Although I've worked as a joiner in the past my experience of purchasing and calculating the cost of hardwood is almost zero.
I'm based in S. London and have had prices from SLH for cu ft. or as sawn to my cut list (which seems an expensive option when compared to their online price list). I don't have space to hold stocks of timber so I'm having to buy for each job as and when.
How do you other guys, who do this for a living, estimate timber costs for jobs? Do you add a percentage to cover wastage and if so what percentage? Do you have any other tips for purchasing timber and any recommendations for suppliers in or near London.
Thanks
I'm based in S. London and have had prices from SLH for cu ft. or as sawn to my cut list (which seems an expensive option when compared to their online price list). I don't have space to hold stocks of timber so I'm having to buy for each job as and when.
How do you other guys, who do this for a living, estimate timber costs for jobs? Do you add a percentage to cover wastage and if so what percentage? Do you have any other tips for purchasing timber and any recommendations for suppliers in or near London.
Thanks