How do you charge for Planing?

Stump Jumper · April 30, 2004, 07:51:37 PM

??? ???I was wondering how some of you charge for planing do you charge by the board foot or linear foot or do you charge by the hour? I have to unload it off the trailer and load it back onto a trailer so there is extra handling involved. Looks like there is going to be about 6000 bd ft of white pine I will have to be planing later on this summer. Customer only wants one side planed. ??? ???

ElectricAl · April 30, 2004, 08:20:39 PM

A dollar per minute ;D

Per man (or Woman) ;)

Linda · April 30, 2004, 08:34:05 PM

It's good to see I'm worth a buck per minute. :

Because, I know who would be unloading by hand and who would be watching the clock. >:(

We normally charge 25 cents per bdft to skip both sides, unless there is a special request. Special orders cost a buck per minute.

Kedwards · April 30, 2004, 10:10:51 PM

I charge by the linear foot and charge a setup fee. I dont plane reclaimed boards(possible metal), painted boards or ultra hard material (IPE, petrified Hickory etc ..) :D I also have a minimum charge to run the boards.

Norm · May 01, 2004, 05:56:38 AM

We used to charge .20 per running ft but quit offering that service. If you figure your time and blade sharpening it's not worth the hassle. Now if Patty would buy me that new spiral head planer I might change my mind. ;D

Kedwards · May 01, 2004, 04:00:11 PM

I am consdiering NOT offering this as a service as well. The only service I want to provide is custom crown molding, picture frame molding and tongue and groove closet liner, bead board and flooring. That will be .35 a linear foot plus setup.

shopteacher · May 01, 2004, 06:55:36 PM

Norm, I think you deserve that planer and you should get a double sided one while at it. I think Patty's holding you back and not letting you work to your full potential. :D I know, why don't you take her dancing a couple nights and I just bet she'll order that planer right up. My wife would. :

etat · May 01, 2004, 10:14:14 PM

Shopteacher, I think you and Norm BOTH oughta take the Wifes dancing!!!!!

Norm · May 02, 2004, 06:15:05 AM

Uhh...teach could I have your phone #, I would like to give Mrs. Shopteacher a call to tell her how much you really want to take those ballroom dancing lessons but have been too shy to ask. ;D

pappy · May 02, 2004, 06:57:30 AM

I got a three sider and no matter what I'm planing weather it be one surface or three I get $50 per hour if you help and $60 per hour if you don't help (gotta pay the kid to off bear). I charge a $20 setup fee if they want log siding or t & g or what have you.

Like Kedwards--no junk please--and I got a sign over the planer which reads "Foreign material rocks,nails,metal,etc. through this planer can cost you up to $1,000" I point this out to the customer before we start.

I use to charge by the linear foot but when the guy would bring me just the 4" wide cedar and the wider material elsewhere I found out what they where charging. I changed my rates. ;D Seems to be the going rates in these parts.

pappy

We like dancing too

Norm · May 04, 2004, 06:17:37 AM

Gee whiz teach I didn't mean to scare ya like that, I promise not to mention dancing again.

shopteacher · May 04, 2004, 09:04:49 AM

Ya Norm, I was quivering so bad I couldn't type. :D However, if the wife would fork out the 20,000.00 for the double sided planer I might, just might consider it. What kind of drugs do them kids take at them dances? :

;D