How much do YOU reckon you could build this for?

apprenticejim · Post by **apprenticejim** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:59 pm

Just seen this on the internet, its amazing, too bad about the price. Its a double external door by the way

How much you reckon you could build it for, e.g material, no labour charge and how long do you think it would it take you

Take a guess how much it would cost.

Specifications

Aprox 2738 X 2080

Timber: Engineered white oak
Glass: Triple glazed
Door type: Grand Entrance Set

Welsh Decorator · Post by **Welsh Decorator** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:00 pm

You caint build it without labour!

apprenticejim · Post by **apprenticejim** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:03 pm

i mean if you were building it for yourself, how would it cost you.

Welsh Decorator · Post by **Welsh Decorator** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:19 pm

Ah! now I see

In that case I'd reckon on about £2k?

Time wise? for me, about 2/3 weeks.

Geewizz · Post by **Geewizz** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:45 pm

18 cubic feet @ £48 = £864
Glazing - £150
Wax - £40

Total - £1054

Labour - £1800
Postage - £3.1m
Packaging - £7m
5 Year Extended Warranty - Your First Born.

apprenticejim · Post by **apprenticejim** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:28 pm

so geewizz you would build that for someone for £1800? is that what you ment

lockie · Post by **lockie** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:37 pm

A fiver and a cheese sandwich, might take a while though

Geewizz · Post by **Geewizz** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:50 pm

apprenticejim wrote:so geewizz you would build that for someone for £1800? is that what you ment

That would just be my cost for the labour. In reality I would normally add on the costs of site visits, drawings, travel to site, etc.

So yeah, all in I reckon I could build that for £2500-£3000.

thescruff · Post by **thescruff** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 12:12 am

Any bets you left a 0 off geewizz

Tryanything · Post by **Tryanything** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 5:40 am

I would say more like £4500-£5000 labour and materials

And 2 weeks

Mr Mike · Post by **Mr Mike** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:08 am

Well I can categorically confirm that I COULDN'T get anywhere near the list price of £2164.50 (inc Vat @ 15%)

Not to mention the fact I don't have a spindle moulder....

apprenticejim · Post by **apprenticejim** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:23 am

Mr Mike wrote:Well I can categorically confirm that I COULDN'T get anywhere near the list price of £2164.50 (inc Vat @ 15%)

Not to mention the fact I don't have a spindle moulder....

Yep it goes for that price, type in kershaw doors in google and the site comes up. So that is a pretty good price then?

Geewizz · Post by **Geewizz** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:30 am

That's a fair price for supply only.

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:59 pm

The styling looks very Indonesian in origin to me and I would want to be sure that the oak is properly seasoned. White Oak is grown quite quickly and it does not have the stability of the stuff grown here and in Europe with colder climates. Kiln drying tends encourage some warping so I would go and have a look at the door sets first.

DWD

Mr Mike · Post by **Mr Mike** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:33 pm

The way the circular work is done looks really unatural to me. I would bet that when they say 'engineered white oak', many of the components are only 'oak veneered'.

In fact I'm pretty sure of it.