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Hi Tom,
I'm sure you have chosen a nice wood frame, it should be for
that cost. Based on your dimensions, you are paying about $12-$13 a foot.
The archival foamcore, at dealer cost is about $30 tops for a sheet 48x96.
That is the Artcare Product I use, which is not just acid free but has
ingredients in it to neutralize acids in the poster itself and/or linenbacking
materials and the environment around the poster. They would need two sheets for
your job. You list it as acid free buffered foamcore. In the framing world, that
is not typically how it is stated. There is buffered product and there is acid
free product. They don't make matting that size, so I am not sure what they are
using for matting unless they are using foamcore at the mat and covering it with
fabric or if they are piecing together smaller matting to make a larger one.
Also, you had stated the size of the poster as 63x94, wouldn't the overall
dimensions then with a mat be larger than 66" on the horizontal if the vertical
goes from 94"-110"? What is "hinging"? Also, if you are paying $700 for a piece
of acrylic, there shouldn't be any scratches or imperfections in it. They can
pack it in such a way that it stays safe. Remember, that is just acrylic, not UV
filtered plexiglass. Hopefully it is 1/8" thick at the minimum. You would
probably save yourself a lot of money if you didn't mat the item. The bottom
line is that framing anything is expensive in a retail custom frame shop.
Oversize pieces are astronomical. From the framers point of view, this type of
piece takes an enormous amount of time to do and it is very stressful, so they
are charging accordingly. If these are the prices they charge, I don't feel they
should have to deliver it for free. As a customer that would be nice and it
would be a nice gesture on their part, but our delivery guys and picture hangers
here in L.A. charge $75 an hour with a two hour minimum. Overall, I don't think
the price is too high for a retail store. The last six sheet I did was about
that price and that is wholesale. That was also about 3 years ago. I don't do
six sheets anymore as they are just too time consuming. 110" is very large and a
tough job. It's like building a piece of furniture. I'm sure that part of the
costs of each individual item has a profit margin put into it as their labor
factor is too low and I'm sure they have compensated that by increasing the
price of the product. Of course, they have to make a profit. The problem
you have is getting somebody who even wants to tackle a piece this size. For
that, you have to pay a premium. The bottom line is that these oversize pieces
look spectacular when they are hung in your home.
Sue
(800) 463-2994
p.s. I'm sure that $150 delivery charge is not being absorbed by the
framer, it is in the $700 cost. Feel free to call me with any other questions.
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- [MOPO] Framing Thunderball......... Susan Heim
- Re: [MOPO] Framing Thunderball......... Tom A. Pennock
- Re: [MOPO] Framing Thunderball......... Susan Heim
- Re: [MOPO] Framing Thunderball......... Tom A. Pennock
