BlackSpruceRabbitry7
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I have someone wanting to buy nest boxes from me. I will be making them out of peg board and the dimensions will be 14 1/2inX9in. Can anyone give me an idea on how much to charge him?
Pricing nest boxes?
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MamaSheepdog
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Generally with handmade items you charge 2-3 times the price of material costs.
Comet007
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As someone who has made and sold a variety of handmade items on a level where I actually wanted to get paid for my time - the business model formula can vary, but at a minimum it looks something like:
materials X 2 (let's say $4) - doubling the cost pays for indirect cost - nails, replacing tools, electricity, etc. -if you think the overhead is higher, then multiply by 3 or 4 instead, or do actual overhead
plus your hourly rate multiplied by the hours to complete the project (let's say .75 hours @ $12/hour = $9)
That gives you $13
Then you need to add a profit percentage, anywhere from 10-30% seems standard
materials X 2 (let's say $4) - doubling the cost pays for indirect cost - nails, replacing tools, electricity, etc. -if you think the overhead is higher, then multiply by 3 or 4 instead, or do actual overhead
plus your hourly rate multiplied by the hours to complete the project (let's say .75 hours @ $12/hour = $9)
That gives you $13
Then you need to add a profit percentage, anywhere from 10-30% seems standard
grumpy
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BlackSpruceRabbitry7":3pka3d56 said:
That's only the dimensions for the foot-print. What's the height, style, etc.
"peg-board"...........define, please.
Pegboard is usually only 1/4" thick with holes every one inch.
OSB.....oriented strand board is a sheathing used in todays'
construction industry. It's 7/16" thick and a much better candidate
for the nest-box body. If one is using "shot" nails.
With peg-board being used only for the bottom.
Depending upon availability of your materials, any price under $10.00
is a give away. I get 90% of my nest box materials for little to nothing
in actual costs. Most are "scraps" off of construction jobs around my area.
I had a "HUGE" stack of pegboard given to my years ago that I'm still using.
Be that as it may, I "won't" build and sell a nest box for under ten bucks.
My time is more valuable than that...........to me.
Grumpy
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I have a problem with using "processed" lumber like MDF or OSB. I only used kiln-dried pine boards for my nest boxes. Don't paint them either as bunnies tend to chew on things. I build my own beehives, so I usually have appropriate dimensional lumber around.
Having said that, I just built two nest boxes this morning. New 8' 1x6 cost me around $10 at Lowes. Already had the 4" scrap & hardware cloth. Cutting, drilling pilot holes & assembly for both was under an hour, but I was also taking my time.
So if I were to sell my boxes, I wouldn't price them lower than $20.
Having said that, I just built two nest boxes this morning. New 8' 1x6 cost me around $10 at Lowes. Already had the 4" scrap & hardware cloth. Cutting, drilling pilot holes & assembly for both was under an hour, but I was also taking my time.
So if I were to sell my boxes, I wouldn't price them lower than $20.
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