{"id":14673,"date":"2014-03-04T15:38:29","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T20:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2014\/03\/high-school-chums-start-j2-designs-llc-doing-landscaping-home-remodel-jobs.html"},"modified":"2014-03-04T15:38:29","modified_gmt":"2014-03-04T20:38:29","slug":"high-school-chums-start-j2-designs-llc-doing-landscaping-home-remodel-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2014\/03\/high-school-chums-start-j2-designs-llc-doing-landscaping-home-remodel-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"High School Chums Start J2 Designs LLC, Doing Landscaping, Home Remodel Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"img-left\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"j2-design-wm.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2014\/03\/j2-design-wm.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" class=\"alignleft\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"img-caption\">Johnathan Ching, foreground, with J2 Designs crew work on a residential remodeling project\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>By Jill Nagy<\/p>\n<p>Two high school friends have joined<br \/>\nforces to create a landscaping and home<br \/>\nremodeling company in Saratoga Springs,<br \/>\nJ2 Designs LLC.<\/p>\n<p>The two, Saratoga High School graduates,<br \/>\nare Jonathan Ching, the landscaper,<br \/>\nand Justin Ames, heads up the home remodeling<br \/>\npart of the business.<br \/>\nAmes and Ching have been marketing<br \/>\ntheir services since October. Things were<br \/>\na little slow over the holidays, according to<br \/>\nChing, but are picking up of late.<\/p>\n<p>Ames has been working in construction<br \/>\nsince completing high school, including<br \/>\ncarpentry courses at BOCES. Ching said<br \/>\nthat his partner had little formal training<br \/>\nbut &#8220;grew up around it&#8221; and has about 14<br \/>\nyears of experience.<\/p>\n<p>They are prepared to do a job from initial design to completion, start to finish. They have primarily residential customers, a lot of kitchen and bathroom remodeling, tile work and installation of hardwood floors.<\/p>\n<p>Ching worked in his family optical laboratory business and did landscaping on the side before starting the new business. He is also able to do a job from initial design to completion. He also provides lawn service.<\/p>\n<p>Word of mouth has been their main source of business so far. They are in the process of developing website and Facebook presences to help spread the word.<\/p>\n<p>For now, the two J&#8217;s are doing all the work themselves, operating out of Ching&#8217;s home at 7 Evergreen Drive. They expect to bring in additional employees in late spring or early summer, once the snow melts and the grass begins to grow.<\/p>\n<p>The number for J2 Designs is 694-1338.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Johnathan Ching, foreground, with J2 Designs crew work on a residential remodeling project By Jill Nagy Two high school friends have joined forces to create a landscaping and home remodeling company in Saratoga Springs, J2 Designs LLC. 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