- Sun Feb 26, 2023 4:00 pm
#16109
As I start to try and get my name out there to get some jobs, I find my self wondering how you guys that have been doing this a while go about figuring out how much material you need to order for the project.
Take my boat for example. you can see pics in this thread......
New guy from Ohio saying Hi
The colored sections were fairly small so 1 yard of black and 2 yds of the other colors seemed reasonable but when it came to the white, I was way off.
My initial order was for something like 12 yds which I thought should get me close but really didn't. After that, I think I doubled my second guesstimate which means I know have a bunch left over.
I know I need to better plan my layouts and cuts but how do you guys figure out how much material would needed without either ordering to much or having a ton of waste?
IS there some kind of formula or basic rule of thumb you follow or just order a ton and then leave the rest as inventory for later?
Take my boat for example. you can see pics in this thread......
New guy from Ohio saying Hi
The colored sections were fairly small so 1 yard of black and 2 yds of the other colors seemed reasonable but when it came to the white, I was way off.
My initial order was for something like 12 yds which I thought should get me close but really didn't. After that, I think I doubled my second guesstimate which means I know have a bunch left over.
I know I need to better plan my layouts and cuts but how do you guys figure out how much material would needed without either ordering to much or having a ton of waste?
IS there some kind of formula or basic rule of thumb you follow or just order a ton and then leave the rest as inventory for later?