buckeyefarmer
Epic Contributor
Even with a great GC for our church building build, I still caught wrong insulation on an exterior wall. You definitely have to be on top of things either way.
Good thing you were watching!Even with a great GC for our church building build, I still caught wrong insulation on an exterior wall. You definitely have to be on top of things either way.
Can anyone give any advice to a first time builder — wanting to take on task of being the general contractor. Is it plausible? Any idea of cost saving?I gotta buddy. He is a gearhead, handyman extraordinare, jack of many trades. Some years back, he bought a chunk of ground, took his out of state architect friend plans and decided to have a go of it. Five thousand feet, two story place. He acted as his own GC and hired all the subs...........Ten years later he started repairing stuff. Repeat, repairing stuff, all to what his satisfaction was.
A few years later, after defects up the wazoo, that he fixed, he sold it. The new buyer did a small addition and found 'significant defects'. New buyer sued the ship out of my buddy to the tune of 275k, and won easily. The point is, you gotta be a DETAIL driven individual. I wouldn't buy anything used from my bud, though I love him dearly. And he is a good fixer, not a master.
I've got a real old place, over the last forty years we have hired out some major projects. I even worked on a couple with some buds who were pretty good, but not the best. The projects that we had done by the Best are the Best. I gotta lot of respect for those much handier than myself construction & remodeling, but if I want the best, I look for the best and let them have at 'er.
My advice: Ask a price to build the house casco: Wind and water tight, then you can finish the rest.I can afford it but I will also be twiddling my thumbs watching others do the work if I hire this out.
Hoping others here can give some advice.
Can anyone give any advice to a first time builder — wanting to take on task of being the general contractor. Is it plausible? Any idea of cost saving?