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Kodi. As everyone else is saying. You need to hire your GC/Builder. The good ones are booked for months. This is a very busy season for them. If you get one now, maybe they can start by September and get the roof up before rain season.
Kodi. As everyone else is saying. You need to hire your GC/Builder. The good ones are booked for months. This is a very busy season for them. If you get one now, maybe they can start by September and get the roof up before rain season.
Ok I get it. I didn't think it's that's hard to find a GC. So I will concentrate on that.
Thank you.
It won't be hard to find a big commercialized company like Time White, Great Additions, Alure, Shells Only, Larsen, or Jarro...
If you want a family business company where you deal with the owner and not a sales team then most of the good ones typically get booked up 2-6 months.
I prefer the family business contractors but everyone has their own preference. There are positives to both types of companies.
Kodi, hiring a GC is easy. The problem lies in what their time line is, not the hiring process. I would also suggest that while a hardship letter will not hurt, be aware that the response to it may not be what you are hoping for. We had friends recently that were relocated from a TNH home, across the map to California, where real estate is as expensive if not more than on LI. They presented a hardship letter and the response was "I'm sorry, but that is not a TNH problem, you should have thought about that before putting your house on the market." Theirs was a case of getting a permit for previously done work though. I am formerly from TNH, albeit over three years ago and from my own experience they really don't care what your problem is.
So other than price what are the reasons you would go with a family business contractor vs a commercialized company?
Shells only was the only big company we were requesting a quote from. And we thought we can compare other contractors quotes against Shells Only. I'm just wondering whether there's anything else I need to think about.
It all comes down to size of their crews, in terms of when they can get to your job. A more commercialized company will most likely have a larger crew thus the time line may be shorter. Or, because they are a larger firm they may be busier, thus a longer delay for you. Generally speaking, I would go with a family business because they have smaller crews and often times can somewhat "personalize" your job.
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