Welding Service in Chicago & DuPage County.
Pete comes to you. Mobile welding, welding repair & quality custom fabrication across Chicagoland — gates, railings, stainless, structural.
Call Pete · (630) 927-3030 Day or NightAmerican Welding is a family-owned mobile welding service and custom metal fabrication shop in DuPage County, Illinois. Founded by Pete Adams in 1989, we provide welding service, mobile welding, welding repair service, welding machine service, off-site fabrication, quality specialty welding, custom gates, railings, restaurant stainless fabrication, and structural welding across Chicagoland — Chicago, DuPage, Cook, Will, Kane, Kendall, McHenry, and DeKalb counties. ARC, MIG, and TIG processes on steel, aluminum, stainless steel, and cast iron. 24/7 emergency welding service available.
Quality welding service you can count on.
"I'm Pete Adams, owner of American Welding. We specialize in affordable welding chicago customers can rely on, specialty fabrication, and mobile welding repair — both on location and at our DuPage County shop. Trusted by welding chicago il customers since 1989. Anytime, 24×7: day, night, weekends, and holidays."
"We serve municipal, commercial, and residential sites in Chicago, the Chicago suburbs, and across the Midwest. Projects range from welding machine service and equipment repair to custom railings and ornamental pieces. We handle aluminum, stainless, and cast iron fabrication and repair for companies large and small."
"At American Welding we pride ourselves on the high level of knowledge garnered from 37 years of industry experience."
Call me any time to discuss your ideas or needs. We're able to accommodate any project — quickly and efficiently.
Specialty welding services. Design. Fabricate. Repair.
From a simple household repair to complex structural fabrication. If it's steel, aluminum, or stainless — we can build it, fix it, or replace it. From welding service at home to industrial welding machine service, we cover every job size.
Mobile Welding Service — DuPage & Chicago
On-site mobile welding and welding repair. We roll the truck to you — residential, commercial, and municipal sites across Chicago, DuPage, Cook, Will, Kane, Kendall, McHenry & DeKalb counties. 24/7 emergency welding service available.
Restaurant Stainless Steel Welding Repair
Specialty welding service for commercial kitchens — steam tables, pizza ovens, prep lines, exhaust hoods. NSF-grade stainless fabrication. After-hours welding service so your kitchen never misses a shift.
Custom Driveway Gates — Chicago & Suburbs
Custom-built wrought iron and steel driveway gates — ornamental, automated, or functional. Galvanized, powder-coated, permit-coordinated. Not a catalog piece.
Dumpster Gate Fabrication & Repair
Heavy-duty steel-framed commercial dumpster enclosures with cedar or metal panels, built to waste-hauler and municipal code. Fast welding repair turnaround for property managers across Chicagoland.
Patio & Balcony Railings — Chicago & DuPage
Ornamental wrought iron and steel railings for residential patios, decks, and balconies. Weather-treated, welded in place, IBC code-compliant. Powder-coat color match available.
Stair & Sidewalk Railings — Chicago & Suburbs
IRC/IBC code-compliant handrails for stairs, porches, and sidewalks — residential and commercial. Ornamental iron or TIG-welded stainless steel. Solid, safe, built to last.
Custom railing work for the Chicago Art Institute.
When the Art Institute of Chicago needed custom ornamental railing fabrication, American Welding delivered — on-site, to specification, with a finish that holds up to one of the most visited museums in the country.
This is the kind of work Pete has been doing for 37 years: named venues, real commercial clients, residential customers who needed it done right the first time. Every job gets the same attention — whether it's the Art Institute or your back porch.
Just a few things we work on.
From Chicago Art Institute railings to backyard dog gates — we accommodate projects of any size.
Chicago Art Institute Railing
Restaurant Patio Railing
Steel-Framed Dumpster Gates
Steel Enclosure Fabrication
Chicago Bridge Welding Repair
Steel Balcony Railing
Mobile Welding Balcony
Ornamental Wrought Iron
Roof Access Ladder
Loading Dock Safety Railing
Stainless Steel Fabrication
Custom Dog Gate
Four steps. No runaround.
From your first call to a finished weld — here's exactly how we operate.
You Call Pete
Describe the job or send a photo. We'll ballpark the quote right there on the phone.
On-Site Visit
Pete rolls the mobile rig to your location — driveway, shop, loading dock, anywhere in Chicagoland.
Welded On-Site
Repair or fabrication done right on location. No dragging your equipment to a shop and waiting.
Guaranteed Work
Every weld is warrantied. If something we did fails, Pete comes back and fixes it. That's the deal.
What our clients say.
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Experience you can trust. Welding service you can count on.
Experience
Thousands of customers over a 37-year history. Trusted as American Mobile Welding across Chicago, DuPage, and the Midwest. All welding techniques, all applications. Workmanship that lasts.
Integrity
Every job is built as if we're building it for ourselves. We do what we say and live by our reputation and our word.
Worry-Free
We over-deliver on every job. Never low-quality materials. On-time, built well, attention to detail. Guaranteed and warrantied.
Responsive
Call us day or night. Emergency, holiday, or weekend — no problem. Fair prices, flexible scheduling, 24×7 availability.
Welding service across Chicago, DuPage County, & the Midwest.
Based in DuPage County. Rolling the truck anywhere across Chicagoland, the suburbs, and out into the Midwest.
- DuPage County
- Cook County
- Kane County
- Will County
- McHenry County
- Kendall County
- DeKalb County
- + The Midwest
Don't see your town on the list? We cover Chicago and all of DuPage County plus parts of Cook, Will, Kane, Kendall, McHenry, and DeKalb counties — and projects across the Midwest. From welding repair service in welding chicago il neighborhoods to specialty fabrication, we handle it all.
Municipal · Commercial · Residential
Call (630) 927-3030 →Welding service FAQs — answers before you pick up the phone.
Yes. American Welding is based in DuPage County and serves Chicago, DuPage, Cook, Will, Kane, Kendall, McHenry, and DeKalb counties. Our mobile rig rolls out to residential, commercial, and municipal job sites across Chicagoland and the Midwest.
We weld steel, aluminum, stainless steel, and cast iron — using ARC, MIG, and TIG processes. Pete Adams has been welding professionally since 1980 and founded American Welding in 1989.
Usually no. We specialize in mobile welding — we bring the truck, equipment, and generator to your location and complete the work on-site. For larger fabrication projects, we can also work out of our DuPage County shop by appointment.
Call Pete directly at (630) 927-3030 or email pete@americanwelding.us with photos of what needs welding. Most quotes are given on the same day and on-site visits are free for Chicagoland customers.
Yes. American Welding is a family-owned, licensed, and fully-insured welding business operating since 1989 with a 37-year history of serving municipal, commercial, and residential clients across Illinois.
We're able to accommodate projects of any size — from a simple household railing repair to complex structural fabrication on a bridge. Specialties include mobile welding, custom driveway gates, dumpster corrals, patio and stair railings, restaurant stainless repair, and ornamental ironwork.
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