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Old 09-25-2007, 11:03 PM   #1
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Old 09-26-2007, 01:21 AM   #2
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700 gallons dryfall.
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Old 09-26-2007, 02:38 PM   #5
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Just landed a paint job on a shopping center in Texas. The lady said she had some young kid trying to "bid" on it, but he was really flaky and all over the place with his pricing. I told her since I have a license, worker's comp, and Liability insurance, I would do it for $35,000. She was fine with it.
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Just landed a paint job on a shopping center in Texas. The lady said she had some young kid trying to "bid" on it, but he was really flaky and all over the place with his pricing. I told her since I have a license, worker's comp, and Liability insurance, I would do it for $35,000. She was fine with it.
, heheh! Short on mercy here!
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Old 09-26-2007, 03:19 PM   #7
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, heheh! Short on mercy here!
I was the first one to respond to that shopping center thread. I tried, but the 437 threads that followed showed me who I was dealing with. Besides, the response above was just a jab...wait till I get really annoyed.
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Just landed a paint job on a shopping center in Texas. The lady said she had some young kid trying to "bid" on it, but he was really flaky and all over the place with his pricing. I told her since I have a license, worker's comp, and Liability insurance, I would do it for $35,000. She was fine with it.
LOL, got a kick out of that.
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Just landed a paint job on a shopping center in Texas. The lady said she had some young kid trying to "bid" on it, but he was really flaky and all over the place with his pricing. I told her since I have a license, worker's comp, and Liability insurance, I would do it for $35,000. She was fine with it.
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Old 09-26-2007, 05:42 PM   #10
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Working for someone else, a four story office building with 4 batteries back to back per floor, plus rooftop heating units.
Self employed, a three and a half bath home.

Keep the office building, felt incredible once that home was done.
I can tell you of guys with thirty on the payroll who make little more than a sole-prop makes switching out thermocouples & water heaters all week.
That could be a trade thing, or maybe depends on confidence in the bidding game.
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Just landed a paint job on a shopping center in Texas. The lady said she had some young kid trying to "bid" on it, but he was really flaky and all over the place with his pricing. I told her since I have a license, worker's comp, and Liability insurance, I would do it for $35,000. She was fine with it.
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700 gallons dryfall.
Geez bet your neck was sore as heck at the end of each day
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Old 09-27-2007, 12:11 PM   #13
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Residential- 22,000 sq ft
Commercial- 300k sq ft of an open warehouse, ceilings, floor and 40 high walls. Actually a pretty easy job with three lift
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All trim and every door both sides in a 3000 sq. ft. residential home.
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Used to paint the big tanks at the oil refineries on the west coast, months of sanding and prep. OSHA nightmare!
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Holy Smokes... Someone else in the tank business...
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Old 09-28-2007, 05:54 PM   #17
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three buildings, that had about 15 luxury condos in each of them, brand new, anywhear from 1500 to 2500 sq ft per unit. Builder only stuck me for $10,000, in change orders, .
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Old 09-29-2007, 10:05 PM   #18
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Also working for someone else....

Millstone nuclear power plant.
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$750,000.00 for a elderly complex part of which $30,000.00 was wallpaper and the rest was paint and labor.
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Painted a Hummer and Cadillac dealership in Pa. Was kind of easy and the free food always helps!!!
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