Module 12 · 5 plays
Sub Crews
The crews that aren't on your payroll: the arithmetic that says whether your own crew or a sub crew actually costs you less on a real job, what has to be on paper before anybody rolls, the three times you look at his work without stepping over the line and running his men, how to backcharge a mistake without losing a crew you wanted to keep, and paying subs on the day you said as the cheapest advantage you'll ever buy.
The plays
- M12-01Your Crew Or His, Priced On One Real JobA sub crew bills you by the square. A man on your payroll costs you by the hour. Those two numbers don't compare, so the biggest standing decision in your…Spreadsheet
- M12-02Two Papers Between You and a Sub CrewYou've run twenty jobs with a sub crew on "the usual." Then one goes sideways. The scope wasn't what he thought, the dumpster wasn't his, he wanted paying on…Printable card · En español
- M12-03Look at the Roof, Not at His MenThe sub crew's roof looked fine from the driveway and the homeowner signed. Six weeks later she calls about a brown stain running down the chimney chase…Printable card · En español
- M12-04He Should Hear It From You, Not From His CheckThe tear-off cracked a downspout. Or the homeowner pulled a nail out of the grass with a tire. Or the north side flashing came back wrong and your own men…Spreadsheet · Printable card · En español
- M12-05Pay the Day You Said and You Get First Call After the StormHail comes through on a Tuesday. By Wednesday morning the best tear-off crew in your market has three shops calling him, and all three pay about the same…Printable card · En español