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re: General Contracting your Home Build
Posted on 2/14/12 at 1:51 pm to ashy larry
Posted on 2/14/12 at 1:51 pm to ashy larry
quote:
- you will pay the sub more than the contractor would pay (a decent contractor could build the house for about the same that it would cost you and he would still make money)
- the subs will do shittier work for you knowing that you can't dangle the next job over their head.
Totally untrue.
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Posted on 2/14/12 at 2:07 pm to XxxSpooky1
quote:
Totally untrue.
I was talking to a contractor last week that would build the house tigermoney is talking about for $85-89/foot.
I am also close friends with several "subs". Everyone of them will work for a self-contractors but they will pad the cost b/c they know self-contractor are often a pain in the arse and expect extras for free.
as for the quality, i've seen this myself. I've built several houses, but never more than one at a time. the first thing most subs want to know is if you have any more work. If they think there is another job in the works, they will give you better work. You can get quality out of them, but it takes effort on your part. Sure there are exceptions to this (my friends included). your dad is in the business. anyone that you hire will do a good job knowing your dad will hire them again.
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