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Post subject:How's work for everyone?
 Posted: Mar 10, 2008 - 11:04 PM #7347
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Joined: Sep 29, 2006
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Location: Saukville, WI
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| Just wondering how work is going for everyone? I've been laid off since January 2nd. This has been a long, cold, snowy winter... I just want spring so hopefully work picks up. Really sucks being off this long. |
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Post subject:RE: How's work for everyone?
Posted: Mar 11, 2008 - 02:20 AM #7350
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Joined: Nov 13, 2007
Posts: 128
Location: Omaha, NE
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| Some of the roofing companies came out of hibernation this past week. We do a lot of subcontracting; otherwise we scratch, bite and claw our way through the winters. |
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Post subject:RE: How's work for everyone?
Posted: Mar 11, 2008 - 03:30 AM #7356
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Joined: May 16, 2005
Posts: 176
Location: Atlantic, Iowa
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| Business has been picking up.....mostly getting the stock rack filled before all the metal increases hit. The pre-fab steel buildings are really moving now mostly because of the steel prices....if you plan on building this year you better be buying now. |
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Post subject:RE: How's work for everyone?
Posted: Mar 13, 2008 - 03:41 AM #7376
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Joined: Feb 19, 2006
Posts: 132
Location: Texas
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| We had a welcomed slow-down back in October, and stayed at 40 hour weeks through Christmas, but picked back up after that and are back to 50-60 hour weeks now. That is, in the commercial dept. Residential dept. is about 40hr weeks. We have several large jobs coming up...I keep hearing about a recession, but we are not seeing it down here thankfully. |
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Post subject:RE: How's work for everyone?
Posted: Jul 29, 2008 - 08:44 PM #7745
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Joined: Jul 21, 2005
Posts: 19
Location: white lake,MI
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Things are very slow up here in Michigan. Word has it there will be another metal increase of 18% or so by August 1st. Has anyone else heard about this? Any way were of 60% last year and it's not getting much better. I wish we could band together to buy sheetmetal in bulk for us little guys to help keep the costs down. I would like to here some opinions on this.  |
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Post subject:RE: How's work for everyone?
Posted: Aug 01, 2008 - 12:22 AM #7747
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Joined: Feb 19, 2006
Posts: 132
Location: Texas
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| Yea,..Same here on that metal cost. We still aren't seeing this recession here. Business is good for everyone in my area. We'll see how it goes this fall/winter. That's when we really see change... |
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