A material schedule
that actually holds
A project rarely fails because the wrong material was chosen. It fails because three versions of the choice were circulating. The schedule is the fix, and it has a shape.
One line per decision, not per product
Each line is a place in the building: bathroom floor level 2, lobby wall, kitchen worktop. The product fills the line. When a product changes, the line survives and the history stays readable.
Every line carries its consequences
Format, finish, quantity with waste, adhesive or substrate note, lead time and price band all live on the same row. This is the part most schedules omit, and it is exactly the part the site needs at seven in the morning.
- Lead time
- Stated in weeks from order confirmation, not from enquiry.
- Batch
- Reserved or not — this single field prevents shade disputes.
- Owner
- Who signs off the sample: client, architect or contractor.
Samples are approvals, not gifts
A sample sent without a decision attached becomes decoration on a meeting table. Each sample we send has a line reference and a date by which it either becomes an approval or is replaced.
Freeze late, order early
We keep visual choices open as long as the lead times allow, then freeze in one sitting and order in one wave. Rolling orders are what create half-finished floors and mismatched deliveries.
