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Originally posted by Icemaster
There was a lull? Guess I must've missed it.
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It's a funny deal. I keep tabs on my distributor and the manufacturers. Each have been slow. If not, I would have been worried I was doing something wrong. But, the whole industry can't be wrong. Other trades are booming. Who knows? We may be seeing the end of another home improvement fad.
That's all they are, fads. They peak and then they back off to a lower but consistant level. I started to write down all the fads I've seen in a 33 year career starting with wine barrel hot tubs in the late 60's. One of the biggest was mini blinds. Still going in variations. There was at time here in SoCal where you couldn't find a used brick. Everything was used bricks. Sectional garage doors, first wood, now steel. These guys are everywhere.
We've had a good 8-10 year run on the vinyl windows, can't complain. But, there are only so many white plastic windows that can be tolerated on any one street. BTW, in answer to the question, I do them all. Historic wood windows is a specialty, but I could never make a living doing just that. Too expensive for most budgets.
I just don't think the economy is that good regardless of the real estate phenomonum. When that house of cards falls, we will be in dire straights. I'll be welding pans in Porsches then, I guess, if there is any money left for early car restoration.
