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How much do YOU reckon you could build this for?
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:59 pm
by apprenticejim
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
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:00 pm
by Welsh Decorator
You caint build it without labour!
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:03 pm
by apprenticejim
i mean if you were building it for yourself, how would it cost you.
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:19 pm
by Welsh Decorator
Ah! now I see
In that case I'd reckon on about £2k?
Time wise? for me, about 2/3 weeks.
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:45 pm
by Geewizz
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.
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:28 pm
by apprenticejim
so geewizz you would build that for someone for £1800? is that what you ment
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:37 pm
by lockie
A fiver and a cheese sandwich, might take a while though
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:50 pm
by Geewizz
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.
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 12:12 am
by thescruff
Any bets you left a 0 off geewizz
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 5:40 am
by Tryanything
I would say more like £4500-£5000 labour and materials
And 2 weeks
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:08 am
by Mr Mike
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....
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:23 am
by apprenticejim
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?
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:30 am
by Geewizz
That's a fair price for supply only.
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:59 pm
by dewaltdisney
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
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:33 pm
by Mr Mike
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.