David Baker from Rapid QS joins ShedLifeNZ for a conversation that gets straight into the numbers behind building in New Zealand.

David has built a following by breaking down council projects and back costing them to show what they really cost, and why pricing and accountability matter. In this episode, he sits down with Jason to talk about how he started making content, what he has learned from digging into public projects, and what most people misunderstand about construction costs and QS work.

They also get into David’s personal story from childhood to adulthood, the period where he got into debt, how he worked his way out of it, and what building Rapid QS has taught him about discipline, consistency, and doing things properly over the long term.