Linear foot price for kitchen cab inst..
I’m responding to a remodeling company to install their kitchens in Manhattten and was wondering what some of you guys charge per lineal foot.
I’m about an hour north out of the city and am getting $25. from the local builders in new construction homes around here with trim and features extra.
I’m raising my price for this company due to the location but was wondering what others charge.
Pricing is all relative to ones needs and speed but I’d like to know anyway.
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Jack,
I'm in Putnam County. I've done a ton of installs for NuWay.
Been there done that. Not sure of the per foot charges but I could look that up later for you.
Regarding NYC. So been there................sounds glorious and romantic doesn't it?
Just wait till day 2 of trying to find the super to grease him up so you can get that load up the service elevator while your helper babysits the truck. Then you gotta park and what about that thingy you left in the truck that you need about 1;30 in the afternoon and your truck is buried 3 deep on the fourth floor of the park and lock and they ain't gonna let you up................you leaving the tools on site every nite or are you going to reverse commut them to the truck again?
You are looking at 4 hours of schlepping daily.
You better think about doubling those numbers, seriously. It's combat pay.
Eric
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I do installations in Manhatten right now so I know how that goes. I've been working for the last two months for a custom cab shop doing installs while I'm trying to clear up some very unresolved issues of non payment on my own.
I was going in at about $65. a foot for them but will have to see if they take it.
Had some trouble with unoins on larger commercial projects but most of the residential remodels they're not on.
I'm just starting out on my own, but from what I understand $25 a running foot is way low. Is that for uppers and base?
I second Eric's response about NYC. My best friend does shower doors, lots in the city. Sucks.
Look for free parking for at least 1/2 hour. Shlep all the stuff up to the job.
NYC is mostly union. Don't go in cheap. No one else is.
I am a NYC GC and came up via the woodworking/ cabinet shop route.
New construction in Putnam County is nothing like working in the City. In the City you need to plan for downtime waiting for elevators. Don't forget any tools. Going back to your truck just wastes time. This means you have to bring in more stuff than in the suberbs.
Working hours are different too. You can get in the bldg at 9, sometimes 8 (HA!), but you can't make any noise until 10. You have to be out by 4:30. Short on-site work day.
Walls are not studs and GWB. Instead they may be brick, concrete block or gypsum block. This means hammer drills an anchors = TIME.
Parking - by that I am referring to tickets. You WILL get one per job, maybe two until you get the concept down. Each ticket is $110.
Tipping is showing respect. It is not a payoff - at least no more than at a restaurant. You don't tip the Super - that's the GC's responsibility - unless he does YOU a big solid. Tip the elevator guy ($10 - $20). You want him answering your buzz quickly.
Figure how long you think the job will take and then double it. Then charge your rate/ day for the total and cross your fingers you don't go over budget. BTW - day rate is greater than $500-$800/ man/day.
Another way to figure it is $125/ linear ft - regardless of it being uppers, lowers or both.
I figure you're not going to charge this. But you will wish you had by the middle of the second job.
I am also certain that the contractor you are trying to get work from will scoff at it. But keep in mind that he is looking at guys one hour's drive away. He figures you are going to offer him the same prices as in Putnam County. He isn't lowering his prices to the consumer. He's just making more money.
Good luck. Live and learn.
Frankie
There he goes—one of God's own prototypes—a high powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live and too rare to die.
—Hunter S. Thompson
from Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
With my limited experience, I agree with everything you say. But I don't understand about the price. $125 per lineal foot regardless of uppers, base, or both?If it is uppers and base, wouldn't it be more than one or the other?
You still have to markout for both even if there is no cabinet. Keep the math simple. Every job is unique and I am applying a formula. It works better on some jobs than others, but in the long run it works just fine.Frankie
There he goes—one of God's own prototypes—a high powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live and too rare to die.—Hunter S. Thompson
from Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas