Carol Sundberg
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Does anyone have any guidelines they use to quote installation of interior dimensional letters & logos?
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pricing for installation of dimensional letters
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Texas_Signmaker
Very Active Signmaker
Your onsite hourly rate.
Carol Sundberg
New Member
I was looking more for how you estimate your time for installation. Do you figure a certain amount of time per letter/piece? How do you adjust that time for stud mount vs tape/silicone, brick wall vs drywall surface, etc?
Notarealsignguy
Arial - it's almost helvetica
Dartboard. Figure what it'll take, do it and fix it on the next one. We all work at different speeds, it's not a question that will have a definitive answer.
Ian Stewart-Koster
Older Greyer Brushie
How long to pack, travel, unpack do the inductions, check-in, do the job, pack up, check-out & travel back?
One day? Half a day? Whether it's 3 letters, one logo, or 25 letters, the price is fitted into estimated % of the day used, timeframe, (1/4 day, 1/3 day etc) plus materials used, NOT $xxx per letter!
One day? Half a day? Whether it's 3 letters, one logo, or 25 letters, the price is fitted into estimated % of the day used, timeframe, (1/4 day, 1/3 day etc) plus materials used, NOT $xxx per letter!
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Texas_Signmaker
Very Active Signmaker
You have to get several of these under your belt in order to get an idea of how long it takes you. Masonry, brick, corrugated metal take longer than drywall. I like to make more $$ on the letters and less on the install because people see how long you're there. Just swag a number and start learning.
caribmike
Retired with a Side Hustle
I charge $100 an hour for onsite installations. I invoice for how ever long it took. No has ever complained.
TopFliteGraphics
New Member
Too many factors to guesstimate. Time & Travel. If you are new to it, it will take you twice as long as you think. The wall surface makes a huge difference. I had one job where I went out to look at the site, they said they were having the monument redone & painted. Gave them a price. They gave me the job. When we went out to install, the monument now had a polished granite slab face! What should have been a 2-3 hour job on site, took 2 solid days and over $150 in drill bits. Of course since I had taken a deposit, they balked at a price increase. Luckily, I had plenty of mark up on the job so I still did okay.
Johnny Best
Active Member
I like the $100 an hour price from caribmike in post #8. If it is a lawyer's office, then $150 an hour. They always have office managers that take up your time on decisions of placement.
Stacey K
I like making signs
I've only done a few of them and I didn't need a ladder. It took longer for prep time than I expected. All the little posts had to be put in the back of the letters. My teenage son and I did the installation, and it went better than I expected but the prep and even site prep (thorny bush) was quite a bit longer than expected). For the next job I was sure to add more time on for prep but kept the install time the same.
Scotchbrite
No comment
Like others have said, it's a healthy dose of guesstimate until you've done a couple.
Billct2
Active Member
Like has been said, the surface material makes a huge difference.
We did a set of letters on a drivit (stucco) wall. Two years later they decided to do a rock veneer.
The price to remove and reinstall the letters was as much as the original job. And I should have charged
more- the rock was crap.
We did a set of letters on a drivit (stucco) wall. Two years later they decided to do a rock veneer.
The price to remove and reinstall the letters was as much as the original job. And I should have charged
more- the rock was crap.
Texas_Signmaker
Very Active Signmaker
Ugh, stone is the worst.
I do the same thing. Trim the pattern, remove letters and insert studs... much easier doing it at my work table at a comfortable height than onsite on the floor.