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Some of the best flat rate pricing contractors in our area are dying and it's not because they provide bad service, their pricing is off the charts. Skilled labor is approaching 70% percent unemployment in municipalities around the US. This concept has no answers for times like this, at least not in our market and there are only a few markets throughout the country that are holding their own. You don't like my pricing, move on to the next.

I will fight the flat rate philosophy all day long on this, in good times there are enough people to go around. Read into 'do whatever it takes' however you want, make it as nefarious and suggestive as you feel necessary. Most plumbing contractors that survive this (and it will go on for at least two years) will have two common traits #1 Have enough money saved to lower their pricing enough to compete in a market that can only afford white box service and hopefully staunch the blood flow long enough to return to profitability before the money runs out or #2 Do whatever it takes to lower their labor costs to continue to make a profit during these white van times.

However it is completely irresponsible to broad brush the current depression and work situation and attribute it to ignorance, self esteem and fear. I agree wholeheartedly with the concept of service contractors keeping their pricing and service high so they can continue to train employees, keep service quality high and actually make a profit. I've read that ignorance, self esteem and fear are the reasons for contractors failing by the bushel basket. By the way I use the word 'contractor' loosely in the description above. Let's buy space age, I mean cutting edge diagnostic tools (I just wanted to write space age) you'll spend a pretty penny. Are you going to send all your service people to learn the latest in Green Plumbing or high efficiency heating and cooling? You've got to pay them to go and in most cases pay the company that is doing the training. Are you going to buy new snazzy trucks? You need cash. While there are a few ways to differentiate yourself from others in this historic downturn most have a very high barrier to entry. They have all become extremely good at telling people to 'differentiate yourself from the competition', good and responsible contractors won't get caught up in lowering their prices to compete with the 'newly' minted contractors. That brings us to another delusion, some of our so called experts are having.

#24 HOUR PLUMBER INSTALL#

below the real cost of doing business and exposing home owners to possible issues with unlicensed and uninsured service providers.ĭo we even need to talk about how every water proofing, concrete contractor, window contractor, carpet layer and basement remodeling contractor can suddenly replace sump pumps, install battery back-up systems and water heaters? Don't Lower Your Pricing to Meet Demand? On one hand you may say 'well that's the American Dream at its finest' but all it's really doing is allowing consumers to get their plumbing/air conditioning etc.

Unemployed Skilled Tradesmen a Historic Threat When I look at the hydronic/piping/plumbing service industry introspectively I cannot listen to the original song and not get an eerie sense of foreboding with regards to our industry. It was the very first video played on the seminal music video channel MTV and an omen signaling a monumental shift in how we listen to music. 24-Hour Plumber Service Installation, Repair, Unclogging The Unemployed Killed the Service Industry StarsI apologize for the not so subtle reference to the famous Buggles hit song/video 'Video Killed the Radio Star'.

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