[quote=briansd1][quote=ocrenter]
haha, hit the nail right on the head. contractors are like teenagers that never grew up. they do need constant and close supervision. and if you end up with a new house on 1/2 acre of dirt, that’s a whole lot of supervision.[/quote]
That’s why you pay the big bucks to the General Contractor. His job is to supervise.
If you contract to typical workers, then you have to do the designing, conceptualization and supervising yourself.
I find that cheap price does not mean bad work, but the cheaper the price, the more the supervision required. It’s part of sweat equity.
I believe that’s true in any field. Well-paid professionals will do better work and require less supervision. The question is: what’s your budget?[/quote]
The big problem with contractors is this is a field with very low barrier of entry. Therefore, competition is fierce, and the quality in general poor. I was actually referring to General Contractors. They too need a lot of supervision. I don’t dare get into sub-contractor level, they are more like toddlers.
