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I agree it's very hard in today's market to find the keepers. I put an ad in the paper here that broke on Friday and haven't had one call yet. Maybe people really don't know what hardscaping means. The words pavers, walls, patios & stonework should be enough of a clue.
I really need 3 - 4 more guys with the workload that we've got but I might have to sub some out if the right help isn't out there.
At least that way I can stop by to check on quality but it scares the hell out of me when I have to trust someone else on my job.
Voodoo, please call me first if you ever get the cloning thing down pat.
Take for instance my concrete guy that put a 5" pitch on 10' of concrete decking around the pool, going the wrong way!!
We supervised the tear out and the setting of the new forms and by the time I set up our laser, his men had already started setting the forms - ALL WRONG AGAIN!!
I tried in my most passive voice to explain the correct pitch was a minimum of 1/8" per foot but didn't need any more than 1/4" per foot maximum. He looked at me like I was talking Swahili and couldn't comprehend the correct pitch computation. So, we check and double check and thought they had it when we left that day.
We go back a week later to check the remaining forms and guess what? Now there is pitch going the right way BUT TOO MUCH PITCH!!! 4" over 4'. This is someone who owns a business and should at least know the basics.
Throw in the pool guys that didn't repair the cracks in the pool before they put their skim coat on and now the cracks are weeping water through the skim coat. Finally got it fixed and the applied the latest pebble finish - not cheap - and the finish had peeled away in a spot or 2 just 1 day after being completed. And the repaired cracks are showing a dampness through the finish>
How can we expect to find qualified help when the business owners themselves are not setting their standards to the levels that they need to be?
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