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Best week in a while: 11 panels swapped in 4 days because one builder finally got his act together
I do mostly residential alarm work around the north side of Columbus, and most weeks are a mess of drive time, reschedules, and homeowners who forgot I was coming. Last week was different. A builder I've worked with off and on for about 5 years called me and said he had 11 spec homes closing at the end of the month, all on one street, and he wanted me in and out before the drywall guys touched anything. That never happens. Usually I'm fishing wire through finished walls and patching drywall I didn't cut. I showed up Monday at 7 and all 11 units were framed, open, and marked with the panel location he wanted. Prewire on the doors and windows was already stubbed, which saved me probably 40 minutes a house. I did 3 panels Monday, 3 Tuesday, 3 Wednesday, and finished the last 2 by noon Thursday. Four days, 11 panels, no return trips, no angry calls. Came out to about $6,400 in labor for the week, which is better than most full months I've had since I went out on my own. I know it won't last, but has anyone else had a builder actually set you up like that, or is this a one time thing?
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the_anthony20d ago
Had a buddy down in Grove City who got the same setup last spring. Builder called him about 8 duplexes going up in one little development and told him he could have the whole run if he could get in before insulation. My buddy cleared his whole schedule for two weeks and knocked out all 8 in six days. He told me he made more in that week and a half than he did in the whole month before. Made him think the trade was easy again for about a minute. Fast forward two months and the same builder was three weeks behind on his draw and stiffed him on the last invoice for 90 days. Sounds like you got a good one, enjoy it while it lasts.
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