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Policies and
Terms:
WORK ORDER AND CHANGES:
All work orders and/or changes must be in writing on your work order
form. This will improve communication and reduce errors. By
completing all information on the work order forms, it greatly reduces
the need for us to call you with questions which can delay your job.
Please make a copy of the work order for your records.
Please include only one type of treatment per work order and attach a
swatch of the fabric and/or trims whenever possible. Staple these to the
work order with the face up and direction marked. If there’s any
confusion about the total costs please feel free to fax or email orders and
changes, but they do have to be signed by someone of authority. Your
work order will be invoiced back to you with PayPal invoice
installments. All work order totals will be calculated once received
with an email to let you know we have your order request. “Memo:
Jobs only start once deposit/down (Good Faith Money) payment
has been paid. Custom work will process for delivery once final
payment is received.”
PAYMENT TERMS:
Custom work orders have a 50% Down (Good Faith Money)
Payment to start any job; balance is due upon completion of
project being processed for delivery. Customers are always
welcomed to pay full balance up front once all material has been
received by Gilbertdrapes.com. We accept Visa & MasterCard through
PayPal online or by email invoice. Returned checks will be charged a
$35.00 processing fee.
LEAD TIMES:
Lead times are typically 4-6 weeks. Lead times begin when a 50%
Down (Good Faith Money) Payment, a completed work order and
ALL, materials necessary to complete a job are received. Lead
times are subject to change at any time. Upcoming holidays,
large jobs, backorders and fabric flaws may lengthen lead
times.
Scheduling Orders:
Jobs are completed on a first come, first serve basis. Jobs will be
added to the schedule when a completed work order, including
your 50% Down (Good Faith Money) Payment and ALL
materials necessary to fabricate the treatment are received.
Until then, a completion date cannot be guaranteed.
HOLIDAY CUT-OFF'S:
Typical holiday cut-off dates are: Thanksgiving - October 1st, Christmas -
November 1st, however these are subject to change. Please check with
Gilbert Drapes Workroom for current holiday cut-off dates before
promising a completion or installation date.
ORDER CANCELLATION:
If you wish to cancel a job, please do so within three days, as you will be
charged for supplies ordered and/or used and for labor already
completed.
WINDOW TREATMENT PROPORTIONS:
Please be aware that a treatment may turn out to look different from the
photograph or drawing sent if the proportions of your window are
different from the window in the photograph or drawing. For that reason,
we always suggest drawing treatments to scale before sending your work
orders. If the same treatment is being made for multiple windows of
various sizes, the treatments' design or proportions may need to be altered
to appear uniform or harmonious from one window to the next. We
recommend sending photos or magazine clippings of treatments and
dimensioned drawings whenever possible to avoid misinterpretations.
DROP-SHIPMENTS:
If you are drop-shipping merchandise, please have the vendor company
mark it with your personal name or company name for designers and
your customer's name. Instruct the fabric company to send you a swatch
for your approval, and indicate fabric details on your work order. Gilbert
Drapes shall not be held responsible for treatments made from
incorrectly drop-shipped or miss-labeled fabric. Gilbert Drapes will email
or fax clients to do a double check with clients on fabrics that are busy
(ex.: Calicos) to ensure the fabric is upright.
FABRIC SHIPMENTS FOR COM:
All fabrics should be rolled on tubes. If fabric is flat-folded, there may be
an additional charge of $20.00 for pressing. We cannot guarantee
removal of creases.
FABRIC INSPECTION AND FLAWS:
In an attempt to create the highest quality product, we will inspect every
fabric for flaws, and you will be notified if there are Major flaws present.
What you intend to do at that time will need to be in writing and given to
the workroom immediately. We will not cut flawed fabric without written
permission from the client
APPROPRIATE FABRIC FOR YOUR
TREATMENT:
If you have questions about how a fabric will work for a specific
treatment, please send a swatch with a picture or drawing and
specifications for the proposed treatment. We will be happy to assist you
with your choices. However, it is ultimately the diy/designer's
responsibility to choose fabrics suitable for the treatments being
fabricated for them.
PARTIAL WIDTHS:
Please round up to 2 widths when pricing products. All partial widths are
charged as whole widths. Widths are figured by the panel.
Example: A 2.5 widths pair of draperies is billed as 5 widths or 2.5 widths per
panel will be charged as 3 widths.
Example: A 112 width panel is billed as two widths.
ORIGINAL OR UNUSUAL TREATMENTS:
We will be happy to fabricate treatments not shown in the price list.
Please submit photos or drawings with dimensions along with fabric
swatches. Mock-ups can be fabricated If necessary at a minimal cost of
$75.00 per hour.
SHIPPING CHARGES:
Upon request, we will pick up/deliver to you for a $75.00 fee if you are in
our servicing area. If we are shipping to you, the cost of shipping & handling
will be added to your order. Oversized items may need to be shipped freight
at an additional cost. To reduce the amount of delivery and pickup needed,
you may drop-ship fabrics to the workroom. Work orders may be mailed,
emailed, or faxed to our location.
PRICING AND SPECIFICATIONS:
Due to the custom nature of this industry, prices and standard specifications
are subject to change without notice. Those that work with the TRADE, you
will be sent new price list as a guide. Unforeseen problems, such as difficult
fabrics, may necessitate an extra cost. The client will be notified of this prior to
fabrication.
ESTIMATES:
Estimates are subject to change once we have the fabric, final measurements
and completed work orders in the workroom. Estimates are good for 30
days.
STORAGE:
Gilbert Drapes is not responsible for fabrics left in the shop over 30 days. If
you want leftovers returned to you or your client, please specify on your
work order.
GUARANTEE: Gilbert Drapes, guarantees its work for 30 days
from the Invoice date. Please Inspect treatments upon receipt and
before installation to assure proper sizes and correct fabric. Gilbert
Drapes shall not be held responsible for charges to reinstall
treatments. We reserve the right to correct any problems with an
order and will do so immediately. Designer errors will be reworked
as soon as possible at your expense. Additional costs will be added
for: pressing, and/or refolding treatments that are not returned to
the workroom in the same condition as they left.