Install turnover is a hidden expense often tolerated by fab shop owners. It’s “hidden” because the true cost in terms of dollars and disruption to the overall business performance is not fully understood.

How can you improve your installs? Do you want to make them faster, better, easier — all of the above?

In our latest video from our Installs Made Faster & Better series, we share with you three key principles on how to get countertops ready for install before your crew shows up to load them and head to the job site.

If you’ve seen the light, and understand why an enclosed trailer is the best install option available, the next step in your install evolution is understanding how to best to set it up.

While simply transferring the A-frame out of your pickup bed and into the trailer would be a definite improvement, consider these five key factors that enable your installers to achieve optimal install performance.

In your stone business, the glues, razor blades, and acetone run out.

Transmissions, diamond blades, and CNC spindles wear out.

The consumables are simply replaced. The equipment, if maintained properly can sometimes be repaired. If not, it must be replaced too, usually at great expense.

In the stone business, the shop guys seem to have all the toys and all the advantages.

Even the most simple shop set up will have a forklift, slab clamp, and boom, not to mention lots of extra room, including bathrooms and break rooms.