Masonry Magazine January 2006 Page. 16
SQUEEZING OUT
EVERY
DOLLAR
BY JUSTIN BREITHAUPT • OWNER, NON-STOP SCAFFOLDING
IF YOU'RE LIKE MOST MASON CONTRACTORS, the way you get your work is to carefully estimate a job, submit your bid, hope it holds up to the negotiating, shopping and bargaining, and then finally win the contract. When you do, it's up to you to find ways to turn out a quality job that keeps everyone happy, while also keeping as much of that money for yourself.
It's a fact that you can't reduce the amount of materials to save money; the only number you can reduce is labor. Every dollar you don't pay out in labor converts to pure profit. This article focuses on creative, hands-on techniques your fellow mason contractors use for saving time and dollars.
Photographer: Jackie Eggleston | Agency: Dreamstime.com
14 Masonry
January 2006
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