KC Contracting Services, LLC.

Making things pretty.

Interior painting time?

Copied and shared.. A giant ship's engine broke down and no one could repair it, so they hired a Mechanical #Engineer with over 40 years of experience. He inspected the engine very carefully, from top to bottom. After seeing everything, the engineer unloaded the bag and pulled out a small hammer.... He knocked something gently. Soon, the engine came to life again. The engine has been fixed! 7 days later the engineer mentioned that the total cost of repairing the giant ship was $20,000 to the ship owner. "What?!" said the owner. "You did almost nothing. Give us a detailed bill." The answer is simple: Tap with a hammer: $2 Know where to knock and how much to knock: $19,998 The importance of appreciating one's expertise and experience...because those are the results of struggles, experiments and even tears. If I do a job in 30 minutes it's because I spent 20 years learning how to do that in 30 minutes. You owe me for the years, not the minutes.

Making things pretty, again.

A customer asked me how much it'd cost to do this job.... I answered him: $ 1500 He said: So expensive for this job? I asked: How much do you think it would cost you? He answers me: $ 800 maximum... That's a pretty simple job right? !"... - For $ 800 I invite you to do it yourself. - But.... I don't know how to. - For $800 I'll teach you how to. So besides saving you $700, you'll get the knowledge for the next time. - It seemed right to him and he agreed. - But to get started: you need tools: Drill, screw gun, grinder, chop saw, table saw, extension cords, batteries, gloves etc... - But I don't have all of this equipment and I can't buy all of these for one job. - Well then for another $300 more I'll rent my stuff to you so you can do the job. - Okay, he says. - Okay! Tuesday I'm waiting for you to start doing the work. - But I can't on Tuesday I only have time today. - I'm sorry, but I'm only available Tuesday to teach you and rent you my tool. Other days I'm busy with other customers. - Okay! That means I'm going to have to sacrifice my Tuesday, give up my tasks. - I forgot. To do your job yourself, you also have to pay for the nonproductive factors. - That is? What is this?" - Bureaucratic, tax, vat, insurance, fuel etc. - Oh no!... But that means I'm going to have to spend more money and waste a lot of time! - It all factors into what it will cost for me to complete the project. - That all sounds expensive. - I'll get the materials you'll need. - I'll load up my trailer Tuesday morning so you'll have to come by 6 to help load everything. Don't forget to be on time to avoid traffic jams and be on time - At 6??? Nope! Too early for me! I'm used to getting up later. ... - You know, I've been thinking. You better just get the job done. I'd rather pay you the $1500. If I had to do it, it wouldn't be perfect and it would cost me a lot more. When you pay for a job, especially handcrafted, you pay not only for the material used, but also: - Knowledge - Experience - Continued Education - Tools - Services - Travel time - Punctuality - Accountability - Professionalism - Accuracy - Guarantee - Warranties - Patents - Sacrifices - Safety and security - Payment of tax and insurance obligations No one can denigrate other people's work by judging prices. My price to do this would be much higher than it says here for that job but its the point, not the amount. Only by knowing all the elements necessary for the production of a certain project can you estimate the actual cost. I am sharing it to support craftsmen and entrepreneurs.

Did you know we are accredited with the BBB and have an A+ rating?

We built this stair case for a client unexpectedly needing to use a walker. The one original step was too big with a steep incline. Now they can access their back yard with shorter, broader steps, and with the safety of a handrail.

"Small Business Saturday has been held the weekend after Thanksgiving since it was created eleven years ago by American Express following the 2009 recession. The idea was if consumers could be encouraged to shop small and support local businesses it would lead back to a healthy economy. The event has gained in popularity and last year, sales on Small Business Saturday reached a record $9.6 billion, according to the Small Business Saturday Consumer Insights Survey conducted by American Express and NFIB. Research commissioned by American Express shows that each dollar spent creates another 50 cents of local business activity as a result of employee spending and a business purchasing local goods." -MBJ

We were hired by a client in Waldo to repair wood rot and paint the exterior of the house.

We have surpassed 500 likes!! Thank you everyone for liking and following our page. We grow more and more year after year thanks to your support. Now its time to help us get more likes (and possibly win a little something for yourself)! We are giving away a $50 direct payment via Venmo for one random participant. For your chance to win all you have to do is 3 simple things. ... 1. Like our page. 2. Share one of our posts showcasing our work. 3. Comment "DONE" below on this post. Invite your friends and family to play along for their chance to win. If you already like our page all you have to do is share one of our posts and invite at least 3 people to like our page then comment "DONE" below. We will select the two winners Friday, December 11 around 5 PM. We will reach out to the winners to get your Venmo user name and you will get paid! Good luck now let's get this started!!

We remodeled a master bathroom, guest bathroom, and extended the laundry room into the garage and doubled the square footage.