You got it Joanna. The whole thing starts again tomorrow. And won't stop till next Saturday night. My wife has been getting the kids taken care of and making Saturday night dinn...
Replies 25Ahh yes Herr Meider. How was the rally, did the books burn well this evening? The literature of the untermenschen does burn easily. Hey I never did get your response. Do you ha...
Replies 25You know what I just read the post that YAZ man posted about me being a sorry American . Isnt that what your whole country said when we dropped bombs on your INFADEL @sses? Nath...
Replies 25Best answer is it's in the gut my friend. You cna't quantify a stable and ever present mark-up for fluctuations in material market price. The safe guard is going to be a percent...
Replies 3The premise is interesting. I think your question is what trade lends itself to quick and replicable success? Providing that you can find servicable trustworthy labor to load in...
Replies 17Electricians don't interact with the labor much, huh? Many of my guys are latino, and I don't speak perfect grammar in their language, but there were times when I would speak it...
Replies 37Remember Justa I am not a technical guy in this business. All I am is a real good salesman with an ample vocabulary and a long list of subs. My payroll guys insulate, rock, pain...
Replies 28Price check what? I have never blind marked a single screw. I tell my clients and state it in the contract that material allocations include a 20% to 35% mark-up. I explain it a...
Replies 28Well who gets the break Justa? I act as the General Contractor and receive no discount at all. I get a reduced rate, presumably wholesale, that is then marked up to retail on th...
Replies 28I like Decks etc 's method for general and continued pricing. I can't use it because of my short attention span. Mostly I walk a job, eyeball it and a throw a number at it. I w...
Replies 28I think that it maybe profoundly misplaced advice. It does work for me. I bill by hour and that is where my real profit margin lies. Material data and costing mark-ups apply wel...
Replies 28Unsmoke degreaser has worked for me. Check out Aramsco, the are national and online. It is a fire and water damage restoration supplier. The sales people are great on the phone ...
Replies 7If it's open ended service calls or light duty work collect your receipts and tally them up. Once tallied copy and present with a 20% mark-up for overhead and profit. The 20% c...
Replies 28Hey guys I don't wear a turbin over here. I mean I was born there but c'mon I graduated grades K to 12. And much to my parents chagrin I did a very American thing by knocking up...
Replies 53Exactly. Thanks Tim.
Replies 53Exactly. Thanks Tim. What part of Jersey?
Replies 53That is way out of whack, I am doing a 2400s/f house now soup to nuts. No trusses all stick. Your framing labor is incredible for the heights and switchbacks your gut could eas...
Replies 19Yea no doubt huh you stupid dago wop contractor . Isn't that great he hates not just us tan bodies from Dune, which with the war and all I accept as understandable. But stupid ...
Replies 53You know I hope not Pro. I just want a single response from Herr Meider who essentially told me to pack up my carpets and fly them back to Mecca.
Replies 53Teetor you are entirely correct. But I stand by my general advice. It is sound and is the best way to prepare for a move like this. I actually do some specialty restoration work...
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