does anyone know the going install rate for 4 1/2" oak stained crown
molding? Approx. 50 linear feet in a bathroom. 4 inside corners and 2 caps

thanks
Rich
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Rich:

The job is too small to put a per foot price on it. Figure out what
you should be making an hr., put on something for Mom and the kids and
bid it that way.

Robert

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Rich:

The job is too small to put a per foot price on it. Figure out what
you should be making an hr., put on something for Mom and the kids and
bid it that way.

Robert


thanks all for the feed back

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"EvoDawg" wrote in message ...
does anyone know the going install rate for 4 1/2" oak stained crown
molding? Approx. 50 linear feet in a bathroom. 4 inside corners and 2
caps

Just as a ball park guide, roughly $2/LF, unstained, here in Houston.

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Ouch, Swing. $2 lf? I could see that though if was paint grade
(caulk/putty as needed) and it was small enough to nest on the saw.

I am your neighbor in San Antonio, and I get anywhere from $3 to $5
depending on the difficulty and size of the installation of crown. I
would think this one would be on the higher end because of the size and
the fact it is prefinished hardwood. Cuts/copes/fits all have to be
just about perfect.

The last big crown job I did in Houston I was low bidder on the big
stuff and got it at $4.75 for stain grade, no caulk (or putty except
for nail holes) joints in the LinkWood Terrace area outside of
Memorial. No finish, just installation.

But you do have to bid those small jobs up... they will eat you alive.


Of course, he didn't say this, but if you are doing it for a buddy, we
all know the standard barter here in TX at this time of year is cold
beer and BBQ. Sometimes after that tab it winds up cheaper to just to
pay someone outright!

Robert

An average size room will cost around $500.

On Sat, 04 Jun 2005 21:17:06 GMT, EvoDawg
wrote:

does anyone know the going install rate for 4 1/2" oak stained crown
molding? Approx. 50 linear feet in a bathroom. 4 inside corners and 2 caps

thanks
Rich

On Sat, 04 Jun 2005 21:17:06 GMT, EvoDawg
wrote:

does anyone know the going install rate for 4 1/2" oak stained crown
molding? Approx. 50 linear feet in a bathroom. 4 inside corners and 2 caps

thanks
Rich

I'd charge you for a day, which would be $450.00.

I know it sounds alike a lot but you have to figure that by the time I
set up, do the work, break down and leave - I won't have enough day
left to sell to anybody else.

Now, I'm quoting you shop/road rate for a cabinetmaker.

If I was still jobbing out finish carpentry, I'd still charge you for
a day but it would only be about $270.00 to $320.00.

You want to make sure that you get a good mechanic to do this kind of
prefinished work. Kitchen guys are used to it but make sure that you
are getting a guy who doesn't own a caulk gun or a piece of the local
plastic wood concession.



Tom Watson - WoodDorker
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On Sat, 04 Jun 2005 21:17:06 GMT, EvoDawg
wrote:

does anyone know the going install rate for 4 1/2" oak stained crown
molding? Approx. 50 linear feet in a bathroom. 4 inside corners and 2 caps

My per foot prices are based on trimming an entire house for a
customer who may pay me for a number of houses each year. I know
that a job like you describe will take me more time than my per foot
price will pay.
If I'm going to go to do a small project like this, I try to look at
the time involved and base the per hour rate on what I would make if I
was on a more normal (for me) job. I may add a little to that rate
depending on the situation.

Mike O.