Starting a Roofing Company
@marshall_exteriors wrote: yes insurance......yes permits......you will be very hard pressed to find a homeowner willing to trust thier home (which equals thier life savings) to a teenager with...
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@marshall_exteriors wrote: besides if you agreed to work for $7.00 an hour (which is below minimum wage) how are you gonna sell a job. you already allowed yourself to be ripped off and homeowners can...
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@RanchHandRoofing wrote: Whiskey.Tango.Foxtrot. ...Did Billygoat Roofer move to Kansas from Canada??? Please, we do want to assist you... understand that one summer roofing does NOT equal knowing...
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@gtp1003 wrote: I agree 17 years old is just not old enough to do this. You dont know squat about roofing yet. The business is a like nothing you have seen yet. I would get 5 or 10 years under my belt...
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@Lefty wrote: Hi, I had a couple of months roofing experience, when I started my business. That was 27 years ago. There is a lot to learn. You may not have learned as much as you think. Watching...
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@goodpeeplz wrote: So it sound like you have made a decision? Starting a Roofing Company. First I would like to say congradulations on your decision. Also do not let your age hold you back Roofing is...
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@JamesFL wrote: Don't take this personal but at the age of 31 I still run into problems with the older H.O.'s. I would assume at 17 you will find it VERY difficult to sell a job, much less a...
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@Lefty wrote: Hi James, It was the opposite with me. The older folks always gave me work. Still do. I am 52. Read full topic
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@JamesFL wrote: In Florida, H.O. are very leery of contractors. Even the state govt. ran T.V. commercials warning people of contractor scams. Florida is FULL of con artists who call themselves...
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@system wrote: I started on my own at 22. Was in a partnership with my father prior to that for 3 years. Prior to that worked as a laborer ($6 an hour) then installer ($20 an hour) for my fathers...
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@timothy_71 wrote: I give the dude some credit. 17 and wants to make it happen rather than sit around and work for others. What others say is true but credit is given in that you want to be that small...
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@roofboss wrote: i was luggin buckets of pitch for my grandfather when i was 12.i am now 53. do the math.thndr listen to your mom and stay in school.get a degree in business then start your company....
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@oldman wrote: Yep roofing is a tough business ,but no business tends to be easy .Odds are you will fail - so what, I failed a few times at things , your young enough to be able to recover. Best...
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@Meki wrote: I think, you are a little to young. In Germany you must have minimum 3 years experience as roofer, + education. The next step is the visit of a school for master of roofing. When the...
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@ed_the_roofer wrote: Find out the legal aspects first. Do that homework to protect yourself and learn how to do it legally in the first place. If you have any assets, you might want to spend the...
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@EmpieRoofing_amp_Sid wrote: I say go for it man. don't wait. learn from your mistakes as you make them. at 17 i doubt you have many financial liabilities. some of these guys need to make allot more...
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@FireMan119 wrote: If your looking to start any type of business, a business degree is a waste of time. Talk to some people with experience, dont take on jobs bigger than you can handle, and give em...
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@RooferJ wrote: There is no substitute for experience and good common sense. realize that most new roofing contractors are gone in the first 5 years for a reason.The weather is unforgiving and...
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@ethanlee73 wrote: marshall exteriors: besides if you agreed to work for $7.00 an hour (which is below minimum wage) how are you gonna sell a job. you already allowed yourself to be ripped off and...
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@shadango wrote: Holy crap...$2.65/hr?! I always wondered how someone could work for (let alone live on) the $5.85 fed min wage (as of 2007).... Geezuz. Work 8 hours and by the time uncle sam dips in...
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