Finally raised my rates on cabinet refinishing jobs - business is booming

Been running my painting crew for 8 years now and just bumped up rates on those kitchen cabinet jobs everyone loves. Switched to Sherwin-Williams Emerald Urethane for better durability and it lets me justify the increase without the cheap peel-off issues. Clients are still biting because they see the quality in the finish, especially after I show them samples from the last Graco HVLP setup we used. Watched that Idaho Painter video on social media tricks and started posting before-and-afters on Instagram, which helped pull in more high-end gigs. Someone in the Painting Contractors Facebook group mentioned tying rates to material costs, so I added a line item for that in my quotes. Now we're booking steady without the lowball headaches. Proud of how it's turning out, feels like real growth.

screw the cheapskates who complain, they weren't gonna pay quality anyway

those big box stores undercut us all, time we all raised together or get left behind

congrats man, i tried that and had a client bring donuts to celebrate the new me

big corps like home depot flood the market with crap painters, we gotta charge what we're worth

same here, rates up and jobs still coming in

i feel your pain, been grinding low rates too long

add a premium for eco paints, clients eat that up and it covers the hike

hit 100 jobs this year after my rate bump, never looking back

yeah, the struggle is real with these economy watchers

frustrated as hell, one client ghosted after i quoted fair

tried the same, ended up with a paint fight on site lol

quote flat rate with options, upsell the good stuff

man i get it, slow seasons kill

totally feel that burnout from undercharging

the homeadvisor leads are trash, full of rate shoppers

insurance companies jacking premiums while we scrape by

had a good laugh when a client said my old rate was 'stealing'

pissed off at competitors undercutting with illegals

use jobber for quotes, it tracks your increases easy

those pe firms buying up shops and slashing rates to compete

break it down by sq ft in your proposal, shows value

yeah, we all been there with the thin margins

damn the low bidders, they're killing the trade

frustrated with clients who think paint is free

totally, knees aching from cheap jobs

don't skimp on prep, one bad adhesion and you're redoing the whole damn thing