Contractors! Here is an idea that makes perfect sense!
I have never thought of this until it was brought to my attention. Many of our customers do most of their work primarily in the warmer months of the year. This meaning that as the year nears end, they are slowing down watching sales and profits decline. While the same overhead remains for equipment, labor, insurance, and other payments that must be paid, the cash flow without question slows to a minimum. If these contractors could just some how use the utilities and tools they have in their possesion and generate cash flow, why wouldn't they?
Christmas light installation s that answer. Here's why I say that. If for example a roofing contractor has ladders, trucks, and labor, then they have everything they need to get into professional Christmas Light Installation. Aside from purchasing a glue gun and other small neccesseties, the main tools are there. The labor is used to working, the ladders are used to going up next to houses, and the trucks are used to being driven to a job site!
There is a market for professional Holiday Light Installation. With the average family having double incomes, meaning that both parties work, there is limited time to hang Holiday decorations in time for the season. There are more and more customers choosing to have their decorations professionally installed, that there is a need for more and more installers.
Not only do you broaden your business, but you also develop relationships with more potenetial customers, which in turn can gain to be successful at any time of the year.
We will be offering a class for the contractors who wish to learn the insides of the trade and how to successfully run, bid, and install a Holiday light installation business FREE OF CHARGE!
The class will be held October 7, 2009 in the Mid-Cities area of the D/FW Metroplex. This class is completely free and will teach how to bid jobs, how to install lights, and how to use the newest technology in Holiday lighting to your advantage.
Call us today to sign up as space may be limited! 817-429-0822
-Derek Whisenand
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
LED's Are the Newest Thing in Christmas Lights
Knowing absolutely nothing about watts, transformers, or circuit overloads, this whole LED Christmas light thing makes a little bit of sense!
Did you know that LED Christmas lights can REALLY save you up to 90% of energy? I didn't believe it until one of our recent Home and Garden Market Shows at Dallas Market Hall in Dallas, Texas. While we did have our standard large hardscape exhibit, we also had a small Holiday Lights set up across the aisle.
On display, we put 8 strands of LED lights on our wire racking to show the different colors and styles. On the other side of the rack, we put 3 strands of your standard traditional mini-lights and a few larger C-9 bulb lights. Inline with both strands was their individual watt meter that you could actually put the cost per watt hour and see how much money you were spending.
We put up the display and plugged in the lights at 12:00 Noon on Friday. At the end of the show on Friday, which was 8:00pm, we had spent around .10 cents with the traditional lights and a whopping .009 cents with the LED Christmas Lights. By the shows end on 6:00pm Sunday evening we had spent about $10.00 on the traditional lights and were coming up on $0.99 cents on the LED's. I just couldn't believe it.
We now have the displays set up and we have all of our lights in stock. While we do have the traditional mini-lights as well as the C-9 bulb lights and strands, we also stock the LED lights very heavily. Come check out the lights and see the savings for yourself!
We are also having classes on professional installation coming soon, so be sure to check out our website!
-Derek Whisenand
Did you know that LED Christmas lights can REALLY save you up to 90% of energy? I didn't believe it until one of our recent Home and Garden Market Shows at Dallas Market Hall in Dallas, Texas. While we did have our standard large hardscape exhibit, we also had a small Holiday Lights set up across the aisle.
On display, we put 8 strands of LED lights on our wire racking to show the different colors and styles. On the other side of the rack, we put 3 strands of your standard traditional mini-lights and a few larger C-9 bulb lights. Inline with both strands was their individual watt meter that you could actually put the cost per watt hour and see how much money you were spending.
We put up the display and plugged in the lights at 12:00 Noon on Friday. At the end of the show on Friday, which was 8:00pm, we had spent around .10 cents with the traditional lights and a whopping .009 cents with the LED Christmas Lights. By the shows end on 6:00pm Sunday evening we had spent about $10.00 on the traditional lights and were coming up on $0.99 cents on the LED's. I just couldn't believe it.
We now have the displays set up and we have all of our lights in stock. While we do have the traditional mini-lights as well as the C-9 bulb lights and strands, we also stock the LED lights very heavily. Come check out the lights and see the savings for yourself!
We are also having classes on professional installation coming soon, so be sure to check out our website!
-Derek Whisenand
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Fall Weekend Seminars
You Asked and We Delivered!
Back by popular demand, we have decided to kick off another series of Weekend Seminars. We have been putting together Weekend Seminars for the past 4 years and have decided to extend a new series for the fall!
So beat the heat and come and see us starting September 12 as we will conduct another series of our popular FREE Weekend Seminars! Call Us today of visit our website to sign up! (http://www.whiz-q.com)
The Schedule is as follows:
Saturday September 12, 2009 - How to Build a Backyard Water Garden
Join the team and professionals from Whiz-Q Stone to kick off the first ever Fall Edition of the Weekend Seminar series. In the debut seminar, learn the ins and out to building your own backyard water feature using the Aquascape Ecosystem. From start to finish, you will learn how to plan, excavate, build, and care for you pond, fish, and plant life. We will host this class at 10:00am on Saturday, September 12, 2009. So come and enjoy this FREE Seminar!
WHEN: Saturday, September 12, 2009
WHERE: Whiz-Q Stone in Fort Worth
TIME: 10:00am
COST: FREE
INSTRUCTOR: Matt Reed - Whiz-Q Stone
Saturday September 19, 2009 - How to Build a Retaining Wall
Join Whiz-Q Stone as we show you how to successfully install a retaining wall using both natural stone and Pavestone retaining wall products. This is the only class where you will be able to see both installed in front of you! We will first be using a Pavestone retaining wall block and discuss and show base and drainage preparations as well as stacking and cutting the stones. Following the Pavestone dimenstration, we will move onto installing a natural stone retaining wall using natural stone and mortar! Come and join us as this is on of the most innovative ways in learning how to build a retaining wall using more than just one product!
WHEN: Saturday, September 19, 2009
WHERE: Whiz-Q Stone in Fort Worth
TIME: 10:00am
COST: FREE
INSTRUCTOR: Derek Whisenand- Whiz-Q Stone & Steve Akin - Pavestone Compay
Saturday September 26, 2009 - How to Build a Rain Harvesting Patio
Be a part of the Green Movement and join Whiz-Q Stone as we teach homeowners how to install their own Rainwater Harvesting Patio. Yes that's correct! We will teach you how to build a rainwater catch system that is stored underneath your patio where it is hidden and out of site. This concept is rapidly growing in popularity and has been featured by Whiz-Q in many different magazines and trade shows around the state and nation. Come join us and learn how the system works and watch as a system is installed right in front of your eyes!
WHEN: Saturday, September 26, 2009
WHERE: Whiz-Q Stone in Fort Worth
TIME: 10:00am
COST: FREE
INSTRUCTOR: Matt Reed - Whiz-Q Stone & Trey Bradley - Environmental Enhancement
Saturday October 3, 2009 - How to Build a Flagstone Patio or Walkway
Flagstone is widely known for making beautiful walkways and patios. Whether is be irregular, squared, or tumbled, flagstone brings natural to any landscape. Join us as we teach you from start to finish how to install Flagstone for a walkway or a patio. With the help of a professional mason, we will teach the various techniques used in flagstone installation. Learn how to install flagstone using decomposed granite, mortar, as well as polymeric sand. we will make sure we leave "no stone unturned" in this class!
WHEN: Saturday, October 3, 2009
WHERE: Whiz-Q Stone in Fort Worth
TIME: 10:00am
COST: FREE
INSTRUCTOR: Derek Whisenand - Whiz-Q Stone & John Grady - Grady Masonry
Saturday October 10, 2009 - How to Build a Pondless Waterfall
Winding streams, splashes of water, and the beauty of the sound of running water.... without the pond! Join us as we build a pondless water fall from the ground up using the Aquascape Pondless Waterfall system. Why a Pondless? With a pondless, there is less maintenance, less worry of standing water, and it does not require a great deal of space for the water basin. Learn the benefits of having a Pondless waterfall and the secrets to building it right.
WHEN: Saturday, October 10, 2009
WHERE: Whiz-Q Stone in Fort Worth
TIME: 10:00am
COST: FREE
INSTRUCTOR: Matt Reed - Whiz-Q Stone & Trey Bradley - Environmental Enhancement
Saturday October 17, 2009 - How to Build a Pavestone Patio
Pavers have long been the choice for driveways, patios, walkways, and any other hard surface. Learn the beauty pavers can create the the installation methods to putting them in. With our FREE seminar, we will show you the ins and outs to base preparation, tools used, paver patterns, and paver selection. Join us as we will create an entire patio right in front of you!
WHEN: Saturday, October 17, 2009
WHERE: Whiz-Q Stone in Fort Worth
TIME: 10:00am
COST: FREE
INSTRUCTOR: Derek Whisenand- Whiz-Q Stone & Steve Akin - Pavestone Compay
Saturday October 24, 2009 - How to Build a Backyard Water Garden
Back for Round #2 in the Fall Season! Learn the ins and out to building your own backyard water feature using the Aquascape Ecosystem. From start to finish, you will learn how to plan, excavate, build, and care for you pond, fish, and plant life.
WHEN: Saturday, September 12, 2009
WHERE: Whiz-Q Stone in Fort Worth
TIME: 10:00am
COST: FREE
INSTRUCTOR: Matt Reed - Whiz-Q Stone & Trey Bradley - Environmental Enhancement
So beat the heat and come and see us starting September 12 as we will conduct another series of our popular FREE Weekend Seminars! Call Us today of visit our website to sign up! (http://www.whiz-q.com)
The Schedule is as follows:
Saturday September 12, 2009 - How to Build a Backyard Water Garden
Join the team and professionals from Whiz-Q Stone to kick off the first ever Fall Edition of the Weekend Seminar series. In the debut seminar, learn the ins and out to building your own backyard water feature using the Aquascape Ecosystem. From start to finish, you will learn how to plan, excavate, build, and care for you pond, fish, and plant life. We will host this class at 10:00am on Saturday, September 12, 2009. So come and enjoy this FREE Seminar!
WHEN: Saturday, September 12, 2009
WHERE: Whiz-Q Stone in Fort Worth
TIME: 10:00am
COST: FREE
INSTRUCTOR: Matt Reed - Whiz-Q Stone
Saturday September 19, 2009 - How to Build a Retaining Wall
Join Whiz-Q Stone as we show you how to successfully install a retaining wall using both natural stone and Pavestone retaining wall products. This is the only class where you will be able to see both installed in front of you! We will first be using a Pavestone retaining wall block and discuss and show base and drainage preparations as well as stacking and cutting the stones. Following the Pavestone dimenstration, we will move onto installing a natural stone retaining wall using natural stone and mortar! Come and join us as this is on of the most innovative ways in learning how to build a retaining wall using more than just one product!
WHEN: Saturday, September 19, 2009
WHERE: Whiz-Q Stone in Fort Worth
TIME: 10:00am
COST: FREE
INSTRUCTOR: Derek Whisenand- Whiz-Q Stone & Steve Akin - Pavestone Compay
Saturday September 26, 2009 - How to Build a Rain Harvesting Patio
Be a part of the Green Movement and join Whiz-Q Stone as we teach homeowners how to install their own Rainwater Harvesting Patio. Yes that's correct! We will teach you how to build a rainwater catch system that is stored underneath your patio where it is hidden and out of site. This concept is rapidly growing in popularity and has been featured by Whiz-Q in many different magazines and trade shows around the state and nation. Come join us and learn how the system works and watch as a system is installed right in front of your eyes!
WHEN: Saturday, September 26, 2009
WHERE: Whiz-Q Stone in Fort Worth
TIME: 10:00am
COST: FREE
INSTRUCTOR: Matt Reed - Whiz-Q Stone & Trey Bradley - Environmental Enhancement
Saturday October 3, 2009 - How to Build a Flagstone Patio or Walkway
Flagstone is widely known for making beautiful walkways and patios. Whether is be irregular, squared, or tumbled, flagstone brings natural to any landscape. Join us as we teach you from start to finish how to install Flagstone for a walkway or a patio. With the help of a professional mason, we will teach the various techniques used in flagstone installation. Learn how to install flagstone using decomposed granite, mortar, as well as polymeric sand. we will make sure we leave "no stone unturned" in this class!
WHEN: Saturday, October 3, 2009
WHERE: Whiz-Q Stone in Fort Worth
TIME: 10:00am
COST: FREE
INSTRUCTOR: Derek Whisenand - Whiz-Q Stone & John Grady - Grady Masonry
Saturday October 10, 2009 - How to Build a Pondless Waterfall
Winding streams, splashes of water, and the beauty of the sound of running water.... without the pond! Join us as we build a pondless water fall from the ground up using the Aquascape Pondless Waterfall system. Why a Pondless? With a pondless, there is less maintenance, less worry of standing water, and it does not require a great deal of space for the water basin. Learn the benefits of having a Pondless waterfall and the secrets to building it right.
WHEN: Saturday, October 10, 2009
WHERE: Whiz-Q Stone in Fort Worth
TIME: 10:00am
COST: FREE
INSTRUCTOR: Matt Reed - Whiz-Q Stone & Trey Bradley - Environmental Enhancement
Saturday October 17, 2009 - How to Build a Pavestone Patio
Pavers have long been the choice for driveways, patios, walkways, and any other hard surface. Learn the beauty pavers can create the the installation methods to putting them in. With our FREE seminar, we will show you the ins and outs to base preparation, tools used, paver patterns, and paver selection. Join us as we will create an entire patio right in front of you!
WHEN: Saturday, October 17, 2009
WHERE: Whiz-Q Stone in Fort Worth
TIME: 10:00am
COST: FREE
INSTRUCTOR: Derek Whisenand- Whiz-Q Stone & Steve Akin - Pavestone Compay
Saturday October 24, 2009 - How to Build a Backyard Water Garden
Back for Round #2 in the Fall Season! Learn the ins and out to building your own backyard water feature using the Aquascape Ecosystem. From start to finish, you will learn how to plan, excavate, build, and care for you pond, fish, and plant life.
WHEN: Saturday, September 12, 2009
WHERE: Whiz-Q Stone in Fort Worth
TIME: 10:00am
COST: FREE
INSTRUCTOR: Matt Reed - Whiz-Q Stone & Trey Bradley - Environmental Enhancement
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