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Most welders make you call to find out what anything costs. I won't. Here are the starting numbers, and where I have to quote instead of list.
Drag the slider to size up your job and see the rough starting point. It's a guide. Send a photo for a real number.
Travel anywhere in the KC metro plus your first hour on-site. Most small repairs finish here.
Small, visible, repeatable jobs: send photos and you'll usually get a firm number the same day.
Fleets, fab shops, contractors, property portfolios. Steadier pricing and priority scheduling.
If I get there and the rust goes three feet past what I could see, we talk before I keep going. No surprise invoices.
Starting points for the KC metro. Materials are extra unless quoted in. Aluminum and stainless run about 35% more than mild steel. After-hours, weekend, and emergency work is 1.5×, $300 minimum. Travel beyond ~30 miles is $1.50/mile or quoted flat.
| Job | Starting at |
|---|---|
| Mobile service call (travel + first hour) | $225 |
| Each additional hour on-site | $125/hr |
| Exhaust / muffler weld (one cut, one weld) | $80 to $200 |
| Gate / fence repair (hinge, sag, cracked post) | $175 to $400 |
| Trailer coupler / hitch / tongue repair | $200 to $500 |
| Railing / handrail repair (one section) | $250 to $800 |
Structural, cracked frames, heavy equipment, fabrication, aluminum and stainless. Crack propagation, rust extent, access, finish, and steel prices make a blind flat number a money-loser or a job done cheap. Photos or a site visit first, then a number I'll stand behind.
| Job | Starting at |
|---|---|
| Trailer frame rail / crossmember repair | $400 to $900 |
| Heavy / farm equipment repair (bucket, blade) | $300 to $1,500 |
| Structural steel repair (beam, column, lintel) | $500 to $2,500+ |
| Aluminum repair (trailer, boat, equipment) | $150 min, then time + 35% |
| Handrail fabricated & installed | $85 to $120/linear ft (~$700 min) |
| Custom gate (simple) | from $550 |
I own the truck, the trailer, the engine-driven welder, and I eat the drive time and gas to get to you. The service call exists so a 20-minute weld doesn't cost me money, and so you know exactly what you're walking into before I roll up.
No. Photo quotes for defined-scope work are free and usually same-day. Bigger or open-ended jobs get the $225 service call, which includes your first hour of actual work, not just a look.
Materials are extra unless I quote them in. Steel prices move ($44 to $125-plus per stick depending on the day), so I'll spell it out in the quote rather than bury it.