Availability of skilled trade work

Obviously you'd have to be licensed here but, if island living suited you (and hopefully you've read everything from left to right in the bar above this page for a start), if you can do the work well, at a reasonable price and promptly, you'd soon develop a good clientele.

"Island time" here all too often translates to wasting time waiting for such as electricians and carpenters to arrive at the time they say they will and then either not showing at all or showing up hours later and with not even a 'phone call to warn of a delay. Good luck!

I know we need electrical work, as do many of the houses on STX. Please listen to OldTart, she has great advice! If you do ultimately decide to relocate, and will have reasonable prices and prompt service (and won't pass out at the way things are often wired here) we'll be asking for your number. 🙂

It's been my experience so far living here that most trades are word of mouth - do a good job, get to know people, and pretty soon people will say, "Oh yes, call (Mike), he'll take care of that for you."

Good luck as you figure this out!

the key here is to show up when you say and not charge stateside prices

Old Tart is a she!:D

Whoops! Apologies!

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speee1dy, or anyone with this knowledge.
I understand how important it is to arrive when you say you will. I would not hear the end of it here in New Orleans. Are the crews a group of young guys that think they know what their doing? Is the local electrician an older guy with a young helper? I pride myself on my customer service skills, without it, I'd have no work. What do they normally charge for a service call?
Bert

now thats a question for others, i just know what my husband had said about most electricians

Bert, I realize that you're just in the exploration stages right now but, after you've gone through all the general information about moving here, the first thing you need to do is come here for a PMV (pre move visit, if you haven't already read about that) to see if island living is for you and your family. The attrition rate of newbies is huge here because the life just doesn't work for many. I've no doubt that with your experience you won't have trouble finding employment but when you say "family" I'm assuming you have children too which is a big addition to the mix of the very big changes to deal with. All the best.