£340 Joinery Quote For Understairs Doors/Panelling?

cardboard_chewer

Hi,
What do you think of this quote of £340 for the following work under the stair case in our house (just a usual 1960s ex local authority 3 bed semi detached house in northwest England):
Removal of existing doors/wood paneling (broken beyond repair)
Create 2 new bespoke doors (the angle of the doors will match the angle of the stairs)
Create wood panel to be fixed between door and where the stairs meet the floor
Architrave and skirting boards fitted
Cost for this is £340 (£60 materials and £280 labour).
The labour seems a bit steep but then again it is skilled work.

leveller2911

cardboard_chewer wrote: »

Hi,
What do you think of this quote of £340 for the following work under the stair case in our house (just a usual 1960s ex local authority 3 bed semi detached house in northwest England):

Removal of existing doors/wood paneling (broken beyond repair)
Create 2 new bespoke doors (the angle of the doors will match the angle of the stairs)

I doubt they would be "bespoke" made doors for that price.More like a standard shop bought door cut down. Are the doors hollow core panelled doors or are they flush (flat) doors with a moulding applied to look like panels?. a "Bespoke" door is one thats made from scratch, sawn timber etc.

Create wood panel to be fixed between door and where the stairs meet the floor

Again it depends on the details of the panelling, how much of the existing is being kept and how much is being replaced. If its just fitting some MDF and then pinning a moulding on it then it shouldn't be a long job.

Cost for this is £340 (£60 materials and £280 labour).
The labour seems a bit steep but then again it is skilled work

If he does it in an 8hr day its too high, if its a long 12hr day its probably not that high. To be honest the devils in the detail.

cardboard_chewer

thanks leveller2911
he's going to use MDF and cut it to size, not using the hollowed panel doors, and it will be flush with the staircase frame
all of the existing wood will be removed so it will just be a bare bones stair case and the new frame/doors/panels will be attached to the stair case frame and wall.
this is the only quote i have had, i think i'll probably get one more quote and then decide

leveller2911

cardboard_chewer wrote: »

thanks leveller2911
he's going to use MDF and cut it to size, not using the hollowed panel doors, and it will be flush with the staircase frame
all of the existing wood will be removed so it will just be a bare bones stair case and the new frame/doors/panels will be attached to the stair case frame and wall.
this is the only quote i have had, i think i'll probably get one more quote and then decide

The labour does sound high and its always worth getting more than one quote but if he does a good job and your happy with it then its not massively over priced.

You may get another quote which is a bit cheaper but find you end up with an inferior job. If you know the guy personally and he has a good reputation I would go with it. Better to pay a bit over the odds for a good job than pay the rate and get a poor one.

gingernut352000

How much work on site and how work will he do off site? For that labour how many hours is he quoting

Commercially I work on 70 for the first hour (per day) so that covers travel to the job etc and the 30 to 40 an hour there after depending on the trade so that sort works out at a days work

leveller2911

gingernut352000 wrote: »

Commercially I work on 70 for the first hour (per day) so that covers travel to the job etc and the 30 to 40 an hour there after depending on the trade so that sort works out at a days work

Guess it depends on the area. I have a fully kitted out workshop with all the associated costs and I don't charge anything like £40hr let alone £70 for the first hr. Good on ya if you can get that much, nearly £100k a year for a chippy is silly money Are you in London by any chance?....


Most qualified carpenters around here will be charging between £175-200 a day and thats based on 8hrs of labour.

cardboard_chewer

gingernut352000 wrote: »

How much work on site and how work will he do off site? For that labour how many hours is he quoting

Commercially I work on 70 for the first hour (per day) so that covers travel to the job etc and the 30 to 40 an hour there after depending on the trade so that sort works out at a days work

thanks gingernut352000
all work will be on site, but the quote did not state how many hours of labour. just the fixed cost of the labour.