Market Rate For Carpentry Works

[namja 0]

Hi, me n honey finally gotten our key to our new home and now waiting for quotes from contractors. May i know what's the market rate for works like tv console/low height cabinets/platform bed?

First time doing renovation and unfortunately got tight budget so hope get some tips so as to avoid being chopped by the contractors! Tks

[benetay 14]

Mine is about $120pfr for kitchen carpentry.

Work desk $150pfr

Full height display glass cabinet $300pfr

Carpentry is by psf so it also depends on what you want to do.

Edited April 18, 2015 by benetay

[albert88 1]

Hi Namja,

Carpenters usually quote by PFR (per foot run). Several factors contribute to the PFR pricing:

- height

- whether you have sliding doors

- doors with glass

- etc.

For HDB , the full height is usually about 2.6meters. Therefore the cost for a full height wardrobe that spans 6 feet width would be calculated as such:

6 x $300 pfr (not psf as mentioned by benetay) = $1,800

The market rate really differs between IDs (Interior Designers) to sub-contractors (eg. carpentry workshops). ID firms generally perform a higher mark-up as they engage sub-contractors to construct the wood-work items.

I went direct to a carpentry workshop to get mine done previously and I believe I enjoyed cost savings of at least 20-30%.

Hope this helps.

Cheers!

[benetay 14]

Sorry my bad is pfr. Thanks for the correction.

[namja 0]

Thanks for the tips, will take note it's pfr. Yes i went direct to contractors and not id as i know they mark up the prices by who know how many times, just so they can pocket big profit hah!

[namja 0]

I got 1 quote and it's between $130-$150pfr for custom made settee cum cabinets, shoe cabinet, tv console, suspended table, vanity cabinets. Rate reasonable?

[namja 0]

And study desk too

[benetay 14]

Sounds good. Please also see how thick the desk etc.

[suyins 0]

Thanks for the tips, will take note it's pfr. Yes i went direct to contractors and not id as i know they mark up the prices by who know how many times, just so they can pocket big profit hah!

hi, could you email me the contacts for the contractors at sunblooming@gmail.com. thanks!

[suyins 0]

Hi Namja,

Carpenters usually quote by PFR (per foot run). Several factors contribute to the PFR pricing:

- height

- whether you have sliding doors

- doors with glass

- etc.

For HDB , the full height is usually about 2.6meters. Therefore the cost for a full height wardrobe that spans 6 feet width would be calculated as such:

6 x $300 pfr (not psf as mentioned by benetay) = $1,800

The market rate really differs between IDs (Interior Designers) to sub-contractors (eg. carpentry workshops). ID firms generally perform a higher mark-up as they engage sub-contractors to construct the wood-work items.

I went direct to a carpentry workshop to get mine done previously and I believe I enjoyed cost savings of at least 20-30%.

Hope this helps.

Cheers!

hi, please email me the contact for carpentry workshop @ sunblooming@gmail.com. Thanks!

[namja 0]

hi, could you email me the contacts for the contractors at sunblooming@gmail.com. thanks!

Had pm you the contacts

[sl0509 0]

Does anyone know what is acc wood? My carpenter said he using acc wood inside of abs wood for door?

[pokodoro 0]

could it be this?

acc wood = acid copper chromate treated wood

[Xrd25 0]

I got 1 quote and it's between $130-$150pfr for custom made settee cum cabinets, shoe cabinet, tv console, suspended table, vanity cabinets. Rate reasonable?

appreciate if you could Pm me your contractor as i intend to do some carpenter works. thanks

[dean 5]

Pm me if any carpenter do small jobs like display glass or arcylic cabinet