Hows the painting & decorating business in los angeles
Oct 15th 2009, 7:27 pm
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Re: Hows the painting & decorating business in los angeles
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Oct 15th 2009, 7:40 pm
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Re: Hows the painting & decorating business in los angeles
Couldn't tell you about L.A.but lot's of Brit's have there own biz/painting/decorating here in Florida....The weather will suit you for sure,wall papering don't see a lot here,lot's of new paint techniques though....A Lot of DIY these day's,price's for painting are low.They don't prep much and spray paint....
Oct 15th 2009, 11:00 pm
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Re: Hows the painting & decorating business in los angeles
Couldn't tell you about L.A.but lot's of Brit's have there own biz/painting/decorating here in Florida....The weather will suit you for sure,wall papering don't see a lot here,lot's of new paint techniques though....A Lot of DIY these day's,price's for painting are low.They don't prep much and spray paint....
They also managed to get accredited as training agents and attract state grants
Oct 16th 2009, 12:03 am
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Re: Hows the painting & decorating business in los angeles
Agreed on the wallpapering. I know a couple of ex pats who started with a 2nd hand cargo van and a dream. They now employ over 100 people and do very well on hotel and other commercial contracts. Wallpapering is a skill set in short supply. They basically have a Forth Road bridge scenario. Once they have finished at one end they start at the other again.
They also managed to get accredited as training agents and attract state grants
They also managed to get accredited as training agents and attract state grants
Oct 16th 2009, 6:02 am
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Re: Hows the painting & decorating business in los angeles
He's going to be competing with a shed-load of Mexican immigrants - some legal, many not, all working for low (cash) money to get-by. I can't see how the majority of people in that sort of trade would be better off in LA over the UK - not when you start to add-in health ins etc.
