Evolution and Revolution of Remodeling Lees Summit MO

Do you ever wonder why your business is plodding along when the remodeling business down the road, which began around the same time as yours, is booming? It can be frustrating when two remodelers appear equal at the outset, but the scale of success eventually tips in one company's favor.

Local Companies

Meyer Brothers Building Co.
(816) 246-4800
200 N.E. Missouri Dr., Ste. 100
Lee's Summit, MO
Schweiger Construction Company
(816) 523-5875
8300 Troost Ave
Kansas City, MO
Walton Construction Company, LLC
(816) 753-2121
3252 Roanoke Rd.
Kansas City, MO
Turner Construction Company
(816) 283-0555
2345 Grand Blvd., Ste. 1000
Kansas City, MO
Overland Park Garage Door
(913) 826-6788
11184 Antioch Rd
Overland Park, KS
United Excel Corporation
(913) 647-9400
5425 Antioch Dr.
Merriam, KS
The Weitz Company
(913) 696-9970
10901 W. 84th Terr., Ste. 200
Lenexa, KS
Universal Construction Company, Inc.
(913) 342-1150
11200 W. 79th St.
Lenexa, KS
THE OFFICE HANDYMAN.COM 816-786-2459
816-786-2459
1812 w 49 th street
Kansas City, MO
S. M. Wilson & Co.
(913) 322-3900
13316 W. 98th St.
Lenexa, MO


Do you ever wonder why your business is plodding along when the remodeling business down the road, which began around the same time as yours, is booming? It can be frustrating when two remodelers appear equal at the outset, but the scale of success eventually tips in one company's favor.

Whenever I've encountered this disparity — and I've seen it a lot — I've come to the same conclusions about the cause. One business owner has facilitated an evolution, and the other has incited a revolution. Both remodelers may have started out with a truck, a good set of tools, and a helper, but the decisions they made from day one predetermined a certain level of achievement as each business grew. And now one company is thriving and the other is barely surviving. Here's why.

Revolution (The Project Manager Model)

In the beginning it's you and your carpenter on a job. You make the decisions and your carpenter follows your orders. When you're finished with one job, you move on to the next one.

As you grow, you book more jobs, you hire more carpenters, and you are the production manager for everything on the books. You still make the decisions and all of your carpenters follow your orders. The business is getting bigger, and you're getting busier. Now your carpenters call you several times a day to ask for instructions, even when the new job is the same as the old job. You start to feel like a baby sitter. The cell phone becomes a way of life. A typical day involves putting o

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Featured Local Company

Meyer Brothers Building Co.

8162464800
200 N.E. Missouri Dr., Ste. 100
Lee's Summit, MO

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