Verifying Contractors Work Meets Local Code and Your Expectations

[Adam Oldham]

If you have done out of state investing how do you come up with your scope of work and verify that the work done by the contractor is good and meets all the local building code requirements? 

In my case I invest where I live but I feel like I don’t know enough to be my own GC or to dispute a contractor when I feel the work is not on par with how it should be?

How would you go about verifying the GC’s work or verifying subcontractors work meets local building requirements? Because I am not an expert in construction but I would like to think after doing a few flips I have a general idea of what to expect, and could spot when work appears to be sub par or not fully completed to the extent it should be.

Normally I would think bring in a 3rd party such as another contractor or an inspector but in the case of a contractor I feel like a lot of contractors trash other contractors work, so this may not be helpful and an inspector may not know enough about foundation work for example to know between good and bad quality work.

Thanks in advance for any input!

Best,

Adam Oldham