A nice thing about the deck business is that no two weeks are ever the same. I will try to explain a week starting in April/May, which is generally the busiest time of year.

Monday & Wednesday

• 7:00 a.m. - Meet or call builder to review day & work.
• 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. - Planning and designing time.
• 9:00 - 12:00p.m. - Work with building crew.
• 12:00 - 12:30p.m. - Lunch
• 12:30 - 3:00p.m. - Work with building crew.
• 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Sales call or design time.
• 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. - home for clean-up, rest, and family meal.
• 6:30 - 10:00p.m. - see two or three potential customers.

Tuesday & Thursday

• 7:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Full day with building crew.
  
• 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. - Home for clean up, rest, and family meal.
  
• 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. - At home preparing design work and estimates.

Friday

• 7:00 a.m. - Meet / call builder to review day & week.
  
• 7:30 - 10:00 a.m.- Planning and designing time or early sales call.
• 10:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Work with building crew.
  
• 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Out on sales call, if required.
  
• After 5 p.m. - Off with family.

Saturday

• 8:00 - 2:00 p.m. - As many first and second sales calls as required.
  
• 2:00 p.m. - Off with family.

Sunday

• Take the day off. Whether for religious reasons or family/personal reasons, we suggest taking one day per week off from work.

(Repeat for 10-20 weeks.)

Off Season

In the fall there are a lot less sales calls so fewer evenings are required. In the winter months usually no building is going on so all your time is reviewing the past year, planning, hiring and interviewing, making business contacts (other trades) and small amount of sales. This is a great time for training, both with head office and on your own.