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Get Started With The Scientific Remodeling System Free Today, go to ScientificRemodelingSystem.com/startToday we are going to discuss some of the top ways you can lose money in the production phase of your projects, and how to resolve those issues. Our guest today is Tim Faller from Westerly, Rhode Island. He has extensive experience in production and management, having founded his company, Field Training Services, in 1999, where he trained production staff in good job-site management, debugging production systems, and helped companies develop training programs for their field staff. Up until July 2000, Tim was V.P. of the New Homes division for Hopkins and Porter Construction in Potomac, Maryland, where he started as a Lead Carpenter and then became Production Manager for remodeling. Based on his extensive experience as a lead carpenter, production manager, and homebuilder, Tim has conducted many successful lead carpenter training programs across the country. His book, The Lead Carpenter Handbook: The Complete Hands-on Guide to Successful Job-Site Management was published in November 1998 and since then he has developed audio training for Lead Carpenters as well as a Human Resource Manual for Remodelers. In April of 2017, Tim joined Remodelers Advantage as Senior Consultant and Master of Production. His focus with them is helping companies improve their production processes and systems. Construction Business Links:Get A Free Behind The Scenes Demo Of The Scientific Remodeling SystemThe Construction Professionals ForumShow Links:The Tim Faller ShowLG Gram LaptopShow Notes:00:01:48: Tech Tip of the Week: LG 17" Gram Laptop 00:04:00: Introduction of our guest Tim Faller00:07:02: What are some of the top ways to lose money in production? 00:08:00: Issue #1 is lack of pre-job planning00:15:38: Where do you lose money in the 1st week of the project?00:16:51: The 2nd way you can lose money on a project00:19:07: The importance of time and budget tracking00:22:37: What happened in the last week of the project?00:25:22: The Zero Punchlist Method00:30:44: Another. production issue: Change Orders00:32:58: Include ALL the costs in a Change Order00:38:17: Using allowances on your job - good or bad?00:41:25: Practice Continuous Improvement For information regarding your data privacy, visit Acast.com/privacy