design to implementation
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Design to implementation: Proper execution to avoid the perils and pitfalls of landscaping projects: a presentation by John Magee- President of Magee Design in Middleburg, VATRANSCRIPT
Design to
implementation:
Proper execution to
avoid the perils and
pitfalls of
landscaping projects
Respond, respond, respond
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Present yourself as a professional
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Client meetings- setting the tone
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Under promise, over-deliver
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Make sure to take lots of ‘before’
pictures
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Before pictures as evidence
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In progress shots
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Contracts & change orders
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Contracts & change orders
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Politely insulting your competition
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Where does all the water go?
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Rise over run, or in other words: Slope
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Consistent steps are a must
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Don’t bite off more than you can chew;
don’t out-design your guys
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Be careful when re-building other’s work
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Always ‘test’ the waters
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All better
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Dealing with water, dealing with grades
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Tell the water where to go
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Really? English Ivy & turf grass?
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Ground covers that won’t kill you.
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Staging areas, keep the site clean and
ordered
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The right tool for the right job
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Keep your work accessible.
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Make things as easy on yourself and your
workers as possible.
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Be artistic and think outside the box
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Develop a sense of pride in your workers
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Communicate with the maintenance guys
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Have a vision and work towards it
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Always have a ‘staging area’
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Collateral Damage
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Safety first!
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Setting levels/ working together
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Hitting all the points
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Plan for the worst
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Work from the bottom up
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Select your materials before hand
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Mock-ups can save time and money
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Speaking of mock-ups
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Taking shape
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Make it as life-like as you can
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Coordinating sub-contractors
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Check your levels, check them again
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Oopsies
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Enjoy your work!
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Thank you for
coming!
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