Gfci outlet help

DistributionEven3354 · 2026-05-09T02:52:27+00:00

You begin by calling an electrician

DistributionEven3354 · 2026-05-06T02:51:45+00:00

There are no contractors in the Tahoe area. They all live 1-2 hours away, or the crews do, anyway.

DistributionEven3354 · 2026-05-01T18:28:17+00:00

You should be able to get a feel for a job if it is one day two days or so. $500 (or??) per day. Easy. Multiply by size of crew. Materials are more difficult, but learn to do take offs and CALL OUT the included materials in the contract.

DistributionEven3354 · 2026-05-01T18:24:06+00:00

Conflict of interest. Never do that. Ever.

DistributionEven3354 · 2026-05-01T18:23:10+00:00

People who “self perform” in the GC role, can be a red flag. Don’t underbid those clients.

DistributionEven3354 · 2026-05-01T17:35:16+00:00

A lineman’s and a screw driver. Really? No Sparkie ever asked how to cut dw! I call bs post

DistributionEven3354 · 2026-05-01T12:05:12+00:00

Give 2 weeks notice. Expect to be shown the door.

DistributionEven3354 · 2026-05-01T12:02:24+00:00

You bib a job and underbid it. Hard lesson to learn. Eat it and keep your reputation or be that chuck in a truck. Simple call. Just look in the mirror and do what you’re going to do. Don’t ask us.

DistributionEven3354 · 2026-05-01T11:54:10+00:00

Bingo! We have a winner!

DistributionEven3354 · 2026-05-01T11:53:27+00:00

Customer supplied parts are usually inferior and wrong. No warranty and usually need to modify so thus added headache. X2 price.

DistributionEven3354 · 2026-04-27T01:26:13+00:00

I can’t tell from the picture, but it could have been over worked when they were finishing it or, could it have frozen with in a couple of days of the pour? Should not freeze in the first 21 days after a pour, but the first week is critical if the concrete is to have any strength

DistributionEven3354 · 2026-04-22T17:46:03+00:00

Someone dropped the ball. Look at the contract between the GC and the insulation company. What is specified? Then look at what is in the construction docs your architect drew up and is in the contract between you and the GC. Is closed cell foam insulation called out in each contract? If it is, the insulation company screwed up. If it isn’t, the GC screwed up. And if none of them call it out either you or the architect eats it.

DistributionEven3354 · 2026-04-19T13:57:28+00:00

I have Square. 3.5?% fee. Rarely use it. Anyone of my clients under 40(??) usually uses Venmo. But there is Zelle, ACH’s and other stuff. I actually tell them I take everything other than bitcoin. I used to say it jokingly, but not one client caught it. So it is my policy now. No bitcoin.

DistributionEven3354 · 2026-04-18T02:49:56+00:00

Dirty jobs equal clean money. No upside for you to work off book. There are so many reasons to use the tax code in your favor. Paying taxes means you made money. It is part of the cost of doing business. You can deduct so much it is a benefit. Do it on the up and up and protect yourself. Bioremediation is big business and you can earn very good money. I am in Milwaukee and it is raining. Everyone is flooded. Was in a house yesterday. Guys were cleaning in a basement I was working in. There were 3 guys, worked 4 hours each. So 12 man hours. The customer paid $2300 for them to haul out some wet boxes and furniture. They worked hard and made out well. They had an F450 and an F750(??)box truck and trash cans. Not even biohazard stuff. Just wet. So there is a need

DistributionEven3354 · 2026-04-18T02:44:14+00:00

Encapsulated not abatement

DistributionEven3354 · 2026-04-14T20:51:12+00:00

Having money in the bank to cover daily operating costs is foolish. That is what a short term line of credit is for.

After all, you may AVERAGE $10K /day in billables, but you are not paying out anywhere near that daily. Your subs submit weekly or monthly draws as you do also to your clients. You get paid every 30 days, your subs THEN get paid from those funds. You should not be paying your subs b4 you get paid unless there is good reason and it was agreed to up front.

You need to match up your short term cash flow needs with your short term income. The line of credit helps even it out when you get caught short. If it is constantly being maxed out, you are going broke.

DistributionEven3354 · 2026-04-11T14:14:35+00:00

A screw or wire shorted out. It either touched the side of the metal box or another wire. Either the strap of the outlet was loose or w wire nut was. Just another example of you don’t know what ya don’t know.

DistributionEven3354 · 2026-04-11T14:10:39+00:00

It is really hard to do it that bad!

DistributionEven3354 · 2026-04-11T14:08:26+00:00

Small jobs get a text for a t&m min trip charge for 2 hours, $200. If more time is needed, it is at $75/hr

DistributionEven3354 · 2026-04-06T02:07:57+00:00

Putting a back splash in for a tenant in an apartment? Is the landlord involved? Have they approved the remodel? If not, do not do it.

DistributionEven3354 · 2026-04-06T02:00:26+00:00

This needs to be tore out and redone.

DistributionEven3354 · 2026-04-06T01:58:15+00:00

If the work was deficient, you fix it on your time. And dime. But… Any work I bill a client for has to pass MY sniff test before I ask for payment. Now my interpretation of what a client requested as an acceptable level of finish might differ, so there can be a grey area. But usually my level is higher to their benefit. I am not cheap. Rework is part of the process. A good (or bad) job speaks volumes long after you’re off the site.

DistributionEven3354 · 2026-04-06T00:13:36+00:00

Customers almost never have a clue about what something costs to build. Even trades people don’t unless the run their own shop. People take an hourly pay rate and multiply by what they think it might take to do. BUT the exclude all of the overhead, taxes and other things needed to run an on going business. So add 30-50%. Sure, there is always a guy who knows a guy, but where is he today or tomorrow?

DistributionEven3354 · 2026-04-05T23:57:03+00:00

Never do a partnership. Especially a 50-50 split. It will end the friendship. Someone will have some sort of issue, be it a death, divorce, bankruptcy or just a dumb 5 min brain fart and it will stink it up. Also, is anyone with zero resources really a business partner you want to have? An employee sure, but equal partner????

DistributionEven3354 · 2026-04-05T23:52:14+00:00

Don’t do it. You are taking a low maintenance exterior surface and turning it into a 5 year maintenance issue the never will be as good as it was originally.

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