{"id":576,"date":"2019-09-18T09:48:52","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T13:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovatebuildingsolutions.com\/dealers\/?p=576"},"modified":"2023-02-21T09:04:55","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T14:04:55","slug":"how-to-reduce-labor-costs-bathroom-remodeling-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/innovatebuildingsolutions.com\/dealers\/2019\/09\/how-to-reduce-labor-costs-bathroom-remodeling-business\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Reduce Labor Costs in Your Bathroom Remodeling Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

If only I could find more qualified field people, my bathroom remodeling business would explode.<\/p>

If only these customers wouldn\u2019t keep changing their mind like they change their underwear. With all these change orders the customer service people at our local plumbing, tile and cabinet stores are on a first-name basis with my people.<\/p>

If only this bathroom wasn\u2019t dripping with intricate tile patterns on the floor and walls, we would have been \u2018out of here\u2019 long ago.<\/p>

Maybe at no time in history have labor hours became the bottleneck chocking your ability to grow your bathroom remodeling (or any type of remodeling for that matter) business.<\/p>

It doesn\u2019t take a rocket-scientist to realize finding good people is at a premium. Not to mention, you\u2019re having to pay them a premium to keep them as well.<\/p>

It also doesn\u2019t take a brain surgeon to know demand for your services has never been higher. How long it will last, it\u2019s hard to know.<\/p>

You also don\u2019t even have to ask the most experienced person in your office to figure out the complexity of the jobs and bevy (I threw in this fancy word to impress you \u2013 is it working?) or product choices is through the roof (or through the exhaust fan in this case). If only your customers were NOT ALLOWED to visit their Pinterest and Houzz accounts after they\u2019ve agreed to do the project with you, life would be better!<\/p>

The question becomes in this age of hard to find labor, increased complexity of product choices and customers with \u2018big ideas,\u2019 how can you simplify your bathroom remodeling process (and reduce labor costs) to get more efficient, effective and profitable?<\/p>

In this article we\u2019ll look at 5 practical ideas to cut bathroom remodeling labor costs (and hours) and improve your margins and bottom-line.<\/p>

Bathroom remodeling labor saving idea #1 \u2013 Cut down the amount of wall tiles you use <\/strong><\/h2>

As you know installing shower tile surrounds and wainscoting, by its nature, can drag on for days. Between installing your backer board, cutting and setting tiles, grouting and clean-up, tile is a large factor in making bathroom remodeling jobs longer.<\/p>

Longer jobs aren\u2019t good for you. Longer jobs (despite how much you think your customers love you and your team) aren\u2019t what your customer wants either. They want their job done (including the time-consuming tile portion of it). They want to get on with their lives (without contractors in their house).
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Although you may have kicked around the idea of wall panels made of acrylic or cultured marble instead of tile to shorten project completion times, in many cases they have been a non-starter of an idea. After all, your customers want an upscale look which goes beyond the ugly molded, builders-grade shower look they have right now. Since you want to give them the look they want, you\u2019re stuck recommending tile. Then you\u2019re stuck \u2018trying\u2019 to find a tile sub.<\/p>