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Applying Additional Charges for Gates

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What happens here

Gates usually don't fit the standard 8-foot panel size. Metal gates require masking to prevent paint from getting on the metal components. An additional charge of $25 per metal gate is applied for the masking labor. Wooden gates that are being stained with the same product as the fence do not incur an additional charge for masking.

Goal: Accurately price gates based on material and necessary prep work.

Tools and materials

  • Masking tape — Masking off metal components on gates
  • Plastic sheeting — Protecting gate surfaces from overspray

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So now we're going to get questions about fences that have gates So I got a gate right here And a gate is typically not a post-to-post 8-foot section We always just carry our charged gates As a panel irregardless of how Why they are as long as they are 8-foot or less So this gate right here is going to count as one panel Even if it's a little bit wider it'll still count as one panel If you're doing both sides it'll count as two panels This gate right here is a metal gate on the opposite side So it's powder coated metal And you don't want to get any type of stain or coating on that So you do have to mask it So I do have an additional charge If there's any metal on the gate That the customer doesn't want any of the coating on I'm going to charge $25 to mask off the gates So if I got two-fold gates that are opening and closing That are like six-foot gates or eight-foot gates $25 a gate to mask off those gates Now if the gate is wood and you're staying And it just like the rest of the fence Then we don't have an additional charge for that

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