1 minBlog Bites – hot tips on measuring concreteConcrete works come in many forms… slabs, perimeter walls, columns, beams… the list goes on. Because all the different types of concrete...
3 minTop tips on pricing labourI was going through all the blogs I’ve written before – there are a lot! And I realized that there was a topic that I probably hadn’t...
3 minHow to Charge More – and get more clients through the door…Charging A Premium You’re a skilled tradie and you’re proud of the work you do. You know your workmanship is as good – if not better –...
3 minScope CreepCase Study Almost a decade ago, we were in the throes of pricing work for those very first repairs undertaken by EQC after the Canterbury...
3 minYour margin and how it affects the value of your businessI talk about margin for builders A LOT. And I’m going to talk about it again, but this time from the perspective of its long term...
2 minUnforeseen Building WorksThe Stuff That Bites! How often do you reckon unforeseen works creeps and bites you on the backside? Its all well and good to measure all...
3 minLabour Only TipsWe live in a crazy world…. And since this crazy world has meant a LOT of my dear builders are jumping into labour only work, I thought...
2 minThe cost of thinking long term when buildingSo often a person looking to build is so interested in the ‘right now’ of what it is they want, they neglect to think about the...
2 minSquare Metre Ratesm2 – The perfect marketing tool Ahhh the good old square metre rate. You see them all the time, group home builders love them and we can...