posted by Liberty Homes |
June 30, 2009 15:41
Who would have thought? Did you know that housing starts in Saskatoon are down arround 88% for the year? That would mean that those construction trades that work in the residential construction industry would likely be dropping their rates...right? Well, not all of them! It amazes me how many trades call us every week looking for work because they're either out of work or just about out of work. It's also amazing when a trade tells you that their rates have come down but just a few short weeks later when you have something for them there's suddenly an increase rather than a decrease just because they have 'three houses lined up', and 'boy it's busy'. This is one of the most frustrating things that happens to a home builder. For the most part the people/companies we have working for us are great people. They have worked with us in keeping our costs within reason and for that we are grateful. Having said that, we do however experience the opposite from time to time as well, which simply results in our finding new people to work with who understand the following concept: "When the tide comes in, all the boats in the harbour rise. When the tide goes out, all the boats in the harbour go down." If you don't think that applies to you then you're going to find yourself without a boat or a harbour to put it in.
Thanks to everyone for following along with us!
Keep your stick on the ice!