[Woodworkers] Pricing cabinets

Thu Aug 15 06:25:46 PDT 2019

I've never encountered this before.  Giving the missus a quote for
projects in the house so she can decide whether to have me do it or just
buy from the big box store.  So underprice the projects you want to do and
overprice the projects you don't want to do.  This works unless your missus
is writing the checks for all your materials.

Vince Granacher

On Tue, 13 Aug 2019 12:17:14 +0000 (UTC), Gary C Williams via Woodworkers
<woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:
> Greg,It used to be that materials were one third to one half the cost of
> a project. Now it seems like the cost is two to three times the cost of
> the project. With that being said, I would estimate that it would cost
> you somewhere between Six hundred to Seven Hundred Fifty dollars to have
> them custom made. Including the painting and installation.
> Gary Williams
> 
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> 
> Dave, Thanks. Well I have a little secret when it comes to the
> hardware...
> My dad is a regional salesman for Blum... So, I can get quality hardware
> at.. let's just say, extremely reasonable prices...
> Greg.
> On Mon, Aug 12, 2019, 2:41 PM Dave Heitstuman via Woodworkers  wrote:
> 
> I would say that the price is very reasonable, although you might be a
> tad low on hardware? I have a tendency to go with better quality
hardware
> on stuff for myself and was really surprised how expensive it has gotten
> on a project I did last year. My daughter had something similar done in
> her living room, I could check with her on what she paid for
> professionally built and installed cabinets. Her price should be
slightly
> less since it was done as part of her kitchen cabinets. The only problem
> is she is out of town this week so she cannot look at the paperwork.
> 
> With that said you are missing one critical item. There is a standing
> rule at our house. Every project gets a tool J On a smaller project such
> as this maybe some little gadget that will aid in the construction of
the
> cabinets. 
> 
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> 
> Hey guys; I'm having a bit of a debate with the wife and could use some
> help.
> 
> I'm starting prep work on my next project which will be a pair of custom
> upper cabinets for a back hallway.
> 
> I designed them up, calculated materials cost etc and gave my wife the
> number. She was like "that seems a bit high to me..". 
> 
> See she, like many people, are used to seeing "big box" non-custom
> cabinet prices; and while my cost is still significantly lower than
that;
> (obviously, being a family project my labor is free) she still wasn't
> impressed with the number.
> 
> So, in discussing it further she said "well, find me what the cost of
> custom would be." Well, of course, all customer cabinetmakers won't
quote
> prices without a consult and I don't want to waste their time when
> obviously I'm not going to give them a sale.
> 
> Can someone please ballpark me a figure?
> 
> Info:
> 
> A pair of 42" tall x ~44" wide (double door) plus side trim to flush
them
> to the side walls (on each side of the 88" space).
> 
> The cabinets are to be painted; so "paint grade" materials (3/4" Baltic
> Birch ply cases 1/4" ply backs)
> 
> Poplar face frame.
> 
> Doors are full overlay simple shaker style (flat panel) doors (poplar
> frame, 1/4" ply panels)
> 
> Two adjustable (peg) shelves per cabinet.
> 
> My estimated lumber costs came in at $200 and I'm figuring 50 for
> primer/paint and 25-30ish for hardware. I just rounded up to $300 and
> gave her that as our cost.
> 
> I'll probably also put in a strip of crown molding between their tops
and
> the ceiling but I didn't include this in the price at this point.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
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