I was quoted $300 plus GST to replace a cutlery drawer. This is an older style build in the 1993 period. Because of its older style, I can't go to Bunnings to buy a replacement because of the placement of sliding tracks. Any comments will be welcomed.
The tenants had unfortunately thrown away the front of the drawer, hence a complete rebuild is required.
Well the dude has to come to yours, measure, go back to the workshop, make it, then come back to fit it.
I would say 7 hours + materials.
How much do you earn per hour??
Depending on materials, 7 hours is very generous for a competent cabinet maker, especially to simply match an existing drawer. But without proper details, we are all just guessing. For mine, without knowing materials and the state of the drawer being fixed/rebuilt, I'd be doing further enquiries if given a quote of $300. Also, sounds like in a rental, so howd it break? Is more needing fixing soon? Does that quote include other elements not stated... In which case, potentially quite fair.
So sick of that attitude Chris, if someone doesn't want the job, don't quote. No wonder simple things in this country are so expensive and all our money leaves the county via Ipea and other such conglomerates.
I'm not on the tools Cal, but as a customer if I needed a little job like that done I'd expect to pay for it. It's is a fiddly, little job and unless it's a perfect match you run the risk of a dissasitisfied customer that won't pay up at the other end.
Being a qualified cabinetmaker , I would say that a cabinet made of melamine ( chipboard), to fit in the existing, some draw runners , and a new set of fronts,
all to be made to fit the existing opening (like a slide in box ), $ 300 sound alright to me.
he has to match the colour of the laminate / paint whatever it is . and find / buy material to suit then fabricate
so your getting a bargain , stop grizzling !
Was there grizzling SandS? Sounded like someone that really doesnt know. As has been stated, it may be fair, it may be cheap or it may be over, depends on more than we know but what's wrong with someone asking. Happens here all the time.
You said you are only missing the front? I don't get why you are chasing a whole drawer? Just bung a bit of mdf on the front and apply laminex?
Plenty of options even if you need a whole one
Buy Ikea draw, fit same tracks.
Size wrong for modern ones? Try salvage places. I'd almost guarantee you could get it for free thru to $20 if you try hard enough
buy Laminex to match (not hard to glue on) and re-use the same tracks.
Just move one of the draws up from bottom, make the bottom one a double height for pots etc,
By the way, how much rent per week do you get ?
And don't forget to calm the cost on your tax.
Oh the joys of making money from your investment, lucky
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seems about right for unskilled labour in australia. Its a rental mate stick a bit of pine across it who gaf. Or just bill the pervious tennants thats how it works. Houses in general on rentals are **** Its the land not the house that makes money .. After 20 years of interest and refurbishing the damage done buy tenants your probably better sticking you money into a long term savings.Unless the price of land increases, the only people making money out of rentals atm (in WA) is the bank. !i.e after 5 years place needs new carpet paint etc. Add that to the primary interest and your probably running at a loss. `300 buck for a cuttlery draw!! go **** yourself.
Not in boom times anymore. Funny how all them people are financially struggling now Were telling me 4 years ago in a boom many houses they had ticked on their false economy equity and how rich they were. !