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Welder in Manchester, NH, for steel connections on a new building, and for the plow that broke this morning. Free estimates, and we come to you: call (603) 660-2011 or send the drawings.
Most of our structural work comes from general contractors and other steel companies. They bring us in for the erection, the welds or both. The rest is equipment that stopped working. So we fix it where it sits.
Zachary OakOwner. The one who picks up.Send the drawings
Or a phone picture of what broke. Big jobs get a written estimate, small ones a number on the phone.
Dartmouth College · Toyota/Ira in Bedford · Stop and Shop in Walpole · Hannaford in Middleborough. Each time a general contractor or another steel company brought us in.
Welding is the trade this company is built on, and all of it is carbon steel. Almost all of it happens on site, because steel that's already standing can't come to us. Neither can a machine that won't move.
On a steel job the welds get inspected against the drawings, so they have to match them. We weld moment connections, wind brace and column splices to AWS D1.1 and D1.8. Most of it is for steel companies that can't cover the weld scope on their schedule. That's why so much of our work is welding moment and splice connections on frames someone else set.
A cracked trailer or a broken loader arm usually can't be hauled anywhere. So the welder comes to you, on a Ram 3500 flatbed with a diesel welder and leads. That way the repair starts where the machine stopped, and nobody has to haul it in first. That's the whole idea of a rig at your site.
When a plow frame cracks in the middle of a storm, the route stops until it's welded. That's why landscapers call us in the winter. We pick up nights and weekends, so you're not waiting until Monday. Within about 20 miles of Manchester we can be on site the same day: help when something breaks tonight.
Welding inside a store or a dealership has to fit around the people who work and shop there. So we work around the schedule the general contractor and the owner set, not the other way around. Retail jobs reach us through GCs, and dealerships do too. Ask us about welding in stores and dealerships.
A weld that fails inspection doesn't get covered over, whether it's on a new frame or an old machine. It comes out. We gouge it with carbon arc and weld it again, so the inspector sees a clean, sound joint. That's what fixing welds that failed inspection comes down to.
Before new steel goes in, old steel often has to come out. We cut with oxy-fuel and gouge with carbon arc right on site, so the new steel can go in after. On a store job, the general contractor had us take out an old stair and set the new one. That's a typical case of cutting out old steel.
Trailers crack where the load and the road work on them, around the frame, the tongue and the ramps. The repair happens on site, in carbon steel, so the trailer can get back to hauling. A dump trailer gets welded where it's parked, so it's off the road no longer than it has to be. Bring us your cracked trailer frames and ramps.
Maybe you spotted it while hooking up: a hairline crack at the coupler or the gooseneck. A crack like that grows under load, so it's worth a look before the next haul.
We repair the trailer side: the coupler, the tongue and the gooseneck. No auto body or car frame work. The cracked steel gets ground out and welded, not patched over. Send a photo of your cracked couplers and gooseneck tongues, and we'll tell you what it needs.
Stick welding works. It's slow, though.
One rod at a timeFlux core wire feed is what we run on structural steel, through LN-25 feeders off diesel machines. That moves a lot faster.
For a general contractor that means the weld scope doesn't hold up the next trade.
Steel shows up on trucks, but somebody has to stand it up. We start from the drawings and pick a spot for the crane.
Then we shake out the iron, which means sorting the delivered steel piece by piece. We stand the columns, connect the beams and joists, and plumb and bolt up so the frame stands straight. Last, we land the metal deck.
Our crew does the erection and the structural welding in-house, so you don't need a second sub for the welds. Steel companies bring us in for exactly this kind of steel erection for contractors.
A lot of steel work happens after the frame is up. New rooftop units add weight, so the bar joists may need reinforcing and the units need frames to sit on. General contractors bring us in for that on renovation jobs. It means joist reinforcement, plus grillage and RTU frames, the steel a rooftop unit sits on.
We also set columns and beams for additions, like the frame for an outdoor cooler. Lintels and beams in houses are smaller, but they follow the same engineer's specs. All of it counts as steel work beyond the frame.
We erect pre-engineered metal buildings across New Hampshire and the states around it. Every one comes with its own drawings. So the erection starts there.
So send the building drawings and the site location, and tell us what's already supplied. We walk the site and go through the drawings before we give you a free estimate for the erection. That's how we start on the metal buildings we put up.
After the frame comes the steel people walk on and hold on to. We hang stair stringers, headers and stair pans floor by floor. The pans go in as we climb, so we can work our way up safely off of them.
Railings, grating, catwalks, mezzanines and ladders follow. On store jobs that has meant railings and grating, or a new stair with its railings. So for a general contractor it's one crew for the stairs, rails and misc metals on the job.
Farms, landscapers and site contractors run steel hard, so it breaks at the worst time. We weld bucket teeth, cutting edges and hardfacing. We also repair snow plows, dump bodies on heavy trucks, trailers and heavy equipment.
Plow season runs December to March, so winter is when most of those calls come in. We come to your yard, because hauling a dead machine anywhere costs you another day. That's why we do repairs on heavy machines where they sit.
A general contractor's paperwork comes before the first weld, so we keep ours ready.
Every job runs the same five steps, big or small.
We talk over the project, the location and when it needs to be done.
We meet you on site, go through the scope and get the drawings, on paper or as files.
We dig into the details and the drawings. Free estimates: in writing for big jobs, a number on the phone for small ones.
We put a contract in place, then get the job done.
Structural inspectors check the work as it goes, against the engineer's specs. When everything is done, there's a final inspection.
I'm Zachary Oak. I learned most of the trade from my father. He's been in it for 25 years, so I started young, and I've been in it for ten years myself.
…being reliable, thorough and getting the job done right the first time.
That was 2024. It's still the plan. Show up when I say I will, keep the work clean and explain what I'm doing. And we do not sub the work out.
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“I had my dump trailers welded my Zach and couldn’t be happier with the results. The work was durable and blown and that's what I needed. He got it finished quickly, and the trailers are holding up great. The best part was I couldn't transport it so Zack came to me! Professional, reliable, and reasonably priced. I’ll definitely be back for any welding needs in the future. Highly recommend!”
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We're based in Manchester, NH, and we work across New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont. Travel is included in the estimate, wherever the job is.
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Further out, we worked in
The work changes with the town, because each market builds different things. In Boston it's often new apartment buildings with retail space, and in Portland apartment complexes or retail spaces. Around Portsmouth it's industrial work, new construction and rehabs.
All service areasWe weld carbon steel, including structural grades like A36 and A992. That's what holds up a steel frame, and it's also what buckets, plows and trailers are made of. So the rig that welds moment connections on a new building can weld a cracked plow in your yard.
Each process has its own job, so the joint decides which one we use. Flux core wire feed is our main process on structural steel. MIG and stick cover the joints and positions where they fit better. For cutting there's oxy-fuel, and carbon arc gouging takes a weld out when it has to be redone.
Yes, we come to you. The rig carries its own diesel welder, so we weld on job sites, farms and yards, even without power. When a steel job needs them, we bring telehandlers, forklifts and lifts too. Every job starts with a call or the drawings, and travel is included in the estimate.
Send what you have: a bid invite, the structural drawings or a phone picture of the cracked part. We'll look at it and come back with a free estimate, so you know where you stand. Or call (603) 660-2011.
