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re: General Contracting your Home Build

Posted on 2/14/12 at 1:57 pm to
Posted by ashy larry
Marcy Projects
Member since Mar 2010
5569 posts
Posted on 2/14/12 at 1:57 pm to
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being your own GC means you write the checks. dont pay until the work is done to your liking.


to the OP.... The only leverage you have is money. Don't pay for something that isn't correct. And MOST importantly, don't give anyone an advance. I can't count how many times I've seen people do this and they get screwed. If the sub can't manage his money to get thru the job, then you don't want him on your site. If the sub needs money to "buy materials", don't give it to him. Go pay the material bill yourself.
Posted by XxxSpooky1
A place in SE La
Member since Sep 2007
5146 posts
Posted on 2/14/12 at 2:02 pm to
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to the OP.... The only leverage you have is money. Don't pay for something that isn't correct. And MOST importantly, don't give anyone an advance. I can't count how many times I've seen people do this and they get screwed. If the sub can't manage his money to get thru the job, then you don't want him on your site. If the sub needs money to "buy materials", don't give it to him. Go pay the material bill yourself.



Now that is true, we ran into that when we started. After almost getting burned, we figured out how to manage the subs. Get prices for everything, get numerous bids, get references, go look at their work.
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