Who's Responsible For What In Home Construction?

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All that to say after talking with this guy he has me questioning who does what and I'm just looking for clarification.

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every framer i know fully closes a house in with windows and doors with all the exterior sheeting and Tyvek wrapped so its water tight.

i would ask who the worker crews are, if they are all mexicans, they will pretend to not speak english and ignore everything you say. i make sure to specify in my quotes that an english speaking leader is on the jobsite at all times so we have the ability for communication if i see a problem.

you are the customer, you have to tell them what you expect and be sure its written to show the work to be done and any repairs or prep work is clearly described in the quote.

you make a list of what services you want done, then the contractors can give you a price, thats the way to go

anything not specified wont be done, so they need to know exactly what you want, not do what ever they want, because you dont know what they "should" be doing (and ya i get it, thats the point of this thread)

the guy who called back might be wanting a chance to renegotiate to get the job, so tell him to give you a fully detailed quote that explains all materials used and work to be done so you can better understand his quote. and tell him you havent made up your mind yet. and once you see everything he is doing you might change your mind about who has the best price.

worst case is he gives you a detailed quote that you can use to give to the other contractors you get bids from

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anything not specified wont be done, so they need to know exactly what you want, not do what ever they want, because you dont know what they "should" be doing (and ya i get it, thats the point of this thread)

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That was kind of the point. I was well aware of what the framer I chose was doing (it was in his quote). I was just surprised by what all the one I didn’t choose included in his. Especially when it included things that other trades had included in their estimates as well (the flashing). I guess I thought I had a pretty good understanding of “responsibilities” and this guy just threw me off. If anything he has made me go back and reclarify what each persons quote entails. My siding guy quote included “all overhangs” which I took to mean cornice, rake, fascia, and soffit. Now I’m curious if he just meant soffit?

Don’t let rough framers install windows and doors. Use that 8k and get someone that knows what the frick they are doing.

Are you self contracting? I had a rough framing crew that completed walls, joists, and rafters. I had another crew (same company) that did all OSB, house wrap, underlayment, windows/doors, and hardie. The second crew did all boxing/soffit/fascia work. I’d make sure your estimates are comparing apples to apples.