Illuminated signs - Pricing Model

[EddieBS]

The signage business eats a lot of your time.
And you have to split yourself in a lot of places
in the same time and you have to choose to make an offer fast
or to create a more comprehensive calculation
to make sure your offer is close to reality.

P.S. Multitasking is part of our DNA!
P.S.S. I would appreciate if you can motivate your choice

 

[MikePro]

welcome to s101
spec. times cubic footage plus difficulty of installation plus taxes & permit fees.

 

[Gino]

Are we discussing channels or cabinets for interior/exterior ??

 

[John Miller]

Make a list of ALL materials, apply your markup. Write the number down. Methodically work through the building process, think like; how long will it take me to get the tools out, that’s part of the process. Make a realistic estimate of how many hours each part of the build will take.
Figure your time in 1/2 hour segments. No steps take less than 1/2 hour. Tally up the hours you feel it will take to build the sign and multiply by your shop hourly rate. Add that number to the materials number. Decide on a CYA %, multiply your total by the CYA %. That sum is what the sign costs. This is not a fancy formula, but it’s quite foolproof. Square foot pricing is not always accurate. Say it takes 1 hour to weld the four corners of an extrusion. A 5sf box uses the same hour to weld that a 20sf box does. There are many similar examples. After you’ve made several boxes you’ll be good at estimating the construction steps and become more accurate.
GO FORTH AND QUOTE.

 

[EddieBS]

Are we discussing channels or cabinets for interior/exterior ??

You have different ways to calculate the price?

 

[Texas_Signmaker]

Y'all realize this guy is here just posting nonsense so he can promote his website. It's in his name.. eddieBullShit

 

[tulsagraphics]

You screwed up this quiz big time. I was looking for "based on the mood I'm in today"