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...This is one of those unpredictable things John----the reason that every job you do, the contracts seem to get longer and longer:) More things to disclaim each time you do a job.

not a housewasher here.....but like Celeste said, re-screening is super-easy. Matter-of-fact, sometimes with what I do, what you do, etc. it is easy to just get a description of a problem over the phone and say, "I'm sorry for the trouble, we've never heard of this before, it's a first for us, but I'll look at it" and just go fix it. I can tell you, for the time you've spent typing these posts, I could have replaced those screens. It's that fast/easy. Probably cost you $10 in material/tool at Lowes. I'd actually SUGGEST you go do this yourself, and not hire it, because this is a handy little skill to have. Imagine if a GOOD customer had five screens like that and was gone for the day, you have the products on truck, and spent 20 minutes and fixed them...bingo.

Dang, Mbryan just showed the size of his scrote, and his belief in *****. Anyone from PWNA care to counter with a similar offer to Jason?????:)

nice job guys!! I gotta say, that might be the coolest deck I've ever seen. Great design, definitely a portfolio job.

...Back to the topic at hand, I am up to my elbows trying to figure out a way to get more women involved.......Dan, are you near Tampa??

Florin, ..If I may say so without being offensive, you have a very unique name. May I ask the originality of it? jf

LOL, thanks guys, you're my only two fans though:)

...I'd like to Seymore done on this subject as well to help the women. Butt man, it's tough to just get a bunch of gals to start posting that have never done it before.

...It's official, DonL is my new favorite "poster"!:) DonM, in MO you have to have WC no matter how many emps you have, so that route means nothing. If you cannot afford it, just keep you biz low on value (lease equipment, payments, no cash, etc) and make sure your worker(s) know this so they don't get the idea that a smashed finger might net them 50K or so. Making a big claim and taking your biz from you will get them nothing but a bunch of debt.

....Well, as you said, you were all "dirty, filthy and muddy anyway". I think that answers your question right there:) Great, straightforward answer DonL. ...Personally, I wouldn't ask the customer, but just out of my own idiosyncrasy's. Being somewhat of a germaphobe, I don't even like the solution of going to the service station. I have three places I'll go, in this order: Walgreens, Staples, OfficeMax. I just try and avoid being in the situation,

..Well put by Rush. We're on the same page here. And I agree about Biblical contradictions.....my point was with pulling verses out here and there "God saves Prostitute" vs. "God killing Uza for dropping Arc" and saying there is a contradiction. That was my only point--everything must be taken in the proper context, and one cannot just pull out a verse that makes a statement and make it fit all situations. Don't ya hate when you CANNOT type what you want to say???:)

Mean Papa, ...long time, no see!! Glad you are kickin'! Hotshot Anthony: ...While I totally agree with your points, I have trouble making the decision from a Biblical perspective. I am also conservative Christian, but the trouble I have with with going to find verses that back up one point or another is that you can virtually always find something elsewhere that you could use as a counter-point. So you offer: "...protect yourself with borders, etc" and I say, "Love thy neighbor, help the poor and needy", etc. ...And technically, I'd beat you on the fact that the second greatest command is to love your neighbor as yourself. ...And this means our Great neighbor across the Rio Grande!! Obviously I am being extreme, but I think one should take the Bible in as a whole, some things can be taken as direct commands, "don't murder, etc", some things taken as examples to use as applicable, "...you should have borders, etc". My point is that I don't think the Bible necessarily has an answer within it to this current question......but it has a lot of applicable info that should weigh into an equation, and decisions should be made that benefit all of mankind now and in the future. Are we on the same page, or am I off in left field??

...Does anyone know, if you fire someone, do you have to pay them out immediately/ as you normally would/ or is there a holding period???

That is ashame Rick, I'll go ahead and resume calling you by your given name of "Rick Hitler".:)LOL Savage Jason: ....I may be an immigrant but at least I can grow a beard,:)LOL

...anyone know of the usefullness of this chem in regards to wood restoration?? My local chem supplier said it is similar to all characteristics of percarb with more bite?? Thoughts?? Concerns??

I want in.

....Was that an offer on the rolls of plastic???? Didn't understand.....you saying we can come pick it up for free somewhere??

What's up JohnT, ...Glad you are doing well. So you know, 18' is an odd size. Also, might as well step up to car-hauler width, 102" (8.5'). I've got one, pulls nice, lots of room. Think about: If you get a trailer, you gotta pull it. Sounds silly, but do you want your guys driving around Manhattan pulling a trailer?? Wrong turns, etc., and you've got problems. Me and You are probably great backing/driving trailers, but others aren't, especially if they don't own it. For me, it works great, but I pull it to a job, and leave it for a month. You are moving every few hours. Have you checked out the Fuso's and NPR (Izuzu) box trucks?? They make four door models, which is what I was considering for a future endeavor. Or one of those Chevy 4500's (4door)? JohnT, in my opinion, for what you do, I'd get a big 4door truck (4500, 550, etc) and mount everything to a big flatbed. I know, the weather, but get covers, and consider it a cost. It's a lot of work to service things that are enclosed. ...and maybe get a van to follow to the jobs, to drop of items you don't want left in the back.

Chillin' in the A/C here. It has been so hot this week I wanted to mutilate myself. Like 102 everyday until yesterday, we got a break (98). It wasn't a tornado just high winds, supposedly highest winds in 50 years or so. Really nasty situation. I don't say this to be macabre, but it will be unfortunate how many bodies are discovered once things get back to normal. This might not be considered that hot for some areas of the country, but around here that kind of heat leaves a lot of people really dead. Very sad, hope it gets better soon.

TWP doesn't have a great color selection. For a color that I expect is more similar to what you want, you'd probably need 4 parts Cedartone to 1 part Dark Oak.

Some penetrate enough to eliminate this problem, some form films that are tough enough to withstand most of the abuse (for a time). And some finishes, especially if they are not rated for deck use, are much softer and will scrape/gouge easily.

Ken, ...RS color fades GREATLY in the first month, don't know if that is the issue there or not. Mythoughts, are due to it's thin consistancy, it might go deeper in the wood than others. Try something for me.....apply some Minwax interior oilstain, like you'd use on a hardwood floor, with their app. guidelines. Be interested to see how that reacts,

....Good to see you and Mr. Ed have buried the hatchet, so to speak, and you are know using him as your number one advisor:) Having not done much Ipe, is the problem that a film wont adhere to thewood? Thus, something like DEK loses it's adhesion? Or the film just breaks down?? Have you tried RS, or something non-drying? Do the customers want to keep that red look, or are they okay with greying?

Lol,:)

It is LightBrown......I'm not sure what type of wood the rails are, but they had a cedar look once stained. They may have been white cedar, I just don't know. The floor color is what I like. I do like really dark colors on light homes, or if the railing is painted.