I don't know... by the quality of the girlie pictures inside the lid of his toolbox?
How does one identify a "great" installer?
I don't know... by the quality of the girlie pictures inside the lid of his toolbox?
Get with the times, their on the laptops now!!!!!
Why you ask, there's a LOT more space for them!
He laughs and hangs up on you when you ask him if he will install a some equipment you purchased. Call him back and apologize and say you were just kidding and wanted to check him out and you would never insult him in such a degrading manner. Tell him you are willing to follow his direction in what type of equipment to install and a check will be on the kitchen table and he can fill it out when he's done its already signed.
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A really fat wallet. Someone great will be well compensated. Girly pics beer gut do not make him bad
i belong to peta ... people eating tasty animals. all my opinions are just mine.
I am struggling with this now. Other than looking in the phone book and what amounts to cold calling, not much recourse. Especially if you're new to town and don't have a lot of people to ask. No consensus anyway.
Check references, but who is going to give you the names of anyone who was unhappy? Selection bias.
BBB, assumes that unhappy folks will make a report...how many actually do?
Not so easy.
if he walks, talks,and acts like an idiot he is an installer
seriosly ask arround and find out who others used
a good installer usaly works for a good quality company
most good techs you will find are company men and wont take work from the company by working on the side
some or very few will if they know there is no way the company will be ask to do the job. no good install will install something they didnt buy. so if looking to install something from the net good luck
good companies are hard to come by and a realy good tech knows this and will not put his job in jearpody just for a few extra bucks
Tinknocker where you been, haven't heard from you lately. things pickin up for you?
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A related question:
once it's installed how would a HO know it was done well?
twill
working out. on the road more now and the over time is there also. will take time
my email is in my profile now if you like
where is our picture. i think she stiffed us heheheh
I think so too, I wanted to be the one doing the stiffing.
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to bad i thought you had your foot in the door
me too, now I have to go back to cupid.com to find me a girl. I need a girl with a nice staion wagon to help me with side jobs. Tools would be nice too. I lost my red snips so I can only cut right until I scrap up some money to get some new ones.
Also I tried to send you an email it says your box is full.
[Edited by twilli3967 on 05-10-2005 at 09:28 PM]
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just check it only 1percent used should not be a problem
any way try yahoo dating it works better
got me in trouble many times heheheh
Get a life! I told you she was MINE!!!
Able to do a job fast without the inspector having a field day. )
A great installer is one that understands the task at hand, is able to mentally prepare tools and materials for the complete job and is able to carry out the job in a professional and efficient manner.
By being efficient by not wasting motions, limiting the number of trips to the truck and finishing one thing before starting another are ways to save time that you will need to make sure that it is done properly.
By keeping a clean workspace and leaving the customers' area as clean or cleaner than it was when you arrived.
This may be an explanation of a good installer at a lower level than the OP had intended but should be good information to those who play the role.
A good installer starts out early in the morning clean shaven with clean and neat uniformed clothing and ends the day ragged and dirty stripped down to his tee shirt.
Training is important!
Practical Training is a must!
Call three equipment distributors in your area
if you can get the tech service guy on the phone
ask him(he will not make work for himself he has plenty)
Well...that's all fine and dandy...but if you want a REAL installer, I mean, a MAN who gets the job done, look at his tv. It should be HUGE. If he has a tiny tv, he's a newb working paycheck to paycheck.
Yer gonna have to check what kind of beer he drinks too. Now, this is a tricky-dicky one, because if he drank "imported" you would think, "Hey, he's got money! Must be a good worker!"
This is a mistake. Don't fall for it. A good installer drinks domestic. Why? Modesty. You see...he HAS the money to buy the fancy shmancy made in Amsterdam stuff, but he doesn't. He's far too humble. This is a trait you want in an installer. He won't try to blow the world's best smoke up your honky only to dissapoint you later. He also drinks domestic because he wants to buy an even BIGGER tv, the kind where a human nostral is about the size of a lumberjack's fist.
Good luck.