How Start and Stop Flow Costs You Money (and how to avoid it!)
This round we are going to be talking about how spreading out project timelines costs you money.
It is pretty well known that the #1 cause of depreciation to home owners is deferred maintenance. But a lot of people don’t know about the importance of strategically bundling, and completing your larger projects all at once.
We are writing about this because we see it a lot. Frequently we have clients in the conceptual phase tell us something like this:
“I want to remodel the kitchen for sure. Maybe down the road in a year or so we can vault the dining room ceiling, put in french doors, a sweet patio, and connect the kitchen and the dining room with a pass through bar.”
This is always where we have to be honest. If there is any way you can do it all now, do it. Do as much as you can to maximize what you are paying your builder and their crew while the wind is at your back.
When projects have a start and stop flow, this eats into budgets with the obvious set-up and tear down. The less quantifiable result of start and stop project flow also shows up in other ways. A jobsite and project with poor flow, direction, and lack of clear plans costs home owners so much unnecessary money. We feel that our #1 job as a general contractor is to guide our people to have successful projects with efficient work flow, clear plans, and strong roll out. Our ability to do this saves our clients a lot of money. Period.
Make sure if you are considering a home project to weigh out the less visible costs. Emotional costs of managing your own project, the penalty of not doing things right the first time, and not using your money to its highest and best use. Working with the right team who knows how to properly guide you is critical to getting your job done with as little stress and cost to you as possible.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this update and please know how much we appreciate your referrals! Keep ‘em coming and happy Halloween!
All our best,
The Kellow Construction Team
