Free Welding Estimate Template
Blank welding contractor estimate template, already carrying the line items welding jobs use. Download it, or fill one in below and get a finished PDF in about a minute.
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An estimate is a written price you are offering before the work starts. The two things that decide whether it wins the job are how clearly it describes the scope and how obviously it expires.
What a contractor estimate should contain
- Your business details and license number where required
- The customer name and the job address
- An estimate number and the date you wrote it
- A valid until date, because prices move and you should not be held to a number from six months ago
- Scope in plain language, line by line, so the customer knows what is and is not included
- What is explicitly excluded, which is the line that prevents most disputes
- Subtotal, tax, any deposit required to book the work, and the total
What goes on a welding contractor estimate
These are the lines a welding job usually needs. They are already in the template and in the generator, so you edit rather than start from an empty page.
- Mobile service call and setup
- Fabrication labor, per hour
- Steel, A36 plate and tube
- Cut, fit and MIG weld
- Grind, prime and finish
Delete what does not apply, add what does. The point is that a customer looking at an itemized welding estimate can see where the money went, which is what stops the argument before it starts.
Welding is billed by the hour for fabrication, plus a service charge when the rig comes to you, plus the steel. A36 is the common structural steel specification, sold by the foot or by weight.
What to settle before the Welding estimate goes out
Say whether hot work on site needs a fire watch or a permit from the building owner, and who provides it. Grinding and welding next to anything that burns is the reason both exist.
Related pages for Welding work
- Fire and hot work toolbox talk
- Compressed gas cylinders toolbox talk
- Respiratory protection toolbox talk
The rules that hold for every trade
These are on the contractor estimate template page, with the questions people ask about the template:
- Estimate versus quote versus bid
- Write an exclusions line, it wins arguments before they start
- Put an expiry on every price you send