General welding questions that dont fit in TIG, MIG, Stick, or Certification etc.
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GatorNation1
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Howdy. Currently work as a welder for a mechanical company in central Florida while going to school for engineering. Thinking about starting a llc type small company doing welding repair to make some side cash. Just wondering if anyone has ever done this and what all is required/recommended to start up. Thanks in advance.
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Price out the cost of business liability insurance before you do anything else
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Do you know if there is a minimum amount required?
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I suppose it depends on the work you want to do.

To do work for homeowners, building gates, fences, and other FIXED items, you might be good on as little as $250K coverage, which is not that expensive.

If you want to do trailer hitches, trailers, trailer repairs, or anything else highway mobile, you'd be better off at the $1M mark.

If you want to contract to major construction/shutdown/pipeline projects, you're looking at $5M.

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Holy crap, in Australia alot of places need 10m +

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Think Iowa has a 10 mill minimum too. State Law I swear it is.
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I gotta have 10 mil for most sites I work on.
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Poland308 wrote:Think Iowa has a 10 mill minimum too. State Law I swear it is.

For just a moment there, you sounded like Yoda.



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well my name got around from working on my uncles bobcat trailer a lot and his friends etc enough to where I could fill up weekends with small work for the better part of the year, but I wanna do it legally for any repercussions sake. Thanks for the input y'all!
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MosquitoMoto wrote:
Poland308 wrote:Think Iowa has a 10 mill minimum too. State Law I swear it is.

For just a moment there, you sounded like Yoda.



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Looks like I'm Fl for a $1M policy it's around $750 bucks a year. Not to bad I'd say. Thanks for all the help
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Welcome to the forum, and good luck with your venture! Keep us posted as to how it's going!
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Hey guys, I have a similar question as gatornation1.
Looking to start up a Fab shop, and I have been getting mixed feedback from people as far as what I can and cannot do. The question is, because I want to Fab and not just run a "repair shop" if I were to do structural and not ornamental Fab work, would I have to have it approved by an engineer before it left my shop or do I have the free will to build whatever as long as I'm certified, LLC, insured ect?
P.s live in new jersey
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Steve H. wrote:Hey guys, I have a similar question as gatornation1.
Looking to start up a Fab shop, and I have been getting mixed feedback from people as far as what I can and cannot do. The question is, because I want to Fab and not just run a "repair shop" if I were to do structural and not ornamental Fab work, would I have to have it approved by an engineer before it left my shop or do I have the free will to build whatever as long as I'm certified, LLC, insured ect?
P.s live in new jersey
You have the Free Will to build whatever you want. But you are still susceptible to Legal Claims against you in the event of failure. Unless what you build is certified as structurally correct, and you have a valid WPS for the work performed, you can/will be held legally responsible for any damage, injury or death. And your business insurance will not cover you if you are not "certified" or follow the "law" with respect to the work performed.
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