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Module 1 · 10 plays

The Owner Trap

Get the business off your back: push decisions to your foremen, put authority in writing, stop redoing everyone's work at midnight, find out where your week actually goes, and grow your next foreman instead of hiring one — plus the math on whether a fourth crew, a first salesman or a man to run the schedule actually pays for itself before you hire one.

The plays

  1. M1-01"I'm Doing It at 2 — Unless You Say Stop"Get your crew deciding without calling you. The one line a foreman texts instead of asking — and what you say back.Printable card · En español
  2. M1-02Quit Redoing the Job at MidnightStop micromanaging your crew: how to quit redoing the valley, the estimate and the invoice after your men already did them.
  3. M1-03Where Your Week Actually GoesA time audit template for a roofing owner: track one real week in half-day blocks and see the hours that didn't need you. Free sheet.Spreadsheet
  4. M1-04Who Can You Actually Hand It To?Is your foreman ready for more responsibility? Score him on twelve things you can watch, and get a straight answer before you hand off the job.Spreadsheet
  5. M1-05Put It in Writing: What He Decides Without YouRoofing foreman responsibilities, in writing: the calls he makes alone, the dollar he can spend, and the line where he has to phone you.Spreadsheet · Printable card · En español
  6. M1-06Move One Number Before the Day Runs YouYou work flat out from the first call to the last dump run, and Friday you still could not say the business is any bigger than it was Monday. You ran hard…Printable card
  7. M1-07Your Next Foreman Already Works for YouHow to promote a roofer to foreman: what to look for in the man already on your truck, and how to hand him a crew without losing the roof.Printable card
  8. M1-08Can You Afford Another Crew? Do the Math Before You Hire ItHow much a second roofing crew really costs: payroll, truck, fuel, tools and insurance, every Friday — and the math to run before you hire it.Spreadsheet
  9. M1-09Your First Salesman Has to Pay for His Own SeatHow to hire a roofing salesman and set the commission: what he has to sell to pay for his own seat, and the month you know if it's working.Printable card
  10. M1-10When the Schedule Needs a Man, Not More of Your NightsRoofing production manager: what the job actually covers, when the schedule needs a man instead of your nights, and what to hand him first.Printable card

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