{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Screw and Glue","title":"The Procurement Tax: The Hidden Labor Cost That’s Killing Bathroom Remodel Margins","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/3e9efe1a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":530,"description":"The Procurement Tax: The Hidden Labor Cost That’s Killing Bathroom Remodel Margins\nYou’re tracking the obvious labor: demo, rough, install, finish.\n But the labor that’s quietly destroying your margins isn’t always happening on the jobsite.\nIt’s the stuff you’re still paying for… that isn’t building.\nSupply runs. Stock-outs. Wrong parts. Waiting. Rework. Setup. Cleanup. Trade bottlenecks.\nThat’s Shadow Labor — and when you don’t track it, you can’t control it.\nIn this episode, we break down the Procurement Tax and show how it creates schedule chaos, profit leaks, and scalability problems — even in companies that are “booked out.”\nWhat You’ll Learn\nWhy most remodelers underestimate true labor cost by ignoring Shadow Labor\nThe real cost of Home Depot / Lowe’s runs (and why it’s not just “part of the job”)\nHow procurement variability destroys your calendar, pipeline, and cash flow stability\nWhy “cheaper materials” can still cost you more in profit\nThe systems that remove procurement friction and compress install timelines\nKey Concepts Covered\nProduction Labor vs. Shadow Labor\nProduction labor = visible work you expect and bid\nShadow labor = everything you pay for that doesn’t create progress\nThe Procurement Tax\nMaterial runs\nReturns and stock-outs\nMissing consumables\nWrong part corrections\nTrade coordination gaps\nSetup/tear-down and protection\nRework from small upstream errors\nThe Real Problem: Variability\nEven if your crew is fast, random procurement chaos creates:\nstretched timelines\nstacked trades\nreturn visits\nunstable scheduling\nunstable cash flow\nhigher stress and overhead\nThe Home Depot Run Math (Example)\nIf you average 6 runs per bathroom at 30 minutes each, that’s 3 hours lost.\nTwo-man crew? That becomes 6 labor-hours.\nAt a fully-loaded rate of $45/hr, that’s $270 per job burned on shopping — not production.\n25 jobs per month?\n That’s $6,750/month or $81,000/year in hidden labor leakage.\nPractical Fixes (No Fluff)\nCreate a job cost code for procurement...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/SspMxmqeTN7QQquvp_UL_RnDxTkGIT6adMlW5aOMrpA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zNDdj/YzNlNDZlZDgyYTQx/YzAwM2M2YmZkZGNk/NmRjMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}