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quasi · 10-14-2010, 07:43 AM

If you have no experience doing this you could be setting yourself up for some real headaches. It can be done for sure but the question you have to ask yourself is at what cost and in what time frame. The advantage of hiring a Contractor is they obviously set everything up for you as far as bringing in subs and they know what needs to be done in what time frame to get the job done in a time efficient manner. If you have no building experience you might run into a lot of snags that in the end could possibly end up costing you and not saving you. If you get a good GC they have regular subs they use all the time and know how reliable they are and what their workmanship is like. You hiring your own subs could get you in trouble just try and use due diligence and remember no money up front and take a holdback of 10% (that's what it is on commercial projects I'm assuming residential is the same) off any draws that you don't release until all work is complete to a satisfactory level.

I manage projects for our company and we only do one piece of the puzzle (framing, drywall and ceilings) and knowing what to do when is important to making money and getting things done efficiently. Even though I've been doing this for years I still don't think I'd attempt to manage the construction of my own home as it's out of my area of expertise and I don't want the headaches.

You can do it for sure but just make sure you know what your getting yourself into and what steps you need to take when as time is probably the most important thing as it really is money in construction.

10-14-2010, 07:43 AM	#5
quasi Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Cloverdale Posts: 11,657 Thanked 3,943 Times in 1,398 Posts Failed 83 Times in 42 Posts	If you have no experience doing this you could be setting yourself up for some real headaches. It can be done for sure but the question you have to ask yourself is at what cost and in what time frame. The advantage of hiring a Contractor is they obviously set everything up for you as far as bringing in subs and they know what needs to be done in what time frame to get the job done in a time efficient manner. If you have no building experience you might run into a lot of snags that in the end could possibly end up costing you and not saving you. If you get a good GC they have regular subs they use all the time and know how reliable they are and what their workmanship is like. You hiring your own subs could get you in trouble just try and use due diligence and remember no money up front and take a holdback of 10% (that's what it is on commercial projects I'm assuming residential is the same) off any draws that you don't release until all work is complete to a satisfactory level. I manage projects for our company and we only do one piece of the puzzle (framing, drywall and ceilings) and knowing what to do when is important to making money and getting things done efficiently. Even though I've been doing this for years I still don't think I'd attempt to manage the construction of my own home as it's out of my area of expertise and I don't want the headaches. You can do it for sure but just make sure you know what your getting yourself into and what steps you need to take when as time is probably the most important thing as it really is money in construction. __________________ “The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place... and I don´t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently, if you let it. You, me or nobody, is gonna hit as hard as life. But ain't about how hard you hit... It's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward... how much you can take, and keep moving forward. That´s how winning is done. Now, if you know what you worth, go out and get what you worth.” - Rocky Balboa Last edited by quasi; 10-14-2010 at 07:53 AM.