longstanding subcontractors – are set to work on a couple new home builds in a row. Jason’s vision is to take on a steady stream of those, but he also wants to keep doing renovations, as he likes the way they keep him on his toes. “Renovations always pose more of a challenge, which is why I like to do them,” he explains. “When you open up a wall, you never know what you’re going to get. You can do your best to try to get everything lined up you might think you know exactly what you’re doing, but you really don’t know until you actually start the work. You almost always come up against some sort of challenge, there’s almost always something exciting that happens.” At the same time, new builds have their own charms, Jason says: “You’re creating something from nothing. When you first get to the lot, there’s nothing there. Then all of a sudden, when you’re done, there’s a new house there. That’s always fun, too.” “The most important thing is we want to be able to provide our clients with a really, really good home building experience. Whether that’s on a new build or a renovation, we just want to continue doing that.” Lastly, Jason says they can provide that experience at the size they are at now, so he doesn’t see the need to grow a whole lot bigger: “I’m satisfied with where I’m at now,” he says. “I can provide for my family and my employees can provide for their families, and that’s what matters. You know, maybe down the road we might end up having to hire another carpenter or a project manager and have a little bit bigger of a team – but I don’t want the stress of running a huge, giant company.” “It’s more important that we enjoy what we’re doing and that we’re able to provide something awesome for our clients without compromising anything,” he concludes. “I feel like when you get to be too big, then you have to start compromising and I don’t want to compromise on what we provide for our clients.” OCTOBER 2024
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