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I finally stopped scheduling crews by the seat of my pants after a $12k screwup in Austin
I used to run my subcontractors off a whiteboard and my gut, and honestly it worked fine for small jobs. Then we took on a 14 unit townhome project in Austin and I put the electricians and the drywall guys in the same week without checking the inspection schedule. The city inspector showed up on a Tuesday, failed the rough-in, and the drywall crew sat around for three days getting paid to do nothing, which cost me about $12k. What tipped me off was my drywall foreman, Marcus, asking me straight up why he should keep blocking time for me when I keep wasting it. Now I use a simple shared calendar and confirm inspections before I book anyone, but I want to know, do you all build float into your schedule or just deal with it when stuff slips?
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the_john6d ago
Still remember the time my uncle poured a patio before checking if the concrete truck could fit down his driveway.
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