If you decide to attempt a remodeling job by yourself, you actually become the prime contractor and everyone you hire is a subcontractor. You thus assume the liability and full responsibility of the project.
The very first thing you should ask yourself before even considering hiring a contractor is, can I do this myself? ;can I be the General Contractor and oversee others doing some of the work.
The obvious benefit would be the money saved from not having to pay a General Contractor and Subcontractors. There are other things to consider, such as the many responsibilities entailed in being a General Contractor and the time it will take away from your full time job. If you can’t find subcontractors that will work on evenings and weekends, you’ll be taking time out of spending time with your family.
If any of the people working on your project or one of your Subcontractors doesn’t do it properly, you assume the liability. If you call them after the fact the chances of them coming back to fix it are very slim, even if they are still in business.
So you have to personally inspect the work, make sure that the project is done properly and do the quality control during the job and perhaps have to take time off your regular job and worry about everything that is part of the project.
If something goes wrong or you miss something when attempting to do it yourself, you might have to rip it out later on or demolish it and redo it…the job can cost you 3 times more than it should. So you think you’re saving money by doing it yourself but the job can literally cost you 3 times more than what we are charging you to do the job properly.
If that’s not bad enough let’s examine the legal ramifications. If the work is not done properly and according to codes your insurance company is not liable to pay any claims pertaining to your home.
To be a General Contractor, you must have at least a rudimentary knowledge of construction or you won’t know if the people you’ve hired are doing a good job. Considering this, you will probably be better off, avoid a lot of hassle and save time by actually hiring a contractor.
Classic Homes is giving you a Lifetime Guarantee on materials and labor. We make sure that we do it right the first time so that we don’t incur the extra costs of reworking a job
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