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Servers & racks
A closet or rack you can be proud of: servers mounted and configured, switching and patching organized, battery backup in place, and power arranged correctly.
What's included
- Rack or wall-cabinet build, or clean-up of an existing rack
- Server mount, OS setup, storage/RAID and remote access
- Backups and restore test you can see
- UPS install and safe shutdown settings
- Cable management and labeling
- Dedicated power through our licensed electrical partner where required
Why a job costs what it costs
Three things set the price: the plan, skilled time and parts. Everything else is small, printed here first, and shown line by line on your estimate. No surprise lines, no rush charges you did not ask for.
The plan comes first, and it is paid
8–12 field hours on a single-site job (about $1,320–$2,400; more for servers, networks or extra sites). You get the drop map, the materials list and a written price before anyone opens a ceiling. It is yours to keep, and it is never financed.
Skilled time: $165–$200 an hour
One senior tech who drives, inspects, installs, tests and documents. Travel, testing and paperwork are inside the rate, not extra lines. Each visit has a 4-hour minimum ($660–$800) because getting there, setting up and leaving clean is real time. Most sites take two visits.
Parts are billed at 11× what we pay
Cost + 1000%. If the cable and jacks for one drop cost us $50, that drop's parts line is $550. You are not buying parts; you are buying parts we picked, vetted, carried, staged, configured and stand behind on day one. Have your own? Bring them, and you pay only the time to inspect and set them up.
Small, printed-in-advance fees
12% parts search on the parts line (a $5,000 parts line carries $600). Optional financing 12%–20% of the financed balance. Returns: 15% restocking or $100, whichever is greater. That is the whole list; nothing appears later that is not on it.
Electrical is separate on purpose. New circuits or dedicated power are done by our licensed partner Complete Services For You LLC under its electrical license and quoted on their own line, so you see exactly what is low-voltage (ours) and what is electrical (theirs).
Example: a 12-drop cabling job at one site comes to about $12,900–$21,350 all-in. See that job broken down →
Full fee schedule (every number, one table)
Fee schedule — physical jobs (cable, racks, servers, networks)
| Item | How it is charged |
|---|---|
| Spec & first written estimate paid first | Site walk, inspection, drop plan / rack elevation / device list, materials list and your first written estimate. 8–16 field hours for the first site (about $1,320–$3,200), plus 4–6 hours for each added site. Due up front, before any design work; non-refundable once performed. |
| Field service hours | $165–$200 per hour. Every unit price already includes transportation, inspecting, configuring, installing, testing and documenting. We do not sell bare labor. |
| Mobilization / trip minimum | 4-hour minimum per visit ($660–$800). Most sites take two visits: install, then test and handover. |
| Materials & hardware service-on-materials multiplier | Billed at procurement cost + 1000% (11× what we pay). Hardware is not sold at cost: the multiplier covers sourcing, vetting, carrying, staging, warranty handling and our responsibility for it working on day one. EliosTech is not a discount box store. Bring your own and we inspect and configure it at service rates. |
| Parts search fee | 12% of the materials & hardware lines. |
| Financing (optional) | 12%–20% of the financed balance, set by term in your written estimate. The spec fee is never financed. |
| Restocking / returns | 15% of the item's billed price or a $100 base fee, whichever is greater. Special-order items, cut or terminated cable, and opened or configured hardware are non-refundable. |
| Priority / rush | Nothing is rushed by default. Priority, after-hours or weekend scheduling is available when paid for, quoted on the written estimate. |
| Job minimum | $3,500 per physical job. |
| Spec & mobilization down payment | $3,500 up to $15k · $6,500 up to $50k · $12,000 up to $150k · custom above · $8,000 when the scope needs discovery. |
| Licensed electrical | Through our partner Complete Services For You LLC, quoted separately. |
How a one-time job runs — four steps
- Plan: Sprint 0 (paid first). We walk the site and write your spec: where every line and device goes, the materials list and a written price. You keep it either way.
- Accept or decline Sprint 1. Your written estimate is the Sprint 1 plan. You may decline it; if you sign it, that scope is locked and honored. We order, inspect and pre-configure the parts.
- Build. Cable pulled and terminated, racks built, switches, firewalls and access points mounted and configured. Usually two visits per site.
- Test & hand over: the demo. Every line tested and labeled, every device verified, drop map and network map in your hands. Down payment credited; balance due, financed, or rolled into an annual program plan.
Good work at the appropriate time. We are not the cheapest and not a factory; if you need it faster, priority scheduling is available and priced up front.
Good fit when…
- A server is sitting on the floor or under a desk
- You are adding a rack for a new location
- No one is sure the backups would actually restore
Hardware (switches, routers, modems, access points, racks, UPS units) can be supplied by EliosTech at procurement cost + 1000% plus a 12% parts search fee, or you can supply your own and we inspect and configure it at service rates.
Configure this job
- Configure the job below
- Estimate — range + full fee stack
- Terms — read and accept
- Spec down payment — funds your spec, first written estimate & mobilization
- Install to spec, tested & documented
Rather talk it through?
A 20-minute scope call is free and tells you whether we are the right fit. Building the actual spec and estimate is paid work. Bring the floor plan, the device list or a photo of the closet.