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Doing it yourself
A great way to save money on a large project is to be
your own general contractor, however, it is not easy. The
primary job of a general
contractor is to coordinate the timing of the different contractors
that will be required to do the work and to monitor the quality of the
work. For this reason, it is a good idea to have some
experience
or knowlege of the work to be done.
The General Contractor specifically needs to get permits for the
renovation, remodel or new construction project, get estimates from
each subcontractor for work to be completed, schedule each contractor,
perform quality control checks and finally schedule inspections with
the town or city.
It is important to maintain
frequent communication with each contractor to be sure that they do not
forget about you and put you on the back burner.
Contractors will occasionally fall behind in their work
because
customers add work to a a job which can potentially push all other jobs
back.
To maintain the schedule and complete the project on a timely basis, it
is necessary to keep your contractors on schedule. If one
contractor can not work when he/she was scheduled, you might have to
reschedule all of the other contractors which can be difficult since
most have already booked time for other jobs. This might mean
that your project would move to the end of the line in a contractors
list of jobs to complete.
So before you decide to become your own general contractor, be sure you
have plenty of free time and a flexible schedule so that you can meet
with contractors and inspectors.
Hire a Reliable General
Contractor
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