Module 03 / 054 min read

Greeting & communication.

What to say in the first 60 seconds. Mid-job updates. How to handle scope creep without quoting on the fly.

01When you arrive

When you arrive

When the homeowner opens the door, hit five beats in under a minute. Name. Business. Estia badge visible. What you're going to do today and how long. Where you'll be set up and where you'll park the truck. Don't talk about the weather yet.

At the door
Hi, Mrs. Lee — Marcus with Marin Tile, here for the bath rebuild. Today is demo and waterproof, should run about six hours. I'll set up in the master bath and stage materials on the tarp in your garage. I'll check in after demo and again before I leave. Sound good?
02Mid-job updates

Mid-job updates

One update per stage, sent through the Estia thread, two sentences max. The clip follows when the stage closes. The homeowner is in the loop without being interrupted.

Estia thread · stage close
Demo's out, walls are sound, starting waterproof now. Will send the membrane clip when it's up.
03Scope creep handling

Scope creep handling

Mid-job, the homeowner spots something else. The kitchen tap drips, a bedroom outlet is dead, the porch light is loose. Acknowledge it warmly. Do not quote on the fly. Tell them you'll log it and send a separate quote through Estia tonight. That way it lands on its own receipt, with its own escrow, and you don't end up doing free work that bleeds your margin.

On site
I'll take a look at that tap when I finish this stage and send you a quick scope tonight through Estia — that way it stays separate from this job and we both have a clean record on it.
04Final walkthrough

Final walkthrough

Walk them through the finished work on camera. Point at what you did at each stage. Let them ask one question. Let them say one sentence. End the clip with a thank-you and the next steps if there are any (cure time, follow-up visit, warranty window).

Closing clip
That's the finished surround — waterproof banded at every seam, grout sealed, drain tested. Give it 24 hours before you run a shower. Any questions, drop them in the Estia thread and I'll see them tonight.
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