hanging a door what should i charge?

Question

someone want an estimate on hangeing a door. what do you think is reseasonable?

Answer 1

Sound like a bidding war!!
If you`re just hanging a slab in an exsisting jamb, $75
If installing a prehung $150
These would be starting prices(just labor). But you gotta be smart enough to detect any problems and charge accordingly. You`ll learn these problems and charge more as you become more experienced.

Answer 2

As a carpenter I would prefer to install prehung doors to putting in new doors in old jams. If the reason you are doing this is to preserve the old look of the house I understand. But if the jams are nothing special and you just want to save a few dollars go with the prehung and possibly new trim as well. Having said that I will tell you that I normally charge by the hour for a job like yours. You see you have to first line up the hinges then you may have to plane the new door down , because old door ways are usually not square and plumb. I do not know what the average carpenter in your area charges, so I would recommend that you call at least 3 and ask them for an estimate, make sure you tell them it is 10 doors and not just 1. Also do you expect him to remove your old door and trim and then replace the same. Is he responsible for disposal? I would not estimate it at less than 1 1/2 hour per door and depending upon your trim 2 hours. Now it might take less time but only if your jams are square and there are no other unforeseen problems. I live in a small town and charge much less per hour than I did when I lived in a big city. My rates are $40.00 per hour or at least $400.00 to $800.00 for the entire job. If I was just doing one door $100.00

Answer 3

Assuming you are more qualified at hanging doors than spelling: you should charge a $50 dollar setup fee and then $35 an hour assuming that you are busy because you know what you are doing. A door can take a day to fix if its really really jacked up. It can also take a total of 20 minutes. I know i wouldn't do it for $8 bucks if that's the case. Don't feel bad about it though, a plumber won't fix a clog for that either.

Answer 4

You need to charge what ever you feel your time is worth.

I am a journyman carpenter and I charge $25 to $30/hr. depending on how much what I am bidding on will suck to work on.

Despite what some of the previous answers say no matter how bad the door is or the rough opening it should take you no longer than a half an hour.

Answer 5

I think that $20-$30 and hour is fair, with exterior doors costing more, such as the front door, but I personally wouldn't charge more than $30 flat, and less if it were for a friend.

Answer 6

I had a heavy oak exterior door installed in New England and the bill was $250. Most bidders asked more than that so I think some of those other hourly numbers were low.

Answer 7

It depends on exactly what it entails. if you are qualified you could charge $35 per hour. it shouldn't take you over four hours at the absolute most.