Years ago I was working for a general contractor. We specialized in public construction. Municipalities, Housing Authorities and other State-owned properties. Roofing, siding, windows and carpentry were our focus. Before the beginning of a new project I had been approached by a rep from a lumber yard I had never worked with before. He took me out to lunch, did the whole schmooze deal. His pricing was good, and I thought we were on our way to building a solid business relationship.
Topics: exterior remodeling, project management, supplier relations
Many contractors enter into the building business because they dream of doing big things. Big renovations. Ambitious building projects. Quality work creating happy customers and a great reputation.
Topics: exterior remodeling, project management, contractor administration
Improving project estimating processes can enable surprisingly massive business benefits for contractors. And new tools and applications allow contractors to utilize the latest estimating technologies with little to no learning curve, offering a fast-track opportunity to greater revenue.
Topics: exterior remodeling, margins, close rates, revenue, growth
Change orders. An unfortunate everyday reality for exterior remodelers, change orders can impact everything from project logistics and timeframe to profit and customer satisfaction, and are essential to profitability. Effectively tracking them can mean the difference between consistently healthy margins and occasional (or even frequent) losses.
Topics: change orders, exterior remodeling, margins
First, the good news. Roofing contractors are seeing historical growth, with average annual sales increases of more than 14% over the past three years. A revitalized economy sparking new construction, storm-driven activity, and increased homeowner renovation and spending are all contributing to rising sales and healthy profit growth.
The story behind Go Figure, the contractor’s mobile office, is simple. We needed it, so we built it. Unlike the majority of construction software, apps, and tools on the market, Go Figure was built by contractors, for contractors. Our pain became the construction market’s solution to a variety of measuring, estimating, and sales conversion challenges. But let’s back up a little bit and start at the beginning.
Go Figure delivers a new way to estimate, propose, and close exterior remodeling jobs. No more pencils and tape measures, no more wasted time. Let a simple app do the work for you to save time and money and increase close rates.
Quick Facts:
