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    Posted by John McNickle on 24 June 2010 at 12:02

    Hi could anyone tell me if im in the right area with pricing this out, its is for a post mounted sign into a grass verge at an entrance, the panel is 6′ X 2′ with channel and clips, 2 X 76mm posts around 6′ above ground with holes for 1.5’…. most of my work is vehicle graphics etc but i dont want to go into this too cheap i was thinking around £350+ VAT

    any help will be greatly appreciated 🙂

    John

    John McNickle replied 15 years, 3 months ago 6 Members · 12 Replies
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  • David Rogers

    Member
    24 June 2010 at 12:48

    OK price – plus what ever you take to dig the holes & concrete it in.

    Probably looking at 600mm deep and a few bags of postmix or similar.

    If it’s easy going – allow 2 hours for the manual labour…hope you don’t hit 1) services, 2) boulders 3)demolition rubble

    Dave

  • John McNickle

    Member
    24 June 2010 at 15:10

    Cheers Dave, i didnt want to be the cheap guy on this one

  • Derek Heron

    Member
    24 June 2010 at 15:33

    just spotted the council putting up a single post mounted sign onto existing post
    i cherry picker on mercsprinter 2 men i smaller van with cones another 2 men i man with clipboard another car and a lady with another clipboard same car
    approx i hour .wonder how much that cost

    derek

  • John Harding

    Member
    24 June 2010 at 15:38

    John Hi – sorry I think your cheap but it depends on local forces I guess etc etc

  • John McNickle

    Member
    25 June 2010 at 07:52

    thats cool john, thats why i wanted to ask 🙂

    as i say im more vehicle graphics based, when i worked for others i was a full sign maker and fitter but never knew the pricing of this end that well, i havent put the price for digging the holes etc on that one

    Derek, that seems a very small fitting team for the council, the public sector cut backs have started to kick in round your way 🙂

  • Nigel Hindley

    Member
    25 June 2010 at 19:19

    mmmm sounds a bit cheap to me?

  • John McNickle

    Member
    28 June 2010 at 08:43

    how far out am i to yours nigel?

  • Ruairi O'Boyle

    Member
    28 June 2010 at 09:44

    I recently priced a 2 post 8×4 for approx £850+vat (fully printed and Laminated). Dont know what the rest of you guys think of that but it certainly makes yours seem quite keen John.

  • John Harding

    Member
    28 June 2010 at 09:50

    that price would be my guestimate

  • John McNickle

    Member
    28 June 2010 at 12:49

    thanks guys this is why i ask as i dont know this side that well

    but if an 8X4 is £850 thats £26.50 a sq foot for pricing sake, a 6X2 sq ft price is £318 ??

    the panel is one colour plane text and a supplied one colour logo so its not printed and laminated just alu comp board and blue vinyl

  • Ruairi O'Boyle

    Member
    28 June 2010 at 13:28

    I would not even consider a comparison based on the square foot area of the panel because the size of the panel may have changed but the extent of the works hasn’t

    The number of poles – the amount of digging time to fabricate etc. will only change very slightly .

    In fact you have to cut your 6×2 and then look for a use for the off cut. I have no waste.

    I am not saying my price is correct by any means it all depends on individual circumstances and specification/qty’s of materials used.

    A vehicle graphic (/m2) in one colour only would be vastly different to that of the same one in 3/4 different colours surely?

  • John McNickle

    Member
    28 June 2010 at 14:49

    thats what im wanting to get right, mabey what i was saying reads wrong, i was looking at it here as a break down to reprice idea, but it has not worked.. still thanks for you advice on this and ill sit back down and look at it all again….

    i price the post off cut etc into it so if its not used right away it doesnt cost anything to me

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