Monday, September 10, 2012

Communicating With Contractors

Let's get to it.  The biggest complaint we hear from Contractors is being hired by an owner builder who hasn't done any home work before starting the build process and expects the Contractor to teach them everything.

This is one way to create tension and just a bad foot to start on.

How do you avoid this?  Get familiar with what each trade does, the basic terminology and the building process.  You will gain more respect from your Contractors and they will be more willing to help you and answer your questions.

For people who expect Contractors to educate them, they will more than likely also be taken advantage of, Contractors will be a little more lazy on your job (like not showing up on time) or slow to call you back.  We've seen it.  Don't be that guy or girl.