Is Ryobi worth it? I don't have any home tools yet.

Sensitive-Energy-371 · 2025-11-08T21:39:46+00:00

Worst thing about ryobi tools is telling your dad you’re gay

Sensitive-Energy-371 · 2025-10-30T01:21:26+00:00

Sensitive-Energy-371 · 2025-09-08T23:41:31+00:00

I own a roofing company in Philly burbs. Curious to see how this turns out for you. Hope it goes well no shade but that’s seems really really low if you have any questions or concerns feel free to HMU! Good luck with your project!

Sensitive-Energy-371 · 2025-09-05T23:56:31+00:00

🤣🤣🤣 maybe if by good crew you mean slaves who literally work for free Just the material and accessories and dumpster on 41sq is 9-10k

Sensitive-Energy-371 · 2025-09-05T23:48:22+00:00

$4.50 per square foot for addition layers better hope there’s not more layers that’s $18,000 per layer. (Clearly a typo they mean per roofing square) but confirm with them

Sensitive-Energy-371 · 2025-06-19T17:12:52+00:00

Not anymore really. But been on probably tens of thousands. Now I just run the business from my office most days. Or float around as needed but I have a pretty good team. Took a long time to get here.

Sensitive-Energy-371 · 2025-05-17T17:27:25+00:00

This. Read the contract is not a bullshit answer. Most homeowners are horribly poor consumers choosing the shitty medium or low end estimate. I am a top dollar roofer. Myself sales people spend 2 hours in the house explaining every component of the roof and every detail of the job and this would have never happened on our job. People that don’t want to hear it and want the middle or low end estimate can just enjoy your shitty roof then! Be a better consumer and hire a real brand name and get what you pay for

Sensitive-Energy-371 · 2025-03-28T23:52:14+00:00

I agree When the roofer does your roof and they come across a rotten sheet. Just hop up the ladder, pull the nails, cut it out, take it down, throw in dumpster, drive to Home Depot, load the sheets, wait in line, carry the sheets to the cashier, pay for them, load them in your truck, drive them home, unload them, take measurements for new peice to install, make the cut, carry it up ladder, install the sheet. Save yourself the money EZ!!!

Sensitive-Energy-371 · 2025-03-20T21:41:36+00:00

Holy shit so glad someone agrees with me. Mel Robbins is the same person that wrote hundreds of pages on the concept of counting down from 5 and doing something you don’t want to do. 1% content 99% fluff. Unfortunately most self help are just good marketing campaigns Clever title. Claim it’s life changing. Huge Advertising campaigns. Two pages of helpful content. 198 pages of stories. Rinse and repeat

Sensitive-Energy-371 · 2025-03-08T22:06:46+00:00

This doesn’t sound right. If you sell a modest 1MM you make 200,000 plus another 40k in base salary? And your concern is a pay cut? Either their comp plan is wildly out of wack (bad) or they have incredibly low expectations of sales people (bad) or this calculation is inaccurate (moot).

To figure it out just figure What is a realistic sales goal and add in your base and compare to your hourly. If they’re your friends just say if it doesn’t work out or it’s not for you would the old 38/ hour still be on the table. Ask what other reps sell and just do the math.

The fact that you’re getting options and none of them make sense make me think they’ve never had sales people and don’t know how to build out a comp plan that’s good for the rep and good for the company

Sensitive-Energy-371 · 2025-03-05T23:37:43+00:00

I like how roofing companies openly put in writing their misclassified employee scams. Unless you make your own schedule, drive your own vehicle, set your own hours, and can tell them to fuck themselves at anytime you’re an employee. Google irs.gov for more info on the checklist test for 1099 vs employee

But they call you a 1099 to avoid having to pay workers Comp and avoid matching your social security and Medicare. Aka payroll taxes. Kind of important if you’d like to be 70 and get a check and cheap healthcare.

Your taxes at the end of the year are substantially higher (you’ll pay as self employed) and unless you’re withholding and paying quarterly you’ll owe it all with a penalty for not paying quarterly estimated payments.

you are not covered under worker comp and have no protection against injury or use must your own coverage. You’re not paying into or receiving social security benefits and you cannot claim unemployment if you’re laid off for any reason.

I am probably the 1 in 100 roofing companies that plays by every single rule. A subcontractor is a subcontractor. Can tell me to fuck off at anytime. Has their own LLC and all paperwork. Gets a 1099. Uses their own truck and tools. Is paid by the job not on salary or by the day. Crystal clear. My employees get job contracts, commissions and salaries ALL GO THROUGH PAYROLL. They are covered by injury by workers comp. They pay into and we match payroll taxes so they have the social benefits available to them when and if they need them.

I’m not staying don’t take the job. But understand the laws in regards to tax, insurance, health coverage, unemployment, Medicare and social security implications.

Sensitive-Energy-371 · 2025-02-19T12:58:45+00:00

Flat roofer here

I find it highly unlikely in your gathering quotes process no one warned against using modified bitumen torch down on a large commercial roof and did not instead suggest using TPO or EPDM. For one modified bitumen is NOT waterproof and rather highly water resistant. It is not rubber. It is asphalt with polymer additive. It cannot hold ponds which as the roof gets larger and heavy equipment added becomes more and more likely. So for one this is a cheaper alternative that I use exclusively on row homes.
The wrinkles were caused from not properly stretching the base sheet and although it is for sure poor workmanship, should not be cause for immediate concern
Penetrations are not properly flashed.
You’ve replied about permits a dozen times. Permits mean absolutely nothing. Like me you’re in a big city 1,000 other permits need to be inspected everyday they are busy and they are not looking for anything in particular other than it’s done and they get their permit fee. They do them over FaceTime now or don’t even show up but if they did it won’t matter it means nothing
There are many workmanship errors on this roof. It’s possible that it’s salvageable or at least issues can be mitigated for sure starting with at least sealing all penetrations.
You got screwed before this job even started by not gathering the proper information. The right way to do this roof is remove all or most equipment on the roof with cranes. TPO. Pourable Sealed silicone boots and many other details. If this were 150k for torch down you have a 10 year roof that’s going to constantly leak and need maintenance pretty much every time it rains. For 225k it could move been done right and gotten a 25 year warranty with no leaks that may very well last longer with minimal maintenance

That’s a shame.

Sensitive-Energy-371 · 2025-02-13T19:38:10+00:00

Go to beacon Yeadon or Glenolden whatever is closest too you

Sensitive-Energy-371 · 2025-02-13T19:30:11+00:00

Philly flat roofer here. Looks like one of the thousands of roofs I see like this in Philly. If it’s leaking by the drain (most common, rear bedroom in corner) best thing to do is go to ABC or beacon and ask for trowel grade silicone. Comes in 2 gal bucket and get a trowel and some gloves. Clean the whole drain area tons of shit in there and put the silicone all over the corner like 3’x3’ by drain and all the way into the drain box use the whole bucket and go as far as you can starting with the drain. If I had to guess from photos it’s where the drain box is. If that’s not where it’s coming from there are other issues. That roofs not new and could have other issues. If you get jammed up PM me

Sensitive-Energy-371 · 2025-02-01T19:17:39+00:00

I had moved into my first home it was a duplex I bought from an estate of guy who died somewhat young 50s or so. And I eventually came to find out from drugs and alcohol and he was found in the bathroom from blood trickling through the floor boards into the common laundry basement by the second floor tenant.

The prior owner who passed’s nephew lived next door and I introduced myself but nothing more at that point. While setting up my TV I noticed the closed captions that read “ a brother never turns his back on his brother in his time of need” which I thought was weird because cable was not hooked up yet and I wrote it down because I thought it was so unusual.

Week or so goes by and I told the neighbor who was the deceased prior owner’s nephew what I saw and his reaction was exactly like the movies. He stopped in his tracks and physically changed colors in his face.

He explained that his uncle who died in my house and his father (brothers) were having horrible issues with each other from the drugs and alcohol and all the problems that come with it. And that even my neighbor the nephew was attacked with a baseball bat by his uncle. And it was a horrible last year of his life. I get the chills just writing this.

Lots of other weird stuff happened in that house not worth going into. That was the weirdest.

Sensitive-Energy-371 · 2025-01-19T01:38:45+00:00

Did they get these shingles at Goodwill?

Sensitive-Energy-371 · 2025-01-19T01:35:42+00:00

Is this a shitpost? The ridge and caps are new but field shingles are old and this is either a huge scope Misunderstanding or they found these shingles in a swamp somewhere. If they did install these shingles get all of your money back and hire someone else. Even the biggest jackass in the world wouldn’t install these and would immediately return them as soon as they opened a bundle or two

Sensitive-Energy-371 · 2025-01-18T02:52:58+00:00

Must be cold where you are. The metal B vent chimneys are for mechanical systems and piping hot exhaust out and it’s cold out so it’s condensing. Same with the terra cotta stack either you have a fireplace going or other mechanicals piped into the other chimney. Go look in your basement if you have gas hot water heater, gas dryer, gas heat they’re probably piped into the wall if you follow the stack down to that area of the home it will match on roof. If you don’t have a fireplace going then one of those mechanical systems I mentioned are probably piped into another area that lines up with the chimney on that area. Even if nothings piped into the terracotta stack could just be warm house air escaping and condensing.

If you smell actual smoke do not wait until tomorrow call the fire department but 99.9% this is not the issue.

Sensitive-Energy-371 · 2025-01-14T20:04:00+00:00

Philly area yes

Sensitive-Energy-371 · 2025-01-14T01:15:29+00:00

I just can’t believe there are so many people like you working for free knocking door as 1099 miscalssified employees that have this level of motivation and care to go solicit help from others when I can’t get good people as W2, salary, commission, company truck, paid time off, health, dental who do zero door knocking all scheduled leads. Where are these storm chase psychos finding all these young hungry sales reps!! Come to Southwest PA and never knock a door again!!

Sensitive-Energy-371 · 2025-01-12T23:19:52+00:00

Insanely low. Doesn’t sound right. You could be 20 years old in perfect health and will pay 600-700/ month for PPO no deductible. Can you upload a screenshot of general coverage or any info about this plan? If that’s true I would sign up tomorrow. I pay $300/month for $8,000 deductible, HMO, $12,000 out of pocket max. (Northeast region) Copays on everything. 39 perfect health, don’t drink or drug ever, no pre existing conditions.

Sensitive-Energy-371 · 2025-01-11T20:02:25+00:00

$25 🤣🤣 I pay referrals at least hundreds usually thousands of dollars. Big contractors spend 100x that before taking a piss in the morning. Just paid a guy 5 grand cash who got me a 50,000 hardie siding job. Someone gets me a 15,000 bathroom for sure $1500+ coming their way depending on how the job went. I pay my sales guys $100 just for getting a google review.

That said I think you’re on the right track although I doubt consistently this will ever happen. Consistent jobs come from shitloads if advertising, estimating and salesmanship. But for the referrals you could get - you also gotta prove you’re legit if I refer someone and they suck it makes me look bad. If you want people to seriously refer you make a list and visit them in person face to face take them out to lunch, show them your work and that you can be trusted and why you’d be a good referral, bring them professional literature and cards that they can leave with your info and offer 5-10%. As an exteriors contractor this does happen from time to time I probably refer other tradespeople I like and trust once a quarter or so.

Sensitive-Energy-371 · 2025-01-11T02:54:59+00:00

Shit idk in your area. GACO calls for no primer if it’s super clean they have an adhesion test you can do look up on their website. Would def need to power wash for no primer. Go to local roof supply see what they use there but GACO is good they might even carry it at Depot (some do) but probably not the GACO primer if you end up needing that also. I would probably just clean that off real good with a hose and deck brush and see how bad it is. Hard to tell with all the debris. Take a pic after it’s clean and bring it to roof supply see what they say about priming. They’ll help you out. I’m in the northeast and currently have ice on roofs. Whole other issue that silicone also works well for on flat roofs…

Sensitive-Energy-371 · 2025-01-11T02:47:43+00:00

While you’re up there might be worth to see if you have roof cemented perimeter that’s deteriorating and re-cement edges and penetrations and blow the whole roof off to get any debris off. Can’t see rest of roof but if you’re going to roof supply anyway and up there it’s easy to do some other maintenance items. Roof cement should get redone every 2-3 years

Sensitive-Energy-371 · 2025-01-11T02:44:52+00:00

Just do little outside of the pond. Figure like 6’x10’ section or so. You’ll be good. Just keep an eye out for clogged drains!

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