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Howdy. Usually i do remodels so the doors are just part of my total price. I have a referral from a great customer for a guy that needs some stain grade, pre hung alder doors hung in a really nice custom house. I was wondering what the going rate is per door around the country? What are you guys getting out there? They are solid wood, stain grade 6′ 8″ doors set in new framed 2×6 walls. The casing is kind of cool, it is 1/2″ thick and has a 1/2″ quarter round on the jamb side and a little relief cut in the face. It is designed so that the drywall butts to it and the tapers tape over the casing and drywall so as to give a Pueblo- style plastered in look. The casing is soft wood, pre primed. I was thinking that the wood cycling moisture would crack eventually. Any one have any experience with anything like this? Thanks RZ
Edited 11/9/2004 1:31 am ET by robzan
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I can only say, that on the price to hang the doors." What ever the market will bear!"
Don't sell yourself short. Their is always somebody that will do it for less. Thats why Wal-mart does it so well! Keep the standards high & the good paying customers will follow.
Thank you for your good advice. I agree about wall mart! The market will bear quite a bit i think, two people have asked for interior trim bids in the past two days. Both couldn't find any one else to do it for weeks. I always do a good quality job- keeps me happy with my work and keeps the customers comming back.
I would do two things... estimate it yourself (time per door) and get some hard data from one of the estimating books (or from someone who has one). Factor in set up time, clean up time, protection of surfaces, supervision, overhead, risk, everything else. Come up with a price that will make you money and send them that.
Over here someone wants one door hung. I can't sell less than a day's work so that door will cost more than $400 to hang. Two of them would cost $400 too.
Thank you for your advice too. I think you are right on how you won't sell less than a day. I appreciate your reply David.
I'm from the Pacific Northwest and typically we get $20 in interior if the casing is more detailed the price goes up, for something like that we would get $45. Thank you.
Thank you for the reply Joe. Are you a contractor or a piece worker?
I do both if we are slow old bosses give piece prices. Still have a lot to learn,only 25
Hi Joe
I sold the job for 225.00 per door with casing. The customer thought that was very reasonable and we start tuesday. Thanks for your reply. RZ
not sure if this'll help ...
but about 2 or 3 years ago I traded hanging and casing 5 prehungs for a Fein auto on/off shop vac with a guy that sold Fein equipment ....
what's that divide out to?
Jeff