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Ballpark steel pricing

  • 19-11-2014 10:51PM
    #1
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 42,150 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Guys, I'm trying to work out of a price for supply and erection of a small steel frame for a domestic extension is high, low or normal.

    I calculated just shy of 900kg of steel plus about 13m lengths of 100x100x8 SHS sections. Various bolts, welds etc. I've been told to add on approx 30% for plates and bolts etc and then my final weight will give a guide price?

    Can anybody give a current price per kg or ton of steel. The steel guy is painting and erecting the steel work.

    Thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,282 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    Any decent building supplier should be able to give you a price on a job like that.

    Also 300kg for plates and bolts? Sounds excessive


  • #3
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 42,150 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    godtabh wrote: »
    Any decent building supplier should be able to give you a price on a job like that.

    Also 300kg for plates and bolts? Sounds excessive

    The 30% was probably just a beer mat cost tbh.
    galwaytt wrote: »
    €780/ tonne for material is what I have atmo.


    I've just been quoted 5k plus VAT for supply and fit of this. I thought it was a little on the high side tbh. Excuse the odd pictures, wanted to remove as much personal info as possible and the engineers logo too. All steel will be coated with intumescent paint.

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  • #4
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,282 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    Its been a while since I did structures and its hard to tell from the drawings but are they engineering drawings or architectural drawings?

    The last time I ordered steel it a 5m section from Heaton Buckleys. Painted and delivered for €200 (or less cant remember exactly)

    Do you have a schedule of sections?


  • #5
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 42,150 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    godtabh wrote: »
    Its been a while since I did structures and its hard to tell from the drawings but are they engineering drawings or architectural drawings?

    The last time I ordered steel it a 5m section from Heaton Buckleys. Painted and delivered for €200 (or less cant remember exactly)

    Do you have a schedule of sections?

    they are structural drawings.
    i only realised after i put them up that the quality was not great.

    Ended up with 2 quotes, 5k plus VAT and 4800 plus VAT.

    Theres a decent bit of fabrication and welding so that is bumping the price a bit.


  • #6
    Frogeye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 366 ✭✭Frogeye


    I recall being told that for carbon steel fabrication jobs , as against stainless steel fab jobs, that the pricing was 3:1. Labour was generally three times the materials. Very rough rule of thumb that didn't take site work or painting into account.

    Frogeye


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