Quote-reading library
Put every quote on the same basis
A lower unit price can hide a different billing quantity, length mix, service scope or freight allowance. Compare the delivered, usable material required for the job. The examples explain arithmetic and quote review; they are not current market prices.
8 guides
Units / 01Hardwood pricing units: board feet, linear feet and square feet
A low unit price means little until the units describe the same purchase.
↗Units / 02Nominal, actual and billing dimensions
Three dimension records can all be relevant to one board.
↗Compare / 03What a comparable lumber quote should include
Make the scope visible before asking which offer is cheaper.
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Compare / 04Calculating delivered hardwood cost
Include the charges that change what arrives and how it is received.
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Compare / 05Hardwood grade, usable yield and cost per finished part
A purchase quantity and a usable output are not the same number.
↗Quantity / 06How hardwood length distribution affects a quote
Total linear feet can hide a mismatch with the work.
↗Scope / 07Compare milling and supplied services
A finished profile and a raw board are different offers.
↗Purchase / 08Quote dates, revisions and purchasing decisions
Compare current, matching scopes without inventing a market forecast.
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