Do you ever think you’ll do residential contracts, Chris?
Our slow time is the same as yours Chris. I like to use this time to catch up on screen and gutter repair I have sold during peak season, I simply tell the customer that I will contact you as soon as things slow down a bit, and when I do they love that I remembered them. I definitely prefer screen repair in my air conditioned garage though.
How many screens you repair a season? Or a day? Seems like a pretty great idea
We were contacted by a lightning rod company to install grounding cable wall anchors on 6 residential towers. They said over the summer would be fine. Strangest add-on for us! Ever!
Per season idk (yet) but a lot. As far as a day goes I’ll keep going till I have to start over for a third time on the same screen, then I just walk away from it for a while.
Screens are a great add on. I have just started adding it to my advertising pieces. Hope it generates more interest. Up till now, I would average 2 or 3 screens a week. I mention it to the client when I see a torn or worn screen.
They sure are.I think i have found a place that I can purchase entire brand new screens and still make a little cash. Ill post back when i finally get around to trying this.
As a one man show I do about $20,000 in screen work a year. That includes repair and fabrication. This afternoon around 3PM I walked into a condo apartment to do 3 sliding door repairs. people saw my truck in the patking lot and I ended up walking out around 5:15 with $375 in m pocket. I love screen money!
Does that include custom screens?
Yes, ‘fabrication’ as in fabricate a new custome screen. Also build new screen doors.
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Mark, do you do them right from your truck? What kind of set up do you have to work on? I was thinking of building a slide out table or platform that would stay in my truck. Right now I bring em home and them I have to bring em back later.
Screen repair is a horrible add on. Tedious, expensive, and no money to be made.
So you should NOT get into screen repair, ESPECIALLY if you operate out of New Jersey 
You are safe Chris. At least from me… From Idaho Phil
I do all work on site at the customers home. It means travelling with a lot of stuff in my mini van but much more profitable then going back and forth. For larger quantities I bring a folding table with pegboard attached. I can fit a screen up to 3.5’ x 6’ on it. anything bigger I do on the ground on a sheet of canvas and wear knee pads.
Ok. Thanks. My knees would definitely need the pads. Getting old. Lol
