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oscar743
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1d ago
Hit 14 open jobs on my board and had to turn down a $9,500 deck because I booked too fast
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the_faith
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1d ago
Warning: got burned by a handshake bid last month in Tulsa, never again
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jessica_robinson23
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2d ago
Showerthought: I stopped putting a nail plate over every notch and my inspector passed it anyway
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hannahm39
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6d ago
I finally caught my own bad habit on a bid in Nashville
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nancythomas
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6d ago
Warning: taping off outlets with painter's tape cost me more time than it saved, so I tried something dumb
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river320
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6d ago
I stopped giving itemized bids and my close rate went up, but I'm not sure I like why
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the_wren
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7d ago
Burned $2,300 on a mini excavator auction buy and learned a hard lesson about 'runs great'
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william_torres
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8d ago
Lost my only tape measure on a Tuesday and found it 6 hours later in the weirdest spot
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keithbutler
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8d ago
Question about how trim work got so fast on my buddy's crew in Tucson
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the_wyatt
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10d ago
GM told a new guy at the supply house in Boise that 3 crew leads quit over unpaid drive time
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stella_lane
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10d ago
Pro tip: the 80/20 rule of contractor bids that a guy in Dallas taught me
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cameronf88
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11d ago
Update: Old builder in Phoenix showed me a roof deck swap, 3 weeks later and the leaks are gone
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umar59
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13d ago
My old lead in Fresno told me to stop caulking before paint and I finally get it
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christopherwilson
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14d ago
Pro tip: an old guy at the lumber yard told me to add 10% to every framing estimate and I ignored him for 2 months
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the_faith
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15d ago
Showerthought: used to drag a 50 foot cord across the whole house, now I just grab the 12 footer off my belt
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