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Combined Experience of Flooring Professionals at TFP



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Old July 12, 2009, 06:13 PM   #46
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38 years here. 6035

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Old July 12, 2009, 06:13 PM   #47
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644 years.

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Old July 12, 2009, 06:16 PM   #48
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Should read 679 years.


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Old July 12, 2009, 06:20 PM   #49
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What this tells me is that there are a lot of old experienced crumpy ass floorguys out there!


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Old July 12, 2009, 06:27 PM   #50
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What this tells me is that there are a lot of old experienced crumpy ass floorguys out there!


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With far too much time on their hands!!

On a serious note though, can you imagine in ten years if there is not something done to train new installers. The old coots (I mean older craftsmen) will retire and there will be a dearth of experience left. Well maybe then they can charge what they are worth.

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Old July 12, 2009, 06:31 PM   #51
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12 years last month.

I'm guessing 2749 years.

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Old July 12, 2009, 06:47 PM   #52
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691 years.

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Old July 12, 2009, 06:59 PM   #53
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Add 15 years flooring for me excluding the 11 years spent at sawmill/hardwood lumber concentration yard/dry kiln operations. (Six of those years probably qualify as we separated 2A common and 3A common lumber for sale to flooring mills.)

My estimate is 11,000.

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Old July 12, 2009, 07:06 PM   #54
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I just want to reaffirm that my low estimate is based on who I think will respond.

If the true total of all registered members was totaled the total years would be approaching 25-30 thousand like the McBrides said.

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Old July 12, 2009, 07:10 PM   #55
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706 years.

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Old July 12, 2009, 07:19 PM   #56
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25 years

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Old July 12, 2009, 07:27 PM   #57
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21 years for me.

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Old July 12, 2009, 07:40 PM   #58
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752 years and climbing.

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Old July 12, 2009, 08:26 PM   #59
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22 long hard years for me

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Old July 12, 2009, 08:27 PM   #60
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Like Daris I started in Sept, it will be 38 so put me down for 37 as of now.

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