Why a Franchise? Q: Why should I buy a franchise from you when I can just go out and get my own work? What do I need you for? A: Knowledge acquired over 21years. Q: Yeah, but I already know how to build, I'm the greatest carpenter in the business. A: It's in the designs, it's in the ability to legally use the designs of the decks we build. It's being able to walk into someone's house and not be a copycat. It's in originality and being part of a team. It's about getting a jump-start on your business, working year round, and not having to blame the economy, because you run out of work. It's about building a brand. It's about building a business that is a business not some part time thing that you do as a sideline. Q: OK than how much does this cost? A: $40,000 Q: Wow that's a lot of money. A: College costs $60,000 - $100,000 then you get to work for somebody. Someday you might get "the call" telling you about downsizing, or maybe you just don't get along with a coworker. In this field you can't get fired and you will get out of it exactly what you put into it. If you need a bonus you don't have to meet some predetermined goal. Q: Well I'm lazy and this sounds like a lot of work! A: Than you are on the wrong website and should find a money tree in the back yard or go play the lotto because this requires dedication hard work and long hours. But the best thing about it is that once you have it no one can take it away from you. Q: What do I get for my money? A: We have 100's of different deck designs which we have built over the years: You get a copy of them. Design service. Send over a copy of the survey for the house or provide me with the measurements for the back of the house and I'll do the drawings. I will teach you how to design a deck. Access to wholesale suppliers of alum rail, spiral stairs, glass rail, vinyl railing, leaded glass for the king post inserts, lights of all kinds. Access to wholesale suppliers of cedar lumber {only if you can take delivery} It took me 21 years to get to this level or even find these people. This alone is worth the price of admission. Wholesale pricing on king post and cedar spindles. Advertising to fit any budget, sure fire techniques on how to bring in customers. Don't waste your money on the newspapers. How to do the mountain of office paperwork your successful business is going to generate. Branding: People shop with a name they can recognize. Use of the website: we get 5,000 hits per day, you also get a link on the websites front page. Training on how to build a killerdeck. What ever else it take to make your business go. Q. Are there any fees I have to pay such as a percentage of my business? A. No. Q. What are my other expenses to you later? A. I will sell you king posts for $35 each and routered cedar spindles for $1.75 each and that's it. Q: But I live in New Mexico how are you going to get them to me? A: Yellow freight or any other commercial shipping lines. You would pay the shipping cost.