This month, REMODELING has a feature about the pros and cons of working with subcontractors versus employees. More
Melinda Booth of Booth Construction and Doug Reymore weigh in on their contract preferences. More
Keeping up with subcontractors' insurance records can be a burden for a small remodeling company. More
This year, for the first time, Archadeck of Charlotte in North Carolina mailed questionnaires to every person on the company payroll. Barry Klemons, president of the deck-building franchise, says he sent the questionnaires to get suggestions from employees and subcontractors for making departments and jobsites run better. Those who responded by a set date received something else in the mail: a check for $100. More
What do you do to ensure that subs show up on time and communicate with on-site supervisors? More
Increasing field efficiency means improved margins, but some tactics are better than others. Purchasing inferior materials is shortsighted because you will have to spend warranty dollars down the line. Using less expensive subcontractors may also increase future warranty costs, but worse is the potential loss in customer satisfaction from subs not treating clients as well as your regular subs do. More
More contractors are hiring installers as full-time employees. As a result, "bonus" and "incentive" are taking on new meanings. More
Subcontractors are an integral part of the Mark IV team, and their buy-in is essential to our success. More
Ask a group of remodelers what they can learn from trade contractors, and you'll likely get a lot of muttering and more than your fair share of smirks. Trade contractors ómore commonly known as subcontractors ó are not perfect, of course, but they do some things very well, even better than (gasp!) general contractors. More
