Trade, Metals
Metals Estimating Services
Structural steel, rebar and miscellaneous metals quantified together in one disciplined takeoff, so fabricators, erectors and framing contractors bid with a defensible, ready-to-price package. Pricing follows current supplier and labor rates for your area, so the metals figures hold up.
Metals estimating
One team across steel, rebar and miscellaneous metals
Metal framing contractors, steel erectors, manufacturers, distributors and fabricators all need the same thing from a takeoff: quantities that hold up once fabrication begins. Decks, trusses, railings, stud framing, joists, gratings and castings are each described as a distinct line item and then checked by a senior estimator before anything leaves our desk. Many fabricators and framing crews spend more time deciphering technical notation on a drawing set than actually pricing the job.
Our estimators are comfortable with the manufacturing side of metals, laser welding, advanced cutting, mill tolerances, which means the quantities we hand back already reflect how the material is actually going to be fabricated and erected.
Every takeoff comes back with colour-coded marked-up plans, a full material and labour breakdown covering welders, cranes, fuel and equipment, and the man-hours required for erection.
Our clients
Who relies on our metals estimating
From mill to job site, we serve every stakeholder handling structural and miscellaneous metals.
Range of services
Our metals estimating services
Every stage from budget through bid, plus the detailing work that gets steel into the field.
Scope detail
What our metals takeoffs cover
Materials, connections and fabrication-ready detail organised the way a shop actually builds it.
Structural metals
- Fasteners & fastenings
- Steel framing & metal joists
- Metal decking
- Stud & stick framing
- Load-bearing wall framing
- Dome structures
- Access ramps & stairs
Ornamental & site metals
- Lintels & ladders
- Railings & gratings
- Canopy & bollards
- Treads, nosing & trench drains
- Castings & trusses
- Ironwork & ornamental ironwork
- Decking accessories
Fabrication & erection detail
- Floor, roof & column steel
- Copper flashing & fireproofing
- Gusset plates & base plates
- Steel girders & anchors
- Nosing strips & corner beads
- Mill base pricing for fabrication
- Shipping & site delivery charges
Takeoff scope
For fabricators and erectors alike
Fabrication estimates cover drilling, cutting and welding labour with man-hours; erection estimates carry mill base pricing, delivery and installation labour.
Deliverables
What you receive
Delivered as an Excel takeoff with supporting PDF and marked-up plan files.
Method
Our method on metals packages
Follow the simple process
The metals workflow, step by step
Nothing in a metals estimate is guessed. Scope is confirmed in writing, quantities come off your drawings, and the final workbook stays editable so your team can adjust pricing.
Share your plans
Send your drawings by email, chat, or the upload button, we review them and start on the quote immediately.
Get our quote
Your quote arrives within minutes with invoice, turnaround time and delivery date. Pay by card or PayPal and work begins.
Receive your estimate
Delivered in 24 to 48 hours as Excel spreadsheets with colour-coded plans, in MasterFormat or your own template.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Get started
Talk to an estimator today
Send the drawings today and get your metals quantities priced, marked up and ready to bid, with revisions covered when addenda change the scope.
Serving USA & Canada
Need a metals estimate?
Upload your plans and we'll send a quote within minutes. Call +1 (346) 358-6424 or email Info@estimatorexpert.com.