Hot take · 11:42
// THE QUOTE
“even even the architects respect these things a lot of times they're leaving it up to the subcontractor”
— Jimmy Lorway · Anvil Construction Ltd.
Candid swipe at the bid process: architects leave gaps, you can't trust what's specked or drawn — you have to know if it actually works. Builders nod hard at this.
Full episode at 11:42Building 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, product knowledge accounts for roughly 90% of the estimating task — the takeoff math is the easy part.
“the product knowledge is ... it's almost 90% of the estimating”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Why Cladding — and Why the Barrier to Entry Is Real
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SOURCE: 11:42 of Building a Cladding Company From Scratch: Estimating, Crew Culture, and Knowing When to Say No — Jimmy Lorway, Anvil Construction