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Six words that turn a Friday afternoon into a Monday problem. Today’s ‘tiny extra’ was moving a wall. What’s the wildest one you’ve had?
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‘Can you move that outlet?’ Sure. Then we found out ‘that outlet’ meant the entire kitchen layout.
I started keeping a separate list during walkthroughs. Nobody remembers it was an extra until they see it written down.
I’m fine doing the work. It’s the ‘that wasn’t in the quote’ conversation I keep putting off. Curious how other small crews handle it.
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I walk through the scope together before we start. It gives us something concrete to come back to when the plan changes.
Small crew, mostly residential. I remember being handed a broom and told to figure it out. Trying to do a little better than that. What actually helped you learn?
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Explain why before showing how. And make it clear that asking a question beats pretending they understood.
A proper walk-through of the tools and the safety routine. Everyone says ‘you know the drill’ until you’re the person who doesn’t.
Doing the annual clean-out. Apparently I own seven tape measures and can find none of them when I need one. Give me your keep-it-forever tools.
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A good headlamp. The expensive organizer was nice; actually putting things back in it was the real upgrade.
I get home, open the study guide, and read the same paragraph five times. Looking for a routine that works when you’re already wiped out.
The work is fine. It’s keeping track of the calls, the parts, and who I said I’d call back that’s doing my head in. What’s your system?