The contractor match is a free form that passes one refractory lining job, such as an installation, a dry-out, a repair or an inspection, to independent contractors. What does a contractor need to know to scope the job?

No company pays for placement and the requester pays nothing. The form sits on an independent reference on refractory materials.

Every value names its standard and edition, the product data sheet or the dated source it comes from; see our methodology and fact-checking process.

Request data go to independent contractors only to answer it; see our privacy policy.

How the Contractor Match Request Works#

A match request is stored when it is sent, read by hand and passed to independent contractors that work in the industry, service, lining method and region it names.

Contact details go only with the request and are kept 24 months. A contractor that takes the job up contacts the requester directly.

Send the form.
Request stored.
Request matched by industry, service, method and region.
Request passed to independent contractors.

Fields in the Match Request Form#

The match request form asks for ten items, from the service and industry to the lining size, outage window and site location, because a contractor cannot scope lining work without them; eight are required. One request can cover installation, dry-out, inspection and tear-out, offered by contractors as separate services.

The table lists the ten fields.

Field	Input type	Values or unit	Required	Reference page
Service	multi-select	installation; dry-out and heat-up; repair; inspection	yes	refractory installation methods; refractory dry-out and heat-up schedules; refractory repair and maintenance; refractory inspection and quality control
Industry	select	steel; cement; glass; petrochemical; nonferrous; power; other	yes	refractories by industry
Equipment and lining zone	text	for example ladle slag line, kiln burning zone, heater radiant wall	no	n/a
Lining method	multi-select	cast or pumped; gunite; shotcrete; brick; fiber modules or blanket; plastic or ramming	yes	n/a
Lining size	numbers	area in m² (ft²), thickness in mm (in), or material in t (short tons)	yes (one of the three)	n/a
Material	text	product class or data sheet; supplied by owner or by contractor	no	n/a
Tear-out of an existing lining	yes / no + text	tonnage, known fiber or magnesia-chrome content	yes	spent refractory recycling and disposal
Outage window	dates	earliest start, latest finish	yes	n/a
Site location	select + text	country, region or state	yes	n/a
Contact	text	name, company (optional), email, phone (optional), message	email yes	n/a

Service Field: Installation, Dry-Out, Repair and Inspection#

The service field takes four values: installation, dry-out and heat-up, repair, and inspection, and a request may tick more than one. A dry-out specialist company states that trapped moisture expanding under rapid heating causes cracking and spalling.

In a dry-out the manufacturer sets the schedule, the installer or designer writes the plan, the owner approves and the dry-out contractor executes (Jenkins, 2011).

Method Field: Lining Type and Quality-Control Standard#

The method field names how the lining is placed (cast, pumped, gunned, shotcrete, brick or fiber), and the method decides which API quality-control standard a contractor works to. Table 2 gives the edition of each document.

A buyer may name the standard in the request, see API 936 refractory installation quality control.

Lining method	API document (edition)	Scope
Monolithic (cast, pumped, gunned, shotcrete)	API Std 936, 5th Ed., March 2024	monolithic lining QC: material, equipment and personnel checks, preshipment testing, as-installed testing, dry-out, compliance datasheet
Brick	API Std 975, 2nd Ed., April 2025	inspection and testing of refractory brick systems and materials
Ceramic fiber (AES and RCF)	API Std 976, 2nd Ed., October 2024	inspection and testing of AES/RCF fiber linings and materials
In-service linings	API RP 982, 1st Ed. (2023-11-01)	installation, in-service inspection and repair assessment in refinery equipment

What to Prepare Before Sending a Request#

A contractor prices lining work from twelve quote factors, and no public per-tonne price list for refractory installation or dry-out exists as of 2026-10-27. The factors:

lining area and thickness
access and scaffolding
anchors (alloy, count per m²)
material tonnage
placement method
crews and shifts
curing environment
dry-out (burners, fuel, thermocouples, days)
tear-out and waste class
inspection and test panels
outage cost per day
mobilization

Tear-out of refractory ceramic fiber (CLP Annex VI 650-017-00-8, Carc. 1B H350i, consolidated 2025-09-01) or of linings with respirable crystalline silica (OSHA PEL 50 µg/m³ or 0.05 mg/m³, 8 h TWA, 29 CFR 1926.1153, effective 2016-06-23) adds containment, monitoring and respiratory protection. Used magnesia-chrome brick adds the OSHA Cr(VI) limits, PEL 5 µg/m³ and action level 2.5 µg/m³ (29 CFR 1910.1026, eCFR text of 2026-10-27). In the EU, Directive (EU) 2017/2398 (transposition by 2020-01-17) sets 0.3 f/ml for RCF and 0.1 mg/m³ for respirable crystalline silica.

Spent linings fall under EU List of Waste chapter 16 11 (Decision 2000/532/EC, amended by Decision 2014/955/EU); an asterisk marks hazardous entries.

Tear-out hazards:

ceramic fiber health rules
hexavalent chromium in spent magnesia chrome refractories

Contractor Match, Supplier Quotes and Contractor Comparisons#

The contractor match covers lining work; refractory products, raw materials and additives are quoted through the supplier request form, which comes first. A contractor quote has eight scope blocks, from pre-job to closeout.

The reference page on refractory contractors explains how to compare offers.

Calculators help size the job first:

refractory calculators and quote tools
refractory heat loss calculator
refractory castable quantity calculator

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