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My framing crew's output doubled in 3 weeks after one change to our daily routine
So back in April my two man crew was taking about 9 days to frame a basic 1200 sq ft ranch, and I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out why we were so slow. I started writing down when we actually picked up a nail gun vs when we were walking around looking for stuff. Turns out we were losing almost 2 hours a day just hunting for tools and lumber because we had junk piled everywhere. I spent $60 on a rolling cart and a few cheap bins from Harbor Freight, one for nails, one for clips, one for tape and pencils. Three weeks later the same ranch took 6 days, nothing else changed, same two guys, same plans, same weather. Now I'm wondering if I should do the same thing with my truck setup because it's a disaster too. Has anyone else tracked where their actual time goes on site, and did it surprise you too?
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stella_baker18d ago
Man, the part about walking around looking for stuff hits way too close to home. I once spent 20 minutes looking for my tape measure and it was in my back pocket the whole time, so yeah, I'm basically a pro at wasting my own day. Tracking your time like that is smart though, because most of us just assume we're working hard when really we're just pacing around a messy site. A rolling cart sounds dumb simple but if it got you from 9 days to 6, that's real money in your pocket. Honestly your truck is probably costing you the same way, you just can't see it yet.
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