The Flooring, Drywall & Tile Fix Kit
Built for flooring installers, drywall finishers and tile setters.
The bid assumed a sound floor or wall underneath. This kit finds where the money leaks in your own work and gives you the steps and the words to close each one.
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The 7 leaks it covers
6 you can close it · 1 a pro decides
- Floor leveling work absorbed into the bid instead of priced as its own lineWhere to look first: Check the floor with a straightedge before you bid if you can, and again before tile goes down.Keep it from coming back: Put a flat-floor assumption in every bid, and check flatness before the first box of tile is opened.You can close it
- Concealed condition fixed on the spot with no notice, photo or change orderWhere to look first: When you pull up the old floor or open a wall and find a wet slab, rot, an out-of-flat subfloor, or a wall that needs a skim coat, stop on that area.Keep it from coming back: Write into every bid that hidden conditions found during the work are priced separately, and keep a 'photo first, fix second' rule on every crew.You can close it
- Level 5 drywall finish needed but bid and done as Level 4Where to look first: At the bid, ask: what paint sheen and color are going on, and is there strong side light (big windows, wall-wash or raking lights)?Keep it from coming back: Ask about paint sheen and lighting at every bid and write the finish level for each area on the bid.You can close it
- Material overage from a hidden condition not tracked against the bid's waste allowanceWhere to look first: Write the waste percentage your bid assumes on every bid and job sheet.Keep it from coming back: Write the waste percentage into every bid, and track actual waste job by job so your own number replaces a guess.You can close it
- No written proof the substrate was checked before the floor went downWhere to look first: Before every install, get the manufacturer's written installation instructions for the exact product and keep a copy.Keep it from coming back: No install starts until the substrate readings and photos are in the job file.You can close it
- No written moisture test reading checked against the flooring maker's limitWhere to look first: For each flooring product, look up the manufacturer's written moisture limit and the test method it requires.Keep it from coming back: No moisture reading on file, no install - for every product, every time.You can close it
- Self-employment tax not set aside from untaxed business/contract incomeWhere to look first: Open a separate savings account used only for tax.Keep it from coming back: Move the set-aside the same day each payment lands. Put every estimated-tax date your CPA gives you on the calendar at the start of the year.A pro decides
Free: one full leak from this kit
No sign-up, no email. Here is leak 1 of 7 exactly as it appears in the kit, so you can see what you get before you buy.
Floor leveling work absorbed into the bid instead of priced as its own line
You can close it- Check the floor with a straightedge before you bid if you can, and again before tile goes down.
- Compare it to the flatness the tile and setting-material manufacturer says is required for that tile - it is in their written instructions.
- If it is out, write down where and by how much, with photos.
- Price leveling (self-leveling underlayment or patch) as its own line, with material and labor.
- Get the customer's written OK before you do it.
- In every bid, write that your price assumes a floor that meets the manufacturer's flatness requirement, and leveling is extra.
Your part: Take the readings, set the price, and get the customer's approval.
Text or email to the customer: 'Hi [CUSTOMER NAME], this is [YOUR NAME] with [COMPANY]. I checked your floor today before setting the tile. In [AREA] it is out of flat by [MEASUREMENT] over [DISTANCE], and the [TILE / SETTING MATERIAL] maker requires [REQUIREMENT FROM THEIR INSTRUCTIONS]. Photos attached. To fix it I need to [LEVEL / PATCH], which is [PRICE] for material and labor. Our bid assumed a flat floor, so this is an add. Reply YES to approve and I'll keep going, or call me at [PHONE] to talk it over.'
Put a flat-floor assumption in every bid, and check flatness before the first box of tile is opened.
What this kit can't decide for you: No tolerance number is asserted.
That's 1 of 7. The other 6 come the same way in the kit: steps, words to send, a habit to keep each one closed.
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What people in this work look up
When flooring, drywall and tile contractors go looking for answers, they search things like “flooring business”, “level 5 drywall finish”, “drywall finish levels” and “drywall business”. Those searches turn up forms, averages and other people's numbers. This kit starts from your own records instead: the 7 places money leaks in this work, where to look first and the words to send to close each one.
What you get for each leak
- Numbered steps to close each leak
- Your part, spelled out
- Words you can use: letters and scripts, ready to send (fill in the brackets)
- A habit that keeps each leak from coming back
- An honest line on what the kit can't decide for you
A page from the kit
Questions people ask
What's the difference between Level 4 and Level 5 drywall finish?
Level 5 is more work, and bidding a Level 5 job as Level 4 is a leak the kit covers.
Should floor leveling be its own line on the bid?
Yes. Leveling absorbed into the bid is the first leak in the kit.
What should I document before a floor goes down?
A substrate check and a written moisture reading against the maker's limit. The kit shows both.
What it can't decide for you
This kit works from your own records. It doesn't give legal, tax, licensing or financial advice, and it never tells you what to charge. Where a CPA, attorney, insurer or state board makes the call, the kit says so and gets your records ready for them.
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