All Forum Posts by: Britt Wilson

@Aaron McGinnis that was my worry😅 but completely understandable! I can guarantee their quality (I've seen how things hold up over time from their work) but not their schedule. Do you usually have the same sub contractors that work with you on each job? 

@Gary Siver For our loan there are stipulations for who the GC can be (licensed, insured to $$, etc) we'd like to find someone who will work with the way we'd like to do it but I wanted to be more familiar about the process than I am atm. Would it be normal to pay them full price even if we are doing 'half'the subcontracting, etc? Or to strike a deal for managing some of it. 

Hi all,

I am in the very beginning stages of building a home. I don't have a large budget but have read many ways to reduce costs on home building. My husband is in the construction industry (electrician) and he has many friends who do construction work (foundation, painters, drywall, etc.). We want to hire a general contractor as we wouldn't be able to be on site each day but want to be able to cut back on costs with friends help. 

Can we hire a general contractor and then decide who does what work? 

Ex. We have a friend who does foundation work and he's an inspector. He would cut costs for us significantly and we'd rather him do the work than someone we don't know. Also my husband is an electrician and he'd rather do the electrical than hire someone (to save cost).

Thanks in advance, 

Britt