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    Hey guys,

    It's finally my SPRING BREAK!!!!! I have a couple bids to do this week and one project. Its a little deck that they want done asap so they can start enjoying spring, the rest of the project can wait until summer. There is some previous damage because they told me flat out that they tried doing it themselves years ago, and now the finished has failed bad. It is 10-15year oldish ptp with failed thompsons water seal. Take a look...

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    Hey guys/gals,

    I was wondering how you do your demos for wood estimates? Do you carry the chems in spray bottles pre mixed then just do a little spot and hit it with the garden hose or something else? I think homeowners would really appreciate the visual of taking an old weathered-grey or a deck with failed finish and make a little bit of it look restored in just a few minutes.

    This can also be a great indicator for yourself as to how hard the job may be.

    I would like to hear your thoughts.

    Thanks, LB

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    Oh I agree. Personally i like looking at a before and after picture of anything. It will just give the customer greater confidence in the product. They might not have heard of ReadySeal stain before and want to see what the final product looks like before they buy the service.

    I did do one job in the last few weeks of summer. It was a fence and deck for a group home for $2,300. I was the only one that got back to them and gave them a bid, makes life easy. I will be doing our decks this summer, so thats another $1,700 that my parents are paying...mostly materials.

    It's not that i am a rookie to wood restoration. Unless you are reatarded, there shouldn't be much variaiton between various contractors work if they are using the same materials and stains. I have never heard of ReadySeal before i started looking in starting my company, neither has my dad, who has worked at Anderson Windows for over 32 years.

    That is the main reason, to show case the product and how it looks like furniture. Like i said, i dont understand the argument that it isn't my work and why would you show work that you did not do.

    Thats my view. Not to spark any arguments.

    JL

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    I was wondering if it was common to "loan" pictures? As a brand new company, my portfolio is quite small and was wondering if anyone wanted to sponsor me for like a month until i can get some work?

    This is my theory. As a young adult, 20, i feel that the odds are against me with little experience. My plan was to build a site as an information tool and a gallary of what some finished jobs looked like with the ready seal stain, mostly to showcase the product.

    I know some landscaping companies that use the same job photos, because the paver company supplies them. None of them did the work, and are not taking credit for the work, but are using the photos to showcase the pavers.

    I just need some photos for a site to help sell the product, until i can build my own portfolio and sell the product and quality of work.

    Let me know what you think,

    JL

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