Lost $14,500 on this Jobsite 4/4

[@corycourneyea6802]

The wall turned out great considering the problems, those boys make your job so much easier to way they care about their work not just their job. Merry Christmas to all. Be safe.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Yes they do! Thanks much & Merry Christmas to you too!

[@connorashton1606]

instaBlaster.

[@johnhunter273]

Sorry for your loss.... The trouble with being an independent contractor, more responsibility for the owner. Especially as your success increases. Its good to see you have a solid crew working WITH you. They seem to care for the success of your company. Or more better said their company! Great video. I truly enjoy the content, and appreciate the fact you share your success and failures. Keep em coming!!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks John. Im really lucky to have such an awesome group of guys to work with. Thank you for the compliments on them and Have an AWESOME week!

[@pqworks9019]

What a beautiful end product!!! You and your guys really did a great job every step of the way!!! Great work!!!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks so much!

[@samvoyles2096]

Great video as always. Complete respect to you and your team. I really like that you left in the part from Sam talking about why he uses more glue. “There’s a lot of kids around and you know that they’ll climb all over these walls” This is an intangible by product of hiring a great company, not good, but GREAT! I don’t think you can buy out teach that kind of quality as an employer. This is just good ole common sense and care for others.

[@Dirtmonkey]

I appreciate that!

[@henrysboy2]

Really enjoy your videos. I imagine you put a lot of time and effort into them. Appreciate it. Please keep it up. Happy holidays to you and the crew.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks Ira and Happy Holidays to you as well!

[@jeremiehoug2837]

I like all your videos! The tools and equipment big and small at the shows or at the stores/businesses you go to and the tests you do with them. Actually using them like normal people! I also like the videos with the job sites as well. Keep it up!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you very much!

[@Buchnell]

Awesome transformation from start to finish. Nice work.

[@b.2221]

A real eye opener on a nightmare build. Hope that your company does okay 👌 and hope you all have a better new year to come. Merry Christmas 🎄 to you all 👍 Tam.

[@Dirtmonkey]

I hope so too! Thanks & Merry Christmas to you too!👍

[@pk00]

Stanley, as a commecial carpentry contractor the unfortunate oversight of machine costs onsite and lost time on change orders and just like you said being honest and almost eating that lost time but all you can do is execute the change and task at hand, glad you talked about it thought I was one of the few who've looked at final cost saying whoa whats going on here haha.. thanks again man!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks so much & know that you are not alone!

[@pozin05]

Had a similar situation with a patio job this past season. Was able to cover some of my loss. But took way longer then I figured. Just had to get it done and move on. All being said it turned out really good.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks for relating & yeah its done👍

[@cableguy43309]

Looks really good, have a great Holiday !!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you! You too!

[@stans5270]

$14,500 is chicken scratch. That's like not even 3 days of KZbin Royalties. You're the Man Stan.

[@Dirtmonkey]

I wish I could make that much in youtube royalties in 3 days. I'm not Andrew Camaratta haha. With his vews Im guessing he's bringing in $50-$60,000 per month! but Im guessing.

[@AlienX511]

@@Dirtmonkey Andrew is legend!

[@petripat5979]

Thanks Stan Merry Christmas Not much to plow here in Québec so far ..we'll see God bless

[@Dirtmonkey]

Not much here in December in MN either!?! Had more snow in November so far🙄. Same to you Quebec...Blessings!

[@PAINFOOL13]

Stan Thanks for sharing your exsperiance n knowledge And for treating your employees so well. Merry Christmas Stan 🙏🎄🙏

[@Dirtmonkey]

Happy holidays! and Merry Christmas. Thanks for Tuning in!

[@ryanreichel4009]

You got lucky with minimal snow! Here in Upper Michigan I finally snowblowed today!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Actually kinda jealous! Blessings Michigan!

[@richardsedorski1206]

Great job very well done hope you all have a merry Christmas.

[@gmartin03]

I've really enjoyed this series with the wall, these types of videos are why I subscribed way back when..... I like the tool reviews but not near as much as these voice over build videos, keep it up, good work.

[@ahwootton5]

Great job guys. I guess you take the rough with the smooth. Happy hols all.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Happy holidays!

[@mj6922]

Merry Christmas and a happy new year :)

[@Dirtmonkey]

Same to you!

[@tomkiser1418]

Tight Crew. Priceless. Last software , YEARS ago, I bought for my lawncare Bus. was $5500. BUT ,..it included bookkeeping and scheduling plus correspondence and of course, invoices. Holds everything together!!

[@garybell1771]

Wow man, really love that you are so understanding.. nothing gets you really MAD! lol. I know contractors that complain over a $500 loss even though they still made $4500 in the end. It is what it is.. you live and learn.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Gotta pick your battles right?! And yes...always learning😉

[@bladesofglorylawnmaintenan6354]

Lol LMN.... The Bannerless Company!! I wish I could afford their entire program.. from what I’ve seen myself, plus Shawn Spencer and TQ show a lot on it too.. it’s an outstanding necessity for all of us. Just a bit pricey for the small guy.. BUT with that said, you get what you pay for without doubt!! Merry Christmas @Stan!! Y’all stay blessed brother!!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Merry Christmas! and God Bless!

[@haydenuk02]

Excellent work and thanks for the awesome content stay safe and take care

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks, you too!

[@haydenuk02]

@@Dirtmonkey No problem and thank you

[@jaquan123ism]

glad you put extra glue on those cap blocks i definitely climed retaining walls as a kid and may have broken one or two off

[@kevint.9837]

Your lmn banner behind your head at first I thought it said MN winter because I just saw the MN and the er and it’s on a calendar 😂

[@I2aMpAnT]

Looking to build a wall this spring. 100% going with Versa-Lok standard block over the cheap Lowe’s blocks thanks to your videos. Have you ever seen offset colors to make it look interesting? For example, Tan Blocks with gray caps on top of wall and stair treads.

[@febbral]

Stanley, great job on doing wall construction, you have a great team of employees, when you show the appreciation to your employee, they reward you ,many times over. And with your snow removal work, you make up for the loss.

[@newlawnottawa7354]

@Stanley The glue needs to be applied in vertical strips only.

[@jimzocco6365]

Winter charges in contract, after a certain date in the fall, for customers that absolutely have to get there project done. So you the contractor won't have to absorb the cost of shorter days, frozen ground, stops and starts due to snow. Etc.

[@nullrout556]

So you "lost" $14.5k in overhead but did you lose money overall? I'm assuming you at least made something or broke even at the end of the project.

[@rookie197441]

Love the videos and have a merry Christmas

[@Dirtmonkey]

Hey, thanks! You have a Merry Christmas too!👍

[@byronsmail1766]

Amazing job on that wall. That was a big wall. Cheers

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@andyt4632]

Ouch!! Don’t want to many loses like that in a year, great that your guys are aware of the good and especially the bad parts of a job. Cracking wall tho👍

[@aldonco]

Stan forget the banner tell them you want money. Tell them you had a bad week on the job and at the track. Merry Christmas to you and your family

[@quincyvenable2279]

The drink of the day let’s go brotha!!!! God bless love the videos

[@raptor250gonecrazy]

We started a wall project in November and a trash truck drove into it. It all worked out but one of the biggest headache jobs I’ve ever done

[@zaksnowden5716]

Great video, appreciate the detail building process for a wall that size. I didn't know you guys use lmn, I've been using it for a few years and like it but I know I'm not using it to its full potential. Look forward to a more in depth view of the ways you utilize the software if possible. Thanks and merry Christmas

[@CDPMATH]

-14k is a lot brother...I made sure to watch every second of each add to cover the loss. Lol jk keep up the positive vibes. Happy holidays!

[@Dirtmonkey]

You rock! and Happy Holidays!

[@berated4541]

Hey Stan, have you thought about going to the DJI Osmo Action camera? I know at this point its 2 years old, but it is far more reliable than the go pro's, and at 2 years old still competes with the 6 month old hero 9, at half the price, without a required subscription to take advantage of all its features. The hero 9 is a superior camera in terms of video quality, but what good is that if it's not reliable, and if it barely lasts a year? IMO its pretty clear with the Go Pro 8 and 9 release that Go Pro no longer cares about making a quality product for a positive customer experience, and really only cares about raking in profits.

[@63jeepj20]

Can you not "notch" the rough side that butts up to the smooth side? Wouldnt take much but just enough to smooth the section that is butted.

[@Dirtmonkey]

yes- but thats a lot of work for a result that structurally wouldn't make much of a difference.

[@63jeepj20]

@@Dirtmonkey understandable, would only be for visual purposes. I suppose if the gap isnt that noticeable there is no reason to do it

[@anniecrowbar9358]

You have one great crew! I will have to try the Spindrift but maybe not I see it has a gram of sugar! What’s your take on LaCroix drinks - have you tried any? So many flavors to choose from and no sugar!!! I love trying the no sugar carbonated drinks - gave up pop a few years ago so went to fizzy sugarless drinks - thanks for the great detailed video on the wall build - never realized how much planning goes into it!

[@Dirtmonkey]

I love the Spin drift lemon water. Its simple and amazing. the gram of sugar is from the squeezed fruit. Its the real deal-real fruit and tastes like it.

[@maxclement1502]

Thanks for the video really enjoyed this project

[@Dirtmonkey]

Our pleasure!

[@mattwright7042]

What are soil corrections? Learning new stuff fun to watch

[@Melefamily]

Love what you do my man! Why were you guys torching the top of the wall. I’m just curious. I’m finally taking on retaining wall projects all because you brother. God bless!

[@robertpas4982]

hey Stan 3 questions. 1. what do you think of cats stick steer on there next gen excavators? 2. why do you only have one mini excavator but so many skid steer? 3. will you ever do a video on all of the equipment that you have ever owned and what was your favorite and what was you least favorite

[@Dirtmonkey]

I haven't ran the gen 2 cat skid steer so I don't have an opinion on it. I only need one Mini Excavator. I should do a video on all my equipment- but just don't know how cool that would be. But it seems like a lot of people want to see that for some reason.

[@csmlawnandlandscape7619]

Okay, watched 1/4, 2/4.... now 4/4. Was there a 3/4 video? I just want to make sure I didn't miss a video in the series. Great videos by the way... Merry Christmas and happy new year!!!

[@andybrooke1961]

Stan, do you offer fencing for the tall walls? Like you said, kids in the complex will play on the wall.

[@Dirtmonkey]

we don't install it but I coordinate it for my customers if need be.

[@andrewporter3393]

Do you have to design ur wall to take the fence if ur installing one. Here in ontario you have to design the fence to the wall. Cause the fence adds load to the wall. So if its not apart of the design the wall could fail all cause of a fence install being an after thought.

[@keithparady2594]

Good one Keep up the good work

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks 👍 for tuning in and hae a great week Keith!

[@savagewolfjovettgarcia3728]

Can you do a equipment tour and more snowplowing video

[@Dirtmonkey]

Yep!

[@TheLivethedream36]

Another awesome video !!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks Fred!

[@Arcanix]

Watching your videos makes me want to find a company like yours here in western WA...

[@MinorMatt2100]

Merry Christmas Stan! Still out plowing compressor stations. I'll send some pictures via Instagram

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks, that's awesome!

[@UncleDrakovich]

why not use concrete instead of glue? takes more time?

[@DumbCarGuy]

I've got a black 68 big block corvette you can buy to take your mind off of your loss.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thats a sweet car

[@braydensdirtbikechannel7101]

Hi stan we just got hit with a nor easter here in ma and im mad that i couldn’t go out with my dad because of school. But we got almost 2 feet. But we’ve been getting so much snow falls

[@Dirtmonkey]

DANG- thats right- your right over in that area where its all coming down. Send some my way!

[@braydensdirtbikechannel7101]

@@Dirtmonkey alrighty ill make sure to make a call to Mother Nature 😂😂😇

[@kobelcofan]

Do you make your guys get their CDL or do you hire specific people to drive your trucks?

[@Dirtmonkey]

Specific people with experience to drive the trucks. I feel like the trucks are the most dangerous equipment on our job sites.

[@kobelcofan]

@@Dirtmonkey Most of the excavating companies near me won't hire anyone without a CDL. Some of my friends even got it just so they'd get hired hoping to become operators but instead got stuck in a truck and ran loads all day.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thats hard to comprehend-with the labor shortage Good help is HARD to find and most guys are appreciative of skilled help. To me its a bonus if they can also drive.

[@kobelcofan]

@@Dirtmonkey There's a big utility contractor in my area that took all their triaxles and made a completely separate company from their excavating company. A friend of mine that works there told me that they did it for insurance purposes.

[@RiverValleyLandscaping]

@@kobelcofan definetly man, because you don’t want to add all the cost of insurance for the trucking to a company that may have already had a few mishaps and blemishes on their record from their current insurance provider, very common in excavation because mistakes do happen unfortunately... most just go with a dba name so they can start their insurance fresh

[@Miguel_Garcia.]

Are you going to do more demos

[@Dirtmonkey]

I sure hope so.

[@DMountains]

Regarding the financial loss, the big question is: what would you do differently in the future to help prepare for similar circumstances?

[@Dirtmonkey]

Definitely a better thought out plan.

[@DMountains]

@@Dirtmonkey I’ve run small technical consulting businesses for almost 40 years. I always recommend reassessing fixed costs every 3 or 4 years. Costs such as phones, insurance, maintenance and supplies for the stuff that is commonly used is worth shopping every few years. Recently i helped a group reduce their phone cost by about 70% by going with VOIP providers. IT infrastructure is one of my specialties and I know all kinds of ways to reduce cost there. Insurance can usually be reduced by about 10% to 20% for a day or 2 of asking for and then comparing offers. Most (not all) equipment failures can be eliminated by scheduled maintenance. The trick is to write down the recurring costs and then research to find where savings can be made. Sometimes a trick is to spend a little more for some things to avoid surprises. A review of the tedious stuff can go a long way to reduce fixed costs. There are always places where management is not diligent for a variety of reasons and costs here and there always increase over time Then, if this were me, I would talk with legal counsel to discuss changing some language in the standard contract to split some surprise costs with the buyer. Steps along these lines will reduce losses by 20% to about half and help reduce overhead at the same time. I don't know but from what i've seen of your videos, your group is always busy so it's possible this review process hasn't been done for a while.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thats solid advice. A lot of little expense can add up when they get out of hand.

[@Grumpy_old_Boot]

Something I have found, is that people will withhold information from you, because they are worried it will cost them more money if they share the information with you. This isn't entirely wrong as the task will often be more expensive, but at the same time, it will usually end up costing them more anyways, as problems start creeping up. I dunno if you can add some legalese that says something like _"you _*_might_*_ get 'fined' if you withhold information that is pertinent to the task at hand."_ That might make them less reluctant, and give you a better chance of giving them a proper offer to begin with. But I think it's worth considering.

[@Golf_Course_Guy]

You have some awesome employees.... have a good day!!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you Gabe. Im really lucky to have so many awesome guys on my team. And I hope you have an amazing week!

[@Golf_Course_Guy]

@@Dirtmonkey thank you!

[@alexboomer8828]

Hey I would like to see block test with the glue. Like actually how much glue do you really need.

[@johnmattu7262]

Sounds like some creative accounting to me..., but I'm cool with that. The wall turned out great guys! That reminds me, quarterly's are about due. Keep up the good work guys.

[@samstuart2229]

hey Stan ive been trying to figure out how you would do a landscaping job and get all the materials when you are just getting started and you cant afford all the materials in the first place.

[@Dirtmonkey]

You have to start with a credit line at your material supply house. Its how most companies operate.

[@Verifraudreports]

net 30 2% 10

[@deadfishporter]

The way I do it is I require a 25% deposit on jobs over $1000 Before I will add them to my schedule. I put that in the details of my bids and I have never had anyone question it.

[@Dirtmonkey]

This is also a great way to get started- lots of companies do this

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thats a great way to do it as well.

[@bluelaser4534]

Stanley keep uploading work and equipment video's those.. More

[@Dirtmonkey]

Will do!

[@bluelaser4534]

@@Dirtmonkey IAM a concrete and landscaper sub contractor and ur channel is awesome

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you!! and Have an awesome week!

[@landmarkcreations1183]

Man I’ve been there a few times.. sometimes your windshield and sometimes your the fly

[@Dirtmonkey]

Hahaha...right!?!

[@MrBigblueford]

My loss for day is about 250 per day when im not working with income..this numer is just my income alone, it is why when I'm not working during winter I am splitting fire wood. I call this system the prepping system. If the wood is sitting in the pile and ready to go it is just a matter of loading it up and its sold.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Yes- your still moving forward. Your doing the labor and reaping the reward later.

[@Grumpy_old_Boot]

Another good thing to do during winter, is maintenance on unusual items. Like, my dad would always do maintenance on his combine harvesters in the winter, so they were ready for summer work.

[@MrBigblueford]

@@Grumpy_old_Boot that get done in shop on cold days in the heated shop when outdoor activities are less than disired or, in the evening when no light is available for outdoor activities (even thou my wood splitting area is lit up with lighting, I try to work where ever the best suited conditions are viable - outdoor stuff when temperatures permit and indoor work wen cold weather occurs...

[@Grumpy_old_Boot]

yeah, another thing that is usually done during the winter month when work is light, is clean up the storage, and figure out how much stuff you have just laying about.

[@landonmorel3715]

why don’t you get a splitter for splitting blocks?

[@mattlane7888]

Stan- really enjoy the content,. Appreciate you providing us a look into the overhead cost for your organization. When you bid jobs you don’t add in margin to cover potential over runs/downtime for this or other expense category’s? Also when you do have downtime on a hardscaping project due to snow don’t you have plow contracts to transition to? Again, I appreciate the risk component that you’re sharing with us but have questions about how agile you can be when your literally up against a wall!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Only government projects will allow you weather contingencies. we did switch to snwoplowing but the mobilization time is never compensated for. Meaning it costs money to pull all the equipment off and back on the site. I pay for that

[@sgninjasllc8172]

Great video you guys are my favorite👍😉😃

[@Dirtmonkey]

Yay! Thank you!

[@King1018-t9w]

Man i would of figured your overhead would have been more than that per day, we got some snow in Oklahoma last week and i got my skid steer out and got pumped to clear driveways and lots and wouldn't ya know nothing stuck to the roads.

[@horebvilla5766]

I want know what is the name block you used for retaining wall i i hope you can help me

[@dennis2376]

Will you keep equipment that continuously provide problems or do you get rid of them, or just use them on smaller jobs where the lose if they go down will be less?

[@Dirtmonkey]

They get gone. One of them that was in this video is already gone.

[@dennis2376]

@@Dirtmonkey Thank you and have a happy holiday season.

[@spacecan1]

do you ever use separation fabric under the base?

[@markkudlachjr4557]

Hey Stanley what kind of camera do you use for filming? The quality is pretty good and didn’t know if it was your cell phone or what? Thanks Love the content

[@Dirtmonkey]

I use Go-pro'7s on 4 k at 30 or 60 frames per second.

[@AES5967]

Does that Wacker have a Lombardini diesel? It's a total guess, I'm going off of the sound. I used to have an old simplicity 7790 with a lombardini.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Don't know which one it is but it is diesel

[@andrewporter3393]

Hey Stan. Do you still have the other asv. The one that got backed into the pool edge.

[@josephbucko]

I was wondering if you did this in let’s say July would you think the ground would be dry and if it was would the project be a problem in the future because you wouldn’t have the the soil correction and if yes to both questions would the cost to fix be more then 14000?

[@stephenfarynaz7229]

Any reason u can't use the saw 2 make your own bevel?....

[@angrypanda9133]

You keep mentioning soil correction, I'm curious what that is exactly

[@Dirtmonkey]

Its when we remove bad, unstructural fill soil that can't support the weight of the wall replace that with Good soil. Good soil is clean, non organic compactible fill.

[@angrypanda9133]

@@Dirtmonkey awesome, so is a proctor run on the soil. A proctor bring a gradation, plasticity index, soil classification and five moisture/ weight points. I come from the road building side of things.

[@ericouellette5293]

When I was younger I worked concrete for a local company. Then rain day sweet got a day off. As I got older I actually thought about how much money my old boss lost on those rainy days. That or if something broke or didn't go right. That's why now I look over my semi to make sure it's good to go. Try to catch a small problem before it gets bigger. If I can I will fix it myself just to save the boss money. Also helps me get to work that much faster. I run nights so would have to wait for someone to come fix it.

[@Lee-At-Green-Pheonix-Rc]

If I lived close I'd love to be an apprentice and train on the machines and help me learn the skills and tips from u Stan and the guys 👍

[@willb3018]

Just curious. I get the "money lost" on the job and it is real enough because of overhead. But a lot of those overhead costs are long since sunk costs (or paid for). Did you at least achieve a positive cash flow on this job? I sure hope so.

[@Dirtmonkey]

No we did not...but thanks for asking & hoping for us! When you take the overhead into account we were basically working for practice, which we have already had plenty of.

[@Grumpy_old_Boot]

Not just practice, you also work for reputation. Reputation is one of those things that takes years to work up, and with social media, it can be lost in minutes. Yet, it's still worth it, you get a lot of work off of your reputation.

[@danield8896]

Damnn man, and I thought running over the rake and costing myself 260$ on my s70 was a bad day 🤣

[@Dirtmonkey]

You win some but you also lose some in this game. Sometimes its big money but other times its smaller stuff. Losing a rake sucks but did you puncture a tire? How did it cost $260?

[@gordowg1wg145]

Some of you may know the 'overheads' as fixed costs and variable costs. As for the equipment and workers that were unable to work the site, it's not just the direct cost of paying wages, and the equipment off, but that they aren' t bringing in money to the company. That loss could be much more than what the job cost in delays because it meant they couldn't work on another, profitable, job until it was finished.

[@NorthShoreScout]

hey bud i was watching project farm and they were testing your boys favorite tool!! the electric grease gun!!! you wont believe which one WON! lol

[@jonathanreilly6663]

Happy holidays

[@Dirtmonkey]

Happy Holidays to you!

[@buckhorncortez]

I worked on large construction projects and there was always "weather delay" language in Division 0, that generally stated the contractor could make additional claims for time and contract extension if the weather could not have been reasonably anticipated and had an adverse effect on the scheduled construction. Many contracts had a built-in weather delay contingency for the contractor, and if not used, the contractor was simply not paid for the contingency time. Do your contracts not include that kind of contract weather delay language?

[@Dirtmonkey]

thats great on LARGE commercial sites especially with Government funding. On private commercial jobs it doesn't work.

[@gsxr600rafii]

Can you have weather stipulations in your contacts to cover some more of your losses in the future?

[@Dirtmonkey]

Doesn't seem to work well that way, but that's a good thing to think about. Thanks!

[@kendrickbettis3328]

This is excellent, thanks!!!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Glad you enjoyed it! Keep coming back for more👍

[@FroudWorx]

Stanley, I thought you used Jobber? In your opinion is LMN better? Same?

[@Golf_Course_Guy]

Yay more hand tool reviews!!!!!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Happy your happy

[@alcyoneart1618]

Awesome videos!

[@Golf_Course_Guy]

Have you ever taken apart a wall and found a company name or someone’s name on a block?

[@Dirtmonkey]

nope. hasn't happened yet anyway

[@MrJohnweez]

People who sign their name are confident and proud of their work. Walls you have to redo are most likely done by those who just want the money.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Signing the walls was started by Sam and such a cool thing I have missed all these years. I wish I had done that sooner

[@PrecisionCSGO]

@@Dirtmonkey I started writing it at the end of a job too because of you guys! You guys are a huge motivation for me

[@markc2152]

You should probably put an unsuitable soil clause in your contract as you can’t predict what you can’t see

[@JoshuaR.Collins]

1. so did you make any money off the job or was it a loss (you spent more money then you made) ? (if you can say) 2. Could you/did you charge for the soil correction since that was somewhat within the costumers control?(if they had it done right the first time)

[@mikestevens3247]

What do you mean by soil corrections???

[@JacobGodar]

Awesome video!

[@michaelosullivan8325]

Waw u guys do great work .

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you so much 😀

[@noillusion3180]

You can disclose the job price. It’s not illegal.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Interesting...thanks.

[@Grumpy_old_Boot]

@@Dirtmonkey Just because something is legal, doesn't mean it's a good idea to do it - The costumer might get upset, and it could damage your company's reputation.

[@anthonyflores5727]

Hey Stanley I recently started a landscaping company I have before given bids and done a few big projects but it’s really hard to come across them and I am wondering what’s the best way to get big jobs salesmen? Door to door? Google? Contact home builders?

[@htownblue11]

Stan, none of my business but do you budget a “weather contingency” into your annual operating budget? I’m sure you do to help prevent the impact of weather or act of God type losses throughout a year.

[@Dirtmonkey]

We don't budget for weather- we calculate our overhead on working days. So when the weather or other delays hit us we can account for the expense of that delay.

[@jayweathers9295]

Stan did you go to school to learn parts of what your company does or did you learn it all from a mentor and or trial and error?