Despite its homespun, typewritten appearance, Remodeling Production by Walter Stoeppelwerth and Linda Case will be an asset to principals of remodeling firms. In fact, I would say it is of value to anyone who is running any kind of building business. Stoeppelwerth and Case identify production as one of the three essential parts of a remodeling company (the other two are sales and administration). Owners must delegate responsibility as annual volume grows, and in today's firms the traditional field superintendent is being replaced by a production manager. The authors provide a detailed job description for the new position, plus advice on skills required, and guidelines for finding, interviewing, hiring and compensating this key person. Similar information is provided for other members of
