The Biggest Challenge In Construction... Building a Tool Setup That Scales

Insider Carpentry - Spencer Lewis April 25, 2025
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We take a deep drive into how to effectively organize tool storage systems that scale with your business and maximize efficiency. My ENTIRE VAN - TOOL LIST & COST SPREADSHEET - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1W-UfZNcW7M08bAWzkEP6uVipC6KlpTsjsac_4yM4upM/edit?usp=sharing 00:00 - HOW TO BUILD A LEAN & EFFICIENT COMPANY TOOL SETUP 00:58 - Why I'm Standardizing My Employee Tool Setups 01:21 - HOW TO "SCALE" A SERVICE BUSINESS 01:53 - SCALING BY STANDARDIZING SYSTEMS 02:53 - TOOL ORGANIZATION - WHEN IS ENOUGH, ENOUGH??? 03:51 - THE PROBLEM WITH HIGHLY CUSTOM SETUPS 05:18 - TOOL BOXES - DRAWERS VS LIDS 06:34 - HOW I LIKE TO ORGANIZE MY PACKOUTS 09:14 - PAY NOW VS PAY LATER 11:20 - FIND WHAT WORKS & REPLICATE IT 12:50 - CHOOSE TOOLS BASED ON THE TOOLBOX??? 14:31 - CHASING PERFECTION IS TOO EXPENSIVE 15:06 - KEEP SOME OPEN SPACE FOR FLEXIBILITY 18:52 - MY PHILOSOPHY ON BATTERIES 19:43 - GET PROFITABLE, AND STAY PROFITABLE BY STANDARDIZING 20:35 - STOP REINVENTING THE WHEEL 21:36 - MY PHILOSPHY ON OUTFITTING FUTURE WORK VEHICLES

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