Construction Business | The Dos and Don'ts of Using Subcontractors | Nick Schiffer & Tyler Grace NS

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🗓️ 14 July 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Tyler and Nick talk about the importance of formal subcontractor agreements—why you need them, how they protect all parties, and the hard lessons that led them to overhaul their systems. From handshake deals gone wrong to building trust through transparent work orders, this episode gives you the tools to avoid costly mistakes and elevate your professionalism.

Whether you're a GC, a sub, or somewhere in between, if you’re managing teams and trades, this one’s for you.

Show Notes:
Subcontractor Engagement and Agreements (0:00)
Sponsor Announcements and Product Promotions (1:52)
Personal Stories and Boat Ownership (5:45)
Subcontractor Vetting and Agreement Implementation (30:02)
Pre-Construction and Subcontractor Strategies (48:44)
Course Updates and Additional Resources (1:09:52)

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0:00.0	It was like a very, very costly experience for me from a reputation standpoint, from a price
0:06.0	standpoint, from a learning perspective, but that's when I was like, I need a legitimate
0:10.0	subcontractor agreement to put in place just to not only protect myself, but protect my clients
0:16.0	as well.
0:19.4	Tyler, today we're going to talk where we are going to get into business.
0:24.5	We do.
0:24.8	We get into business heavily.
0:26.5	We get, yes, actually very heavy.
0:28.3	Like contracts.
0:29.4	Like talking about how you, I'm going to summarize this podcast, how to get your electrician
0:35.3	to clean up after themselves.
0:37.2	Exactly. And to use a vacuum.
0:40.0	Yeah. So we get into subcontractor engagement and agreements and how to protect yourself and stories
0:49.2	that I've ran into with subcontractors that have burnt me and what I did to ensure that didn't happen again
0:56.9	and how you guys can do the same thing with some help from us.
1:03.1	And before that, I'm going to tell you the story about how my wife convinced me to buy a boat
1:07.1	for 20 minutes.
1:08.6	Yeah.
1:09.6	And we talk about some little bit of excavator good. Oh yeah.
1:14.3	Excitator talk. Yeah. Yeah. It was I bought one. I rented one. Now I'm looking at financing one because I can't be
1:21.5	left out. Yeah. Seriously. Yeah. So it's a interesting discussion, very exciting.
1:29.8	I think it's going to be super helpful for everyone.
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