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Free Welding Invoice Template

Blank welding contractor invoice 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 invoice is the document that asks for money after the work is done. It is not a quote and it is not a receipt. It names what you did, what it costs, who owes it, and when it is due. Get those four things right and you get paid faster.

What a contractor invoice should contain

  • Your business name, address, phone, email and license number if your state requires one
  • The customer name and the job address, which are often not the same address
  • A unique invoice number, so you and the customer can both point at the same document
  • The invoice date and a clear due date, not just "net 30" with no date on it
  • Line items split into labor and materials, because customers query lump sums
  • Subtotal, tax, any deposit already paid, and the actual balance due
  • How to pay you: check payable to, bank transfer details, or a payment link

What goes on a welding contractor invoice

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 invoice 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 the Welding invoice should record

Record the hours, the steel used and what was fabricated or repaired. If the work is structural, note any inspection the job called for.

Related pages for Welding work

The rules that hold for every trade

These are on the contractor invoice template page, with the questions people ask about the template:

  • Invoice, estimate or receipt, which one do you need
  • Put labor and materials on separate lines
  • Set a due date, not a payment term

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