Turn rough openings into custom sheet-metal access panel specs
Size flat covers, flanged doors, removable hatches, and vented access panels. Estimate cover size, blank size, fastener count, and weight before requesting a FortiFab quote.
Panel sizing
Updates as you edit. Front view of the cover over your opening.
Visible cover
20 × 26 in
Flat blank 22.5 × 28.5 in · 4 bends · sizing estimate before FortiFab review.
Estimated price — panel metalwork
$61.60 each
$369.60 total for 6 pcs · Small-batch rate · Instant estimate — FortiFab confirms final pricing.
- Quantities of 10 or fewer carry the shop small-batch rate; unit price drops at 11+.
Hardware priced on FortiFab review
Excluded from this estimate: screw fastening hardware.
- Weight each
- 10.91 lb
- Total weight
- 65.47 lb
- Fasteners
- 16
Panel inputs
All dimensions are in inches. Start from the rough opening — cover, blank, weight, and fastener counts update live.
Panel style
Formed returns add stiffness and clearance around equipment openings.
Rough opening
Width
Height
Measure the actual hole or cutout the panel must cover.
Added to every side for fasteners, gasket surfaces, clearance, and appearance.
Formed return depth for flanged doors, hatches, and vented panels.
Good default for painted or powder-coated industrial parts. Changing material resets thickness to its common default.
Target spacing around the cover perimeter; at least four fasteners are assumed.
Countersinking is priced per fastener hole in the instant estimate.
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Panel price breakdown
Instant estimate — FortiFab confirms final pricing. Covers the panel metalwork only (flat blank, laser cutting, forming); hinges, latches, gasket, and other hardware are priced on review.
- Material (incl. nesting)
- $6.96
- Laser cutting (17 pierces)
- $0.28
- Forming (4 bends)
- $14.00
- Welding
- None specified
- Finish / powder coat
- Quoted on review
- Shop subtotal (each)
- $21.24
- With 45% markup
- $30.80
- Small-batch rate (qty ≤ 10)
- ×2 — unit price drops at 11+
- Unit estimate
- $61.60
- Total (6 pcs)
- $369.60
Quote-ready panel summary
Attach or paste this summary with your RFQ — include environment, airflow, hinges/latches, gasket, and finish notes so FortiFab can confirm hardware and manufacturability.
- Opening
- 18 × 24 in rough opening
- Visible cover
- 20 × 26 in · 1" overlap per side
- Flat blank
- 22.5 × 28.5 in · 4.45 ft² each
- Style
- Flanged access door · 4 bends
- Material
- Carbon steel · 0.06 in thick
- Quantity
- 6 pcs
- Fasteners
- 16 around the cover perimeter (6" spacing) · Screw-fastened
- Weight
- 10.91 lb each · 65.47 lb total
- Estimate
- $61.60 each · $369.60 total for 6 pcs (small-batch rate; unit price drops at 11+) — panel metalwork only. Instant estimate — FortiFab confirms final pricing.
- Hardware
- Priced on FortiFab review (excluded from the estimate): screw fastening hardware.
- Review note
- Planning output only. FortiFab confirms final material, tooling, bend deductions, hardware, tolerances, finishes, and manufacturability during quote review.
Access panel RFQ guide
Turn a rough opening into a manufacturable access panel quote
Use this page to size sheet-metal access panels, hatches, removable covers, and flanged service doors before sending FortiFab an RFQ. The strongest quote packages include the opening size, cover overlap, material, fasteners, hinges or latches, airflow needs, and the installation environment.
Common searches
- access panel calculator
- sheet metal access panel
- custom access hatch
- flanged cover panel
Best buyer use cases
- Service access covers for equipment guards and cabinets
- Removable panels for utility, HVAC, or industrial enclosures
- Vented or fastened hatches that need shop review before production
Ready to turn this into a reviewed fabrication quote?
Send drawings, sketches, material, thickness, finish, quantity, and any fit-up requirements so FortiFab can review manufacturability.
Access panel FAQs
Access panel dimensions depend on the actual opening, fasteners, seals, hinges, and service clearance.
Est. each · small-batch rate
$61.60 · $369.60 total