Hire a floor tech
Can you hire someone to do the floors?
Last updated · FloorIt
Yes. If you don't want to do the floor work, you can hire a tech and run the business yourself. In our math, a part-time tech runs about $250 a job. Here is what that does to a job, and what is still on you.
The math, with a tech
| You do the floor | A tech does the floor | |
|---|---|---|
| Average job | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Materials and job costs | About $360 to $460 | About $360 to $460 |
| Tech pay | $0 | About $250 |
| Left before marketing and taxes | About $2,040 to $2,140 | About $1,790 to $1,890 |
An example, not a promise. Your prices, costs and pay rates may differ.
Where about $250 comes from
An average recoat takes one person about 3 hours. A part-timer runs about $250 a job. How you pay your tech, by the hour or by the job, can move that number up or down.
What you still do
- Call new leads fast and book estimates
- Run the estimate in the home
- Check every floor and turn down the ones a recoat can't fix
- Take payment and ask for reviews
- Schedule your tech and check the work
How FloorIt helps you hire
We help you find and hire your tech: the job post, the outreach and sorting applicants. The course has a section on hiring your first one. Training a hire takes a couple of days, plus a checklist.
Before you hire
An employee changes your insurance and, in some states, means workers' comp. The rules differ a lot by state, so check yours before your first hire.
Keep reading
- Material cost per job: What a hardwood floor recoat costs in materials: about 1.8 gallons of finish for 1,000 sq ft, plus buffer rental, screens and gas. Usually about $360 to $460.
- Common doubts: Honest answers to doubts about a floor recoat business: is it too physical, do I need experience, can I do it part time, can't anyone buy the finish?
- Insurance and licenses: What a floor recoat business needs to be legal: liability insurance, a state license in some states, and EPA lead-safe rules for homes built before 1978.
- Support: The support you really get from FloorIt: a group chat while we build, a delivery call, check-ins after launch, live classes, floor reviews and hiring help.