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Why homeowners choose the boring
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insulation 1.5" & 2"
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Trade Shows
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Started this discussion. Last reply by John Cardwell(www.crete-unique.com) Dec 10.
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That is hilarious. Did you make the inlays out of glass?
Try White Cap. They have all different sizes in stock in SC.
I say early on doing at least one is effective. As you grow it probably isn't the place to spend your money. Make sure you wow people with what you can do. You need to stand out. If you only get a couple of jobs out of it it will pay for itself. Hav…
I'll be doing a local home show in just over a month for my first show so I'll let you know. I walked the same show last year and there was 1 guy who had a very small, not great quality sample top and he had a tonne of interest. Aside from him their…
They are worth it. Alot of work but if you get one job it pays for the time. Also you get exposure to builders, architects, and designers. I attached some photos of 2 different shows I have done. 1st show with the display in the back and photos I wa…
I do two shows a year - the Interior Design Show (half trade, half consumer) and IIDEX/NeoCon (trade only, designers and architects). Those two are worth it, the home shows are not. I'm not sure a builders' show would be worth it - certainly nobody…
when i started i participate in 4 or 5 of them, from AIA, Interior Designers, Home shows etc., and i had three or four customers out of those 10,000 to 12,000 invested. Is not worthy, and at the time people was eager to have concrete in their houses…
My take is it isn't worth the time and money. Concrete isn't something you can shove onto someone. Your money is better spent getting your web page ranking up to number one. Unless you like standing for 12 hours a day for 2 or three days for possibl…
Has anyone ever tried a booth at a trade show. If so which one (HBA, AIA conference, etc...)? Im thinking about making a display for a HBA show in Feb. I would like to see some pics if anybody has any.
Thanks,
Derrick
Under my workbench can be made airtight (ish) with a removable plastic panel. Inside is a dehumidifier on a timer and two pallets on skateboard wheels; to hold anything that I feel needs to be kept extra dry.
My two main ingredients (aggregates) are…
What road was that, I might drive out and get one.
I store sand and gravel in an old grain hopper. I actually had bins drawn up and ready to fabricate when I saw this by the side of the road. I dragged it home, welded in a divider, fabricated some sliding gates, and elevated it and had my bins made…
We really just try and keep them off the floor. Also we typically only buy a little more than we need instead of having massive stocks of things. A lot of stuff is local to purchase so its no biggie to pick some up as needed helps with cash flow too.
I bought a 50 foot cargo container. It stores my bag materials, then I just keep all my super sacks of glass under cover.
What are you guys using for storage of cement, aggs, pozz. and such?
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