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Posts posted by Greg R
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Stoked to pound the pavement this year. Just need this freakin' weather to break!
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We always include the gutters. They're often the worst looking part of the house around here. Our pricing reflects it though too..... haven't done a housewash under $325 in ages and most are in the 4's
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Those products are a total nightmare. Plan on redecking the surface when they fail.
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That and now Ready Seal in Home Depot... so much for a contractor only product.
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Outstanding work as usual boss! Love the colors in the BGA.
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I did on our Indiana Prowash build. I used 2" automotive exhaust pipe welded to a flange that 90'd and goes through the floor (a 4" hole with a metal flange bracket). This was off of a 16 HP Briggs vtwin with the low mount muffler so a 2" flange bolted right up to it though. On high mounts I would bet flex pipe would be a better option.
It echos being under the truck but it keeps the box pretty clean and exhaust free.
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We've been scheduling Spring 2014 for a couple months now. We take 20% down to book as well. Things get incredibly busy very quickly. So much so that we unfortunately lose some clients that simply don't have the patience to wait 6 to 8 weeks for service therefore the deposit separates the serious from the tire kickers. Been doing it that way for 17 years. I know of a few companies that take 50% down and sit on it for 4 months.
We always try to encourage a credit card for payment this time of the year though so make customers feel a little more at ease. Rarely is it ever a concern or problem though. Reputation goes a long way though too.
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Shane is the man! :smile:
Say I'm gonna be short a couple guys next week. How do you feel about Indiana weather in November ??? lol
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We do in Northwest Indiana, Chicagoland and Southwest Michigan areas.
(219) 405-4350
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We have one or two a year that opt to go natural after restoring the deck even though it's against everything I stand for. Ultimately it's their deck though. We use the Wolman Raincoat water base on them. There's no way to use an oil without imparting some darkening or amber color to the wood. Raincoat is by no means is a superb product but it's easy to clean and recoat. Just make them aware it will need done annually and will not provide any UV protection. The best option would be something like AC Amber or similar but some people just don't get it :)
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Looks exactly like Cedar Semi to me! Great looking job. Color retention has been good with the cedar semi for us. I've had some issues with colors like Rustic Brown and Sierra Redwood for some reason. Pigments must be different or something as the color retention hasn't been as good.
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BGA has to be mixed. Always tons of pigment in the bottom that stays there unless you mix it. We started using paddle bits even to make sure its suspended well to insure good color retention over the 2 years.
Metal cans suck. That is what thing I do not care for with regard to AC. Totally understand the purpose but I'm a big fan of the plastic buckets too. BGA lids always snap back on tight and don't give us much of a problem at all. I only have issues with the buckets sucking in on opened containers with the BGA. RS had more of an issue with that for some reason.
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Anyone looked into it? I've been exploring the information available on it and thought it might be a good road to go down to improve employee retention not to mention business revenue. With the gov sticking their paws into the unemployment they're going to make it harder for "seasonal" employees to make it through the off season months so it's time to sail this ship over 12 months.
Greg
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Thanks you too Beth! BTW that log home is quite the project :) Beautiful home in need of complete refinishing.
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Been a strange year already. We're booking into July almost already and people are still signing without an issue. Our March was crap though and April has been almost entirely rain so people "understand" I guess. Looking for another truck currently as well.
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I have 115 domains and several hosting accounts. Never an issue here. Their customer service dept has even walked me through "web projects" where they really had no obligation too but did so anyway. Just my take....
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Referred it over to my deck guy for a redeck :) I had no interest in messing with that nightmare.
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Well unfortunately I new this was coming... day in day out I was watching people buy this crap from Home Depot to slather on their deck. The mere thought of it sends chills down my spine!! Well today was the day :(
Stopped by an appointment today - went around back and BAMM! Restore. It looked aweful and was peeling everywhere. So has anyone ran into this crap before? I have a feeling the only solution is to scrap and sand it off as it's like a hard shelled epoxy you would find on a garage floor.
Fun! or should I say RUN :)
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I tend not to take pictures of those :)
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Hello Grime Scene community,This is my first post so go easy on me! In regards to these defelting pads that everyone uses, could anyone tell me what the actual name or make of the pad is. I would order straight from the link that Charlie provided, but I live in Ontario Canada, so I need to find something local. Looking forward to many more posts.
Regards
They're a special order item. We used to order a 1000 at a time to get them to cut the order. You can use Osborne brushes as well but they're slower Imo. We actually use both.
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Wow Beth I agree you win this round! ;). Years ago I remember staining a deck with a solid that reminded me of human flesh. I stopped a couple boards in.. I couldn't take it anymore. I made the homeowner sit on it for 24 hours to make sure they could live with it.. I know I couldn't! They changed the color choice the next day ;)
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So. I think then I will break out the stain in my rates. I'm still a little unclear now whether 17% stain cost is high or low. If costs are running 35%-40%, how much of that is stain, or of what percentage to revenue?Thanks guys. I appreciate your experience and knowledge
The % isn't out of line in my opinion as a sum of the invoice. Our % fluctuates a decent amount with a low of 10% to a high of 25% depending on the project. Fencing for instance generally has a lower cost per sq ft for labor yet eats up a whole lot more material than a deck. As long as your profitable on the retail end of the stain (another good reason to bid it out separately) that's all that matters. From there just make sure your making what you need to make on the labor end. We have a decent mark up on our stain products to the customer as well but I know when we use AC there's not much there to be made due to the expense.
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We bid the finish as a separate line item as well for both sales tax and mark up purposes. In Indiana we have to collect sales tax on the stain only. The remainder of the labor and chems do not require us to do so. With regard to cost yes you just have to charge more especially if your ordering in small quantities. We usually bring in 240 gallons at a time to insure adequate stock and save on freight costs but we're dedicated wood so I know we'll use it quickly. I would suggest keeping your pricing the same and just adding in the stain as a separate line item. You might be surprised as too what the market will bear :)
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I think Verizon is only $10 a month to add it on to our phone plans. What are you using the ipad for in the field?
Need to clean the interior of an old barn.
in Wood Cleaning & Restoration - Decks, Fences, etc.
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Anything ever come of this?