If you look back on your most successful projects, do you see a pattern? The best ones usually go along with a minimum of delays – things keep moving.
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building the job
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We often don’t realize that one of the key elements in a project is communicating clearly and simply with people who perform the work we design and plan.
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What may seem a relatively innocent and small design tweak on the fly can create jobsite problems that may not be anticipated.
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How do you deal with an environment where builders are not jumping to price anything that comes across their desk? How do you keep their loyalty and attention?
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Even the average Stanford MBA student probably knows the carpentry saying that goes: “Measure twice, cut once.†It’s a way that journeymen in the trades try to ensure that the apprentices don’t rush the work – and that they avoid mistakes that can’t be corrected.
If you apply the same idea – care and extra attention when you measure existing conditions for your kitchen and bath remodeling work – it will pay off for you.
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Dealing with those unexpected client phone calls is all part of getting the job done: and, if you have a good handle on sampling, things will be a lot easier all around.
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“We propose to complete the kitchen and bathroom remodel as per the plans and specifications.†Have you ever seen those magic words on a contractor’s estimate?
That sentence is very common, and you may think that the contractor is taking responsibility to build all the work you’ve designed. He just might do that, but, if your plans and specifications are not complete and thorough, the words may be as worth about as much as the paper they’re written on. -
When you offer one-stop design and build services, you have a captive client: The homeowner is probably not going out to solicit a low-bid contractor to build the work if they can enjoy one-stop shopping with you.