Outsourcing vs In-House Estimating

It’s the biggest joke in the building industry: You’re expected to deliver a perfect build using a set of documents you had absolutely nothing to do with or didn’t draw the plans. Think about it. You’re handed architectural plans, engineering drawings, site surveys, cabinetry layouts, truss designs, hydraulic drawings, selections… the list goes on. But […]

Most builders I talk to are already drowning in admin: spreadsheets, costings, emails, retyping figures into their project software. It’s not that they’re doing anything wrong, it’s just that their tools aren’t connected. And that’s the problem. In a typical builder’s workflow, estimating sits outside the rest of the system. Estimates are done in spreadsheets, […]

See if this sounds familiar:  You arrive home from spending all day at the job site, and instead of winding down, you head straight to your desk to complete a bunch of estimating work.  When you finally sit down to crunch the numbers, you’re tired, distracted, and disengaged.  Working in this fashion often leads to […]

As a builder, your time is your most valuable asset. However, optimising your time in a way that benefits your business isn’t always easy.  For instance, many builders I talk to fall into the trap of… Pricing their time incorrectly, which causes your margins to shrink and leaves you working long hours for less profit […]

If you’re like most builders, you get frustrated spending countless hours in the office, hunched over spreadsheets, and drowning in paperwork.  The hassle of admin can drain the satisfaction out of your work, leading to long hours, stress, and a lack of work-life balance.  You’re not alone –there are plenty of other builders who struggle […]