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Anyone work with glass companies on office construction? I've got to quote on providing and installing a 5' tall panel of 1' square checkerboard etch-look vinyl in on about 600 lineal feet of glass wall. The "Contractors Pricing Guide" doesn't really give a per square foot guideline on this amount of work. Just wondering if anyone has had similar experience?
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Well first off the pricing guide is based on what a six month apprientice earns.
First take the cost of the vinyl and double it.
Next, make and install 5' x 10' section in order to calculate installation time per 10 ft. (If you dont care to waste that much vinyl, place half as much and double your time.) So if a 10' section takes 30min., and 10' divides into 600'@60 times, then you'll have the answer.
example based on above: 30 min. per 10' section times 60 sections equal 30 hours labor, then add the material at double the price, and finally add 10% to the overall figure for your profit margin, which in some cases can be a bartering tool, but not the wisest way to go.
The final question is, what is your hourly charge?
Good Luck Pete
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Hiya Pete, A decent range to start with for installing graphics is about $2.50-3.50 a sq.ft. It would be like installing full wrap graphics on about 4 trailers, without the rivets. I would say a minimum of a 2 man, 2 day job. If it's very easy & straight foward, unobstructed application that is at ground level, I would estimate about $1800-2000 as a minimum. Anything else would go up from there. A job like this can & will give you one helluva workout. Depending on the graphic size, even positioning the vinyl can wear you out quick. Keep plenty of Ben-gay or other sore muscle cream near by. Havin' fun, Checkers
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I haven't done that amount of vinyl installation for any single job.
What I do know is, new glass is almost always contaminated with various chemicals including silicone and dirt and construction dust.
You will need to figure in your time for thoroughly cleaning the glass. Also allow for the screw up factor and include the cost of vinyl and labor for redoing panes which either you or other contractors screwed up before the office opens. Maybe add 5% to 10% "just in case".
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