The Real Cost of Running Trades in Vancouver
Let's be honest about what Vancouver does to a trades business:
Your guys can't afford to live here. They're commuting from Langley, Maple Ridge, Chilliwack: burning an hour each way before they touch a tool. That's two billable hours gone, every single day, per tech.
Rain shuts you down 160 days a year. Your outdoor crews are weather-dependent, but your office overhead keeps running whether it's pouring or not.
Permits take forever. City of Vancouver development permits: 12 to 18 months. That's 18 months of a customer waiting, changing their mind, or going elsewhere. You need to be first to respond, every time.
Strata councils add another layer. Half your residential work requires strata approval before you can even book the job. That's scheduling complexity most automation tools don't understand.
Your competitors on Clark Drive and Mitchell Island aren't outworking you. They're outsystematizing you.