Originally posted by @Kumar Tummalapalli:
Originally posted by @Joseph Berhane:
Thinking I could get away with hiring cheap contractors. Even when everyone said not to I still did! Now I have 2 licence contractors that I love! The cheap contractors were nothing but problems bought the wrong materials, over used mud, over used liquid nails. I have spent more money in wrong and unreturnable items rather than hiring a professional licenced. On my townhouse if I would of hired the right guys to do the job I would have saved over $6,000, job done right the first time, sleep, and my sanity.
Are there simple things , that you thought anybody can do ? or is it best to always use the best guy
Also - will having a high quality licensed guy manage these low skilled guys - might help?
I have no practical experience just asking these qns from my experience in my day job ( a diff profession )
First rule of construction, it always looks easy when the tools are in the hands of someone who knows how to use them. I vote for letting the pro's be pro's but it's ok to do some stuff yourself in the beginning to learn a little. It will help you relate better to the trades and have a better understanding of why things may take longer, cost more, etc.
It's hard to find good people. So the trades often have a steady flow of new faces on their teams, working through people until they find the good ones. I have found that not every tradesman wants to be a supervisor. If you have a good, knowledgeable tradesman who also doesn't mind managing people then you've got a true rockstar. However, some just want to come in and do their job and then go home.
