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02-20-2007, 01:54 AM
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Member
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Paint Contractor
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Best place to operate a residentail repaint business?
Hey, I was just curious as to if you could start an exterior residential repaint business anywhere in the United States where would you do it? I currently operate out of Bellingham, WA and have been growing a lot. However I do about 80% of my work from March-September and would like to kill those winter blues. I once saw a stat chart online about the best states for painting businesses (I don't recall where). Anyways thank you for your input!
~todd
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02-20-2007, 03:36 AM
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Pro
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Painter
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Las Vegas NV
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Las Vegas would be good. Let me know if you do.
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02-20-2007, 07:59 AM
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My custom title
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Painting, faux, rock, plaster, texture, tile, laminates, finish carpentry contractor
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Tallahassee, FL
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Just about any capital city... i've noticed in my own travels that capital cities normally have more moola than outlying areas. Here for instance, I drive to Midway (about 40-50 miles away) or Wallkula and my price just went down by .50 a square.
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Originally Posted by Brian
Paint does a lot more than put color on a surface. It protects surfaces, it can reduce maintenance costs, it can enhance lives.
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02-20-2007, 08:09 AM
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Pro
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Painting Contractor
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: SW Suburban Chicago
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Well if yor going to consentrate on exteriors find somewhere thats growing and has a long exterior season. I wish I could be outside longer here in Chicago but it not worth the risk with the crazy weather we get in the fall. I have seen guys painting house's in Jan and the just dont hold up. The think that we have couple of nice days (Dec - Feb) and try to bang one out.
Joewho - I have heard vegas is good as I knew many painters who went to NV in the late 90's
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02-20-2007, 03:11 PM
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Pro
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Painter
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Las Vegas NV
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Originally Posted by MakDeco
Well if yor going to consentrate on exteriors find somewhere thats growing and has a long exterior season. I wish I could be outside longer here in Chicago but it not worth the risk with the crazy weather we get in the fall. I have seen guys painting house's in Jan and the just dont hold up. The think that we have couple of nice days (Dec - Feb) and try to bang one out.
Joewho - I have heard vegas is good as I knew many painters who went to NV in the late 90's
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Well, hey Mak, hook me up with one of those guys. I'm dyin' here.
My msn and yahoo homepages are still set to chicago weather, and it's a lot different than here. Last two weeks, mid 60's, people I know are wondering why the new plants aren't budding. I tell em "it's february, the days have to be longer, not just warm".
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02-20-2007, 03:39 PM
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Pro
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Painting Contractor
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: SW Suburban Chicago
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Originally Posted by Joewho
Well, hey Mak, hook me up with one of those guys. I'm dyin' here.
My msn and yahoo homepages are still set to chicago weather, and it's a lot different than here. Last two weeks, mid 60's, people I know are wondering why the new plants aren't budding. I tell em "it's february, the days have to be longer, not just warm".
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Hey a couple of weeks ago I had some time I would of love to come out and give you some time! It was 0 degrees here 50 would of felt like 80!
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02-20-2007, 03:48 PM
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Painting Contractor
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Huntsville Alabama
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I could not tell you statisticly what the best place to start up would be. As far as where i am, you would not believe how many farmer tracts are being turned into new sub-divisions.
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02-20-2007, 07:31 PM
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Member
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Painter, plaster repair
Join Date: Apr 2006
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any town that has a craigslist, best website ever.
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02-21-2007, 12:31 AM
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Mike Danahy
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Signature Painter
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Ontario
Posts: 670
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anyone that focused just on exteriors would kill around here (Canada). Just seems like anyone who gets past the 5 year mark, prefers interiors.
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