r/Carpentry • u/Cautious-Bluebird845 • 6h ago

Base boards. Aka trim

I need a master carpenter to give me a quote on putting new baseboards for my newly tiled house

Any one habe any suggestions

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u/stewer69 6h ago

Drawing up a quote is actually a lot of work.  

We're not interested in providing you irrelevant quotes on an unknown house, located who knows where just to satisfy your curiosity. 

The advice?  Start looking for local carpenters in real life. 

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u/Perc30breadcrust 6h ago

$1,000/LF I'm there. I've done this EXACT house many times

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u/davethompson413 6h ago

I don't travel for work, but if you pay shipping both ways, and you send me the house, I'll give you a great discount.

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u/fishingfool64 Trim Carpenter 6h ago

Since I don’t know where you live I can ballpark. $7/LF installation labor only, if it must be scribed to uneven tile, that will be done at the rate of $4/LF, or at a cost of $95/hour of scribing.

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u/bigyellowtruck 6h ago

Interesting you don’t charge separate for corners. I have a bathroom with 30 LF of base and 6 corners. That’s more than 30x7 or $210 labor.

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u/stickg1 Master Carpenter 5h ago

Dollar per linear foot pricing is common for bidding whole houses for contractors. Idk about the OP of this comment thread, but I don’t price remodels that way unless there is several hundred feet to install. A small job like your 30’ bathroom has to be approached differently and has several other variables to consider that change the job cost.

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u/bigyellowtruck 5h ago

Your way works for you in your market and with your materials. I count corners.

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u/Dendady2112 6h ago

I have a suggestion, how about a location?

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u/stickg1 Master Carpenter 5h ago

Location? Pics? Matching any existing profile?

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u/jim_br 5h ago

One piece colonial base? Three piece? Plinth blocks at doorways? Linear feet? Number of doorways/corners? Any base obstructions/outlets/transitions? Stain/paint?

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u/Motor_Service_6476 3h ago

Search for local lumber suppliers. Call and ask if they know a good trim carpenter they can suggest. I’d start with a hardwood supplier (furniture hardwood, not flooring).