Liquidated Damages: The Silent Profit Killer
If you’re in commercial construction, you’ve probably had this conversation:
“We’re behind on the façade. What’s the exposure?”
“LDs could run $30,000 per day. Maybe more.”
Suddenly, your profit margin doesn’t just shrink, it disappears.
Liquidated damages are designed to ensure timely project completion. But in reality, they often punish well-meaning teams who get trapped in a schedule they can’t control.
And nowhere is that more common than in façade installation.
The Problem Isn’t Your Team. It’s Your System.
In traditional sequential façade systems, you have to install Panel A before Panel B. Zone 1 must finish before Zone 2. If one part of the building is delayed, say, a crane blocks access or another trade misses their window, your entire façade crew is sidelined.
You can’t skip ahead.
You can’t reroute.
You wait.
And every hour of idle time adds risk to your timeline. Risk that, when compounded, leads to massive liquidated damages.
You Could Be Our Next Success Story: What If…
You were the façade contractor in the Southeast that faced this exact challenge:
- The electrician delayed access to two critical zones by 9 business days.
- The install crew couldn’t proceed because of a strict sequential system.
- The General Contractor charged $270,000 in liquidated damages.
- The entire profit for the job? Gone.
You, too, would switch to Arrowhead’s non-sequential system for your next project and never look back!
Want to avoid the same fate on your next project?
You could be our next success story.
The Solution: Install in Any Order
Arrowhead’s patented non-sequential cladding system allows you to install panels in any order, anywhere on the façade.
- Can’t access Zone 3? Jump to Zone 7.
- Blocked by a scaffold? Work on the south wall.
- Weather holding up the west side? Knock out the north elevation.
No more waiting. No more excuses. No more risk.
By enabling crews to install wherever they have access, Arrowhead eliminates the scheduling bottlenecks that cause cascading delays.
The Solution: Install in Any Order
Arrowhead’s patented non-sequential cladding system allows you to install panels in any order, anywhere on the façade.
- Can’t access Zone 3? Jump to Zone 7.
- Blocked by a scaffold? Work on the south wall.
- Weather holding up the west side? Knock out the north elevation.
No more waiting. No more excuses. No more risk.
By enabling crews to install wherever they have access, Arrowhead eliminates the scheduling bottlenecks that cause cascading delays.
How Non-Sequential = Damage Control
Here’s what non-sequential installation does for your risk profile:
✅ Removes façade from the critical path
✅ Protects against unpredictable trade delays
✅ Keeps your install crew productive at all times
✅ Eliminates “all or nothing” progress traps
✅ Delivers predictable handoff to downstream trades
In short, it gives you options. And in construction, options equal protection.
Your Delay Buffer, Built-In
You can’t control every variable on a job site.
But when your system allows you to keep moving even in the face of delays, you control what matters most: the schedule.
And when the schedule is safe, your margins are too.
Proof in Performance
- One installer avoided $480,000 in LDs by redirecting crews for 3 weeks while elevator shaft access was delayed.
- A General Contractor finished their build 3 weeks ahead of schedule by skipping over areas affected by HVAC conflicts.
A fabricator reported that with fewer onsite reworks and better adaptability, their change order volume dropped by 35%.
Don’t Wait Until You’re in Penalty Mode
The worst time to rethink your façade system is after you’ve been hit with damages.
Choose a system that works with you, not against you.
Ready to Protect Your Schedule and Your Profit?
- Watch the installation video
- Download our LD prevention checklist
- Talk to a project manager who’s made the switch
Because when the difference between profit and penalty is one blocked work zone, the choice of system matters more than ever.
