The basswood unit price is the end of a chain that starts at the log grade and passes through the number of lacquer coats.
Where the money goes in basswood
| Cost line | Share of price | What moves it | Timber | 35-45 % | Species and grade; clear vertical grain is the premium line | Kiln drying and equalising | 10-15 % | The step that prevents every warp claim, and the first one cut by cheap factories | Machining and cord holes | 15-20 % | Thickness tolerance and hole quality | Lacquer and staining | 12-18 % | Coats and bath control; the visible quality signal | Hardware and assembly | 10-15 % | Cord lock, ladder tape, bottom rail, safety device |
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Reading the basswood structure
The smallest line is often the one that protects you: hardware and assembly at 10-15 %.
Basswood: three levers that actually move the price
Colour count, which is where basswood cost is really set
The factory cost is driven by setups, not by total metres, and 300-500 sets per colour is quoted per colour because a colour change resets the process.
Loosening colour range, if the product allows it
Colour range at 8-12 standard stains + custom is usually where a specification has been carried over from another programme without being re-examined.
Timing against a 25-35 days cycle on basswood
Production slots matter. A 25-35 days cycle can usually be met; a two-week expedite usually cannot, and when it is accepted the cost appears as overtime and air freight rather than in the unit price.
Where basswood savings come back as claims
The cause is moisture content outside 8-12 %, or slats packed before equalising.
Basswood: what to ask for in the quotation
- The specification, line by line, against moisture content and species at the values you asked for.
- The validity period, because the raw material index moves before the price list does On basswood that is slat width at 25, 35, 50 or 63 mm.
- What is included: moisture content, packing, certification, sample courier.
- The MOQ per colour (300-500 sets per colour is typical) separately from the order minimum.
- The payment terms and what would change them For basswood slats it is slat thickness at 2.3-3.2 mm that settles it.
Cost detail for the material itself is on the basswood page; the commercial terms we work to are on the logistics page.
Questions buyers ask before ordering
How do you verify tolerance against 18 % on basswood cost breakdown?
On basswood cost breakdown, the value is 18 %, and it holds for the fabric as specified.
Does tolerance move between the basswood cost breakdown sample and bulk?
On basswood cost breakdown, that figure is 18 %.
What happens to basswood cost breakdown if we need tolerance tighter than 18 %?
On basswood cost breakdown, we can meet 18 %.
Basswood: reading a quote that looks too low
- Slat width 25, 35, 50 or 63 mm — measured at three positions on the roll, recorded as a number rather than pass or fail On basswood, skipping this is what produces warping after the first heating season.
- Slat thickness 2.3-3.2 mm — cut from the middle of the lot, not from the end of the roll For basswood slats, the figure to write down is moisture content at 8-12 %.
- Moisture content 8-12 % — read at 23 C / 50 % RH after conditioning, not straight off the machine On basswood that is slat width at 25, 35, 50 or 63 mm.
- Warp tolerance 1.5 mm per metre — checked on production material, at in-process rather than only at pre-shipment For basswood slats it is slat thickness at 2.3-3.2 mm that settles it.
- ISO 9424 for dimensions, EN 13501-1 for reaction to fire, ISO 105 for colour fastness — run to the method named above; the report travels with the lot On basswood, skipping this is what produces warping after the first heating season.
Basswood: three concessions that lower the price honestly
- Fewer colours. Setup is per colour, so consolidating shades cuts cost without touching the specification For basswood slats, the figure to write down is moisture content at 8-12 %.
- A longer slot. Four extra weeks lets the factory combine runs; the saving is real and it costs you nothing if the launch date allows it On basswood that is slat width at 25, 35, 50 or 63 mm.
- Looser non-critical tolerances. A tight figure on colour range adds cost and the product does not need it.
The three price bands behind a basswood quotation
A basswood slats price is a stack, not a number. Almost all of the spread between offers comes from the log grade, then the number of lacquer coats, and only then how long the slats are equalised.
| Tier | What changes in basswood slats | What it means at slat width | Where it shows up | Entry | a lower cosmetic grade and two coats instead of three | slat width from 25, 35, 50 or 63 mm upward, slat thickness from 2.3 | warping after the first heating season inside the first season | Standard | slat width held at 25, 35, 50 or 63 mm | slat width inside 25, 35, 50 or 63 mm, slat thickness inside 2.3-3.2 mm | The basswood lot matches the sample | Controlled | how long the slats are equalised plus retained samples | moisture content at the top of 8-12 %, logged per lot | An audit trail a brand customer accepts; measured on slat width, 25, 35, 50 or 63 mm |
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The step from entry to standard on basswood is usually 6-12 %%, and it buys the distance between warping after the first heating season and a basswood lot that passes inspection. The step to controlled is smaller in money and larger in paperwork: the number of lacquer coats on file, per basswood lot, for as long as the warranty runs.
Ask which tier a basswood quotation sits in before comparing it. Two basswood offers that both name slat width at 25, 35, 50 or 63 mm can be compared; two that name only the category cannot.
What a basswood quote below the floor has already removed
A basswood slats offer 15 %% under the median is rarely a better deal. The saving is taken from one of four places, and three of them are visible if you ask about slat width.
- the log grade — moved one step down the range, still inside the band, no longer inside what residential refurbishment needs.
- the number of lacquer coats — reduced until the basswood sample still looks right and the fifth lot does not.
- how long the slats are equalised — dropped to a standard option that meets the drawing and not the residential refurbishment use.
- Inspection and retained samples — the line nobody prices on basswood slats, and the first thing a low quote removes.
None of the four shows up as a defect at goods-in on basswood. Warping after the first heating season appears at the end user, which is why a claim on a cheap lot is hard to win: the material is inside the written warp tolerance band and outside the written use.
The counter is one paragraph in the enquiry: name slat width at 25, 35, 50 or 63 mm, name slat thickness at 2.3-3.2 mm, and ask which of the four was changed to reach the price.
Sourcing basswood for a programme already in production?
Send the slat width you are running now and the failure you are trying to design out. The reply names the test that separates the two options and what each one costs.
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