard life. Mobile welding was built for exactly this — machines and structures that are too big, too broken, or too far out to bring anywhere. Tell us where you are and we'll come to the work.
What we weld in Star
From quick repairs to full Star fabrication builds, every service we offer runs mobile anywhere in town, with shop service available for projects that can travel.
Frames, axles, ramps, hitches, and fenders fixed at your Star home, shop, or job site.
Buckets, attachments, cracked mounts, and field repairs for working equipment across Star.
On-site service anywhere in Star for projects too large, broken, or inconvenient to move.
Brackets, mounts, frames, and custom metal work in Star built around how you'll actually use it.
Clean TIG and MIG work for tanks, boxes, food equipment, trailers, and specialty projects.
Handrails, guardrails, gates, and stairs for Star homes, acreages, and commercial properties.
Building something structural in Star?
Some welding projects in Star are more than a repair. Structural work, commercial railings, and anything tied to a permitted build may need to meet engineered specifications or pass inspection. We build to the spec you or your contractor provide, and we're used to working alongside GCs, framers, and inspectors on active job sites.
If your project needs a building permit or inspection, start with the City of Star. Because Star straddles Ada and Canyon counties, requirements can vary by parcel — the city can point you to the right department.
Visit staridaho.org →On permitted jobs we weld to the plans — engineered connections, guardrail specs, and inspector requirements. Have your contractor send the detail and we'll take it from there.
Text us the project details →Build schedules and farm work don't wait. If equipment goes down on a Star job site or property and it's costing you money, call — after-hours mobile welding calls are welcome.
Call 208-409-0756 →Common questions
Yes. We run mobile welding calls across all of Star — Central Star, the newer subdivisions along Star Road, out toward Can-Ada Road and Floating Feather, and the rural residential and horse properties on the edges of town. If the project can be moved, shop service is also an option.
It depends on the job — material, access, and how much weld time is involved. The fastest way to get a real number is to text photos of the project and your Star location to 208-409-0756. You get a straight answer before any work starts.
Yes. Trailer frames, ramps, hitches, fenders, and axle mounts are some of our most common mobile calls in Star. We come to your driveway, shop, or job site so you're not towing a broken trailer across the valley.
Yes. We do clean TIG and MIG work on stainless and aluminum — tanks, boxes, railings, food equipment, trailers, and specialty projects, mobile or in the shop.
Some do. Structural work and most commercial projects in Star can require permits or engineered specifications through the city's building department. We build to the spec you or your contractor provide and are happy to coordinate on code-driven projects.
Yes. Equipment breaks when it breaks. Call 208-409-0756 — if a machine or trailer is down and costing you money, after-hours mobile calls are welcome.
Calling is fastest. You can also text photos of the damage or project, along with where you are in Star, and we will get back to you with the next step.