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Make a living Installing Floors

By Pergo Discounts on February 26, 2007.
In Installation, Laminate 1 comment

Trafficmaster FloorsI haven’t installed any laminate for a few months now. I have installed a lot of floors and when I wasn’t installing flooring I was building homes. I was the owner of a home construction company.

Building homes was fun but has a lot of added stress. Also if you are a subcontractor and install flooring you can make more money than some builders. You see your money is more guaranteed, and if you work hard you can cash in. Working hard is they key in any business especially an industry filled with labor. Get some good dependable workers, pay them fairly and then work your butt off.

Don’t waste money, be at work when you should be plus a few extra hours each day. Plan on 10 hour days minimum. Be honest, and do good quality work. Work fast, and you will have more work than you can handle. Don’t add other crews faster than you can handle. This is always a temptation, but usually comes back to bite you. Manage your growth and manage your quality.

You can make a great living installing floors. Protect your knees and your back. Develop quality employees and great business contacts. Do all of this and you will make a great living installing floors.
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  1. TONY GORDON says:

    HOW DO YOU DETERMINE HOW MUCH TO CHARGE TO INSTALL FLOORS? I’M LIKE YOU , I WAS AN ELECTRICIAN DOING COMMERCIAL / RESIDENTIAL WORK. NOW I HAVE FOUND A NICHE IN THE HAIR SALON COMMUNITY PUTTING IN NEW FLOORS.NOT SURE IF I’M CHARGING ENOUGH FOR THE QUALITY WORK THAT I DO?

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