397 Why Builders Need to Rethink How We Build

About this episode

Nick and Tyler discuss the need for builders to adopt smarter construction methods and systems.

Sign up for the Modern Craftsman Community: 👉🏻 MC Community Sign-up Nick and Tyler get into why so much residential construction still relies on old habits instead of better systems. From Superior Walls and panelized assemblies to CLT, trusses, and prefab mechanicals, this episode is all about building smarter, reducing labor strain, and solving problems with process instead of brute force. Sign up for the newsletter: Newsletter Sign-up Show Notes: 00:00 Rethinking How We Build 09:11 Smarter Framing Choices 21:50 Why Foundations Feel Backwards 32:37 Stop Building It the Hard Way 41:47 Beyond Stick Framing 48:50 Learning From the Misses 55:20 Efficiency Changes Everything Video Version: https://youtu.be/gMomXL4_8JQ Partners: Andersen Windows Harnish Workwear Use code H1025 and get 10% off their H-label gear The Modern Craftsman : linktr.ee/moderncraftsmanpodcast Find Our Hosts : Nick Schiffer Tyler Grace Podcast Produced By: Motif Media

People in this episode

Hosts: Nick Schiffer, Tyler Grace

Topics covered

• residential construction
• building systems
• efficiency
• framing choices
• labor reduction
• process improvement

Keywords

• construction
• building smarter
• panelized assemblies
• CLT
• trusses
• prefab mechanicals
• efficiency

Sponsors

Andersen Windows, Harnish Workwear

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Motif Media

Products: H-label gear

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