Costs savings when ordering materials yourself? Not really -
When a general contractor orders the materials himself, and hire an installer separately, with the hope of saving a little from the cost of materials, it is usually not worth it. From this post’s author’s experience, here are the reasons why: 1-First of all you loose your single source accountability during the execution of the job. 2-You loose your single source liability after the job is finished, when the installed material needs to perform as expected. If something goes wrong, your installer will most likely blame you about the materials or the way how you coordinated the installation. 3-You expose yourself to quantity takeoff mistakes. This can cause extra money […] Read More