Building Optimal (2024)

14/01/2022

This is one of my favorite conversations to date with Luke Mezger, a top builder from Austin, Texas. Luke is Owner of Mezger Homes, a superb leader, and a brilliant student of the game. He lays out probably a dozen actionable tips most of us can implement today to build a better company. Enjoy the episode!

06/01/2022

Austin Miller is an Australian carpenter and builder who moved to Canada six years ago to build in the remote Arctic. In this episode we are exploring how building works in one of the world's most inhospitable places. If nothing else, this episode will make you extremely grateful next time you are looking for a bolt on your own jobsite (gotta listen to understand)!

30/09/2021

Solid relationships with your contractors (trade partners) is a crucial ingredient, like mustard on a 🌭. Four ways to build a win/win that will keep paying dividends...

1. Detailed specs on your bid requests - If contractors have to guess, they are going to guess high. Take the risk out for them by giving them a clean, detailed plan to bid. You'll get a better price plus more speed in the field.

2. Have the job ready when you say it will be - No one likes dry runs, and if you get a reputation for it, your contractor will absolutely deprioritize your jobs in the future. Also, don't stack everyone on top of each other. Remember, everyone is just trying to do their job and make some money. Help them by being a good partner to your trade partners.

3. Set a company policy for when you will pay your contractors - Stick to it...religiously. This saves you from people requesting same-day payment and you having to always be reacting and scrambling. It always provides clear expectations to your contractors so they can properly plan when they do your work. Setting expectations and being consistent are key.

4. If you want to build a relationship with a contractor rather than always bouncing around to the low bidder, simply communicate when their bid is out of your budget. Maybe they can make some adjustments. Maybe they can't. Regardless, you give them the "right of first refusal" to win the contract if they can and want to take the work for your budgeted price. Word of caution...don't always drink from this well. Find contractors that give you good value for the price, and stick with them. Nothing wrong with price checking every so often if the price seems to go out of market or out of budget. Just communicate and give them the chance to adjust if that happens.

13/09/2021

I have known a few builders who have actually GONE OUT OF BUSINESS for their poor change order systems. This aint rocket science, but it's sure easy to fall victim to lost money if you don't properly paper up, charge for, and collect your change orders...and up front before work is done, my friends!

11/09/2021

Costs are a little outta control these days, huh? Well, here are a few tricks out of our bag at my home building company that may help you out a bit. Have any of your own? Comment below to help out your fellow builder brethren!

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This is one of my favorite conversations to date with Luke Mezger, a top builder from Austin, Texas. Luke is Owner of Mezger Homes, a superb leader, and a brilliant student of the game. He lays out probably a dozen actionable tips most of us can implement today to build a better company. Enjoy the episode!

Austin Miller is an Australian carpenter and builder who moved to Canada six years ago to build in the remote Arctic. In this episode we are exploring how building works in one of the world's most inhospitable places. If nothing else, this episode will make you extremely grateful next time you are looking for a bolt on your own jobsite (gotta listen to understand)!

I have known a few builders who have actually GONE OUT OF BUSINESS for their poor change order systems. This aint rocket science, but it's sure easy to fall victim to lost money if you don't properly paper up, charge for, and collect your change orders...and up front before work is done, my friends! #builders #construction #architecture #builder #building #interiordesign #contractors