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Time to crawl out of the cave and look around. Screws and rivets have been replaced by mechanical clinching, or press joining. I do not see how any shop could be competitive without using this process.

There are hundreds of highly qualified insatllers that would love to move to Colorado. As long as the pay is good, I don't understand the hang-up.

Amazing. Good for a laff!

If others want to spend their day quoting banners at $1.50 per square foot and paying $1.00 for them, so be it. No, that would be $1.82 per square foot plus shipping. Hems, grommets, original design, and installation extra, depending on needs. I am a proud out-sourcer. I feel it is more...

If I need to survey a location before bidding, the results are for my use only. If the client wants to see a design, they must enter into a contract and usually pay a deposit first.

I wasn't too happy about making this one, but the client payed well.

The serviceperson was working on your machine. As long as nothing was done maliciously, you are responsible for the bill. It would be the same if you worked on it, or had an employee work on it. In the end, you end up paying for it. It doesn't hurt to try talking to the repair company, but...

Seperate signs glued to the glass is your best bet. If that isn't an option, I would contact the interior design firm and ask them what to use, then follow their advice. If they had no advice, I would point that out to the client and politely pass on the job. You could always try some vinyl...

Many municipalities will offer this type of banner, but they will control the specifications and installation. No permit will be required. This prevents people from wanting to put up similar banners on their own. Most sensible installations use cable and are as Gino described. Wind slits are...

Most of the time it doesn't even come up. On bigger projects I might bid out aspects of the job, and I would probably share information then. Occasionally people will challenge my price, and I may or may not share infornation (it usually depends on whether I like them or not, or want their...

The new flatbeds can print a 4x8 in 30 seconds. Why in the world would I want to compete with that? I want to work with that resource, and leverage the advantages I have, mainly access to local customers, location for installations, and my unique creative abilities. There seems to be two...

I don't understand. I like it when the wholesalers post their prices, makes it easier for me. The whole "cat and mouse" game regarding prices is stupid. Anybody who wants to know the price of anything can easily figure it out by asking. If you have to do the job yourself, just do the job...

You are right! It is none of their business. I just don't care. It doesn't make any difference to me. Most of my clients don't care either. The ones that are interested probably just want to order the stuff themselves and undercut me. They can do that already spending a few minutes on the...

Yeah, they can't stand it either. They just play it to keep you the hell out of there. As soon as you leave they play Journey and Supertramp.

Well, maybe if hand painting is out of your wheelhouse and you wanted to "fake" hand painting (but then it just looks fake). I cringe when I see fake hand lettering, and I cringe even more when the fake lettering has fake alternative characters to make it look real (which makes it look even...

Grayling, but who knows why you would buy it. I can hand paint letters just as bad as these, and they would have more character to boot!

What's the big hurry? If a client wants something overnight, and you can accommodate it, then just charge accordingly, and make a few extra $$. It's all how you handle it. I treat emergency jobs as a way to develop relationships with my clients. I am 100% transparent as to where I get things...

Maybe $800.00/day and all expenses.

I have had the exact same thing happen when I have forgotten to remove the protective film from the substrate. Might seem obvious, but it is easier to do than you would think!

In many cases you are talking about Dryvit. You must be a licensed installer to recoat it in order to maintain the original warranty. The topcoat product is also not available for sale unless you are a licensed Dryvit installer. Dryvit has a ten year fade warranty, and a 20 year puncture...