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18 March 2008 | 0 replies
Does everyone else have their contractors painting or do you hire painters?
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20 March 2008 | 2 replies
He was a great painter/cleaner/yard guy, did great work and was CHEAP.
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16 February 2012 | 110 replies
You can spot a vacant house from two blocks awayYou have business cards of 114 painters and 345 carpet guysYou yourself have 4 different business cards!
1 April 2008 | 5 replies
I used servicemagic.com to hire a painter and had a good experience.
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23 July 2008 | 2 replies
Should find a GOOD painter for $150 in that scenario.
8 August 2008 | 0 replies
I have followed electricians, furnace people, carpenters, painters, plumbers, installers and so on as they worked on my own home.
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30 December 2008 | 8 replies
I've gotten a great tile guy and a wonderful painter off of Craigslist.
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1 December 2008 | 29 replies
Harrison Painter wrote: We basically are able to offer a No Money Down deal by selling properties with a private note and mortgage at a purchase price based on 65% of the current appraised value.
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17 December 2008 | 24 replies
Originally posted by Harrison Painter: 5.
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26 January 2009 | 5 replies
Of course, if they can get them cheaper, I'm happy to let them, but this isn't generally the case.For the labor bid, I create a Statement of Work (SOW) that details exactly what I want done, broken down into categories that relate to specific skilled trades (GC, Plumber, Electrician, Painter, Roofer, Carpenter, Flooring, Foundation, etc).