Making A Bid For Residential Trim Work?

Originally Posted by macatawacab

it can be by the square foot of floor space (that is common in my area) or by the door and amount of base and case. By the base and case is rare in my experience.

Get hold of a Mean's estimating guide or Walker's and check them out. They show an approach to estimating. But if you use their estimated dollars out of the current book on of two things will happen.

1- you will never win a bid
2- someone pays the estimate book rate and you can retire early

Originally Posted by Rockwall16

I am just getting started in the business side of trim carpentry and I having trouble figuring out how to build a bid to do residential trim work.

Originally Posted by SLSTech

I love it , someone who's listed trade is: I am a professional contractor I guess there wasn't enough room to add - that doesn't know how to bid or where they are located at

So what do you know how to bid?

Originally Posted by D.Foster

I wonder if anyone has ever tried pricing trim by the # of corners, inside and out. For crown or base. Because that is where the time is.

Originally Posted by Rick954

thats just a whole lot of mean right there

poor guy is just trying to get ahead of the curve...maybe he doesnt wanna get burned a few times.

perhaps he's a super trim guy that knows how to bid his own work, and is just testing us here to see what we'll say...huh...how bout that?

i think thats it right there

Originally Posted by Bodger

Well, if the guy were to read old posts on here about trim work, pricing or otherwise, he would know he need not test anyone. The level of knowledge he would see proven would alleviate any doubt that there is need for a test.
Problem is, there are so many first posts on here these days by new guys that inquire about bidding and pricing but don't give enough info to make an answer feasible.
Kind of sets them up for abuse. I've never seen a mean reply on this forum if someone does an intro, and then asks properly for advice.

Originally Posted by Rockwall16

I am just getting started in the business side of trim carpentry and I having trouble figuring out how to build a bid to do residential trim work.

Originally Posted by Levi Cash

I stopped looking at this site about a year ago because of the smart ass remarks. I sign on today and first thing I see is dumbass comments. Forums are great place little men to build their egos I guess.

Originally Posted by Forry

Hey Levi, welcome aboard! Now would be a good time to show a little respect. The man actually knows what he's talking about and WAS trying to help. Then you got all snooty, and unfortunately for you, he's a guy people like. Now... you'll be lucky if ANYONE gives you the time of day, much less useful advice. My advice if you want it, is to reread everything on this thread, then apologize for being an a$$, then go fix your damn board that's got you all in a tizzy that isn't even a professional problem, and is just an eyesore that YOU created in YOUR house that doesn't seem to have much to do with a CONTRACTORs forum! What an a$$.

Originally Posted by Levi Cash

I stopped looking at this site about a year ago because of the smart ass remarks. I sign on today and first thing I see is dumbass comments. Forums are great place little men to build their egos I guess.