Open letter to our customers
Due to a high demand for Stone, tile and floor coverings we have decided to shift our companies focus. We are greatly scaling back on the amount of Renovation work we do. Most renovation projects will be turned down or scheduled later in the year. I strongly believe that by focusing our efforts on a smaller subset of trades we will be able to grow our business and retain our high quality standards.
We are working hard on a new website that will hopefully be up in the coming weeks. The new site will include:s descriptions of the scope of our work, product packages including prices, inspirational ideas, photographs and plenty useful information. If you have any ideas on what you would like to see on our website please send me an e-mail, I would love to hear from you.
Sincerly,
Kyle Dohmann
Phone:780.965.7121
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The Importance of Research
Research is often overlooked and incredibly important. Nearly everything we do gets researched at some point. Why?
- Research saves the customer and us money.
- Research helps us make the right decisions so we can get things done right the first time.
- Research has helped us grow our skilled team of professionals.
- Research has undoubtedly been one of the most valuable commitments we have made.
The Value of Relatationships
Whether it be a customer, employee, sub-trade or supplier the integrity of our relationships is invaluable to our business. We wouldn’t be where we are today without the relationships we have built and it would only hold us back if it was compromised.
“If we are together nothing is impossible. If we are divided all will fail.” Winston Churchill
Setting Standards
We set a high standard for the work we do and the products we use. By doing so we reinforce our great reputation building trust with our customers, in turn we get repeat and referral business. To further ensure customer satisfaction we stand behind our work with a Kyam Certified warranty.
High Morale = Great Results
Our morale boosting policies:
- Yelling and rude behaviour are strictly prohibited on our job sites.
- Our tailgate meetings aren’t just about safety, they are a discussion on how to make the job go better.
- All of our employees are fairly payed so they can live comfortably and make the best of there days at work.
If team morale is high, production is increased and problems are reduced. The extra couple dollars per hour and an hour per day is invaluable to our business.
How We Use Technology Effectivly
We could probably make and entire website on the benefits of technology in the construction industry. For now we will focus on the ones we feel are most important. A small construction company can spend upwards of $350/day just on basic overhead expenses alone. If more office staff is required this cost can quickly go through the roof. We saw this as a area of the business where cost could be seriously reduced. Some of the technologies we use to reduce cost and increase efficiency are:
Mobile Internet
Whether it be on a cell phone or laptop much of the necessary collaboration can be done using mobile Internet.
E-mail... The fax machine is so 1990
Possibly one of the most powerful business tools. All kinds of collaboration and communication can be done through E-mail.
Let us quickly walk you through a scenario. You need to let your staff know about a new policy or would like a site supervisor to be aware of some new useful information. The traditional and popular method in the construction industry would be to call the staff member or hold a meeting. It doesn't take a genius to realize that this is going to take a lot more time and disrupt you staff members work-flow. If you send an e-mail instead the staff members can check there e-mail when they are not busy getting things done for your company, take some time to think about it undisturbed, and offer there input or ask questions if necessary for you to interpret at your convenience.
Remote Meetings
When management meetings are necessary and not done on site they can be quickly organized and held via video chat. Skype is a free service that makes this process simple and effective. If more advanced meeting features are required or you need to hold meetings with clients that don't really understand what Skype is, a paid for service like Goto Meeting is a great incredibly simple way to hold remote meetings. Using services like Google Docs and Zoho Office we can even collaborate in real time on company documents.
Zoho Office and Google Docs
All of our document collaboration nearly free services. Document creation and editing can be done online with both of these services or done locally and uploaded at a later time. Our field notes, time sheets, and safety forms are all done with Google Docs forms. All of our site supervisors receive the forms by E-mail. The forms are filled out every day, all of the data then goes into our data base where the necessary calculations are made in minutes. Imagine how many hours the are saved by nearly eliminating the need for office staff to collect and aggregate all of this information.
Thanks to Zoho and Google we don't need MS Office. If we do need to do some really heavy lifting or don't have Internet access at the time we use the 100% free and cross platform open office.
If you aren't one of these people that "understands technology" don't worry. Chances are if you use a computer a couple times a week you can learn to do any of this stuff in a short period of time. Need Help? contact us we will put you in touch with one of our very affordable tech support professionals.
Thanks to all this great technology we need virtually no office space and only part time office staff. We save serious money operating this way and so will you when you chose us for your construction projects.
Renovations
Whether it be your home, busy office, warehouse or shop the customers needs always come first. We take into account what needs to remain functioning during the renovations, noise constraints and of course the goals of the customer. Change orders and are handled in a clear fashion, any concerns the customer may have are addressed and the job site is always kept as clean as possible. Our renovations even come with a Kyam Certified warranty.
Click to learn about how you can get ceramic tile starting at $5.49/Sq foot.
Flooring
Through great relationship building, research and in-house talent we have seriously reduced our costs and increased quality. Our suppliers give us great advice, products and prices. Whether it be carpet, laminate, hardwood or ceramic tile our prices are very competitive and quality is unsurpassed. All of the flooring we do comes with a Kyam Certified 5 year warranty. Many of our products also hold 25 year manufacturer warranties.
Custom Kitchens
We will take care of your kitchen from the ground up in any price range. If you want a kitchen that will flat out embarrass the Jones’s than you have come to the right place. Custom kitchens get us excited, we are passionate about the form and function of a kitchen. Through relationship building we have great cabinetmaking sub-contractors that can can achieve great results no matter how wild your imagination runs. To help everyone out we have a great interior design specialist with lots of experience in kitchen design. If you want to do a kitchen on a budget we are there for you as well. We can save you money on almost all of the things that go into building a kitchen and still make sure you don’t waste your money on a kitchen that won’t last. You can thank our suppliers and of course our research for that.
As always we stand behind our work with a Kyam Certified warranty.
Click here to see our countertop offering.
Countertops
We are currently developing a countertop division that will eventually operate under a different entity(largely for marketing purposes). Why would we want to get into countertops? Well we started crunching the numbers and doing our product research. As it turns out we can provide our customers with an excellent product at an incredible price.
What kind of countertops do we do?
- Solid Surface countertops(just like Corian, a fraction of the cost).
- Laminate countertops that are sure to impress, with a few cost effective upgrades of course.
- Add Solid Surface edging or even epoxy coated wood and make a low cost counter look like you spent a small fortune.
- We will do the expensive stuff such as granite but in all honesty we can’t offer you anything to special in this department.
As always we stand behind our work with a Kyam Certified warranty.
Contact us today and take advantage of our excellent introductory pricing!
Finish Carpentry
We have had the pleasure of working with some phenomenal finish carpenters. Doors, casing, baseboard, tray ceilings, wainscoting, custom anything you name it we have you covered. These guys aren’t just guaranteed to get the job done, they are guaranteed to impress.
As always we stand behind our work with a Kyam Certified warranty.
Ceramic Tile Special
Get Ceramic Tile Supplied & Installed with a Warranty Starting at $5.49/Sq Foot
This low price includes:
- Select high quality attractive tile
- A quality install
- Kyam Certified Warranty.
- Free estimate with samples brought to your home or business
What you need to know:
- A minimum of 144 Square feet (12’x12’) is required to qualify for $5.49/Sq foot price and free estimate.
- Proper sub floor which may include additional plywood($30/sheet) and/or Ditra Matt® may be required and is not included in the price listed.
- Sealing the tile is $0.50/Sq foot