Wish Me Luck

go dart

hired a new leadman this wk and he starts this morn. 25.00 per hr full benifits in 30 days. says he can do it all so we;ll see. i'm starting him on a laminate overlay w/ a sink pull/reset. should finish by 1.00p, then i'll start him on a kitchen backsplash ( tile ). this ain't been easy so wish me luk!

maj

Luck.

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paintr56

Best of luck! Let us know how it works out.

Jim Bunton

copusbuilder

Wow you have to be governor of Texas to get that money here

Always scares me when they say they can do it all. Hope it works for you!!

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Patty

Good Luck Dart!

I hope he's "all that".

Melissa

and then some!

Good Luck!

Glasshousebltr

I'll sometimes work for 25, if it's a friend or it's one of those cool projects your just dieing to do. However, I don't offer up hourly too easily.

Sorry to hear about that rate in Texas Copus. I imagine migrant workers have a little to do with that.

Dart, if I was you, for the first few weeks, I'd dig up some good sub rates, then compare them to the fella's speed and quality, math in your cost of management, and see how it's treating you.

Be careful, 25 is about 50k a year, it can turn into a long train with little or no brakes.

Bob

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kid creole

yep one step away from being TURN-KEY

AtlanticWBConst

We (biz. partner and I ) have about 10+ workers.
We hired a young guy (23) a while ago at $20 per hour.
Married kid - we knew his family. Experienced framer from age 16. Also knew a little about everything in carpentry and even some masonry.

....WOW, did my life get a whole lot easier!!!

Nice kid, nice personality, has his own truck and tools, and .... HE DOES GREAT WORK!
He easily became the new forman.

I say - If the works there....it's worth it.

I was really getting stressed out. It frees me up to spec, design, develop and check on more of our other jobs. He came at the right time too....we have become completely swamped with work...

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mcdoodles

Good luck with the new guy. Take it easy one him a little in the begining. Them let him have it. LOL

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mcdoodles

nevermind

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go dart

well he finished his job @ 2:15, paid in full, and noted customer said she's very pleased. i won't ask more than that. tomorrow he's got a backsplash approx 42 sq ft with a 2" tall glass accent through it, faucet/dishwasher install and set a few undercab lites (prewired). he WILL finish by friday. keeping my fingers crossed!

copusbuilder

Just a little

yep one step away from being TURN-KEY

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