Man this is real life handyman work here man. I totally messed up this estimate
On this handyman job. But anyways, let's get to this. Let's get to this video. I'll explain a little more. Good morning friend
Got all my goodies from Home Depot this morning pretty excited about my job today
Today was one of those days words
like when you get everything in your cart like you look at your cart and you're like
Excited for the work that you got going on. I'm pretty excited for the work
I'm doing today doing rebuilding the gate again
Which is pretty awesome who doesn't love doing that and then doing some sprinkler valve replacements. They're just leaking like crazy. So
Looking forward to that and then doing some electrical work. So that is always fun for sure. So
Yeah, man, let's get to it this today is gonna be a great day. Let's do it. Okay, here we are
We're gonna be replacing three of the sprinkler valves. This one just leaking a little bit right here
It's got all these Krusty's on it. This one's leaking down here
And this one leaks a little bit out of the solenoid base when you turn it on. So we're going to get those
three replaced and then this is
the gate that I'm replacing
This also looks pretty bad here. This was how I found it. So what I think I'm going to do is
I'm going to replace this 2x4 while I'm at it here. And then this is the gate here that I'm replacing
So that'll be a fun rebuild. And then we're just going to put a new 2x4 up here to reattach that
so
Everything should be good. So let's get to it
Okay, they got a main water shut-off. And then this one just goes to the sprinkler. So we just turn that one off
Tested this sprinkler here so it's off
Okay, now that I got my risers put on my sprinkler valves that I'm replacing it's time to
Hook the hook the male adapter connectors up to my new sprinkler valve and then we're gonna pop them on
Okay, now that I got everything assembled we are ready to cut these to size and then plop them on there
So I got this one. This is the drip one. I got that hooked back up here
So that kind of gives me a good measurement for that one
All right, we got them all glued up try not to make too much of a mess there
That one glued up that one glued up so everything looks great
So we'll let those sit for a little while and then we'll test them out
But in the meantime we'll get started on this gate here
Man I love the look of a new gate doesn't that look awesome?
All right, I got this gate all installed
I had the gate installed here, but then the the post was sagging a little bit really when I quoted this job
I should have quoted a new fence post here
But I did not you can see this this fence here is fairly new and they replaced all the fence posts, but this one
So basically right now, what I'm trying to do is I knocked out some of the concrete
I'm trying to shore it up with some new concrete
It'll probably need to be replaced. But I'm gonna give this a try and then I'm gonna reinstall this gate here
But while that cement is drying I'm gonna go inside and start in some of the Elektra
All right, Alan worked pretty good I got this light installed very nice
Okay, we got all the work done there at that house except for that gate just finishing up that gate man that that fence posts
that the gate rides on is
Pretty rotten. I should have caught that when I did my estimate, but I didn't man
I mean there was like this time when I was going through this funk and it
was a ground the time when I was doing this estimate, so
Yeah, I missed that but we're trying to shore it up. It's not super broken
It's just kind of wobbly. So I chipped out some of the concrete put in new concrete trying to shore it up
So I'm gonna let that sit while I'm at lunch and away and then hopefully we'll be good to go afterwards
I'll just mount that gate back up and we'll see but yeah, I got that that LED light fixture mounted above the kitchen sink
So that was pretty cool
and then
converted some of those halogen bulbs to LED
Light kits in the kitchen and then got the sprinkler valves done
So yeah, really all that's left to do get wrapped up. Is that gate?
but once I get back from lunch, I'm gonna see how that how that fence post is holding up and see if it's
See if it's ready to go or if it's gonna need to be pulled out and be replaced
We're gonna see what what's up with that
I want to talk talk about something that I talked about with the guy who gave me a call yesterday during that consulting call
And his main question was you know, he start up his business in June a few months ago
And he's really been having trouble kind of just getting
Getting a good client base
You know getting people that he explained it like he's having trouble
Clients coming to him rather than him having to chase clients and that's something that is very common
especially when people first start their business
But what I told him is the number one thing that you need to focus on is getting a good
marketing funnel and a good marketing plan in place
and for me that really
Starts with being online a website is key
Facebook Instagram Google, you know, all that stuff is a must
Because nowadays like you can reach so many people on social media with a click of one button
or having one person share your post more than you can just knocking on someone's door or
Calling people up or cold calling or whatever
Marketing online marketing is the way to go for sure for your handyman business
And that's just something that we talked about hooked him up with some courses and some good material to get him started along that path
Yeah, pretty great talk. But I just wanted to kind of
Share that with you guys. I don't know if you guys have a good online marketing strategy, but that's the way to go
That's what's worked. Great for me. Okay. Well I was at lunch
I called the the homeowner there and I talked to her she's actually at work today
So her dad was the one at the house with me led me in and stuff like that
But it wasn't I chatted with her and told her what was going on with that fence post and she said hey
No sweat go ahead and replace that swept that fence post if you need to
I told her the price and she was completely cool to price I think for me
I was a little nervous to like give her a price. I hate like because that's my hope
That's the whole reason why I give an estimate beforehand
So there's no like there's no funny business, you know, everyone knows exactly what's needed exactly
What's going on exactly how much you're paying things like that?
But so I was a little nervous to like call her back and be like, hey, we're gonna need an extra this much money
But she was completely fine with it
She's like, you know stuff happens, you know, no big deal you missed it
But you can go ahead and you know put a new one in no big deal. So she approved it
She was completely fine with the estimate
so we're gonna go ahead and just pull that old one out and
Put put the new post in so that's what we're gonna do once we get back
So going Home Depot right now almost there to pick up a new fence post
Yeah gonna get it man. We're gonna get going and get this job completed for this client
It may have to go into tomorrow, but I'm gonna get the fence post set tonight
Just so that because normally I like that I like letting the fence post concrete sit for like at least like three hours
before I
You know put a gate on it
They say you could do it after one hour, but I just I don't know. I feel better were three
But yeah, so it's gonna be great. We're gonna come back prior to morrow morning and finish it up. But yeah, let's get it
Let's get her done
Man, again, there's nowhere to park for the trailer man, even like in the middle of the day
Because these these spots would be perfect but there's like carts galore everywhere
So I've got a park out here. Hey, there's a Milwaukee truck the Milwaukee truck is here
Remember like quite a few videos. I told ago. I told you that
The Milwaukee lady wasn't here for a while and just the DeWalt guy was so anyways
Milwaukee car Milwaukee truck getting a new one of these concrete mixing pans because I forgot mine at the job I did yesterday
But I'll have to go back and get it but in the meantime because that's like all the way across town
So in the meantime, I'll just grab a new one and they're like five bucks. Well, I'm gonna go grab the other one probably later
All right, we're back. Let's let's get pulling this post out here. I
Always keep you scrap two-by-fours on my truck just for stuff like this. You know, I got these off of a job
I dorsum down a while back, but they were perfect just for you know, being scrap pieces to hold stuff together
Yeah, that was a good call to pull this out
All right, we got the got the fencepost set in the concrete here it is four o'clock
So I don't think we're going to be able to hang this gate today
Be too late. I want to let it sit for at least three hours. So I think coming back tomorrow
Afternoon or morning or afternoon depending on how my morning job goes tomorrow will be our best bet but I've got this in there
Yeah, so now you got to clean up and then get out of here for the day
I might put some some braces back on here. Just just so it holds the fence up tonight, but
Other than that, I think we're gonna be coming back tomorrow to finish this thing up
So we got a few more updates it is the next day
We got a few more updates
I was chatting with the customer last night and
she came home and took a look at what I was doing and she really liked the work, but unfortunately or apparently I
Messed up on the estimate. I yeah, I kind of screwed the pooch on that one
Apparently she wanted the whole the gate replaced and that little side Shack the side section of fence there
You know that part that was kind of rotten out. Apparently she wanted that whole thing replaced
I did not
originally estimate that so I was kind of in a pickle wears like and I hate like giving people an
Estimate or a price after I've already given the estimate or already started the work?
You know to me so I really was feeling bad. I gave her like a pretty like low low price for it and
she was telling me she's well, you know like this is kind of hard and so I
Told her I'm like, yeah, you know, I totally understand, you know
I should have estimated this correctly in the first place and I apologize for that
You know, what's a fair price in your mind? So she told me her budget
And then I said, okay. Well, I'll do it for your budget and she said well, are you sure because you know
I don't want you to you know
Be skimping yourself out and be missing out on money that you rightfully need for your hard work
So I really appreciate working with customers like this. So we went with a little bit lower than what I
Estimated her, you know with the added on stuff and a little bit higher than her
Than her budget, so we were able to work it out
So I really love customer that you know, that money's not their top priority
but really helping you out and having a top-quality job is a is their highest priority because
After all, that's what my highest priority is. So I feel like when those two meshed you find your ideal customer, so
Anyways, I went on people I got the materials to rebuild that side little portion of the fence there
So we're gonna get to that so we're gonna head over that project right now
Okay, here is the fence posts that we put in at the end of the day yesterday and I just went ahead and I wrapped
up, you know the rest of this yesterday reattach this but here's our cement from yesterday and
This new post we put in rock solid. So this over here is what they want to replace which totally makes sense because it is
Yeah, pretty nasty this whole
Post here is just completely warped. This is the new board
I put up here, but I'm going to save that
But we'll replace this section here and then install our new gate and we'll be done
Okay, we got this one in the cement here. Got some cement laid
I just put out this 2x4 right here just as kind of a
Marker, so I get everything straight got my correct distance for my new gate, but this is our new post here
It's not the post was super rock solid wasn't what didn't have any broad on it at all
so it was mainly this one and that 2x4 that went across the top so
We went ahead and got these all done. That one's super strong
So we're gonna let this cure up for a little while
Cleanup here and then we're gonna start putting on our fence pickets and then put our gate on and finish this guy up
It's been about an hour and a half or so. So, let's see what this looks like here
It's looking like it's getting hard I think it's probably good enough to put some stringers on
Alright we got all our gate all set up now
We just need to put the pickets on that on that little side fence there. So we're gonna get to that
Okay, we're all done with this this gate and side fence here I think it turned out pretty good
So now we just got to get cleaned up and get out of here
I just want to show you guys kind of the last bits of it all
So here's the inside of the gate here
Inside of a little fence here, so we installed that new post there that new post there
Allen was good to go. I still need to install my latch, but that's that's all that's left. And then
Yeah, I'm gonna cover up that cement there with some dirt and then clean up and we'll get out here
Alright, I'm all done with this project. Got it all wrapped up
so this whole project just kind of recap it and give you guys some of
logistics
So we did those those two can lights in in the kitchen and I installed that one can light that Jay boxing out a candlelight
Over the kitchen sink then I did the gate and that little side fence portion and the gate post
Next to the gate and then three sprinkler valves, we hook those up and rewired those and everything like that
So total for this job was one thousand one hundred thirty dollars after all the adjustments we decided on that price
she was super super great with that and
So the materials for this project were about two hundred fifty bucks
So that leaves what I think it's about eight eight something like eight hundred eighty bucks for profit or something like that
So worked out pretty good. I have a total of about seven hours into this project. So not bad
and just one thing that I really learned from this from this job is if you get
Customers that or if you care about customers and have their best interests in mind
They're gonna have your best interest in mind and it's all gonna work out great. So that would be my two cents
So thank you all so much for watching. This will log and I'll see you guys on the next one. Have a great one
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