Scheduling Paint Crews Around Rainy Days in the Pacific Northwest
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BrushStrokeBoss2
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BrushStrokeBoss2⚒️ JourneymanOP16h
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I've been running my painting outfit for 15 years now, and out here in the Pacific Northwest, the constant drizzle turns every exterior job into a scheduling nightmare. Last week, I had three crews lined up for house siding jobs, but the forecast shifted twice and we lost two full days rescheduling around Benjamin Moore Aura applications that need dry conditions. Clients get pissed when we bump them, especially on those big repaints where we're talking two coats on vinyl siding. I'm using Jobber for the calendar, but it doesn't account for weather alerts well enough. Anyone else dealing with this crap? Maybe I need to build in buffer days or charge a premium for weather holds. TBH, it's killing my efficiency this season.
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ScrewLoose⭐ Expert10h
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pnw rain is the ultimate cockblock for exterior jobs, man, i've lost count of the times my crew's twiddlin thumbs while benjamin moore dries in some magical sunbeam. feels like mother nature's got it out for us painters this year.
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DrainDragon7⚒️ Journeyman9h
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i've been crushing it in the pnw for a decade now by baking two buffer days into every exterior quote, and it keeps my sherwin-williams emerald jobs on track without eating into profits.
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SparkJockey2⭐ Expert8h
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fuckin pnw rain screwing every painter out here, clients bitchin like they own the damn weather while we're losin days and cash on these exterior gigs.
