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It seams like every time someone asks for a SF price, cost is the most important factor and they are looking for cheap. It's the easiest way to come up with a number because no thought goes into the job. Good place to start or set expectations I suppose.

The decorator probably sold the project as, "I found the perfect guy for the job. He is not the cheapest, but he is the most qualified installer within a 4-hour radius if you want this done right by XXX date." That staircase might have been a sore spot for the client for the last decade and you...

I am on the clock when traveling. I am not producing a floor when driving but if I am driving to your project, I'm giving you my time and that costs. My old boss was pretty good about that. I guess it made up for not having to buy a fleet of rigs.

If companies weren't constantly mis classifying employees as contractors to pad their own profits that wouldn't happen. I am willing to bet many guys wouldn't be contractors if they could get paid based on performance rather than hourly. Unfortunately our tax laws screw a lot of people out of...

Not at all. My goal is $900/day but I usually come up short. I have found that I am around 40 to 50 yards a day. That's part of my problem but I refuse to kill myself to make ends meet and save someone else a few bucks. I'm totally fine with staying home if my rate is more than the client wants...

The only way I have found happiness in laying carpet lately is by charging a daily or hourly rate. Did a 14x21ft room and 15x15ft room yesterday. Both took the same amount of time to install so why should I go by SF?

What if a person were to fasten down the laminate in s 6" nail schedule?

Flooring Slicing mill Flooring National guard Flooring Reforestation Flooring... not sure what's next but I'm pretty sure I know what comes afterwards.

The prep is everything. This is where the DIY group is misled and why click lvp seems to have a high failure rate. Several years ago we put some $1/sf click in a store in the mall. It still looks great. The same product is buckling like hell in front of the sliding glass doors of a 6 plex we...

One of my favorites is a chavela. It's a michelada with a lime shot and a modelo that sits upside down and fills the glass as you drink it down. Garnished with cocktail shrimp and cucumber slices covered in tajin. Practically a meal at 16 bucks.

Red flag laws are a guilty till proven innocent approach. Dont suppose PTSD would be on that list. Mental health is the problem. How many parents take the time to explain things like video games and social media and the real world? I am not religious but at least the churches teach compassion...

Federal background checks, licensing similar to CCW, 30 day waiting periods, a registry that can't be leveraged against law abiding citizens, and maybe some sort of mental health evaluation but that's a dangerous one. The problem is, nobody trust the government to do the right thing. Pro gun...

No accounting for reloading. Rate of fire is fun and all but those numbers are meant to describe laying down suppressive fire. 3 round burst is more effective for marksmanship purposes. I carried an m249. Had spare barrels to compensate for overheating. 200rnd belt fed. Rate of fire is great for...

Tried everything from $30 Cuisinart to some $180 burr mill. Finally just gave up on grinding my own. Cheaper, cleaner, and easier to buy ground. We do a pot a day except Fridays I get Dutch bros for me and my daughters and Saturdays the wife and I do Starbucks. Kinda ridiculous what I spend on...

At least the next governor will be elected instead of appointed.

How thick is the material? 2" cleat sounds way large unless your talking 3/4". Staples will bite and hold tigher than cleats. I mentioned glue assist above. Forgot to include that you may need to use roll on moisture control product as paper cant be used with GA.

5 inch boards generally require glue assist. That may be contributing to the issue. I did a 7" wide plank last year that didn't require glue but that was the only one I've seen that was okay to just nail. Had an osb type core.

The famous 20 years response. Usually a red flag. It was mentioned that tile was removed. At this point, I would say the insurance budget can go out the window since it's not like kind replacement. If the money isn't enough to do it right, its the GCs job to have that conversation with the...

budget? product?

I don't recall if that particular job a bad tear up. There's definitely a point where you're better off just using grabbers but if the carpet gave us any shit we just ran the winches. We eventually threw a roller on the winch base and a clamp on the switch and 1 guy could cut and roll and let...