ysanford Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 We recently aquired a 55 gallon tank and we are now in need of a stand. Please let us know if you have one you would like to sell and what the asking price is. Need to get one in the next day or two. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nano_Steve Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I have the tools and know-how to build you one. Let me know if you're interested in having me build you a custom one, my rates are reasonable. Thanks, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ysanford Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 I have the tools and know-how to build you one. Let me know if you're interested in having me build you a custom one, my rates are reasonable.Thanks, Steve Hi Steve, That might work. Here is a pic of one that I saw on another forum that we really like. Take a look at it and let me know what you think something like this would cost. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nano_Steve Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Trim and decorative doors are always going to be your big ticket items. Something like that would cost around 200 in raw materials and about 10 hours of labor to complete. I charge $18 an hour so you're looking at a grand total of around $380-400 for stand and canopy combo like that. Often times folks find it cheaper to buy stands from manufacturer's like that since they have the mass-production facilities at their disposal so really fancy pieces like that from an individual like myself are going to be more costly due to labor for just 1 guy whereas the companies can have 3 or 4 guys pump something like that out in an hour or two and spend half the cost. Let me know if you're still interested in having me build you something. The one good thing about having me do it is I don't charge for design as long as you agree to hire me for construction, so you get EXACTLY what you want no matter what! -Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nano_Steve Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 (edited) Double post. Edited January 29, 2009 by Nano_Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ysanford Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 Trim and decorative doors are always going to be your big ticket items. Something like that would cost around 200 in raw materials and about 10 hours of labor to complete. I charge $18 an hour so you're looking at a grand total of around $380-400 for stand and canopy combo like that. Often times folks find it cheaper to buy stands from manufacturer's like that since they have the mass-production facilities at their disposal so really fancy pieces like that from an individual like myself are going to be more costly due to labor for just 1 guy whereas the companies can have 3 or 4 guys pump something like that out in an hour or two and spend half the cost.Let me know if you're still interested in having me build you something. The one good thing about having me do it is I don't charge for design as long as you agree to hire me for construction, so you get EXACTLY what you want no matter what! -Steve We figured it would be about that much. It is a bit of work and yes, the trim is going to be pretty pricey. We're going to talk it over and we'll PM you once we figure out what we want to do. Thanks so much for getting back to us so soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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