10 Things To Consider Before Acting As Your Own Contractor
You may have a garage full of tools, a truck with empty Mt. Dew bottles in the bed, and your Saturday afternoon free for This Old House, but, a General Contractor, these do not make.
Everybody says that you can save money by being your own General Contractor, but what no one says is how much time it will take out of your normal daily life and the value of that time. Yes, you may save money, but like any complicated process, it may not be worth it.
You may want to consider the following items before embarking on this new adventure: Read more
10 Essentials For Your Construction Project
This article is the first in a series of 10 articles to follow that will detail items that every Developer, Construction Manager, or Owner should consider prior to undertaking a construction project of any size. The “10 Essentials” will list the various stages in the planning and management processes to achieve the goals of your project and ensure that your project will be a success.
The overall theme of these articles to educate the reader on the importance of planning, management, and tracking of Construction Projects. Some items may not be required for every project, but consideration should be given to the topics listed below prior and during your construction project.
The items listed broadly cover commercial, industrial, and governmental projects, but many items can also be applied to residential construction as well.
ALL DOGS CANINE CENTER – AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
With the proper planning and Construction Management anything is possible.
REDBUD Construction Services cannot take all the credit for the fact that this unique project will be open for business approximately one month early. RCS is very excited to be a part of the team that brought the vision of a luxury dog care facility from the mind of the Owner, Holly Myers, to reality.
Here a just a few factors that made this project so successful: Read more
ALL DOGS CANINE CENTER – Update 9-20-07
As you can see from the photos below, the construction of the luxury kennel facility is proceeding rapidly. Thanks to our Building Contractor, Morton Buildings, Inc., and the General Contractor, A&L Construction (865-670-9080). This is truly a team effort, and these professional builders make RCS’ job of Construction Management that much easier. Check this post out to see where we were a few months ago.
Here we are today: Read more
Paradigm Shift Needed for Small Projects
“I thought the architect we hired was supposed to take care of that.”
“Doesn’t the engineer usually provide those services?”
“The General Contractor charged us for things that I thought were included in the contract.”
“It seems like we have wasted a lot of time trying to get the information required to start this project.”
Have you ever found yourself saying any of the above items, or would you like to avoid saying such things? Read more
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