Originally Posted by Beadlescomb
I hope they get rid of every last one of them. Phuck em if they can't get here legally. We use 95% American labor on our jobs and we mostly do higher end remodels. I've yet to see more than a couple of Mexicans that did good work. If you want some sloppy shit thrown together then sure hire them.

Like Pwyse said, you guys could name your price down on the south end. We have a certain caliber of person that we use on high end remodels. Has to be trustworthy, clean, presentable, eye for detail, and a good representative for our business. You cant just let anyone off the street go into a million dollar plus home that is homeowner occupied and start working. That's why I mentioned the background checks and said earlier that we could hire 5 guys right now if we could find them. They simply do not exist, at any price, in our current market right now. We turned down probably 1.5 in high end remodel work in '24 because we simply did not have the labor to be able to take it on, and still adequately service the other jobs that we already had on the books because we dont play the game of stringing people out. Those guys are like hen's teeth and finding them is a real problem right now. We've got some really good all American sub crews on the flooring, painting, plumbing, electric, CTs, and trim, but you cant find an American concrete, brick or block, framing, or sheetrock crew that'll show up, is reliable, or even worth pissing on right now. Used to be that everyone could pretty much do it all carpentry and basic construction wise, and they actually cared about the work they produced. It's just not the case anymore.

Last edited by abolt300; 02/12/25 04:57 PM.