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   TERRE5 | Jul 02, 2002 10:16pm | #1

   What kind of money are you interested in paying interior trim carpenters?

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   28oz | Jul 03, 2002 03:43am | #2

   Thanks for your response. Actually, I don't break the crew down into trim and frame carpenters, etc. We do it all. If someone has some specialty skills I'll take advantage of that, but typically we'll do a remodel project with 4 or 5 men, all of whom do demolition, framing and trim. Occasionally we'll do a little drywall.

   As far as what I'll pay, I need to meet you and get some references to determine that. Having said that, I'll generally start an experienced carpenter in the $15/hr range and go from there unless there is a compelling reason to do something different.

   Thanks for getting back to me and if you'd like to get together and talk further, you can reach me during the day on my cell phone 615 596-4688. Let me know.

   Phillip Rosenberg

   President, Nashville Structures, Inc.

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   TERRE5 | Jul 03, 2002 04:09pm | #3

   I'm not a carpenter, and I have not stayed in a Holliday Inn Express lately.  LOL

   I'd love to try my hand at building professionally, just cannot take a pay cut right now.  In a few years, we'll see.

   Funny how everybody wants an experienced carpenter, yet the pay is not what an experienced carpenter should receive.  I know, I know, construction workers, carpenters, laborers, etc., have a terrible reputation for laying out drunk, but the ones that show up everyday and work all day should be compensated to the fullest.  I am not cracking on your salary you listed.  Not at all.  Just sharing my experience.

   I am adding on a severe addtion and garage to my house at this time and I have lucked up and found four people that show up everyday, do not drink, cuss, or layout.  They were even trying to get the last little bit of roof decked the other day in 25 mph gusts in the rain.  I happened to be there and told them that was enough.  Last Friday it started raining about 7:30-8:00 am and I am off at lunch on Fridays.  As I was going home, I drove by a few houses that are in the process of having remodeling done or something.  No one was there.  When I got home, my crew was hard at it.  Granted, they had some roof to work under, but they were there.

   Just wondering what the nominal pay was in Nash.  I live in Fort Payne, AL.  Bout 3 hrs away.  By the way, does this include Health insurance and some of the normal benefits?  Vacation?  Sick pay?  Holidays?  any kind of retirement?

   Reckon how much gross profit you could make if you had 8 "carpenters-roofers-electricans-plumbers-gas fitters-concrete finishers" and could keep 6-8 young kids to tote material all day long?  And everybody showed up everyday?  Oh yeah.  I forgot the Skytrac and a Boom truck.

   Thanks for the info.  Like I said, maybe one day I can afford a pay cut.

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   28oz | Jul 04, 2002 01:39am | #4

   I guess I should have put "Serious Inquiries Only". I thought that was undestood, but apparently I was wrong. Not LOL.

   The general rate of pay for carpenters in various geographic areas is not at all based on their "terrible reputation for laying out drunk" as you state. It is based on the same supply and demand factors that determine the rest of a free market economy. When interest rates are low and there is a lot of construction, the rates go up. Also, I said that $15 an hour is generally where I start someone. A fine woodworker is obviously going to be paid more.

   I assume you are paying your four carpenters what you consider top dollar. Just how much would that be? And what do you do for a living while these fellas are working on your "severe addtion?" When you decide to "try (your) hand at building profesionally" please call someone else. 

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   TERRE5 | Jul 08, 2002 03:31pm | #5

   You obviously took my message the wrong way.

   Sorry.

   Yeah, maybe you should have put "Serious Inquiries Only".  Please put that on all of your posts from now on.

   I forgot, you live in and work in a Big City, where all is safe and grand, sorry, forgot you have no sorry #### drunk, drug addict construction workers in such a place.

   This is a discussion board where all kinds of people post messages.  I guess I was just trying to find out more about the construction industry.

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   acecan | Jul 09, 2002 05:45am | #6

   I wish you would just answer the questions terre5?  Do that first and then spout off!

   Ace

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   Mooney | Jul 09, 2002 06:40am | #7

   There seems to be a lot of that here lately .