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Nails To Numbers

Ian Schwandt

My journey from carpentry to finance and operations.

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Latest Issues

Protecting your bottom line

At the end of my previous post, Salary Cap Economics For Builders, we were looking at an example company that was faced with increasing labor costs and an impending decision on how to cover the increase. Lets recap the financials from our e...

7 days ago
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Salary Cap Economics For Builders

As we have reached the point on the calendar when the NFL takes over our TVs I thought it would be a good opportunity to discuss one of Greg Crabtree’s other topics from Simple Numbers. Setting a salary cap for your construction business. T...

14 days ago
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It’s a You Problem

This week I attended the Building Science Symposium in Milwaukee WI. It is a two day event and the first day typically ends with a roundtable discussion. Though the focus of the event is on building science techniques the topic of affordabi...

21 days ago
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Notes From The Fine Homebuilding Summit

On August 20th & 21st the team from Fine Homebuilding magazine held their annual Fine Homebuilding Summit at Endicott College in Beverly MA. I spoke about building career paths and mentorship on the 20th and I will post more about that in t...

a month ago
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The Nails To Numbers Index

The first Nails to Numbers post went out on September 14, 2025. It was called You can’t spend a percentage, a reference to one of my favorite things to say to fellow contractors when they get in the weeds discussing gross profit margins. A...

a month ago
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    I’m the Operations Manager at a design-build remodeling company. I write about the business side of building; estimating, forecasting, team management, and operational systems through the lens of a 20 year career in the field.

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