It's all about trust for me, and the moment I meet Brian and his family of workers and staff I felt comfortable. I feel that a positive atmosphere, a family feeling, and people who are willing to make eye contact with you guarantees quality work. Refreshing to find in today's world. I was there because I had lost my planner and they had found it and called to tell me where it was...wow, I'm actually glad I lost my planner! read more

"You're the Tops"....that's what I have to say about Brian Padilla and his company, Brian's Welding. Whenever driving around the general San Jose area I tried making a mental note of gate workmanship on various residences and businesses which I'd regard as unusually well-designed craftsmanship in ironwork on driveway and pedestrian gates. So many times when I'd inquired about the who the designer and installer was it turned out to be Brian's Welding. So, for me it wasn't difficult to know who I wanted the work to be done by. I researched his website to select a basic design to work off from but oddly enough didn't find exactly what I was looking for until I met with Brian who showed me "heaps" more photos of his work. I told him what I was looking for and he drew-up a design while we talked...still a bit more in features than what I wanted so requested that it be made more simple looking. With that information Brian requested a couple weeks for him to re-design the gates and then invited me down to his workshop to view the basic design which he had already welded together but said that I still had the opportunity to change or re-design something different if I wished. The basic design was PERFECT...simple but beautifully executed. We played around with placement of some of the smaller design-features and then I selected the powder-coating color to complete the finish. A couple weeks later the finished product was ready for installation. The installation crew were mindful and careful not to damage the existing landscape and worked with great precision. Brian came by a few times to make sure everything was being accomplished according to his high standard and always asked if I was satisfied with the progress. The driveway gate operates on a Lift Master vehicular swing gate system and works beautifully. I've gotten several positive comments from my neighbors and personally am completely satisfied. Thank you Brian, Karl, Ernesto and the rest of the installing crew for a beautiful job. read more

After reading the yelp reviews I called Brian's welding. They set a next day appt, I described my problem and a very nice lady said their gate automation specialist was there... Spoke to wonderful Carl, who offered to come over his lunch time the same day. Diagnosed the problem...went got parts and gate fixed. Wonderful, friendly service. Even got me the remotes and set my gate up. Fabulous!! read more

I found Brian on Yelp when looking for someone to do my Balcony railing. My contractor has sent me to an indoor stair railing guy who told me very truthfully that his stuff would not withstand the elements. Saw the beautiful photos on Brians website and decided to check them out. The way Brian drew my railing out on the graph paper, I knew I saw a true artist. Love my new balcony railing. Thanks Brian. read more

I wanted to make a custom size/shape partition for my back deck. Brian was very helpful in assisting me with the design and helping keep it within my budget. Product was made exactly to my specification, nicely powder coated and delivered on time. Brian was also very responsive to my inquiries throughout the process. read more

Brian's Welding came highly recommended to us by a trusted resource who also had used them. They were familiar with our neighborhood and pointed out a few of their other projects and satisfied neighbors. Our project was to replace and existing outdated iron gate motor and to update gate functionality and security. I did some comparisons and while they were not necessarily the lowest priced option, I found that Brian's Welding stood out on recommendations, responsiveness, service, quality, guarantee and most importantly, support before/during/after installation. In the long run, that saves time and time is money. The project was installed efficiently and correctly and we are confident the team is on standby for us if/when future questions or hiccups may arise. Karl handled our project is phenomenal to work with; extremely courteous, and anticipated our needs and questions. He followed through and made us feel important and valued as customers. We will be calling upon Brian's Welding again soon for another project and highly recommend. read more

Brian and his team are honest and brilliant! I took a broken piece to my elliptical machine to a shop next to his called Yes Welding and they gave me a quote for $60 so I walked over to Brian's for a 2nd opinion and he only charged me $20! Honest, fair and quality customer service from Brian and his crew! Thanks again! :-) read more

My son dropped his bicycle down a trail and broke the weld on one of the training wheels so I needed a welder and called Brian's Welding. The owner, Brian answered the phone and told me to bring the bicycle in. I went to his shop and was impressed at how professional it is. It is obvious that they regularly handle big jobs. I only needed a very small job done, but Brian treated me like I was a big time job customer. He was very friendly and immediately had one of his workers do the job. It turned out perfect and in no time my son was happily riding his bike again. Talk about customer service. A different shop wanted to charge me way more and I would have to wait several days. Thank you Brian. read more

I just had my gate for my front porch and it is absolutely beautiful. The gate was done sooner than I expected and installed next day after Brian told me the gate was ready. I am beyond thrilled. Excellent craftsmanship. read more

I had two trellises and a porch railing crafted by Brian's Welding. Working with Brian on the design and then seeing the expert crafters bring it to fruition was great! They were professional, on time and on budget. I like the trellises so well, I am thinking twice about covering them with my vines! I would highly recommend them for any design/welding work. read more

Adam at Brian's Welding re-created two lanterns that had been destroyed on my landmark home. These lamps were huge and I was very particular about making sure they looked exactly like the originals. He did a fantastic job at a reasonable price. They were so nice I had him do a second smaller set to go on pillars out front. Adam was careful about showing me the prototype before continuing too far, and making sure I got what I want. Everyone is really impressed when I tell them these beautiful lamps were re-created locally. read more

My daughter needed a pool fence to be quickly installed after moving to a new house with 2 year old twins. Brian and his team recommended a great looking fence, fabricated a custom gate, and installed same in record time! This is a highly professional small company with a deservedly great reputation. Unreservedly recommended! read more

If i could give them more stars, I would. Brian and his team installed a beautiful driveway gate at our house. We have gotten so many complements on the gate!!! When we had a small issue that needed to be fixed, Brian immediately responded to my email and got his team out to fix the problem. I highly recommend!!! read more

The 5-star rating for Brian's Welding is NOT warranted. They do not know the definition of customer satisfaction and after service. Relying largely on the Yelp rating, I hired them in late Oct. to modify my driveway iron gate. I wanted to install the gate on the back side of the stucco column so as to maximize the width of my rather narrow driveway. The contract called for widening the gate to fit the new width, powdercoating, installation of new 3x3 posts along the back of the column, and reinstalling the gate with the location of the motor moved. The contract also included modifying a couple of iron fence panels at the back of my property into a gravity latch gate. Initially, Kyle, my sales rep, was nice and responsive. The modified driveway gate was delivered within 30 days as promised and the modification of the back fence was done onsite. However, numerous problems arose: 1. Kyle could not get the communication box and gate to operate over the phone line as it did before. Then, after I got my electrician to troubleshoot the problem with him at my cost, he got the communication box and gate to operate over the phone line but whenever the gate was engaged, we would either have no dial tone on the phone line or DSL issues. Despite coming back a few times, Kyle could not get the phone, the gate and the DSL to all work at the same time. We had no choice but to operate the gate manually for close to a month. An AT&T technician came out on Dec. 21 and it turned out that the wiring was not done right. Kyle had reversed the order of wiring such that the splitting of the phone line was done in the MPOE phone box. The AT&T tech explained that the splitting function must be done in the DSL box. Otherwise, the phone line will not be split properly and will not allow the multiple functions to operate properly. When I told Kyle this, he said for the first time that he doesn't normally do wiring for gates and that he did it for me as a favor. I wish he had told me in the very beginning so that I could have saved myself all the hassle and the inconvenience. 2. During the time that Kyle was trying to troubleshoot the phone line issue, I had a number of other issues that came up: I noticed that a beautiful custom made tree pattern on my gate was modified such that it was inconsistent with the original lateral design even though the contract did not call for any such modification to the design, the box covering the motor box was not bolted down so it moved, the paint on the arm for the gate that was painted onsite just a few weeks ago was peeling off, there was a minor but noticeable scrape in the powdercoat on the gate, the gate did not close completely, the gravity gate at the back gate did not line up well. I told Kyle that I could not make the final payment until the punchlist items in #2 were addressed. Except for the tree pattern issue, all of the issues required just some minor adjustments. As is typical, I was ready and willing to pay the for job as soon as the punchlist items were fully addressed. Instead of working through the problems, Kyle had Brian contact me all of a sudden even though I had worked primarily with Kyle through the process. Brian met me here today. For the first few minutes, Brian seemed to offer to take the gate back to the shop to take off the additional tree pattern that was added and to re-powdercoat it. Even though we had just started talking, Brian was quickly getting impatient and short-tempered. Then he offered to adjust the price and be done with. I said the latter was not a solution as it would cost me more to hire somebody else to fix the problems. When I asked him to take the gate back and re-work it, he drove off rudely saying that he would see me in court. Ultimately, I don't think Brian was genuinely interested in honoring any of his offers as he offered them for a minute or two, then took them back. It's unfortunate that he thinks going to court will make the problems go away. All he has to do is address the punchlist items but he refuses to accept that. read more

I would like to thank Brian himself for his willingness to help me fix my leg braces whenever it brakes. He personally referred one of his staff --Aurelio to accommodate me and even gave Aurelio's cellphone number to me so I can call him whenever I needed his services. Both of them are very nice. I really appreciate their genuine offer to extend their help. They don't even want to charge me, but I insisted. I would also like to personally thank Aurelio for doing his best to do the job right and he always did. Aurelio puts pride in his work even though he won't get that much out from it. I'm really grateful for genuine people like them. I hope I can repay back their kindness to me someday. If you are looking for quality welding work, this is the place to call! read more

We're very satisfied with the gate that Brian's Welding designed and installed. Brian is one of the most professional and talented guys I've ever worked with. If you've never worked with Brian before you have a lot to look forward to. His initial visit is surprisingly pleasant. He sketched up the design for our gate on the spot. I was amazed. We choose Brian's Welding over four or five other gate contractors. Once the project was under way he came back to our house and helped us select the leaves, color and ornaments for the gate. Then he invited us to visit his shop, where we saw the gate tack welded together and then approved the design. He also gave us a fun tour of his facility, showing us how the leaves are made. The installers were very professional and did a perfect job. I don't have any complaints. The gate is now the most beautiful part of our house and probably the most beautiful in our city. read more