Framework · 44:18
// THE QUOTE
“well that's the wrong way to do it all the work is actually in the prep work”
— Jimmy Lorway · Anvil Construction Ltd.
Counterintuitive pricing principle: the labour lives in the prep, not the finished panel — load your numbers onto the clips and bars, not the visible tile.
Full episode at 44:18Building a Cladding Company From Scratch: Estimating, Crew Culture, and Knowing When to Say No — Jimmy Lorway, Anvil Construction ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
In cladding estimating, most of the labor cost is in the prep and substructure, not the finished panel — allocate margin to the right layer.
“all the work is actually in the prep work, not in the finished product”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Family Business, Balance, and the NSCC Journey
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SOURCE: 44:18 of Building a Cladding Company From Scratch: Estimating, Crew Culture, and Knowing When to Say No — Jimmy Lorway, Anvil Construction