In the words below is written a small example of how prep work in the beginning of a project can pay big dividends towards the overall out come of the end results. I relate this concept to a past job experience which was a construction job that included building materials and power tools, manual and skilled labor. However this concept is valid and could be applied to any type of project. Whether it be building a house, setting up a server network, or developing a Web page property.
I previously worked at a company that installed custom kitchens. The owner of the company had a good structured
system set up of how we did the jobs. We would completely tear out these old kitchens right down to the bare walls and sometimes to the framing studs. The cabinets, appliances and everything, including the kitchen sink was removed. Than, we would do upgrades to the plumbing and electrical before we would rebuild the kitchen! It was defiantly a job that for the most part, was a series of processes. It had to be done in order of sequence for things to go accordingly.
On the day of the new cabinet arrival, we would spend a good part of that day and sometimes two days depending on volume doing what I liked to call stage work. It consisted of un-boxing all the cabinets, removing all the doors and hardware and putting the doors in a safe place away from the main work area. Then we would mark all the cabinets with tape and a marker according to location and style. This had great benefits when it came time to actually start building the kitchen. For one, it made it much easer to handle the cabinets when mounting them on the wall, because you did not have the door in the way and could hold them up from the inside. For two, this reduced the chances of mounting a cabinet in the wrong place because, the cabinets were all marked on the top side according to style and location. For three, you did not have to go back and forth between these small tasks once you started mounting cabinets on the wall. And finally, you did not risk scratching up the doors while doing the heavy work, which the doors are the most visible part of the finished product.
The other workers thought this staging or prep type work was unnecessary and basically they did not like to do it! (Maybe it was their age, not sure) They just wanted to start mounting cabinets on the wall right from day one of the project. They had no patience. So undoubtedly, I was the one that did this stage or the prep work on all the jobs. I had more of an appreciation for the benefits of this step and how it played in to the overall scope of the project.
Once I had everything staged, which was usually in the living room or a side bedroom, I joined them in the kitchen to help with the more significant work. This work consisted of attaching the cabinets together and mounting the cabinet banks on the walls. This work of mounting the cabinets was made much easer and went with out hitch, mostly because of the earlier prep work that was done! The cabinet doors were retrieved , remounted and aligned only after the heavy dirty work was done.
This is a good example of how planning ahead and spending some time on the small things first, goes a long ways to having a nice finished product. Projects are usually always done on time and with no mistakes. The custom kitchen projects always turned out cherry and the customers were very happy.
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this is a lovely post, mainly because it is soo true. you must plan ahead… yes you have to include those little steps!
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I\’ve heard of people talking such a discussion around in the city although.
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planning takes patience. its all about patience.
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Great ideas!
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Great Things!!
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Wow…..that is really a great post, great ideas and great things.
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SOO TRUE. My dad always half a**es things and then I have to re-do it all simply because he didn’t take the time to “build a good foundation” on the project.
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Nice post with great ideas all about amazing.
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I’ll stick with my normal half arsed approach despite the wisdom of your words. For some people if you don’t just jump in and tackle everything head first you’ll never get anything done… Sure the result isnt as good, but this is the add generation.
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Ryder reply on December 12th, 2008 2:21 am:
Hi pinoy,
Sure it takes all types or ways of thinking to make the world go round.. No problem really! As I have made thousand upon thousands of dollars going back into to projects of all types and fixing things after they had been cobbled together the first time around.
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Clean up your page first please. Before tying to post a link to it from my site!
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Awesome Idea.
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Nice post, real things with great ideas [....]
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This post is the best way to describe- how success comes with patience and planning!!
really
great lesson
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You surely have a very innovative mind that culminate all these beautiful ideas. Now even I am going to plan my ways to decorate my home
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Real thing , great idea this post teaches us how to become a success…
thanks for sharing..
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It seems great. I am subscribing now. Thanks for sharing a lovely information with us
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Thank you for the info. i’m looking forward to the additional valueable information here. thank you
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My Aunt wants mw to stain the oustside of her house what prep work do i have to do. I am a painter but I have never stained a house before. will the stain adhere to the cocking? please any info will help.
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Ryder reply on February 18th, 2009 10:09 pm:
I would probably recommend to pressure wash the old siding first. This will help to remove any old peeling paint and grime. After pressure wash be sure to let it dry a few days before applying the stain..
Is there any old paint on the house now?
Also be careful using pressure washer around windows and other things. Just use the pressure mostly all on the main broad face of siding planks, fascia and trim. Not on any delicate features.
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Well i agree planning takes patience. And its its fruitful too.
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we really need to plan to have a direction in our life, by doing this we should come up to a step by step method.
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These tips not only apply to remodeling kitchens, but to almost any project you do. A little careful planning beforehand will make the end result better. Thanks for sharing. The kitchen in the picture is beautiful, by the way. I wish mine looked like that.
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Great info
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I really like this post. Planning is not something that comes naturally to me but I can see how important it is. It sounds like all this planning and preparation acutally saved work at the end of the day by reducing mistakes and things needing to be done again. Great post!
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I agree, nice little things to consider.
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It is really important to plan ahead of time if you have an important project or event at hand. It is not good to rush things up without planning on what needs to be done to complete a project. By the way, the kitchen looks really nice.
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Paciense is not a virtue when you are out of money and need one way links to grow your business Q N D rocks!
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It’s the same with money. $5 doesn’t seem like much but spend it on soda every day after the month’s over you’ve suddenly waste 150$ on pointless (and unhealthy) stuff. It’s the same with work – 5 minutes on email here, 10 minutes on blogs there and suddenlty you’ve wasted 4 hours instead of working.
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Good post! Preparation is very important to save time and not to have a total failure at the end of a project! I think that being smart also comes into place here!
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What a beautiful Kitchen.
Whom did you hired for this beautiful design
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Yes, good planning is very important for all businesses.
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Ahhh planning. Not one of my virtues. I am like one of those worker bees you mentioned in the post. I have gotten myself in a lot of trouble because of that. I tend to start something before I have all the information in front of me. I get antsy.
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Planning is the most important thing to achieve success in a project and in a lot of things in life.
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Nice post! Very complete and detail information. That?s what i need! Well done!
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I for one prefer to prep all my food before I eat it.
I prep plants before I plant them, trees included.
I prep myself when I go to a meeting, so I don’t sound dumb.
I didn’t however prep my response here, and it probably reads so-so.
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“This is a good example of how planning ahead and spending some time on the small things first, goes a long ways to having a nice finished product.”
What a lovely article! I share the same sentiment about crafting a plan before dealing with any project for a more dynamic outcome.
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Hi Ryder,
Well put. I tend to go between what your saying here and a mode of just pulling out all stops to get as much out of your time as possible.
For example, if I’m wanting to put a new site online, spending sometimes up to a month or two understanding the market, what others are doing and what you can do that will add value to the area is very benificial and neccessary, but then once I’ve done that and move to development, I then like to just use that knowledge to get as much finctionality as quickly as possible.
Both are good in their time and place…
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It sounds like all this planning and preparation acutally saved work at the end of the day by reducing mistakes and things needing to be done again. Great post!
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Thanks for sharing. The kitchen in the picture is beautiful, but then once I’ve done that and move to development
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Yes It sounds like all this planning and preparation acutally saved work at the end of the day by reducing mistakes and things needing to be done again. Great post!
Later..
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Good post..and nice kitchen….In reading your artical….Planing was key in this project and paid off…I have noted your tips..and will use them..as time is money…Thanks…
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This is so innovative and I am appreciated for this creative mind. yes you can get into such a small steps.
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Great post, I will definitely try out these ideas. I would love to own that kitchen above…amazing!
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Hello
Nice post and idea… Really true.. Also very much innovative and creative to try in a life…. Awesome work..
Thanks for sharing your thoughts…I love the post..
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Hello
Its awesome post with great ideas. It is about keep patience while doing work..
Its a great thought..
Thanks
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What a beautiful kitchen!! you provided great idea. I came to know many things from you which i don’t know in the past. Anyway Thanks for the info.
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wow! what a beautiful kitchen!! i love this kind of retro-rustic furniture. i would decorate all my house this way! and thanks for the post, it’s very inspirative!
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planning takes patience, It seems great. I am subscribing now. Thanks for sharing a lovely information with us.
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Great lesson!
Yes, I totally agree. You can’t skip steps when you doing any project. And, the first step is so important even the small one.
It is so true, you have to have patience and take one step at a time to “build a good foundation” on any project.
Hey, this is really a nice kitchen!
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Good Post. Planning is the first phase to start any new project. But it needs patience, hard work and knowledge. After it you can take these steps.
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What a lovely looking kitchen. I like the natural traditional looking kitchens. The tiles really tie in well to the contemporary feel of the room.
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Great post! Very important for long ways success is small steps! In future i do that!
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It is well said to start unique we need to have to at least take step to have to result in the proper place.
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“Small Steps Add Up To Big Things – The title itself meant so much already. Not to mention the value of your post. Thank you so much.
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Really its a great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! post. I like it.Thanks for this nice post and keep it up.
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i agree with you, planning ahead is much better than doing everything at once. doing things little by little accuracy is much better than doing things all at once and with more mistakes. thanks for this post!
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I would like to have a kitchen like that, with this particular design
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I’ve made the mistake in some projects of leaving one or more of these questions unanswered. The result was confusion toward the end of the project. The client would hit me with questions I was unprepared for, or I would run into technical incompatibilities with what I was developing. This isn’t good and will blur the finish line for your project as you run around trying to come up with alternative plans at the last moment.
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