We aren’t talking about sandwiches.
commercial was $300-$350 Running foot. Your making more than commercial..
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We aren’t talking about sandwiches.
commercial was $300-$350 Running foot. Your making more than commercial..
Jack, when you say $45 a foot for a box, what exactly does that mean? Do you price fame frames/edgbanding, door/drawer fronts, hardware, etc… as extras? Seems low, so I’m curious, but no offense intended whatsoever.
Let’s take a 10’ base cabinet.
10 x $28.75 PB…
5 doors?
5 drawers ?
5 sets hardware x?
5pairs of hinges x?
Finish end/ends x?
top?
Remember… Your not making a box , but a whole set..
Yeah, play with those wages...a lot. Never mind cost of material. No, we're not talking sandwiches here but you do have to pay for those sandwiches with wages earned. And I don't live in a third world country so I'm not breaking my butt for peanuts. How exactly do you justify the nearly 10x price for commercial? Like I mentioned, I'm not using pocket holes and half inch ply from HD. My cabinets (when I do those, that's not all I do) can be treated as standalone furniture - meaning they aren't dependent on the studs in the wall to hold them straight and square. Furniture, I charge a considerable sum more for.
I’m well aware what goes into making cabinets. Merely trying to understand your pricing method, which still seems extremely low for anything but wholesale cabinets which absolutely serve a necessary purpose. I’m guessing this discussion is not reflective of an apples to apples pricing comparison.
Guys, this thread was started 14 years ago, I'm sure prices for material and labor have changed substantially since then..
I’ve got 5 cabinet shops in a 10 mile radius. I had to price to compete with those shops. Builders homes are generally a bit cheaper than an individual because they give you more than one home and expect it. You can’t blow up prices because you want to. I had a cabinet maker in Chicago tell me he got double. That’s great, but not here.
Jack, understood, and I respect your ability to operate competitively in that market. I too believe in pricing work fairly to both parties involved.