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Old 01-23-2009, 10:29 AM   #1
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What To Charge For Vct?


Work is scairce forcing us to go after work we would usualy not go after. Being a tile and marble mechanic gives me some leeway into vct and I have done an occasional small vct job. The project I am presently bidding on is a school in philadelphia with around 10,000 sq ft of vct needed. I've read posts saying .30/sq ft and some saying up to a $1 a sq ft for install. Can anyone help me narrow this down.

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Old 01-23-2009, 10:30 AM   #2
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Work is scairce forcing us to go after work we would usualy not go after. Being a tile and marble mechanic gives me some leeway into vct and I have done an occasional small vct job. The project I am presently bidding on is a school in philadelphia with around 10,000 sq ft of vct needed. I've read posts saying .30/sq ft and some saying up to a $1 a sq ft for install. Can anyone help me narrow this down.
Can't recall what I paid in the past, but at $1 a ft2 for labor, I will start doing VCT.
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No one can tell you what your price should be. We don't know your OH, or Profit amounts. We don't know how fast you work or the condition of the existing flooring. Depending on these factors - .30 to 1.00 or some where in between can easily make you money, make you lose your shirt on, or simply not get the job.
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Figure how long it is going to take and how much out of pocket your going to be, then add and divide...

They are doing it here, for the same price I made doing it in 1978. It is worth more then $2 a foot, but you will be lucky to get .25¢-.30¢ a foot
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Haven't done any for 10 years, but then it was .40 a ft here. And I provided adhesive.
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As an installer/owner, and having the experience in all types of Vct and sheet goods. Since it is a school I would say it is mainly classrooms, maybe 500sqft a piece, and hallways, maybe the odd small room, you should make out just fine at .45sqft, it all depends on the amount of cuts/doorframes, and the quality of installers you have. Hopefully you can have someone go along and patch sawcuts,holes and scrape clean and glue a bunch of rooms out so they are ready for you.
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i'm in michigan. so if i hear you all right i can bid $.$50 sq/ft (labor oNly) to install vct? Or does that price mean i buying the adhesive too?
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i'm in michigan. so if i hear you all right i can bid $.$50 sq/ft (labor oNly) to install vct? Or does that price mean i buying the adhesive too?

I wouldn't supply anything, for .50 a foot, not even the tools, or my fuel to get there.

You better look carefully at the architects specs or designs!! There may be a lot of custom work in a school.
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I wouldn't supply anything, for .50 a foot, not even the tools, or my fuel to get there.

You better look carefully at the architects specs or designs!! There may be a lot of custom work in a school.
Yep there can be lots of designs, but "usually" just borders or alternating colour. That price is for labour only. No glue, no patching, no base, just install of tile!!
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I wouldn't supply anything, for .50 a foot, not even the tools, or my fuel to get there.

would you supply an opinion at that price?
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would you supply an opinion at that price?

When you put it that way.....
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you guys should know the money isnt in the vct installation its in the floor prep involved. unless your doing wide open areas its hard to make money with vct. i pay my guys .50 on vct and i supply the adhesive and get it back from the customer. good money to be made in floor prep.
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I just reread the OP, and realize this may be a prevailing wage job. School, Philly... The Unions may have their nose in that and audit the pay rates.
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Ok, with Amtico which is basically VCT but in strips, I charge $2.50 sq.ft.

I charge $1.25 sq. ft. with VCT -

But Im in CA so maybe its diffrent. But why would ANYONE in their right mind do it for less than a Buck a SQ.FT? Stop the Insanity please!!!
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Old 02-19-2009, 03:16 AM   #15
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Most of the vct i do is BOH stuff for hotels. As a workroom, yeah i charge anywhere from 1.00 - 1.25 depending on the quantity and whether or not im selling the vct to them. I dont have any problems getting installers to do 20-30k sq/ft vct jobs for .50 or sometimes .40 per sq ft. Of course ill purchase the adhesives and charge it back to the customer.
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I charge $4 a sq. foot. (includes the following labor surface prep sanding/remove old glue, underlayment/leveling, adhesive, vct install, chaulk/molding, vct surface clean with a mop, sealer floor polish 3-5 coats with a buffer. If you guys are charging under $1..i hope that is just for laying the VCT.
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Thanks, its always good to know what an electrician charges to do my trade
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Old 03-15-2009, 05:52 AM   #18
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I'm a engineering contractor but specialize in plumbing (fire protection) & electrical (fire alarms). I won't turn down work unless I lack the experience and knowledge to perform the work requested. So was my price on the ball with the market rate?
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You would nver get the job here in New England ...Waaay high
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Too high for Missouri, too.
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