I have to pay rent

Luke Holle, owner of Superboy Construction LLC in Lincoln, Nebraska, says he has done showers for restoration companies where they wanted him to paint RedGard on the wall. His explanation is short: he has to pay rent. He does not knock anyone for that work, but says it cannot be the overwhelming theme of a business.

The job he describes

Luke says he has done showers for restoration companies where they wanted him to paint RedGard on the wall. He does not explain in this clip how he would have preferred to build those showers. He makes clear that the method was the client's choice and that he did the work.

Why he took it

His reason is four words: I have to pay rent. He says he has done that and that it is okay. He also says he does not knock people for doing that kind of work.

Keeping it from becoming the theme

The limit he sets is about proportion. He says you have to make sure that kind of work is not the overwhelming theme of your business. He was asked what a competitor could not copy, and his answer is about what a business is mostly made of.

For tradespeople, the point that follows is that taking a job to cover the bills and building a business around such jobs are different things. Those are not his exact words, but it is the line he draws.

Questions people ask

Has Luke Holle done work for restoration companies?

Yes. He says he has done showers for restoration companies where they wanted him to paint RedGard on the wall.

Does he criticize tile setters who take that work?

No. He says it is okay and he does not knock people for it, as long as it is not the overwhelming theme of the business.