A four-person structural shop in central Ohio needed a complete bid for an interior steel staircase in a two-story office renovation. The GC spec called for 14 treads, a mid-landing, pipe handrail with OSHA-compliant picket spacing, and diamond-plate treads on A36 steel. The shop estimated 16 hours of fabrication and 4 hours of field installation for roughly 1,200 lbs of steel. IronKit generated the full bid with itemized line items, scope notes, and exclusions in under 12 minutes. The GC signed off the same day — the shop owner said it would have taken him an entire evening to put together the same package by hand.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this $6K staircase quote include?
Materials (stringers, treads, handrail, pickets, base plates), shop fabrication labor, field installation, and shop-applied primer. Overhead and profit are broken out separately at 12% and 15%.
How long does it take IronKit to generate a structural quote?
Under 15 minutes. You enter the project basics — steel weight, member sizes, labor estimate — and IronKit builds the full bid document with line items, terms, and exclusions.
Can I edit the quote after IronKit generates it?
Yes. Every field is editable. Most shops adjust a line item or two, then export to PDF and send it to the GC within an hour of generating.