ᐅ Which trades are needed for a single-family house? Individual contracting!
Created on: 5 Jul 2017 11:24
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seyma88
Hello,
we have decided to contract the trades separately for our house construction since we have heard positive experiences from several homeowners. Now I am looking for the individual trades, which trades do I need, and what experiences have you had with this approach?
Thank you
Shell construction: approx. 100t
Roofing/carpentry: approx. 45t
Electrician:
Plumbing
Painter
Tiler
we have decided to contract the trades separately for our house construction since we have heard positive experiences from several homeowners. Now I am looking for the individual trades, which trades do I need, and what experiences have you had with this approach?
Thank you
Shell construction: approx. 100t
Roofing/carpentry: approx. 45t
Electrician:
Plumbing
Painter
Tiler
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HilfeHilfe12 Jul 2017 07:37In any case, a construction manager / architect has the expected effect = saving
you can forget about that
you can forget about that
11ant schrieb:
I would rather recommend hiring an architect (you can involve them even if you don’t need them for every single phase of the project). A construction manager only becomes active on the construction site; they supervise the build and make decisions there but do not coordinate scheduling.
If you work alone, the process can drag on like chewing gum because you didn’t contact the right tradesperson in time, and so on. Or you might not even receive any quotes because the trades prefer to serve their professional clients…
I’m noticing this myself right now… I contacted about 15–20 trades several weeks ago, received 2 refusals and 1 quote, and got nothing from the rest.
So I’ll start looking for an architect.
Thanks[QUOTE="11ant, post: 212851, member: A site manager only becomes active on the construction site ...; however, he does not coordinate the schedules and is certainly not involved in the tendering process.[/QUOTE]
Thank you, I will get in touch with the architect who prepared our plans. My main concern is the scheduling and the tendering process, as I am not receiving any offers from the contractors I have contacted.
Thank you, I will get in touch with the architect who prepared our plans. My main concern is the scheduling and the tendering process, as I am not receiving any offers from the contractors I have contacted.
seyma88 schrieb:
For me, the main issue is scheduling and the tendering process, since I personally am not receiving any offers from the contractors I contacted. The motivation to submit offers is one thing. What is especially important is the correct sequence: what use is the tiler if the screed layer hasn’t been applied yet (or if the screed installer was available but the underfloor heating installer wasn’t). Avoiding any scheduling conflicts is often an even bigger challenge in times of high demand. After all, you can’t “assemble” the house in just any sequence.
HilfeHilfe schrieb:
In any case, a construction manager or architect achieves the hoped-for effect = saving money
you can forget about that So what is it: do you think it has that effect, or do you think you can forget about it?
(besides, the issue was less about getting “cheaper” offers)
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Awarding individual contracts without an architect requires extensive expertise to avoid comparing apples and oranges. In a tender, we must define precisely what is to be offered in order to get comparable figures. Pouring a concrete slab of 13 by 10 meters (43 by 33 feet) is not enough. Which concrete mix? How deep should the frost protection barrier be? Should perimeter insulation be installed underneath or is it better to put it under the screed later? How much reinforcement steel should be used? In kilograms? And so on. Anyone who can manage this is a professional. Those who cannot will be taken advantage of.
Site management could be done by oneself, if—yes, if one has a lot of time. Deadlines must be coordinated well in advance. When does the roof truss arrive? Then the roofer follows. Windows installed now? Or better later? Should the painter maybe start with the soffits now, before the gutters make it more complicated? And so forth. This is also not a task for pure laypersons. Do the workers take a hobby site manager seriously? The client is expected to pay and provide drinks—that seems to be the mindset of tradespeople. But giving them professional instructions... a difficult situation.
My conclusion: anyone who opts out of a general contractor needs at least an engineer, or better yet, an architect. Karsten
Site management could be done by oneself, if—yes, if one has a lot of time. Deadlines must be coordinated well in advance. When does the roof truss arrive? Then the roofer follows. Windows installed now? Or better later? Should the painter maybe start with the soffits now, before the gutters make it more complicated? And so forth. This is also not a task for pure laypersons. Do the workers take a hobby site manager seriously? The client is expected to pay and provide drinks—that seems to be the mindset of tradespeople. But giving them professional instructions... a difficult situation.
My conclusion: anyone who opts out of a general contractor needs at least an engineer, or better yet, an architect. Karsten
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HilfeHilfe13 Jul 2017 07:03seyma88 schrieb:
[QUOTE="11ant, post: 212851, member: A construction manager only becomes active on the building site...; however, he does not coordinate the schedules and is certainly not involved in the tendering process.Thank you, then I will contact the architect who created our plans. My main concern is the scheduling and the tendering process, as I personally have not received any offers from the contacted trades.[/QUOTE]
Ah, surprising
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