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Check out the promotion at your local Home Improvement stores when buying portable equipment. Milwaukee is currently running a special deal on portable power tools. Buy the battery pack...get the tools for free. Very amazing deal on great quality and great price!4Views0likes0CommentsShould I hire employees or use 1099 subcontractors for better quality?
We have 6 subs full time and it's burned us a few times. We go behind them on ~25% of jobs. We just got CompanyCam and that'll help operationally. But, I am considering going the employee route and paying hourly. What do you feel works best -- to maximize profitability, ensure quality, and reduce headaches?44Views1like2CommentsShoe cover options!?
Hello there, What are you all using for shoe coverings? I'm hoping to find a slipper for my boots that will make trips to the truck a little less akward when I go back into my clients home. Currently I'm using the non-slip blue ones. Best regards, Micah Barbier Barbier Handyman Services8Views0likes1CommentCan I create a job with photos for an employee to check off that a certain issue has been resolved?
This is a bit of a longer question but I am curious if this could be done... If I go a house and take photos of 12 issues that need to be resolved, can I create a checklist or job form that shows each of those issues as a list? Then add that list to a team members schedule and have them check off that it has been completed? Even attach a photo of the completed work below the photo of the issue? It would also be great to be able to send that completed list or form to the customer to sign off on and collect payment. I would like to position myself to do more of the sales and inspections, then send a team member to the house to do the actual work sealing the home or solving the issue. I have been working out a few ways in my head to make this structure work and I really hope Jobber can help me do that. Does anyone else work in this way? Are there are recommendations on how people have made it work?Solved62Views0likes5CommentsHow I Finally Delegated Estimating (Without Hiring Another Person)
For years, estimating was the one thing I couldn’t take off my plate. We changed the org chart. We hired roles. Delegated everything we could. But estimating? That was always me. Even if I wasn’t doing anything else in the business... I was still stuck quoting jobs. It was the bottleneck I couldn’t fix—until now. I built a ChatGPT-powered estimator trained with my systems, my pricing, and my language. It asks the right questions, runs the math, and delivers estimates like I would—without me being involved. Now I’m no longer the bottleneck. Customers get quick answers. I get my evenings and weekends back. Want to build your own? Map out your estimating logic. Plug it into ChatGPT. Test and refine. If you're stuck working all day and doing estimates at night and on Saturdays anddddd, sometimes even Sunday mornings when everyone's sleeping—this might be your way out. Heres my direct Zoom link if you'd like to learn more: https://calendly.com/ryaan-besthandymancompany/bh-plan-phone-consultation499Views10likes5CommentsHow do you get fencing and deck jobs when you're just starting out with no marketing budget?
Hello everyone my name is chance I work with frontier fencing llc out of Olympia wa. We specialize in fences and decks but do a variety of things with over 20 years experience including water features, artificial turf, pavers, retaining walls and all home restorations. We are having a hard time getting jobs at the moment because well it takes money to make money right lol I was superintendent for a couple company’s over the years and no how to manage all of it bug getting going had been hard any suggestions on how to get some work without breaking the bank24Views1like2Comments