Your Hardware Tip – What do you do when running wires through a vertical?

 

 

 

 

In most cases a one sided wire grommet works fine, but what do you do when you are running wires through a vertical panel that needs to be finished on both sides?  I’m guessing that many of you have wasted time trying to fit a standard grommet back to back in the same hole.

Leave it to Fastcap to come up with the solution.  They call it the “Dually Grommet”.  It’s a double sided, grommet, that is trimmable every ¼”.  It will work on countertops up to 2-1/2” thick.

The best part is that ease of installation; it requires a 2-1/2” hole and locks together.  There is no glue required!

Your local Fastcap distributor should be able to answer all of your questions.  If not, feel free to contact me at 347-723-7433 or you can email me at richdemarco@optonline.net.

Closet Conference Eve – 10 things that I hope to learn at the conference…

Right now I am on the plane flying to Austin for the Closet Conference.  I am guessing that by now you have already decided whether or not to attend…

I have been attending these conferences every year since the beginning and I always come away with a few tips to pass along to my customers that couldn’t attend…

I don’t expect to meet a wizard with a crystal ball, but you never know… So here is my wish list –

  1. How to be more profitable
  2. How to build a great reputation
  3. The best way to manage inventory
  4. Managing advertising dollars and the leads that come from it
  5. What services should you be offering to increase profit and sales
  6. What makes you different
  7. Motivating your employees, from sales to the shop
  8. Eliminating service calls
  9. The latest trends in the market
  10. How to increase the chances of a seamless installation

If I come away with answers to half of these questions the trip was well worth it.

Have I missed any?  Is there anything that you are hoping to take out of the conference?

Your Hardware Tip – Sliding doors could increase your sales…

You go into a client’s home and they walk you into their bedroom to show you their closet… How many times have they opened the sliding door and it sounded like a garbage truck was driving by?

Now your client has newly organized closets behind these old noisy sliding doors… how long before they change them?  Will they call you?  Or another company that advertises sliding doors?

The majority of my customers will not install sliding doors and I’m not sure why… It’s easier to increase your sales with an existing client than get a new one, and yet most of my customers don’t offer doors.

In these times when everyone is fighting for jobs and there doesn’t seem to be a bottom, doesn’t it make sense to provide your client with a service – like getting rid of those old noisy doors?

There are many varieties of sliding door hardware on the market.  From bi-passing doors to room dividers your local distributor should have hardware suitable for your needs.  You will need to provide them with the material of your door, the door thickness and the application.

If you would like more information about sliding doors or any other hardware please contact me at richdemarco@optonline.net.