Adhesives, Sealants & Industrial Bonding worked example

Leak Seal Cost at 72% billable repair capture: a worked example

Here is what the math looks like when conditions slip. We hold every other input steady and drop billable repair capture to 72%, then walk the calculation through step by step. Estimate leak sealing cost from leak locations or seal length, repair price basis, billable capture, and test setup charge.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Leak points or seal length: 18 points or ft (held at the documented default)
  • Seal repair price basis: 42 $ / point or $ / ft (held at the documented default)
  • Billable repair capture: 72 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 100)
  • Setup and leak-test charge: 160 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Chargeable leak repair = leak points or seal length × seal repair price basis × billable repair capture.
  • Leak sealing cost works out to 704 $ leak seal at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Seal repair price basis works out to 39.13 $ / point or $ / ft at these inputs.
  • Chargeable leak repair works out to 544 $ leak seal at these inputs.
  • Setup and leak-test charge works out to 160 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where billable repair capture sits at 100% and the headline result is 916 $ leak seal, this scenario comes in 23.11% below the baseline at 704 $ leak seal.
  • The practical read: the gap between this scenario and the baseline is entirely attributable to billable repair capture, so recovering it is worth quantifying in dollars before considering equipment or staffing changes. It assumes one blended rate across all points or feet, so mixed difficulty (easy gaskets versus deep weld-seal repairs) needs separate runs.

Results at a glance

  • Leak sealing cost: 704 $ leak seal (headline result)
  • Seal repair price basis: 39.13 $ / point or $ / ft
  • Chargeable leak repair: 544 $ leak seal
  • Setup and leak-test charge: 160 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Leak Seal Cost calculator, set billable repair capture to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.