Metal Pay Rates – Fixed
The Metal Pay Rates – Fixed command opens the Roofing Labour Rates dialog box, allowing you to set installation rates for all major roofing components.
Rates can be defined per square (m² or ft²) or per unit length (m or ft) and apply uniformly — regardless of the roof pitch or storey number.
🧱 Labour Rate Options
Labour Item | Description |
| Labour Item | Description |
Straight roofing (per m² or ft²) | Rate to install straight metal sheeting on the roof or verandah. |
| Box gutter (per m or ft) | Rate to install box gutters. |
Insulation (per m² or ft²) | Rate to lay insulation. |
| Curved roofing (per m² or ft²) | Rate to install curved roof sheeting or verandah panels. |
Ridges (per m or ft) | Rate to install ridge flashings. |
| Extra for each curved panel | Extra cost applied per curved sheet installed. |
Hips (per m or ft) | Rate to install hip flashings. |
| Per curved apron | Additional cost per curved apron (e.g., bullnose verandahs). |
Valley (per m or ft) | Rate to install valley flashings. |
| Per curved barge | Additional cost per curved barge. |
Fascia only (per m or ft) | Rate to install fascia flashing only. |
| Per curved hip | Additional cost per curved hip. |
Gutter only (per m or ft) | Rate to install gutter only. |
| Per curved valley | Additional cost per curved valley. |
Fascia barge (per m or ft) | Rate to install fascia on a barge. |
| Curved apron (per m or ft) | Rate to install curved apron flashings (bullnose verandahs). |
Fascia and gutter (per m or ft) | Rate to install fascia and gutter together. |
| Curved barge (per m or ft) | Rate to install curved barge flashings (bullnose verandahs). |
Barge (per m or ft) | Rate to install barge flashing. |
| Curved hip (per m or ft) | Rate to install curved hip flashings (bullnose verandahs). |
Apron / Steps (per m or ft) | Rate to install apron and step flashing. |
| Curved valley (per m or ft) | Rate to install curved valley flashings (bullnose verandahs). |
Change-of-Pitch (per m or ft) | Rate to install change-of-pitch flashing. |
| Parapet (per m or ft) | Rate to install parapet flashing. |
Mono-Ridge (per m or ft) | Rate to install mono-ridge flashing. |
| Soffit Edge (per m or ft) | Rate to install soffit edge flashing. |
Batten (per m or ft) | Rate to install battens. |
| Roof removal (per m² or ft²) | Rate to remove existing roofing. |
Underlay (per m² or ft²) | Rate to install underlay. |
| Gutter removal (per m or ft) | Rate to remove existing gutters. |
Each downpipe | Cost to install each downpipe. |
| Material markup (%) | Percentage markup applied to material costs in the final quote. |
Each chimney | Labour rate per chimney. |
| Batten 2 (per m or ft) | Rate to install batten 2 (safety battens). |
Labour markup (%) | Percentage markup applied to total labour costs in final costing. |
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Labour quantities | Determines whether labour calculations use NETT (geometric roof area) or GROSS (ordered material quantity) values. |
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Cladding/Siding (per m² or ft²) | Rate to install wall cladding/siding. |
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Wall top (per m or ft) | Rate to install wall top flashings. |
| Wall base (per m or ft) | Rate to install wall base flashings. |
External corner (per m or ft) | Rate to install external corner flashings. |
| Window sill (per m or ft) | Rate to install window sill flashings. |
Internal corner (per m or ft) | Rate to install internal corner flashings. |
| Window head (per m or ft) | Rate to install window head flashings. |
Door head (per m or ft) | Rate to install door head flashings. |
| Window edge (per m or ft) | Rate to install window edge flashings. |
Door edge (per m or ft) | Rate to install door edge flashings. |
| Wall batten (per m or ft) | Rate to install wall battens. |
💾 Saving Your Changes
After updating any rate, click [OK] to save your changes.
All rates are stored in the rates.bin file, which is automatically applied to all future jobs.
📐 Pitch Allowances
Selecting the Pitch Allowance button opens the Pitch Allowances dialog box.
Here, you can:
Define pitch ranges.
Assign rate adjustments (allowances) for planes within each range.
Change the number of pitch ranges by selecting Set Range (up to a maximum of 10).
These pitch allowance values are used when calculating total labour charges under Reporting > Supply + Install.
Each plane in the model is assessed for its pitch and area, and a corresponding allowance is applied.
All individual allowances are then combined to determine the total labour charge adjustment.
🧾 Reporting Behaviour
The way fascia and gutter rates are displayed in the Supply & Install report depends on your Labour Quantities setting:
Labour Quantity Setting | How Values Are Displayed in Reporting |
Use NETT values | Fascia and gutter labour are combined into a single line item: “Fascia and gutter (m)”. |
Use GROSS values | Fascia and gutter labour are displayed separately as: “Fascia only (m)” and “Gutter only (m)”. |
💡 Tip: Review your pitch allowance and labour quantity settings regularly to ensure your reporting accurately reflects current installation practices and labour conditions.