417 Building My Own House Without Chasing Perfection
Tyler is back with an update on where his house build actually stands, what has gone according to plan, and where he has intentionally chose...
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The Modern Craftsman Podcast
Nick Schiffer, Tyler Grace and Johnny Hourihan introduce you to the world of the Modern Craftsman through their eyes with stories, experiences and tips to help build your brand.
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20 of 595 episodes416 Nick And Tyler Walk Through 45WO & The Reality of Building A Home without Compromise
This house looks calm. Precise. Almost effortless. Behind that simplicity is an enormous amount of coordination, fabrication, experimentatio...
415 Custom Residential Building Doesn't Have To Mean Expensive
Nick and Tyler sit down with Architect David Hornstein to talk about what has been lost as residential construction has become more speciali...
414 Who Should Carry The Cash Burden In Residential Construction? with Shane Durkin
Nick and Tyler bring Shane Durkin back, with Brad Leavitt joining the conversation, to challenge one of construction's most persistent probl...
413 The Five Systems Every Construction Company Needs
Most builders start by taking every job, doing everything themselves, and figuring out the business after the work is already underway. Nick...
Offcut 412: Why Builders Keep Going When the Job Should Stop
A job can turn into a completely different house when major design changes arrive after framing starts. Charles Ochello, Nick, and Tyler tal...
412 Why Starting Over Can Be Worth the Risk with Charles Ochello
Charles Ochello walked away from emergency medicine to build luxury homes in Park City. He talks about the financial runway, the insecurity...
Offcut 411: The Real Midlife Crisis Is Giving Up
A midlife crisis might not be losing control. It might be reaching a dead end, quitting on creativity, and deciding there's no better versio...
411 The Risk of Building What You Believe In with Mark D. Williams
Everybody wants to build the project they believe in, right up until the risk gets real. This episode gets into what it looks like to take a...
Offcut 410: Why Everything Falls Apart When You Hire
The business starts leaking money when the plan in your head never makes it to the people doing the work. Nick and Tyler talk about teaching...
410 The Education Builders Never Got
Most builders learn the trade first and figure out the business by taking hits for ten years. Nick and Tyler talk about college, online educ...
409 Five Takes on Building a Better Business
This compilation pulls from recent guest conversations with Mark O'Brien, Shane Durkin, Mike Romanowicz, Morgan Molitor, and Michael Holmes...
Building the House Between Jobs | Midweek with Tyler
Tyler gives another update on the house build while juggling client work, family, site prep, foundation details, and the next round of frami...
408 Why Builders Need the Right People Around Them
Putting yourself out there comes with opinions, cheap shots, and plenty of people who think they know the whole story from one post. Nick an...
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407: Why Builders Shouldn't Be the Bank with Shane Durkin
A lot of builders run millions of dollars through the business without a clear view of what they actually make. Shane Durkin talks through c...
406 Hard Lessons From Big Risks with Mark O'Brien
Some projects stop making sense on paper long before the story is over. Mark O'Brien talks through bankruptcy, real estate risk, New York re...
What the House Build Is Teaching Me
Tyler's house build is moving from layout and excavation into foundation prep, and every step is teaching him something new. This one gets i...
405 Real Questions Builders Are Asking Right Now
Some of the best builder questions are the ones that do not always get asked out loud. This episode has questions that come straight from th...
404 Trying Not to Slip Back Into Grind Mode
Some seasons get heavy fast, even when you built the business to avoid that. This episode gets into Tyler's house build, money pressure, fam...
The House Build Just Got Real
Tyler gives an update on his personal home build, from permit headaches and erosion control to layout, equipment, and finally moving dirt. T...