Your Sub Network

What this is

A 30-page field guide for any contractor who hires subs — written the way a mentor talks. Straight, honest, with enough examples to keep you from making the mistakes everyone else makes.

GCs and remodelers live and die by their sub network. The contractor with three reliable plumbers, two trusted electricians, and a framer he's worked with for a decade outbids and outdelivers every contractor with a thicker rolodex but no real relationships. This guide is how you build that.

Inside (10 parts):

1. Foundations — Understanding what a sub network actually is, and why most contractors get this wrong
2. Finding Good Subs — The four sourcing channels that produce reliable subs (and the three that produce cheap, unreliable ones)
3. The Vetting Process — License verification, insurance certificates, financial stability, sample-job review
4. The Contract — What every sub agreement needs (and the one clause most contractors skip that costs them)
5. Managing Subs in the Field — Schedule discipline, scope boundaries, communication cadence
6. Paying Subs — Lien releases, retainer balances, the payment terms that build loyalty
7. When Things Go Wrong — Quality disputes, no-shows, payment standoffs, scope creep
8. Building Loyalty — How to become the GC every sub wants to work for
9. Insurance & Documentation — COIs, additional-insured endorsements, the paper trail that protects you
10. Building Your Roster From Scratch — The 90-day plan if you have no subs, no relationships, and no time

Who this is for

GCs and remodelers running their own crews of subs. Also useful for licensed S&M contractors scaling beyond the one-truck operation into a multi-trade or multi-crew business. The principles are universal — the specific tactics adapt to your trade.

30 pages. Instant download. Yours forever.