30 free calculators and planners
Free Metalwork Calculators For Pakistan
Most people planning metalwork in Pakistan are guessing at two things: how much material the job actually needs, and whether the price they have been quoted is fair. These tools exist to remove the guessing. They run in your browser, they are free, and they never ask for your name, your number or your email before showing you the answer.
- Free, no sign-up
- Runs in your browser
- Built for Islamabad & Rawalpindi
- Aluminium systems
Aluminium Window Cost & Specification Calculator
Estimate an aluminium window with your own rates: frame, glass, mesh, hardware and fitting.
- Aluminium systems
Whole-House Window & Door Schedule Builder
List every opening room by room, keep dimensions organised and export a budget-ready schedule.
- Aluminium systems
Sliding Window & Door Opening Planner
Visualise panel splits for 2-track and 3-track sliding windows and the clear opening you will get.
- Aluminium systems
Aluminium Profile Cutting & Offcut Optimizer
Fit your window cutting list onto stock lengths with saw kerf and reuse offcuts before buying.
- Aluminium systems
Aluminium vs uPVC & Glazing Comparison
Compare your actual aluminium and uPVC quotes on cost and the factors that matter to you.
- Gates & security
Gate Design, Weight & Cost Studio
Sketch your gate, get a dimensioned preview, theoretical steel weight and an editable cost estimate.
- Gates & security
Gate Opening, Swing & Vehicle Clearance Checker
Check whether your gate leaves will swing clear of the car, porch and street before fabrication.
- Gates & security
Gate Contractor Quote Comparison
Put two to four gate quotations side by side and see what each one includes and leaves out.
- Gates & security
Gate Repair vs Replacement Triage
Document what is wrong with your gate and build a clear problem report before calling a welder.
- Gates & security
Window Grill Pattern & Dimension Designer
Turn a grill pattern idea into a measured drawing with a bar schedule and material estimate.
- Gates & security
Grill & Railing Cost, Bar Spacing and Weight Planner
Plan bar counts, theoretical weight and material cost for several grills or railings at once.
- Glass & glazing
Glass Area, Weight & Price Calculator
Work out pane area, theoretical glass weight and cost from your measurements and rates.
- Glass & glazing
Office & Shop Glass Partition Layout Planner
Split a measured opening into panels and doors, see the elevation and get a panel schedule.
- Glass & glazing
Shower Cabin Size, Layout & Budget Planner
Check whether a shower cabin fits your bathroom and estimate the glass area and budget.
- Glass & glazing
Glass Repair, Replacement & Quote Comparator
Document a broken pane safely and compare replacement quotations on a like-for-like scope.
- Solar mounting structures
Rooftop Solar Layout & Obstacle Studio
Draw your roof, add the mumty, tank and walkways, and see how many panels genuinely fit.
- Solar mounting structures
Solar Mounting Frame Material & Budget Estimator
Build a member-by-member frame takeoff with theoretical steel weight and your own rates.
- Solar mounting structures
Solar Shadow, Row Spacing & Tilt Geometry Explorer
See how obstacle shadows and row spacing change with tilt and sun height, with worked geometry.
- Solar mounting structures
L1/L2/L3 Structure & Contractor Quote Comparator
Compare solar structure quotations and the member sizes, finish and scope behind each label.
- Solar mounting structures
Solar Rooftop Survey & Maintenance Checklist Builder
Build a printable rooftop survey and maintenance log so the installer visit is not wasted.
- Steel & workshop materials
All-in-One Steel, Iron, SS & Aluminium Weight Engine
Theoretical weight for pipe, square tube, angle, channel, bar, plate and more — any material, any unit.
- Steel & workshop materials
Sariya / Sutar Bar Weight & Quantity Planner
Convert sutar sizes to millimetres, get standard bar weights and plan quantities and cost.
- Steel & workshop materials
Steel Sheet & Plate Cutting Optimizer
Nest rectangular pieces onto sheets with kerf and margins, and see sheets needed and waste.
- Steel & workshop materials
Pipe/Bar Cutting & Offcut Reuse Optimizer
Plan cuts across stock lengths and your existing offcuts so you buy the minimum steel.
- Steel & workshop materials
Steel Purchasing & Material BOM Desk
Combine sections, sheets and rates into one bill of materials and supplier shopping list.
- Steel & workshop materials
Steel Shed, Canopy & Car Porch Quantity Planner
Organise shed and porch dimensions, your specified members and sheeting into one estimate.
- Welding & project operations
Welding Job Cost, Labour & Overhead Estimator
Build a welding job price from materials, labour, consumables, overheads and your margin.
- Welding & project operations
Weld Volume, Filler & Consumables Estimator
Estimate deposited weld metal and electrode purchase from weld size, length and efficiency.
- Welding & project operations
Fabrication Quote Builder & Comparison Workspace
Prepare a clean, itemised fabrication estimate you can print or send on WhatsApp.
- Welding & project operations
Home Metalwork Project Studio
Plan gates, grills, windows, glass and solar frames for a whole house in one project brief.
Every tool works from measurements you take yourself and rates your own supplier or fabricator has quoted. None of them invent a market price, because steel, aluminium and glass rates in Islamabad and Rawalpindi change week to week and no honest calculator can pretend otherwise. What they do instead is show you the arithmetic clearly, so you can walk into a workshop knowing roughly what the job involves.
How These Tools Are Meant To Be Used
Take your measurements first, in whatever units you are comfortable with. Feet and inches, millimetres and metres all work, and you can switch between them in any field. Then ask your supplier or fabricator for their current rate, type it in, and the tool will do the rest.
Print your results or save them as a PDF from your browser, and take the printout with you. A fabricator looking at a dimensioned sketch and a bar schedule quotes very differently from one listening to a description.
What These Tools Will Not Do
They will not tell you whether a design is structurally safe. Deciding the size of a beam for a car porch, the thickness of glass for a shower door, or how a solar frame should be anchored to your roof are engineering decisions that depend on things nobody can judge from a web page. Every tool says plainly where that line is and routes the decision to a person who can inspect the site.
They also will not give you a final price. A quotation needs a site visit, because pillars are rarely plumb, floors are rarely level, and the access to your roof or your street changes the labour involved.
Metalwork Tools For Islamabad And Rawalpindi Homes
The tools are written around how houses are actually built and fitted out in the twin cities: plots measured in marlas and kanals, gates sized in feet, steel bought by the kilogram or by the foot, glass ordered by thickness in millimetres, and aluminium sold by the section. Whether you are planning work in Bahria Town, DHA, Gulberg, the F and G sectors of Islamabad, or an older house in Satellite Town or Saddar, the inputs match the way local suppliers quote.
If you search for a main gate design, a window grill design, an aluminium window price, a shower cabin or a solar structure, these pages are the planning step that comes before the workshop visit. Use them to get your quantities straight, then send the numbers for a measured quotation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to pay or sign up to use these tools?
No. Every tool is free, nothing is locked behind an email address or a phone number, and there are no credits or subscriptions. Sending your measurements to us afterwards is optional and completely separate from the calculation.
Are my measurements sent anywhere?
No. The calculations run inside your own browser, so your dimensions and prices never leave your device unless you choose to share them, for example by tapping the WhatsApp button at the end.
Can I use these tools if I am not in Islamabad or Rawalpindi?
Yes. The maths is the same anywhere, and the units and material options suit the Pakistani market generally. Only the quotation service itself is limited to Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
Why do the tools ask me for the steel or glass rate instead of knowing it?
Because any rate printed on a web page is out of date within weeks, and the rate you are actually offered depends on your supplier, your quantity and the day. Asking you for the real figure is the only way to keep the estimate honest.
Which free tool should I start with if I am building a new house?
Start with the whole-house window and door schedule, then the main gate design and weight calculator, then the stair railing and grill cost tool. Those three cover most of the metal and aluminium on a typical Pakistani house, and the other tools fill in details.
Are these tools useful for Rawalpindi as well as Islamabad?
Yes. The calculations do not depend on the city. Only the workshop visit and measured quotation are limited to Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
Get A Measured Quotation
If you would rather have the job measured and priced properly, that is what the workshop is for. Ramzan Steel Works fabricates gates, grills, railings, sheds, aluminium windows, glass partitions and solar frames across Islamabad and Rawalpindi.