A PM on a $14M road job in the Hunter Valley had been spotting variations for months but only documenting about 30% of them. The rest sat as bullet notes — too time-consuming to write up formally. He started using the Day 11 prompt. Whenever he spotted a potential variation, he'd type 4–6 bullet points into ChatGPT during smoko. Draft variation letter back in 60 seconds. Review it after dinner. Send the next morning. One quarter later: 38 variations documented. About $112k of recovered cost. The principal accepted 31 outright. His words: "The worst part was realising how much we'd been losing for years." The prompt is in Day 11. The notebook you already have.

Welcome to the AI Tradie Construction Course community. You're in the right place. This community is where the real learning happens — the lessons give you the tools, the community is where you actually use them. Before anything else, do these 3 things: 1. Introduce yourself — post in the 👋 Introductions category and tell us: - Your name and role (e.g. "Jake, PM on a $14M road job in NSW") - Your biggest weekly admin pain point - Which Day of the course you're starting on 2. Bookmark the Classroom — all 20 lessons are in the Classroom tab above. Start with Day 1 and work through in order. Each lesson is short. Each one has a prompt you can use today. 3. Come back and post your first win — when a prompt saves you time, recovers a variation, or just produces something you're actually proud of, share it in the 💡 Prompt Wins category. Even one sentence. It helps everyone. How the community is organised: 📣 Announcements — updates, new tips, and course news from Alex. Check here first. 👋 Introductions — say hello, tell us who you are and what trade you're in. 💡 Prompt Wins — share a real result. Before/after, time saved, money recovered — anything goes. ❓ Questions & Help — stuck on a lesson, a prompt, or how to apply something to your job? Ask here. One last thing: AI in construction isn't about replacing anyone. It's about getting home on time. That's what this course is for. See you in the community — Alex