Should I use a General Contractor or Specialist?
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 at
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I һаνе аח older home tһаt needs several things done: חеw roof, porch repair, plumbing аחԁ electrical upgrades, аחԁ remodeling οf tһе kitchen аחԁ bathroom. Wһаt аrе tһе advantages οf using a general contractor tο ԁο tһе work, аѕ opposed tο hiring companies tһаt specialize іח one kind οf home improvement?
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I’d presonally say that you’re better off to hire a general contractor and pay them the extra money.
If you put it out on individual contracts you open yourself up to a headache. Coordination of trades becomes your problem and if someone isn’t on time and it holds someone else up they can make a claim against you for causing them a lost day.
Also as the others have said by selecting individual contractors you run the risk of getting someone that’s bad. An experienced general contractor is going to select subs that do the job right, do it for the right price, and do it when it’s supposed to be done.
Since most of the work looks like it could be performed by a general contractor you’re better off with a single prime contractor instead of multiple prime contractors. If the only work being performed were specialized then i’d suggest going straight to the subs and saving the money but with the extensive nature of the remodel let the pros handle the headache.