My niche, if you want to call it a niche, is installing square edge 4 sides factory finished solid wood floors.... 3/4" or 5/16". I can tell the difference but the average person is somewhat shocked to discover what they are looking at is actually a prefinished product.

Apparently Gary does not read that other site.

I wonder why more large format parquet isin't used. I like the look more than straight wood and there seem to be more and more options avaliable these days.

We use a lot of the "Kentucky" wood floor patterns here in the more upscale projects, usually just as a part of a larger install, maybe in library, home office, etc. Herringbone (my favorite) is also very popular.

Today I got the "go ahead" on a nice job

The folks said " We want you to do the job because we trust you. Our dog likes you, so we know we can trust you. Everyone else that came over, he wanted to attack ! "

Is that a trip ? Maybe that's my niche market Sometimes you gotta love this business.

Maybe you guys should think about carrying some kibble or snausages in your back pocket

So that's the trick to getting the bid

Had a builder call me and ask how much he owed me. lol I told him then he said I was high bidder on that job but that was OK cus he liked me and my attitude. Scary huh.

Then I told him he should not get other quotes for future jobs and just trust me.

Perfect comeback. It always amaizes me how people dont know what it is to compare apples to apples. Even if their business people, and you try to explain that to them

I work for a builder who years ago told me I wasn't charging enough. So I told him fine, I'll charge you more. Next job, he asked me to give him a break on the price.