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Hey allneed help / input / advice on a three rail pipe fence i am quoting onI will be using 2" structural 1/8" wallposts every 8 ftcomes out to about 2300 ft of pipe that im buying the best price i got so far is 1.25/ft on the pipe and am coming up with about 25.00/ft drive out price for the customerthats painted and includes about a days worth of tractor work levelling some groundand only every other post in concretefigure two weeks workmy question is can anyone tell my if im way off either way or does this sound oki dont know what pipe fence goes for as i have never built anyactually never built any thing under 50.00/ft but normally i do decorative work so i might be a little over proud of my workany input apprieciatedthanks steveBTS Welding
Reply:Wow it sure sounds good.Thats good money.It sure beats working for an hourly wage.
Reply:roughly thats only 2900$$ for materials..57.500 total...that leaves 54,665 profit for 2 weeks?plus tractor service...concrete...trucks..how many men?...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:It's a 3 pipe fence with a post every 8 ft.  I may be missing something, but I come out under $20,000.???John
Reply:sorry left out one dimension   the fence is 550 ft long three rails, posts on 8 ft centers6 ft talltotal pipe needed is 2300 ft.  cost of pipe is 2875.00thats not total cost involvedtotal costs will be about 4200.00 not incl laboralso we are tearing down the old fence that was taken out by an 18 wheelersteveBTS Welding
Reply:2300 feet of pipe @ 25$ foot = 57,500$thats what we were told..do the math...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:cost of pipe   only is 1.25 / fttimes 2300 ft equalls 2875.00 cost of pipe onlyBTS Welding
Reply:Originally Posted by zapster2300 feet of pipe @ 25$ foot = 57,500$thats what we were told..do the math...zap!
Reply:coming up with about 25.00/ft drive out price for the customer
Reply:Look just above that....."need help / input / advice on a three rail pipe fence i am quoting onI will be using 2" structural 1/8" wallposts every 8 ft"John
Reply:yeah..but the numbers that were given out...ahhh what the heck...this can be taken 3 diffrent ways...yours..mine..and his.....zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:soo.... just for clairification what is "about 25.00/ft drive out price for the customer"where did that number come from, and what is it's meaning..??
Reply:He need 2300ft of pipe to build a fence that is 550 ft long. So if he can do it for $25/ft for the customer he would charge the customer $13,750.Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American G. I. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.
Reply:bingo sorry for the confusion not using punctuation etc..my question i am i getting a good price on pipe and is my price to cust  in lineBTS Welding
Reply:yes it is...glad thats over.....zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Are you going to notch or pinch the pipe/tubing.  If you notching, then your price is way too low. Unlike the ornamental stuff where you gang cut much fo the material, pipe is first cut then notched (regardless of notching method).  You can gang cut the first time but each notches are made to each individual end.  Seem like you might have 71 post to notch, 140 horizontal post to notch that 280 notches, assuming the top runs pipes continuously.  Straightening the pipe also must be factored- it is not unusual to get a hump in the top rail over each post.     What is your price for removal of the fence?  Have you considered purchasing fencing? Will you fab onsite or at your shop? Pipe is not a big deal to work with, though you will spend time fabricating it--Don't underestimate the time.Break it down and look at fabrication/time, fence removal, leveling and help.You can do it for 25/ft, though by the time your are finished you may wish you bid 50/ft.  50/ft is not out of line.
Reply:thanks for the replyyou are right on, on the number of posts and railsthe old fence was only notched on the post tops for the top rail ,which is continuous, and thats how the cust wants it built. i would have preferred to notch but...we added 1000.00 for removal of old fence, half of it is on the ground in pieces because of the truck that hit itwe are planning to cut the pipe in the shop to save timewe did bread it down as you suggested however i believe we may have underestimated time slightly.thanks for your thoughtssteveBTS Welding
Reply:I'd like to see this when it's done cause I make railings/fencing all day at work except I only use aluminumhttp://specific.net
Reply:Hey guy thats nice..I am from vancouver you guys busy doing the railings?By the way are you getting hit with this snow today?
Reply:ya we're pretty busy we just got a sea can full to the top with aluminum extrusions and we have a couple buildings that we're working on and some residential jobs but not so many residential ones cause we're trying to take the least residential jobs as possible cause we're so busy with commercial jobs. But no we only had rain today and all the snow is starting to melt and the shop's gunna flood soon.http://specific.net
Reply:guy-finniganCool website.  What do you guys use to weld the aluminum MIG, TIG?  What welding setup do you use in the field?
Reply:We use MIG cause my brother broke the only TIG machine we have.. lol What do you mean by what welding setup do we use?http://specific.net
Reply:Hey guy are you  looking for some more help?
Reply:i don't own the shop i work at so i don't know if they're looking for anyonehttp://specific.net