Around the House Pro Insider

Doing things twice cost your company in resources, materials, and time. We have an answer here if you are having to go back and recaulk projects time and time again. Have you heard of Sashco? For the last 84 years they have been a family run company that geeks out over a better way to caulk and stain. Making a ‘Good, Better, Best’ product range just doesn’t turn their crank. They are passionate ab...

With 70,000 people at Design and Construction Week you can tell that people wanted to be out learning and finding new products for their projects or business. Now is the time to start getting out and hitting the local shows in your area so you can catch up on the new products, trends, and technology that could change your business. Stay tuned as we have new interviews coming for Around the House P...

Companies with a long legacy can have a strong foundation for future business. That legacy can also be a huge crutch that makes them not competitive because of the lack of innovation in their business plan or how they do things. Lets talk about a case this week where the company is a generation behind and it is really hurting the customer and their reputation. All this and more in this weeks Pro I...

Lumber Prices are getting out of control and we talk about ways to cobat this. We also give you some predictions for 2022. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Around the House Mentioned in this episode: Its time to upgrade your website with Site Hype Designs! Be one of the first to grab the 10 spots available for Site Hype Designs special holiday sale! Message John at John@Sitehypedesigns.com...

What are your plans for 2022? Are you just trying to survive? Are you planning to just keep up to your 2021 numbers? It doesnt matter if you are an employee or running a large construction company December is the month for planning for 2022. What are some of the challenges for 2022? Lets discus in this weeks Pro-Insider podcast! Thanks for listening to Around the house if you want to hear more ple...

Want to change security on your jobsite or even the development you are in? What is Deep Sentinel? This is the worlds first pro-active security system. This can actually prevent crimes versus documenting with cameras what happened or sending off an alarm after someone has already entered your home. David Selinger was an early employee at Amazon, working directly under Jeff Bezos. He led the RandD...

I will be the first to say I have caught myself in this trap. Tossing around my years in the trenches when I think I am teaching someone the right way to do things. However.... Those years also might mean you are stuck doing it the old and now wrong way. Lets discuss right here in this Pro Insider Special with Eric Goranson, CKD or Eric G from Around the House! Mentioned in this episode: Its time...

These times are tough in the construction industry. Lead times and materials shortages are blowing up schedules left and right. Plus quality seems to have lowered so it just takes longer to get through the process. Are you spening too much time on those fires all while trying to run your company? Check out some tips in our Pro Insider Special. Thank you for catching the Pro Insider Podcast. Make s...

With today's job market every single one of your employees can probably go find work for more pay and even better benifits... including a signing bonus. What are you doing to prevent them from even looking? We dive into the signs you have a problem and what you can be doing to make a better work environment and what you can do to make your employees be your biggest fan. The Pro Insider is moving t...

Sometimes that client business relationship goes sideways. If you want to see how to NOT handle it you catch the video that we posted up on the Around the House Show facebook page. In this weeks Pro Insider we talk about the ways to deal with clients and how loosing your cool cant get you nationa attention you probably are not looking for. Thank you for catching the Pro Insider Podcast. Make sure...

It is so easy to get caught up in a busy work schedule. Your business is booked out weeks and it seems you have an endless supply of business coming in. Many have stopped or nearly stopped their marketing efforts and this can be a fatal mistake for your company. By the time that you have figured out that things are slowing down you mostly likely will have a few months of below averge revenue and t...

Your companies digital footprint is one of your largest assets. Those reviews can make your business. What happens when a competitor leaves ugly fake reviews for your business? How about those other companies that pay for reviews, followers, and likes on their social media accounts? We will dive into this ugly side of social media followers and fake reviews! Thank you for catching the Pro Insider...

This last week in one of my social media groups that I am a member of someone started this discussion that some firms don't pay a lot of money and should all Kitchen and Bath Designers be unionized? Here is my hot take on this subject that you won't want to miss if you are a designer, own a design firm, or are wanting to get into the world of design. All this and more in today's Pro Insider! Thank...

How is it in your city, town, county, or township? In our local area they can add 20% to the price of a home just in red tape. In todays Pro Insider Podcast we talk about we our community can do to help bring down home construction prices for people that need it. What can do we about it? We discuss... A special Thanks for Pamplin Media for this article that I refrenced: Here is the link https://pa...

After working in an industry for a decade or longer you get a little set in your ways. It is just human nature. However this can cost you some serious money in your jobsites and projects! If you are not consistantly working to learn more about the latest tools, techniques and materials you might be falling behind to your competitors. Lets chat about how you can make more money and get to the next...

In this weeks Pro insider we talk about the new mask mandates in some states and how to protect your business and crew. Then lets talk about some new hiring practices and where to find good employees these days without paying a fortune for them. I have some tricks on how to find those good people for your business. Plus we talk about what is coming up on the radio show and podcast this weekend. Pl...

All it takes is one person in your company and if you had any idea that it was true, they could take down your entire company. I had someone share a Youtube video where today an employee of a food delivery company and a retail worker were bragging that they had the virus and they had not missed a day of work and had continued to go to work. This could be a liability nightmare for those companies a...

Around the House Pro Insider Podcast has now graduated into its own show. We will be doing this every week on this channel and podcast player exclusively. So please make sure and subscribe and follow for free. Roger isn't just Richardson, Texas' favorite plumber, he's America’s favorite plumber! That “looks great and smells good!” That was a line taken from the winning video of American Standard’s...

9 years ago, life changed in a huge way. It was the hardest day of my life and looking back it was one of the best results. So today is always a day of reflection. My question for you is how put together is your plan if something went wrong? Could your spouse, business partner or business manager keep things moving if you were not there one day? What if you picked up with no notice and left withou...

As we talked about earlier this week lumber prices are tanking fast. So that will change our lumber prices in the next six weeks or so. Is your business ready for the next BOOM? One of the biggest challenges for 2021 in the construction industry will be our ability to get products to the jobsite. Have you got your supply chain figured out where those challenges will not hurt you in 2021? All this...

In today's building climate burnout is a HUGE issue. Contractors, Designers, and anyone in the Trades is running out of gas. How do you prevent it for your team? How do you prevent it for yourself? We will dive into this and discuss some solution on how to keep moving forward all while managing the situation. If you are a homeowner working on projects this one is also for you. We love contests her...

In today's Pro Insider Podcast, we address the upcoming cold and flu season and is your remodeling, construction, or design business ready for a massive influx of business. What is your plan if you are an HVAC company and the weather is bringing you in 400 to 500 leads a day? How about a plumbing company with a big pipe freeze or a roofer with a big windstorm? I have some tips that might help you...

In todays episode we talk about how it is on US... the Design and Construction Industry, to tackle the homeless and low-income housing issues. In the US we spend on average $35,578 per year for every person who must endure homelessness. You would think that with that level of effort we would not be having such a growing problem. We have a brilliant industry. We need to team up with medical profess...

Lumber Prices... They have been out of control! Are things looking up? Very much so! Lets take a look at when lumber prices are going to start heading back down and when can you expect to see reasonable prices for your next project or home. This could really change how the housing market and affordable housing is tackled for the rest of 2021 and 2022. Thanks for listening to Around the house if yo...

If you are on your A game in the design and residential construction industry you just about have a job ticket for anywhere in the US. There are thousands of people looking for your skills across the country. Now is the time to advance your career where you are currently employed or move on to a greener grass. What can you do about it? This is a complex subject so let’s tackle the things you shoul...