Module 14 · 6 plays
Running the Schedule
Which crew is on which roof tomorrow, and who can answer that without calling you: one board ten days out, the list that says a job is really ready before a crew rolls to it, who makes the rain call and by when, which crew belongs on the steep roof and which one belongs in front of a particular homeowner, the start date you can promise and actually hit, and the work you bank in the busy months so the crews have something to do when the phone goes quiet.
The plays
- M14-01One Board, and Nobody Has to Call YouA roofing schedule board anyone can read: ten days out, every crew and every job, so the foreman stops calling you to ask where he's at.Printable card
- M14-02Nothing Rolls Until the Job Is ReadyA job-start checklist for a roofing crew: material on the ground, dumpster set, drive clear. Nothing rolls until the job is actually ready.Printable card · En español
- M14-03Make the Rain Call the Night BeforeMake the rain call the night before: how to decide whether a roofing crew rolls, and the message that goes out so nobody sits in a driveway.Printable card · En español
- M14-04Send the Crew That Can Do That Roof, Not the One That's FreeThe 12/12 with four valleys went to whichever crew was open Tuesday. Three days turned into six, the homeowner called the office twice, and you were up there…Printable card
- M14-05Sell a Start Date You Can Actually HitSell a start date you can actually hit: how to work out your real roofing lead time, so the review she writes is about the roof, not the date.Spreadsheet
- M14-06Have Work Waiting for the Weeks the Phone Goes QuietRoofing work for the slow season: build the list now — repairs, small jobs, old customers — so February pays your crews instead of the reserve.Printable card