how would u quote the welding of sixty hand rails for apartment building?

Question

Building new. I have never charged for welding. Just trying to get a idea of what to charge. Materials are supplied I just supplying the labor.

Answer 1

you have to figure on a few different factors. Yes of course the time but what process. obviously Mig is going to be faster but if its tig then the fabrication will be slower... but you will not have as much post-weld work to do. also you have to calculate the amount of your cost, your hourly time, electricity or fuel, welding rods or wire, grinding wheels and so on...If you are quoting for labor say $45 an hour which is a decent rate for a 'first-timer' and if you are doing mig say cost plus %50 on your supply cost...wires, grinding wheels etc.

Don't underestimate the time it takes either, remember that a section of railing must be measured on-site then the material measured, cut, laid out, tacked, checked, welded, ground, cleaned, and if needed prepped and painted..

Let's say one section ten feet lets say if you were doing mig an hour each for measuring, cutting, and then layout and tacking. 1-3 hours for welding, then 1-2 hours for grinding and cleaning and if you are painting add yet another hour or two. so together you have a total of between 4 and 9 hours per section.

Now this is for a standard railing with either small pickets or a three rail type. You can kind of figure they would equal because on a three rail you have a lot more welding and grinding to do as compared to the small welds for the pickets, which shouldn't have to be ground much.

So for a ten foot section we have at most 9 hours @ $45 per hour = $405 plus you supply cost at lets say $75 so that equals to $480.Which isn't bad for a railing but without further description and the fact that there are so many variables in fabrication of railings I can't give you an exact number.

Don't overcharge or they wouln't accept, but don't undercharge to get the job because you may end up costing yourself money... Good Luck!!!

Answer 2

are you repairing or building new? I usually charge $50 an hour for labor and that includes all materials incurred to do the job as per the welding aspect. next you need to sit down and figure out how much approx. it will take you to do a certain amount of the project and multiply that over how much you actually have to do. don't forget to add in a little extra for unseen time and materials. also dont forget about all the small details such as paint, cleanup of the steel and possibly installation.

Answer 3

First you'd have to know the cost of the materials needed for the job, then figure what your time is worth, (per hour), and figure how many hours you'd need to complete the job.
Example:
Total cost of materials: $250.00
Your hourly rate: $50.00 per hour
Time to do the job: 3 weeks, (working 6 days per week).

So that's...

...$250.00 (For materials cost)
+ 7200.00 (Labor charge for $50 x 8 hrs. per day x 6 days x 3 weeks)
$7450.00 (Total bid for this job example)
(I would then add another 10% for a safety margin, or in case something goes wrong!?)

Answer 4

I'd quote materials and labor.

If you're going to use $10,000 worth of materials, quote the materials with a markup. If you're going to use 120 man hours of labor, quote the labor.

It would look like this: MATERIALS: $12,225 LABOR: $1900 TOTAL: $14,125