Hot take · 14:05
// THE QUOTE
“there's conflict on site whenever you're an installer and someone's coming by checking your work”
— Charles McCormick · SOPREMA Canada Inc.
Candid take on inspection friction: no one likes being watched, but a good contractor doesn't mind because you can't cut corners on roofs or the owner pays. Resonates with every sub and GC.
Full episode at 14:05Roof Thermal Scans, Material Shortages & the Case for Recapping: Soprema + IRC Building Sciences on Atlantic Canada's 2021 Roofing Crisis ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
A building sciences firm going 'on site before specking it out' — doing core tests, thermal scans, and leak investigations first — earns the trust of building owners who don't know where to start.
“we're on that project site before we even think about specking it out we're doing core tests we're doing dimensions”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
IRC Building Sciences Group: from roofing consultant to full building-envelope firm
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SOURCE: 14:05 of Roof Thermal Scans, Material Shortages & the Case for Recapping: Soprema + IRC Building Sciences on Atlantic Canada's 2021 Roofing Crisis