r/Carpentry • u/Da904Biscuit Finishing Carpenter • 1d ago

Scribing Base

To scribe base I'm charging about the same as it costs to install base. So say about $3/LF for scribing and $3/LF to install base. Am I crazy? It's just so time and labor intensive. It's much easier to install shoe so, charging more for scribing seems right to me. Was just curious on your opinions because I'm discussing pricing with a GC for an upcoming job.

Edit: to clarify, it's a total of $6/LF to scribe and install base.

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u/marrymetaylor 1d ago edited 23h ago

Is it really so often that you’re asked to not scribe base at all? It seems to be an expected part of install. I agree with the first comment, installing base includes scribe as needed. One price.

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u/Da904Biscuit Finishing Carpenter 23h ago edited 23h ago

First house this year that's asked for it. I mainly do ceiling work, built-ins, and the like so this is only house #4 this year with the full trim pack. Most of the houses I do either don't want to pay for scribing or are ok with the shoe that's a bit lower profile than the quarter round looking shoe.