Thanks, It is amazing how the contractor has been able to have the subs showing up like clockwork. The subs are super busy. When we started the footers the trades were just starting to pick up. Our Mechanical Contractor said he does about 60 rough-in's a year. In the last 45 days he has done over 20. He has not had a day off until July 4th and most days are starting early going until 9 at night. The advantage of using a builder that has been dealing with the same subs for the last 30 years is that they are loyal to him. They also know where their work ends and the next guy starts. My wife met Mr Benson for the first time this weekend. She said that she understood why I chose to work with him. He is like everyone else at Benson, they really make an effort to build as best they can. My wife had given him a compliment about how things were perfect and the first thing he did was to thank her and say they were far from perfect, but do the best they can. He did tell her that most people cannot afford perfection so there is a balance. His son in law Steve runs most things on the job site. Mr Benson said that the sheet rock contractor worked for him as a kid at 14 in the summers. This is pretty typical of the relationships he has with all the subs.
