 Projects
accepted only
in the Tulsa, Oklahoma, area
Please
plan ahead If you decide that you want me to do your project.
It is very rare for me to be available on a moment's
notice.
Modesty
aside, my skills are in high demand (praise God).
I
insist on working and completing only one job at a time. Call
as early as you can to get an idea of when I may be able
begin your project.
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Q:
How do you price your jobs?
A: Every
job has 2 separate aspects: Material and Labor.
MATERIAL:
Once we have
worked together to produce clear, specific, detailed and written
specifications
of
the new
project,
I then
provide my
customers with
a detailed list of all the needed
materials such as bricks, cement,
mortar,
sand, etc. It is the customer that then buys
the various materials and has them delivered to the job site
immediately
before the
beginning of the actual work.
Please understand
shopping and paying for all of the materials is entirely the responsibility
of the customer. I always provide very helpful suggestions
regarding where the material can be bought most economically. I
will not make a commission for customer purchases of any materials. If
I prefer one source over another I will explain exactly why. The
customer, of course, is free to buy from any source as long as
the materials meet the specifications required for the job.
LABOR:
35
years of experience enables me to judge, in advance, how much
work is involved in order for me to complete a project. The
price is for the work, not for the hours or days of time it takes
to completion. I provide my customers with a written price
for the entire job. If
the job takes hours or days longer I will not change the price. Most
of my jobs take longer than expected, mostly because I am particular
regarding quality. The labor cost for
a job is fixed
and definite. Please understand that the cost of my labor
is not negotiable. I do not start by giving you a high
price to allow room for negotiating the price lower. The
price quoted is always the final price.
Q:
I can hire a brick layer for a lot less than you charge, why should
I hire you and pay more money for the same job?
A: The short
answer is that it will not be the same job. Each profession,
including Doctors, Dentists, Lawyers, truck drivers, home builders,
jewelers, and, of course brick layers have practitioners with
skill levels ranging from poor to excellent. All of my
past customers will tell you that my work is excellent, beautiful
and substantially adds to the value of their property.
Cadillacs
cost more than Kias or Fords, and a Mercedes or a Rolls Royce
cost more than a Cadillac. Products of genuine quality
and beauty cost more. My work is for people who appreciate,
and can afford, the best brick work in Oklahoma. Plain
and simple, I am a Master Bricklayer. When you hire me
you can be certain that I will earn every penny.
Q:
I've had bad experiences with contractors. It's always annoying
that they make a big mess and leave it for me to clean up when they
are done. Is this what I can expect from you too?
A: In a
single word: "No!" I warn you that it does
get pretty messy while I am working, this just can't be helped,
but you can count on me cleaning up after myself when the job
is finished. No two ways about this.
Oh, don't
forget to ask for my references. They are so good that
they make me blush.
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