Hire-A-Hubby

10/26/2023

Thank you for your patience: Dan's seasonal April thru October work is now nearly done, so he will again be more available to serve our customers' needs beginning next week.
Contact Dan directly, at 608 - 797 - 1822 *.
Just a quick reminder... while Dan still does some work which requires a short ladder, due to the Vertigo he no longer does work on roofs or gutters or anything else which requires tall ladders.
* Please, do NOT depend upon the Facebook Messaging system ~ Call or Text directly to Dan at 608 - 797 - 1822.
Thank you.

06/30/2022

This is the happy face of Dan's semi-retirement; and, as a family, our Hire-A-Hubby business will continue to serve your project needs on a part-time basis for many more years.
Dan has taken on a seasonal project (plan is from now into November & then resuming in the Spring), and then will be available for a limited amount of indoor projects during the Winter.
We are thankful for having had the opportunity to serve the needs of our many wonderful clients full-time since 1999.
We are proud of and thankful for the wide range of skills our son, Peder, has acquired from his years of being Dan's occasional helper.
Please, be aware (& be patient with us) that while we make this transition from Hire-A-Hubby "full-time-year-round" to "part-time-mostly-Winters" we may not be responding as quickly to your requests for service.
In this time of transitions, we are also placing a priority on completing the many projects in our own home which were set aside while we served the needs of our many wonderful Hire-A-Hubby clients on a full-time basis.

12/02/2020

Something to think about; regarding why hiring a professional to get your project done right may sometimes seem a bit expensive, and yet is actually very cost-effective.

A customer asked me how much it cost to do this job....
I answered him: $ 1500
He said: So expensive for this job?
I asked: How much do you think it would cost you?
He answers me: $ 800 maximum... That's a pretty simple job right? !"
- For $ 800 I invite you to do it yourself.
- But.... I don't know how to.
- For $800 I'll teach you how to. So besides saving you $700, you'll get the knowledge for the next time you want
- It seemed right to him and he agreed.
- But to get started: you need tools: A welder, grinder, chop saw, drill press, welding hood, gloves etc...
- But I don't have all these equipment and I can't buy all of these for one job.
- Well then for another $300 more I'll rent my stuff to you so you can do it.
- Okay, he says.
- Okay! Tuesday I'm waiting for you to start doing this work
- But I can't on Tuesday I only have time today.
- I'm sorry, but I'm only available Tuesday to teach you and lend you my stuff. Other days are busy with other customers.
- Okay! That means I'm going to have to sacrifice my Tuesday, give up my tasks.
- I forgot. To do your job yourself, you also have to pay for the nonproductive factors.
- That is? What is this?"
- Bureaucratic, tax, vat, security, insurance, fuel etc.
- Oh no!... But to accomplish these tasks, I'm going to spend more money and waste a lot of time!
- Do you have them? You can do it to me before?"
- Okay!
- I'll make you all the material you need. Truck loading is done Monday evening or Tuesday morning you'll have to come by 6 loading the truck. Don't forget to be on time to avoid traffic jams and be on time
- At 6??? Nope! Too early for me! I used to getting up later...
- You know, I've been thinking. Y ' all better get the job done. I'd rather pay you the $1500. If I had to, it wouldn't be perfect and it would cost me a lot more.

When you pay for a job, especially handcrafted, you pay not only for the material used, but also:
- Knowledge
- Experience
- Study
- Tools
- Services
- Time to go
- punctuality
- Accountability
- Professionalism
- Accuracy
- Guaranteed
- Patents
- Sacrifices
- Safety and security
- Payment of tax obligations

No one can denigrate other people's work by judging prices. My prices to do this would be much higher than it says here for that job but its the point not the amount.
Only by knowing all the elements necessary for the production of a certain work can you estimate the actual cost.

I am sharing it to support craftsmen and entrepreneurs.

06/10/2020

Please, if you have need of our services... Call or Text to Dan at 797 - 1822.
Today, June 10th, the Facebook Message system just showed us several Messages from March, April, & May !!
Please, do NOT depend upon the Facebook Message system when you need to contact us.
Thank you.

08/22/2019

2019 finds us
celebrating 20 years
of service to the
greater La Crosse region.

04/28/2019

PLEASE, when you wish to contact us;
do NOT depend upon Facebook messages ~
~ just pick up the phone & give Dan a call at 797 - 1822.
Posting this today because of an interesting occurance today...
the Facebook Messaging system just presented us with 6 "new messages", and all of them are from 2018 which we'd never seen before today !!
We will be replying to those new/old messages, thought we suspect that by now the 6 senders had given up on hearing from us.

04/18/2019

Spring has arrived 🙂 !