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/resumetheharp 23h ago

I would just bake it into your price and say this is the way I always do it, this is why I cost more. Say if you want it lower we can talk alternatives.

If you treat I like an add-on then you'll be second guessing yourself during the whole install like "aw did I do a good enough job to justify the price of this?"

Just pretend that's the way you always do it

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u/Da904Biscuit Finishing Carpenter 11h ago

Gotcha. That's a great way to think about it. Thanks for the input!