Hey I was wondering do you have any videos of the process you use say from meeting customer looking at work needed then writing bid and breaking it down materials, labor, overhead etc…basically your start to finish on a job example
I literally just posed a similar question on the Facebook group👍 Very good question that I’m researching myself as we’re coming upon these economic uncertainties.
@@tayewatson6754 Maybe you already do, but I suggest you have a minimum of 4-5 years hands-on experience in the trade you are going to contract. When subbing out work you are going to get a lot of phone calls with issues in the field and you'll need to have that experience under your belt in order to guide your subs to the best possible solution. Plus, it's human nature that people will tend to discount your knowledge/direction unless you have that experience. My business specializes in door & window installation, so your situation might be different.
Being in school and actually working the jobs are two completely different things. For example, we are a red seal trade here in Canada (sheet metal) and sub out to GCs on every project. They trust us to know our trade and to do it properly. When my guys go to trade school, it doesn't take them long to realize school did not prepare them for the real life situations. We have a saying in this trade, "Forget everything you've learned in school" (mainly because they teach things from 1965, trades have changed so much)
I suggest getting a position with a GC company as a Project Manager or Site Superintendent for a while. Let them invest in your training, and then you can leverage your knowledge, skills and experience from there to do whatever it is you want.
