SideWRK is a cheap invoicing app for welders who work on the side.
Price the weld, send it, get paid, and keep every customer and job site where you can find them again.
SideWRK starts every welder at these prices and does this math on every job you write up. Change any number.
What a Welding & Fabrication job looks like in SideWRK.
The welding & fabrication job as the app lays it out — your own cost sitting on it, and the estimate your customer approves from their phone.
Built for welding & fabrication side work — in one app
Branded estimates & invoices
Send clean, itemized estimates and numbered invoices with your business name, logo, and license number on them — text or email, straight from your phone. You look like a real shop because you are one.
Customers approve from their phone
Send a branded approval link. Your customer reviews the estimate, sees the photos, and taps Approve — logged with their name, the time, and the amount, with re-authorization if the job grows.
Real profit, not just revenue
Every material carries a private "your cost" the customer never sees — so the Money tab shows what you actually made on each job, not just what you charged.
Photos that document the work
Snap the before, the problem, and the finished job and text it to the customer — proof that gets jobs approved and a record of the work after you leave.
One flow, start to paid
Estimate → approve → invoice → paid, all on one job, all on your phone. Jobs flip to Paid automatically when the balance hits zero.
Hot-work & structural notes, documented
SideWRK flags the basics — fire watch on hot work, and that structural welds may need a certified welder — and keeps a photo record of every job. Documentation tools with the rules surfaced, never legal advice.
Welding & Fabrication
The work this app was built around.
Estimate. Invoice. Get paid.
SideWRK runs the business side from your phone, on the job.
Quote it, invoice it, get paid — and see the true number behind every job, with your job sites and customers on file.
From first call to "paid" in three steps
Write it up
Add the customer and the job, then the work — labor, materials, a photo. Send a branded estimate in a tap.
Send it
Text or email the estimate. The customer reviews the photos and taps Approve — authorization logged automatically.
Get paid
It becomes a numbered invoice with your details on it. Record payment, and your real profit lands in Money.
What should a welder charge?
Welding and fabrication is usually billed hourly plus materials, with a premium for mobile work. Here's how it's priced, plus free calculators to find your number.
Shop or mobile hourly
Welders commonly bill about $75–$150 an hour depending on material, certifications, and complexity. Specialty alloys and certified work price higher.
Materials and consumables
Steel, aluminum, gas, and rod are billed with a markup — and stainless and aluminum cost more than mild steel.
Mobile fee and rush
Coming to the job justifies a trip fee, and rush or after-hours work commands a premium. Fit-up time and access move the number.
Welding cost calculator
Rod, gas, and machine time add up. Set an hourly rate that pays for all three.
The welding & fabrication rate behind SideWRK's estimating defaults is $95/hr, with 70% of a typical ticket paying for time rather than materials. Both numbers come from our 2026 Side-Work Rate Report, which publishes the same figures for all 42 trades.
These tools run free right here — inside SideWRK they fill your estimate for you →
Welding & Fabrication guides from the field
Written for the business side of the work — pricing, getting customers, and keeping them. Free to read, no signup.
One plan. Every trade. $19.
There is one plan and this is it. The Welding & Fabrication build you are looking at is one of 42, and every one of them is already switched on — no upgrade, no add-on. Pick up a different trade next month and the app switches with you. Your customers come with you — one book of people, every job you have ever done for them, whichever trade you had your hat on for that day. $190 a year if you pay yearly, which is two months free.
- Branded estimates & invoices
- License # on every invoice
- Customer approvals + photos
- Real profit tracking
- All 42 trades, switched on — not a bundle, not an add-on
- One customer list across every trade — the same person, every job you ever did for them
- Unlimited customers and jobs — no caps
- Real profit on every Welding & Fabrication job, from your own private cost
- Welding & Fabrication expenses, mileage and a year-end tax packet
- Your own Welding & Fabrication page, work gallery and booking requests
- Card, Apple Pay, Venmo, Cash App — Zelle if your bank offers it — or cash
Nothing above is behind a higher tier. There is no higher tier.
Welding & Fabrication FAQ
Can I track customer-supplied vs fabricated parts?
Yes — each line item can be marked new, fabricated, or customer-supplied, and it prints on the estimate and invoice.
Do I need to install anything?
No — SideWRK runs in any phone browser, nothing to download. Everything syncs to the cloud, so your phone on the job and your laptop at night see the same data.
Can I run more than one trade?
Yes — every trade is unlocked and you switch between them in a tap, sharing one customer list.
What should a welder charge?
Welders commonly bill about $75 to $150 an hour plus materials, with stainless, aluminum, and certified work priced higher, a trip fee for mobile jobs, and a premium for rush work. Use the free hourly rate calculator to find your number.
How much does it cost?
SideWRK is $19/month — every trade, everything included. You start on the free plan: five jobs a rolling year, no card, and no expiry. Paying lifts every limit — $19 a month, or $190 a year.
Wondering what to charge? How to price Welding & Fabrication jobs — with real numbers →
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