A YEAR Away From Work...

Milhaus

Ah...the folks at CT. It's good to read your posts again. Been tied up a while, but it's great to get back on here.

So I mentioned a while back that our home got flooded last year. I'm finally getting back to work after a full year of weeding through bureaucracy and rebuilding my home. It was one he// of a year; I'm halfway excited to get back at it..paycheck, headaches, and all! Anyway...

Any of you take a year off from the 'world' and successfully find your way back in?

I have 3-4 solid customers that have waited for me to finish my house to work on theirs. I've talked with them throughout the last year; and pushed them out longer than I had hoped. Some small jobs, some decent remodels, either way I'm glad they see something in my business; its only 3 years old (still a frickin toddler) in August so I'd like to think I have something going in customer service and maybe my ideas. 3-4 is not great I realize, but its something.

My phone rang throughout the year but I've had to turn down the jobs this last year. (I let go of a very nice commercial job as well.) No complaints about that...my kids have their beds back now. I don't have a lot on the schedule as of yet, but I have enough leads to get things going. It's slow getting back to the pace I was at before. I've been literally 'drowned' out in rebuilding our lives, so the battle goes on...

Tips and criticism? Any suggestions?

It's good to be back.

mark

silvertree

Welcome back "Mr Potato Head". I hope its OK to call an Iowan that.

Oh, tips. Take it slow and start out right.

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Milhaus

No worries...I'll take it over a Viqueen anyday!

My head has been going 400 miles a minute throughout this, which I suppose in the long run will only help. We made it through, but I don't wish it upon anyone. A serious nightmare.

silvertree

Viqueen

Had to look that one up, I'm a Connecticut native so anything is OK by me.

Viqueen, now I know what to call the over the hill jocko's.

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Milhaus

Work it-

Milhaus

The good thing is that I have one hell of a house to show for my last year. I've gotten to try a ton of things that I like to talk to customers about, so now I have some experience in many of them. We put in a Noritz on demand hot water heater, ICF foundation, soy based spray foam inso. For a big remodel, it was a great experience. It was good in that regard.

I really need to get back to learning. Maybe a class or a seminar on something energy wise. Hmmmm..

Metro M & L

My home is always my guinea pig if possible. I never feel right about learning on someone elses property.