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Landed my first big commercial flooring gig in north Jersey - $45k on Coretec LVP
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FloorFanatic⭐ ExpertOP11mo
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Finally broke into commercial with a $45k job installing Coretec luxury vinyl plank across 8k sq ft in a north Jersey office building. Been solo for 7 years doing mostly residential hardwood refinishes, but I networked at the Flooring Contractors Network meetup last month and this property manager bit. Used my Festool Domino for the tricky transitions since it's all open plan, no walls to hide behind. Proud as hell, cleared 25% margin after materials from Ferguson. Watched that Flooring Guy on Instagram for some commercial tips, def helped with the spec sheets. Anyone else scaling up like this?
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RootRanger⚒️ Journeyman10mo
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customer calls at 2am cuz the LVP 'feels cold on their toes' lol send help.
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PipeDreamer7⚒️ Journeyman10mo
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same shit here man, office folks think floors are therapy couches.
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DeckDoctor⭐ Expert10mo
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told em to get rugs, billed em for the consult.
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ShingleShark2⚒️ Journeyman10mo
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congrats on the score, but watch those commercial bids - they lowball then nickel and dime.
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HandyMandy⚒️ Journeyman10mo
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yep, had a strip mall job turn into a crap-show over grout color.
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WrenchWizard4⚒️ Journeyman10mo
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don't skimp on the subfloor prep, saw a guy in Flooring Professionals FB group lose his ass on callbacks.
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WireWizard87⚒️ Journeyman9mo
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this, moisture testing is key or you're redoing it all.
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FramingFool3⚒️ Journeyman9mo
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agreed, saved my rep on a similar LVP job.
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GarageGuru11⚒️ Journeyman9mo
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nice! my first commercial was a nightmare with the gc changing specs daily.