As usual, it's been another challenging year. We had an early start to the year with the nice Spring weather and many people commented that the lack of rain must have been good for our installers. The answer was yes and no! With little rain, the guys were able to work steadily, but the hot weather was tough and slowed them down. With no rain days, they seldom got a chance to recuperate!
Another challenge was the shortage of materials caused by Covid 19 and also the delays in getting certain materials. In many cases we had to to go to multiple suppliers in order to get the materials we would normally get from one supplier. Pricing was also an issue as we were getting multiple price changes throughout the year and trying to react to it. Not to mention that often we would have to take available sizes of materials which leads to wasted materials.
Being my last column of the year, I would like to thank some people for their support. First, would be our customers, who not only entrust us to work on their homes, but also help us with referrals and promoting the company. Second, would be our suppliers who tried to keep the supply chain flowing to keep all our guys (and gals) working.
But most importantly, I have to thank all the staff, from the designers who always strive to envision and plan the best possible "dream room" for our clients, to our inside staff who work hard to keep up to the installers. Finally, to the installers themselves who battle the elements every day trying to stay on schedule. It's amazing how much they accomplish in such a short building season. We are fortunate to have such a tight knit group of people that work as a team to provide our clients with such a great product as well as such personalized service.
Even though our weather is so unpredictable, I should not complain because if the weather was perfect, who would need our services? Our clients know how valuable these rooms are, not only with the variations in the weather but especially now with social distancing and self isolating! If you would like to improve your lifestyle, give us a call at (204) 940-3030 for more information. Sunrooms - the best way to be outdoors!