[TheForge] Question...

Tue Nov 4 15:50:00 2003

A pleasure to help, that's why we are all on theforge!!

Ray

> 
> From: Demon Buddha <[email protected]>
> Date: 2003/11/04 Tue PM 02:42:24 EST
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Question...
> 
> On Sun, 2 Nov 2003 16:45:35 -0500, The Millers <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > Andy,
> > That's a tough one. I have everywhere from as low as .5% to as high as 
> > 1.5% and everywhere in between.
> 
> 	This is what I'm looking for.  I know there is no way to pin it
> 	down any better than that, but seeing the range is what I was
> 	hoping for.  You present my first data points.  Thanks.
> >
> > The variables are the obvious, how many lineal feet per house, how 
> > detailed a design, etc.
> 
> 	Right, and as of this moment I have absolutely no idea what they
> 	are looking for.  It would be 1000 houses @ $135K apiece (not too
> 	likely in CA) or 100 at $1.35M apiece.  Even the $$ houses could
> 	have shyte for ironwork, given what people know about it.
> >
> > I think you would be far better off quoting on a per foot basis. I know 
> > all the big commercial shops around here like Stewart do not quote except 
> > by the lineal foot.
> 
> 	That is how I'm planning to do the quote.  I cannot see any other
> 	method as being reasonable.  I remember George Dixon saying a couple
> 	of years ago that his pricing started at $200/lineal foot and could go
> 	up to either $800 or $2000/ft (don't recall precisely which) depending
> 	on complexity, difficulty of manufacture, etc.
> 
> 	I know there will be fencing and gates.  I suspect stair rails and
> 	perhaps other architectural elements as well.
> 
> 	Thanks very much, Ray.
> 
> 	-Andy
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