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Roofing Subcontractors Needed (Atlanta and surrounding areas) compensation: $45 to $55 a square contract job

Roofing subcontractors wanted for Atlanta and surrounding areas. PLEASE READ THE WHOLE ADD AND THE REQUIREMENTS BEFORE CONTACTING US

We pay $45.00 a square for pitches 2 to 7 We pay $55.00 a square for pitches 8 to 12 $12.00 per sheet of OSB These rates include installing starter shingles, drip edge, felt, roof boots, ice and water, ridge vent and ridge cap, step flashing, applying silicone, cleaning gutters, blowing of roof, blowing off driveway. WE SUPPLY ALL MATERIALS NEEDED

Example of pay: If you install 20 squares of architect shingles on a 6 pitch 2 bundles of starters, 4 bundles of cap, 15 pieces of drip edge, 10 pieces of ridge vent and 4 bundles of cap. You would be paid $45 x 20 squares = $900.00 plus the dump bill that you accumulate from the disposal of shingles. ALL the installation of starters, installation of cap, installation of drip edge, installation of pipe boots, installation of ridge vent, installation of ice and water, installation of step flashing are included in the per square shingle price.

We pay all dump bills

We supply ALL materials needed for job

You MUST have: 1) workers comp 2) general liability 3) Able to complete a 1099 4) Able to finish jobs in one day 5) Able to communicate with our customers to answer a question. 6) A phone that takes pictures 7) Have a bank account at BBT, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Alliance, Community and Southern Bank or Suntrust 8) have a gas compressor and all professional tools to complete the job. 9) willing to place a 3 year warranty on the roof 10) MUST have a dump trailer or dump truck on EVERY job Please respond if you meet all these qualifications

Found this on Craiglist. Anyone interested? :laugh:

So basically they are looking for employees that they will 1099.

Why do I say that? They aren't accepting pricing or bids. They are setting the pay. Am I right or wrong?

(This does not even count the other requirements, like telling someone where to bank :dry: ,"Must do the job in one day" :laugh: , )

But I'll stop "nitpicking" now as they will get away with this forever + a day B)

I particularly like the part about "professional" tools. NO Psuedo sub that I have ever seen has better tools than my Wife or Mom

And someone is going to actually purchase "Professional Tools" at $45 per sq? (Let alone work comp) :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Sounds to me like they are looking for Hispanic "subs" that have at least one person who can speak English.

The worst part is you get 45 sq. on a 4/12 but only 55 on a 12/12. Steep is only worth a mere $10 sq. more? wth?

No pay for installing starters, ridge vent, ridge cap or flashing! :woohoo:

I don't see the phrase tear off anywhere. I guess guys just do that for free these days? I charge $65 for a 1 layer tearoff incl. dumpster, but usually have to settle with insurance for about $55 on the easy ones.

As a side note: These contractors must be living like fat rats! Fat, lying and smiling, rats.

Also, "must do the job in one day." That's hilarious! They must have meant "Must complete job in one day, if you want to make enough denero to feed your family taters & beans"

In other words: "Looking for roofers to work for less than mimum wage."

I expect they'll have no problem finding someone that will do it for the pain. :laugh:

Sorry Still Lovin, I couldn't help myself. :dry:

It's actually a RAISE in pay from what "subs" get in my area which is $40 sq. 1-layer walker and they have to pay the landfill out of that! :huh:

ha ha touché GK !! Youll be happy to hear I got the job at fifty a square and its felted half assly. Only a 5/12 and a mere 40 year shingle. Had to do some talking but my head is out of my ass..thanks for the wake up call guys. Im still smiling GK GOOD ONE. Glad to be among fellow Hard workers with dignity and pride.

Great to have you here. Do you have a name we can call you besides Pain? B)

30 years ago we had a big apartment complex we roofed. I had a crew to set scaffolding all around it, so it had a 5 foot solid platform totally around the building at roof height. I had a separate crew that did the tear-off for $21.00 a square, and another bunch of guys that roofed it for $21.00 a square. If I recall correctly, we were paying $18.00 a square for shingles then. In todays economy, that would be the equivalent of getting about $75 to $85 a square for tear-off and the same for putting them back on. I paid for the disposal and I paid all the insurances. The roof was 12/12 pitch, and I paid the tear-off crew extras to fix any wood. I didn't have to advertise to get help. they came to me.

I could make a good living at that price. Done in one day I could not meet that part. Doing 10 square a day I would make $2250 a week, $112,500 a year. If I had a partner we split the earnings. There is very little paperwork. There is no collecting or selling.

Yes I could make a good living at them prices.

I'm sure that many people are Lefty....... ;)

What overhead? My tools and truck. My truck is the office. Insurance cost me $5,000 a year. Down to $100,000 the first year. After that my tools are paid for. I am at $107,000 a year.

Tools never break? You never need new ones? You don't need blades, chalk, caulk guns?

I've seen psuedo subs "tools".....or lack thereof. Sad.

Truck is "free"? Dump truck too? Gas of course is given away to roofers. Just use your Roofers Card!

Phone? What does their bank charge you to do business?

In Atlanta you might be able to work 250 days per yr.....hope you absolutely LUV the heat! I've worked down south. Yes it gets HOT. Here, up north, 200 good production days at best.

Do you work on Sunday?

Ladders. Tarps. Staging. Tear-off bars. I am not mentioning a variety of power tools. I will assume that you intend to do this work with hand tools. Even a handsaw needs replaced once in a while. Good luck cutting plywood with it (@ $12 / sheet)

Lefty Said: What overhead? My tools and truck. My truck is the office. Insurance cost me $5,000 a year. Down to $100,000 the first year. After that my tools are paid for. I am at $107,000 a year.

Sorry I edited out my overhead comment