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Thread: WOODWORKING QUIZ for 8 Oct 04
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8th October 2004, 09:49 PM #1
WOODWORKING QUIZ for 8 Oct 04
Good Evening Friends,
You have been awarded the contract to build wall to wall and floor to ceiling book cases with base cabinets that will be 24" deep and 36" high.
There are several things that must be considered before you start the job.
Can you name some?
Respectfully,Ralph Jones Woodworking
London, Ohio
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8th October 2004, 09:50 PM #2
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8th October 2004, 10:02 PM #3
Structural integrity of sub-floor construction.
Bruce C.
catchy catchphrase needed here, apply in writing to the above .
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8th October 2004, 10:19 PM #4
1) how do I tell the client that I've got a bit of a backlog of work and that I won't actually start this job for about 3 months?
2)I'm running out of room (again), should I start the next stage of my shed expansion before this job?
3)Where's my bloody imperial tape measure?
4)How far out of plumb are the walls?
5)How far out of level is the floor?
6)How far out from the job to the nearest pub?
7)What's the biggest unit I can get into the room through the door(s)/window(s)?
8)How will I detail the skirting,cornice and wall junctions?
9)They accepted my quote, could I have quoted higher?
Mick"If you need a machine today and don't buy it,
tomorrow you will have paid for it and not have it."
- Henry Ford 1938
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8th October 2004, 10:23 PM #5
"They accepted my quote, could I have quoted higher?"
Oh Hell I must be too cheap, did I put a rise and fall clause in the contract?
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9th October 2004, 09:38 PM #6
Good Evening Friends,
You all have some good input and remedies but, the most important one you all left out. The first thing you should do is to make a sketch and or a formal drawing and go over it with the client to make sure that is is what they want and always get it in writing as insurance for both you and them, so when you build it they can't come back and say, "that is not what I was wanting."
It is a lot easier to make any changes on paper than after the cabinet is built.
Thank you for your support.
Respectfully,Ralph Jones Woodworking
London, Ohio
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9th October 2004, 11:41 PM #7
Ralph,
as the contract had already been awarded I had assumed the client had read my three page quote (with opt out disclaimer) and detailed sketches. Actually my Q's 4,5,7 & 8 I would've covered before quoting as well.
Mick"If you need a machine today and don't buy it,
tomorrow you will have paid for it and not have it."
- Henry Ford 1938
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10th October 2004, 10:08 AM #8
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11th October 2004, 12:03 AM #9
Originally Posted by echnidna
Added that after reading an article in the QMBA magazine, apparently if you quote on a job and it's accepted but your'e too busy and decline and then the client gets someone else to do it, they could conceivably sue you for any difference in the prices.
Mick"If you need a machine today and don't buy it,
tomorrow you will have paid for it and not have it."
- Henry Ford 1938
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11th October 2004, 10:41 AM #10