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Originally posted by milt
That having been said, flatbutt, go buy a modular system made in Mexico. There's no work for a decent carpenter these days (I'm a master carpenter) and there are damn few left.
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I was at a buddy's home construction site the other day when his ginormous front door with sidelights arrived in a truck from Mexico. This door is beautiful. And gigantic. It took 6 of us to carry the frame with sidelights to the front of the house. He paid $4500 to have it custom made in Mexico and delivered to his site. Cheapest bid from a U.S. door maker was $22,000.
Milt, I don't know how you guys are going to deal with the market pressure from Mexico. Only thing I can think of is to specialize in ultra-high custom residential where price is not as much of an issue... and be hooked up with generals and architects who will spec your services.