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Cost:
On this
web site you will find the actual cost our clients had paid listed with
each project and dated to take into consideration, since the costs have
needed to raise due to copper doubling in cost in 2006 and diesel fuel
now at over $4.50 a gallon.
The cost is more or less due to the complexity, size of the
project, shipping cost, and size of the
order.
Most projects run $45 to $55 per square foot
w/shipping included
determined by the final weight of
the project.
We will charge as little as $35 per square foot for small project shipped that
are fairly
simple, like a basic 8 sided roof cap where the final size will fit in a box that
is around 21" cubed.
For
a fairly simple fabrication like a roof ridge cap
and flashing kits with 20oz copper
can be as little as
$15 per square foot
without shipping charges.
Custom copper projects
normally
run $20 to $25 per
pound not including shipping charges.
Very complicated projects could run as high as $250 per square foot for thick copper that
is built with curves or that need to be hammered into shape.
We do have a $200 minimum charge
on custom orders, but only a $100 minimum on the stock items listed above.
When
our wholesale cost for 20oz copper sheet metal is only around $8.75 per
square foot our prices may seem high,
but from all reports we have gotten from our clients; our quotes have
been substantially lower than other similar shops.
Plus there
is our
cost of rivets, very expensive caulk, and the stainless steel fastening hardware we supply
with each project. So you could say we are truly the wholesale shop to retail
clients. Our over-head is less than most other shops. One reason is the fact
that we have no employees. This makes our work a bit slower, but that also makes
us well worth the wait.
For large projects
that cost over $500; we will weigh it once complete and adjust the cost down to
what copper remained in the fabricated piece at the listed cost in the quote, so you are not having to pay for
an inflated estimate or even the cut-off waste to make your project. It is also
a detail you can double check when the project arrives. You will
not find that kind of honest service any where else. That sort of honest work
has earned us such a high reputation, where we were 1 of 9 finalist
for the North-West Better Business Bureau's Business Integrity Award 2 years in
a row just before the turn of the century.
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