Skip to main content
Stesso

Calculate Material Cost per Linear Foot

0:19
2:07
6.3K views

At 0:19 in

How to Bid Steel Edging

Watch on YouTube

What happens here

First, determine the raw material cost for steel edging. The video indicates a base cost of $20 per 10 linear feet, which translates to $2.00 per linear foot. To account for acquisition, transportation, and potential waste or damage, add a 'safety factor'. The video suggests increasing this to $2.25 per linear foot to cover these additional logistical costs.

Goal: Determine the total material cost per linear foot, including a safety margin.

Tools and materials

  • Steel Edging — The primary material for the landscaping project

What they say

Hide

Steel edging costs a lot more. The material cost is about $20 per 10 linear feet. When you break that down in a cost per linear foot, that gives us an average cost of $2 a linear foot. We want to have a little safety factor in there because uh we've got to pick it up after all and get it delivered. We're going to call it $2.25 per linear foot. hour. If our guy can

Auto-generated from the video audio.