Reply #58: If Andy is 60 [View All]

[midwayer]

his body is not what it used to be. I've know carpenters in their 60's who have been carpenters all their lives and are tired and beat up. They turn into grumps due the fact they have, lived a difficult demanding life on little pay attempting to achieve the American Dream. They are beat up.

Carpentry requires constant movement and total focus all day long in order to produce. I'm 45 and by the end of the day my body and my brain hurts, especially in the heat sometimes about 5-6 hours is about all you can take.

Painters make better money. They have better pricing power and do not have near the maticulous thought issues in order to produce.

You can run / find 5 immigrant painters, suppressing their wages much easier then you can find 5 immigrant carpenters who are good enough to produce and make you money (not that they aren't out there but more prevelant and easier to find painters.)

Liscencing & Workers Comp in some states can be an issue as well, can add to problems with profit margins greatly. Many coontractors out there working guys without WC which can be a liability not only to the contractor but the homeowner as well. Many don't think about that and the consequences until someone gets hurt.

Just some thoughts