Upholstery Estimates

Giving Estimates

Submitted by Stephen Winters on Tue, 09/18/2012 - 22:11

There are several types of estimates

Phone quotes

Always give as accurate of a quote as you can quickly do it. NEVER give a low price just to get them in the shop (bait & switch).  However, it is better that you make up a phone quote sheet that has approximate prices for most of the major types of furniture on it.

Email Estimate

Submitted by Stephen Winters on Sun, 09/16/2012 - 21:50
 

Sample Email Estimate:

This is not a normal email estimate. Because they were from across the country, I went into more detail. I suppose I could just as well have told her that I don't do mail order, because I doubt that I'll get the job anyway.
 

Pricing Jobs

Submitted by Stephen Winters on Sun, 09/16/2012 - 17:30

   The question was asked, by a workroom who really needed to get some experience and some work, if she could lower her prices more than she already had. Here was my response to her:

Estimating Methods

Submitted by Stephen Winters on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 11:53

We can learn a lot about estimating from the construction business

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