Fees and Charges
Sawmilling by the board-foot
I will mill lumber on a cost per board-foot basis providing the following conditions are met:
Sawmilling by the hour
If you need me to do the off-bearing and stacking or assist you with the off-bearing and stacking of the lumber then the hourly rate of $45 applies.
Other charges:
I will mill lumber on a cost per board-foot basis providing the following conditions are met:
- logs are clean and properly staged with branches trimmed flush
- logs are at least 12" in diameter on the small end
- customer provides labor to assist in the loading of logs onto the mill and ALL labor to off-bear and stack the lumber (two people are needed for logs longer than 12')
- pine 1x10 and wider or 1.5" or more in thickness: 25 cents per board-foot
- pine 1x4,6,8: 30 cents per board-foot
- all hardwood lumber: 35 cents per board-foot
- small logs, very hard wood, quarter-sawing, beams and other specialty sawing: $45 per hour.
Sawmilling by the hour
If you need me to do the off-bearing and stacking or assist you with the off-bearing and stacking of the lumber then the hourly rate of $45 applies.
Other charges:
- $10-$25 for any blade dulled or ruined by hitting foreign objects in your logs. A foreign object is anything that is not wood, most commonly nails.
- $25 each time sawmill must be moved
- $30 per hour for moving logs.
- mill delivery: $1.00 per mile one way from our location to yours, first 30 miles at no charge.
- travel charge for multi-day jobs: 40 cents per mile one way, first 30 miles at no charge.
- $90 minimum milling fee
Mileage Estimator
