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Price Theory - Doesn't Apply To Roofing?

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December 15, 2008 at 11:25 p.m.

SteeleRoofing

Recently someone implied that my theory about pricing is always to bid as low as possible. I think Price Theory is a lot more complex than that person has a clue about.

I think a lot of roofers want to make it simpler than it really is.

Example 1>>>

December 17, 2008 at 1:47 p.m.

SteeleRoofing

Aaron wrote: [quote]SO how does one go about getting those materials at 1/5 of the other guy?

Thinking outside the box. We found out that Trevira made polyester for roofing distributors, who bought the 12.5' wide x 300' rolls then cut it>>>

December 17, 2008 at 6:38 a.m.

Danl Boone

SO how does one go about getting those materials at 1/5 of the other guy?>>>

December 16, 2008 at 4:05 p.m.

SteeleRoofing

elcid wrote: [quote]At first I thought that your example is impossible, but on 2nd thought it certainly can and does occur when public agencies hire their own people, rather than submit their projects out to the public bid process.

I can a>>>

December 16, 2008 at 3:34 p.m.

roofer man

At first I thought that your example is impossible, but on 2nd thought it certainly can and does occur when public agencies hire their own people, rather than submit their projects out to the public bid process.>>>

December 16, 2008 at 3:38 a.m.

jamieu

3men=20-30men

were do you find these people.

my motto is slow and steady..>>>

December 16, 2008 at 1:27 a.m.

SteeleRoofing

Roofguy wrote: [quote]Old School wrote: [quote]There is a big difference between roofing 2 houses a montha dn roofing 200 though. You can loose money a lot faster than you can make it: and there is a thing called overhead too. 200 of anyth>>>

December 16, 2008 at 1:19 a.m.

SteeleRoofing

Old School wrote: [quote]There is a big difference between roofing 2 houses a montha dn roofing 200 though. You can loose money a lot faster than you can make it: and there is a thing called overhead too. 200 of anything sounds like a lot of head>>>

December 16, 2008 at 1:17 a.m.

iworkoutside

It is true that there is a savings in volume. In reality, for most of the roofing and construction world, the price cuts come from illegal activity. I for one would be pissed if my supplier was cutting deals, even to their own employees who do installs on>>>

December 16, 2008 at 1:08 a.m.

RABOIN

There is a big difference between roofing 2 houses a montha dn roofing 200 though. You can loose money a lot faster than you can make it: and there is a thing called overhead too. 200 of anything sounds like a lot of headaches to me. JMHO>>>


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