Value-Added Furniture Templates for Your Customers
I am always interested in finding inexpensive and simple ways to improve the customer experience. I noticed Builders and Remodelers often give...
Scheduling with MS Excel
For years I worked with some sort of paper construction/production schedule. Most of them, were not all that sophisticated. The rub with this...
Winning Team or Just a Group of Employees?
Sure, we all say we are part of the [state your company name] team. But are we really part of a team, or are we just a group of employees who...
Maintenance Videos — DIY for New Homes
Like a broken record, you’ve told customers many routine maintenances are a homeowner’s responsibility. Where does that get you?...
Selection Sheets — Make Them Interactive!
One of your customers just made one simple change… How much time is spent: Processing and track the change order? Updating the office...
Forms — Make Them Digital
Click to enlarge form Converting traditional paper forms to digital forms is easy, saves time and provides increased functionality. I’ve created digital...
Selection Center — First Impressions
Perception is reality. If it looks good, it is good. These statements are false, of course. But when it comes to showing what we’ve got...
Maintenance for New Homeowners — Email Monthly Tips
Emailing monthly maintenance tips is a value-added service that is easily provided and well received. Most of the information for each issue...
Detailing in 3-D
If a picture is worth 1000 words, how much is a 3-D drawing worth? A three dimensional (3-D) drawing is almost always easier to understand than...
Scheduling with MS Project
For years I worked with some sort of paper construction/production schedule. Most of them, were not all that sophisticated. The rub with this...
Maintenance Kit
This kit was designed to help homeowners perform routine maintenance on different types of cracks and separations. Specifically; concrete...
Visualizing the Kitchen
The kitchen area in your high end model/spec looks empty and uninviting. It’s a huge part of a brand new floor plan you are introducing. You...
Website — WikiHomebuilding.com for Collaboration
WikiHomebuilding.com started with this question; “Is there way to bring professionals in the homebuilding industry together to...
Flipbooks — An Inexpensive Presentation
I like flipbooks. I like the way the page curls when you move the curser near the corner. I like the way the pages roll when turned. (The quality...
Website — Can You Manage It?
Do Not Fear Your Website – You Can Manage It Yourself… I have modified a few PHP files, played around a little with CSS, and...
Maintenance Checklist
Here's another easy one. Provide a monthly maintenance chart. Iclude as many routine owner maintenance items as possible....
Warranty – Can Tracking be Fun?
Builders and Contractors Build Construction is a goal oriented profession. Tracking warranty is not high up on the list for a lot of builders...
Jobsite Safety — Innovative Approaches
Most companies have a safety program. “Safety is job one” the slogan reads. Often times the safety program is a product of the front office...
Green — Building Practices Promo
GREEN BUILDING PRACTICES You Need to Take the Credit! Ok, this one is primarily for homebuilders. Commercial industries are usually way out front...
Work Scopes — Window Poster
Sometimes small things can have a big impact. This poster was part of a follow-up to initiating a work scopes program. I created matching icons,...
Website — Awesome Warranty Web Portal
WARRANTY WEB PORTAL – HOME PAGE The Warranty Web Portal is a value added service for your customers, a time saver for the front office,...
Work Scopes — A Smarter Way
The backbone of any builder’s construction process is a work scopes program. Why? Because work scopes gives the builder, a certain...
