Posted by JDseller on July 25, 2011 at 18:33:58 from (208.126.196.144):
In Reply to: Under bid on a job posted by 37chief on July 25, 2011 at 16:57:05:
A good friend is a real good masonry man. He lays natural stone on these real fancy houses. Two years ago he had worked 46 days straight trying to get caught up. His wife was giving him cane about never being home. So he started adding thirty percent extra to his bids. Some of these houses have 200k is rock work. He still got most of the jobs. His wife quit complaining as she went to the bank. LMAO
He still is swamped with work. His biggest problem is finding help. He says very few under 35-40 are worth hiring. He pays good money too but it is hard manual work. His Dad is seventy-four years old. He just lays bricks any more says they are lighter than the natural rocks. The OLD guy will lay 800-1000 bricks each day. I think that is pretty good for being 74.
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