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Patrick Merrill
I started apprenticing for family members at a young age. My step father when I was 12; operating heavy equipment to develop roadways and housing developments. My uncle as I got older; a mason and landscaper. And my father a craftsman of anything he put his hands to whenever I had the opportunity. I enjoy any challenge but appreciate most the opportunity to be creative and provide new found function to homes and lives through landscaping and construction. I married my best friend and constant supporter Samantha. We have a golden retriever named Bodie who regularly visits jobs and comes along for most estimates. He is the GOLDEN Rule.
Now in Northwood, NH after 12 years on the seacoast and prior years spent between NH & SW FL.
2019 to Present - Golden Rule Contractors, LLC
2012 to 2018 - Patrick’s Efficient Enterprises, LLC
2009 to 2012 - Efficient Earthwork
2008 - Patrick Merrill, College Student/Odd Jobs
2001 to 2008 - South Florida Excavation Inc. Operator, Foreman
When I officially started my business I jumped in and bought equipment and hired help. I found work and every once and a while finished the job with something left over to buy groceries or pay rent with. I learned a lot, quickly. We installed patios and plants. We mowed lawns. We dug cellar holes and hauled gravel. We did septic systems and underground utilities. We plowed snow and salted parking lots. Once I decided snow plowing wasn’t going to keep the wheel turning in the winter I switched to masonry and interior renovations. My help moved on to military service and beyond. I got the chance to trim the expenses and operate lean. I loved it! I started being selective with the work I would take on. I even got to enjoy weekends without working. I began operating exclusively by word of mouth referral. Each referral brought about slightly different work. I decided then that I wasn’t going to fit a standard business model of landscaper, carpenter, mason or builder. When I found the chance between projects during the winter of 2019 I changed the name of my business to Golden Rule Contractors. I believe this to best fit me and those I choose to work with through the various projects we take on.