Hi.
It is 11:03 PM. I'm tired! I got up at 4:15 after going down last night at 10:30 or so. Long day. I spent the day looking at power tools for my new project - including both used and new. We finally decided to allot $875 of the $1375 labor charge, leaving $500 for "profit." While some have suggested that I should just rent tools, and save as much money as possible, I learned that the cost of renting would in some cases exceed the cost of purchasing the tools outright.
What is also clear is that I cannot effectively plan and execute the project without knowing where or how I will obtain tools. It is my intent to carefully plan and carry out both the manufacturing and the installation processes; in order to do that I must have both the tools and the materials in place, ready to be used.
I plan to go get the tools in the morning, and order the materials in the next day or so. I am excited about the project, and especially about structuring and executing it by means of a planned and efficient process. I also plan to keep track of both the actual materials quantities and costs, in order to stay within the budgets allocated for each. This is a business, not a family activity.
Good night!
Tom Ballantyne - Master Builder
It is 11:03 PM. I'm tired! I got up at 4:15 after going down last night at 10:30 or so. Long day. I spent the day looking at power tools for my new project - including both used and new. We finally decided to allot $875 of the $1375 labor charge, leaving $500 for "profit." While some have suggested that I should just rent tools, and save as much money as possible, I learned that the cost of renting would in some cases exceed the cost of purchasing the tools outright.
What is also clear is that I cannot effectively plan and execute the project without knowing where or how I will obtain tools. It is my intent to carefully plan and carry out both the manufacturing and the installation processes; in order to do that I must have both the tools and the materials in place, ready to be used.
I plan to go get the tools in the morning, and order the materials in the next day or so. I am excited about the project, and especially about structuring and executing it by means of a planned and efficient process. I also plan to keep track of both the actual materials quantities and costs, in order to stay within the budgets allocated for each. This is a business, not a family activity.
Good night!
Tom Ballantyne - Master Builder
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