Bob Frisch

5,000 Pool Removals later, and people still haven’t caught on to the most under rated service in the blue collar industry. Clients pay you for the work, other companies pay you to take the dirt from their jobs for backfill. Win on both ends.

When people ask what’s wrong with local government, I show them this. These are the permit fees just to demolish and backfill an existing swimming pool in Orange County. The cost of government bureaucracy is absurd.

50 days from start to finish 🤠 I’ll stick to removing these bad boys … but it was fun change of pace.

Cycle of Life for a tight access machine. 4000+ hours and needs $10k + of work to get back to running. Offloading it for $5k to put towards another new one. Never buy a used machine from us 😅 beat to hell and back.

2 weeks later … we got shotcrete! Determined to be swimming by November 1st.

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Unfortunately, we don’t service NorCal 😔

Been using ChatGPT to break down our pricing and figure out what each job actually costs us. Labor, equipment, fuel, hauling, dump fees, insurance, overhead, distance, access, etc. Realized we were underbidding jobs by around $1,100 to $1,200 on average, which is crazy because we're already usually on the higher end compared to other companies. Made me realize 2 things... 1) People will still pay more. We've raised prices and it really hasn't changed much. 2) I have absolutely no idea how some of these guys are doing jobs for 30% less than us. Even if they're unlicensed, have no workers comp, less overhead, whatever... I still don't understand how they're even breaking even.

I triggered some people on a FB contractors group. BUT I found 3 more helpers from tile guys who are experienced, slow and dying for some work. Gotta be ok with pissing some people off, to get some well priced help. Always trying to save $ This is for work at my own house.

I’m usually one of the first people to complain about the failures, red tape and roadblocks of local government, so I’ve got to give props when they’re due. The City of Loma Linda has genuinely been the best experience I’ve ever had dealing with a city. We bought a property here with a big lot and have some fun long term plans for it. About 7,500 SF of additional space sits within a storm drain easement owned by the City and County Flood District, so I figured getting approval to do anything within that area was going to be a headache. Complete opposite. The City Manager, who is also the Public Works Director, actually got involved and helped us find a solution. Instead of looking for reasons why we couldn’t do something, they helped us navigate the Flood District requirements and gave us approval in writing while still protecting their access if the easement is ever needed. Then came our pool permit. Anyone in construction knows how painful pool permits can be. Months of waiting, corrections, back and forth and thousands in fees isn’t uncommon. Loma Linda approved ours in UNDER 24 HOURS for $650. I couldn’t believe it. Every person I’ve dealt with at City Hall has been helpful. No runaround. No unnecessary roadblocks. Just people trying to help residents do things the right way. Really happy we’re moving here. I’m going to the City Council meeting Tuesday just to give the staff some recognition. I’m quick to criticize government when it makes things unnecessarily difficult, so I should be just as quick to recognize it when they get it right. Loma Linda has been awesome.

One thing nobody warns you about when you have a crew made up of relatives: One wedding, quinceañera, birthday, or family party on Saturday or Sunday… Half the company is mysteriously “sick” on Monday. Contractors with Hispanic crews know this struggle all too well.

Fun last few days at the old house #AnthonyFire

Only a handful of sunsets left here. Our first home. The place our kids came home to. A house that always had room for friends and family. Grateful for every memory these walls gave us. On to the next chapter.

When I'm in a bad mood, I search our business keywords on Google and click on our competitors' ads.

Good morning 🤠 #pooldemo

People called us crazy, going all in on pool demolition work. Well... 42 upcoming projects in permits. Currently booked through October with multiple pool demos per week. Onsite bids scheduled 2-3 a day for the next 2.5 weeks. Sometimes, you got to trust your gut.

Today, is a sad day. After 8 years and hundreds of projects … I had to finally pay for an upgraded Green Halo account. They aren’t allowing my variations of greenhalosucks@gmail.com anymore. It’s a money grab scam.