Streamlining

Um, And one thing I was thinking about, Rob, is that, you know, in today's market, contractors don't lose money on product costs.

They lose money on labor, fuel and inefficiency.

So I thought about how much more easily you can streamline your business today than ever in the past with with different machines, systems, products that are available in the market.

And I was with a contractor that is a damn good contractor and he does very good work.

And he's a friend of mine.

So everything I'm going to say right now, I'm going to tell him to listen to the episode.

I already gave him a hard time, so he'll be okay with it.

And he's a super good guy and he's a very, like I said, he does very good work.

But, When I was explaining some of the different things he can do, and you don't have to abrade again, and you don't have to bring out the orbital sander to go around the edges, and you can skip that step, and you can skip this step, and you can come back the same day and do this.

I mean, it was like, holy smokes.

I mean, his mind was blown.

You know what I mean? And like I said, this guy does very good work.

But he wasn't aware of all the things that he could do to streamline that job.

And here's the reason why I think it matters.

So we did this, how much money you can save on labor and stuff like that and costs.

I did an example.

Okay, you ready for this, Rob? I'm ready.

I even copied it so I can look at it while you're talking.

Okay.

So, and I'm just doing this on 1,000 square feet, okay? Example how a contractor can improve their profitability, okay? 1,000 square feet doing a traditional oil-based sand finish job.

Two-man crew.

Three days on site.

Multiple trips for coats and dry times, right? And for a total of four site visits, okay? So the cost, two workers, I'm going to just put down as an example, everybody different across the country.

The two workers, eight hours a day times three days, $1,680.

I put it at $35 an hour.