Fabrication and welding
4 articles
What a fabricator or welder needs from you to price the job, and what to check on theirs.
- Steel fabricators: what a quote should include and how to compare rates per tonCompare steel fabricators' quotes line by line: drawings, steel grade, tonnage rules, coating, welding and erection, with the standards and rules behind them.8 min read · Last checked 7 November 2026
- Coded welder: what a welder's code covers in South Africa, and what to check before welding startsA welder's code covers one standard and a set range of process, position and material. The papers to ask for before welding starts, and what coding costs.9 min read · Last checked 7 November 2026
- Steel erectors: what to specify so erection quotes compare, and the site rules the work falls underWhat to send steel erectors so quotes compare: tonnage and heaviest lift, holding-down bolts, crane, bracing, bolting and touch-up, and the site rules.9 min read · Last checked 8 November 2026
- Welding procedure specification (WPS): when a buyer should ask for one and how to check it against the jobA WPS sets the welding method for a joint; a PQR or WPQR records the test weld behind it. When South African work needs both, how to check them, and the costs.9 min read · Last checked 8 November 2026