The Deconstruction Podcast
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$703K in Holdback, the 60-Day Lien Clock, and Proving Your Last Day
$703K in Holdback, the 60-Day Lien Clock, and Proving Your Last Day
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Construction isn’t just about building—it’s about breaking things down to make them better. The Deconstruction Podcast dives deep into the untold stories, insider insights, and success strategies that shape the construction industry. Hosted by the founders of Jobtable, we tackle topics that matter most to contractors and entrepreneurs, sharing actionable advice and interviewing industry leaders who’ve paved the way to success. Whether you’re looking to grow your business, spark new ideas, or stay ahead in the game, this podcast is your ultimate tool for construction and entrepreneurship.
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- $703K in Holdback, the 60-Day Lien Clock, and Proving Your Last Day · 52 min · Jakso 81A subcontractor on Ottawa’s new LRT line finished its work, nobody said the work was bad, and nobody said the money wasn’t owed. The general contractor still went to court to…
- Unsigned Change Orders, a Swapped Heating System, and a $240K Lien · 48 min · Jakso 80A builder finished a $2.2 million custom home, put a $240,000 lien on it ten days after the owners moved in, and spent the next seven years in court. When the judgment came down…
- Trust Money, Mixed Bank Accounts, and Contractors Held Personally Liable · 46 min · Jakso 79When you get paid for a job in Ontario, part of that money already belongs to the subs and suppliers on it. Spend it on another job's payroll and you can be sued personally, even…
- When a Contractor Goes Under: Liens, Prompt Payment, and Protecting Your Receivables · 41 min · Jakso 78A Toronto restoration contractor defaulted on nearly $28 million, and more than 140 subtrades were still on its projects. If you're a subtrade waiting 60 days on an invoice, the…
- When Factories Start Building Houses, Which Trades Get Hit First · 41 min · Jakso 77Mattamy's founder is putting a fully automated factory in the Toronto area with a target of 3,000 housing units a year. If that works, the labour bill on a new build drops by…
- Contractor Insurance Up 22%, Rate Cuts, and AI Answering Services · 46 min · Jakso 76Your general liability premium went up again this year, and unlike tariffs, there's nobody to blame and no easy way to put it on an invoice. The average GC doing $5M in revenue…
- Losing Money on Every Job, Back on the Tools, and the Employee You Can't Fire · 42 min · Jakso 75You can have every crew working, every truck rolling, and invoices going out the door, and still watch money leave the account for five months straight. Charlie ran into exactly…
- Busy Season, Thin Margins, and Knowing When to Say No · 58 min · Jakso 74Your calendar is packed through August and your revenue looks great. Then the quarter closes, you sit down with your accountant, and the profit isn't there. Kosta and Johny get…
- Contractors: 45% of Homeowners Are Finding You Through AI, Not Google · 56 min · Jakso 73Homeowners are quietly changing how they find a contractor, and most companies haven't caught up. AI-first searches are converting at more than double the rate of a regular…
- Warranty Callbacks Are Costing You $70K a Year (And Nobody's Tracking It) · 53 min · Jakso 72Most contractors treat warranty callbacks as a cost of doing business and never run the numbers. On a mid-sized HVAC shop doing $1-2M a year, a 5% callback rate can bleed out…
- Processes, Hiring, and Sales: How Contractors Break the $1M Revenue Mark · 58 min · Jakso 71Only about 5% of businesses in the US and Canada ever hit a million dollars in revenue. For contractors, the gap between "doing good work" and actually crossing that mark usually…
- Gen Z Is Choosing Trades, Raising Prices, and Knowing Your Worth · 1 h 0 min · Jakso 70Something is shifting in who's showing up to job sites. Gen Z is entering the trades faster than anyone expected, and the reasons go deeper than just a labor shortage stat. This…
- Wall Street Backing Trades, The Renovation Wave, and Why Contractors Don't Sell · 56 min · Jakso 69Wall Street isn't investing hundreds of millions in trades training because they care about blue collar workers. BlackRock and Lowe's are doing it because they need electricians…
- Red and True: Why Canada's Construction Workforce Needs Its Own Voice w/ Manny, Construction Life · 1 h 26 min · Jakso 68Most people with a microphone in construction are giving you answers. Nobody's asking questions. That gap, between what gets said publicly about the industry and what's actually…
- From Electrician to Business Owner: Almost Quit at 6 Months w/ Elber, Made Electric · 51 min · Jakso 67Most electricians who start their own company know how to wire a house. What they don't know is how to run payroll, fill a pipeline, hire the right people, or say no to work…
- If We Started Our Trades Company Today, Here's What We'd Do Differently · 53 min · Jakso 66Most contractors are slow right now. Input prices are up nearly 20%, new construction starts are down, and the guys who are still busy aren't doing anything magical. They just…
- Canada’s Construction Crisis: Condo Collapse, AI For Trades & What Comes Next w/ Daniel Foch · 1 h 13 min · Jakso 65If you're a contractor in Canada and your pipeline has been slower than usual, this episode explains why. Daniel Foch breaks down the condo collapse, what caused it, how long it…
- Concrete Costs, Fuel Spikes, and Survival in Construction Right Now · 1 h 3 min · Jakso 64The construction industry is shifting fast—and if you're a contractor, you're feeling it. Rising material costs, fuel volatility, tighter margins, and more competition are…
- Crane Business Secrets: Scaling, Cash Flow & Survival in Construction · 1 h 18 min · Jakso 63What does it really take to run a high-stakes construction business where mistakes aren’t an option? In this episode of The Deconstruction Podcast, we sit down with Jeff Burke…
- From Army Engineer to Contractor: Systems, Estimating & Winning More Jobs · 52 min · Jakso 62What does it take to go from military engineer to running a successful construction business? In this episode, Preston shares how he built his company from scratch — and the real…
