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tkln
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Comments (30)In my humble opinion, the homeowner assumes the role of GC by hiring the designer separately from the installer, and is ultimately responsible for the results. He/She assumed responsibility for the landscape plan compliance. The designer should point out the pitfalls of taking on this role and should attempt to sell the owner on paying him/her to supervise. If successful in selling this additional service (perhaps for a percentage of the bulk), then if the contractor insists on installing a plant that is not on the plan, it IS the designer's fault for allowing it to happen, and he/she is financially responsible for the remedy--in my humble opinion. I am not a lawyer; I am an MBA with 22 years experience dealing with engineers, contracts/specs and crews, as well as a garden design hobbyist....See MoreProject management software
Comments (6)I'm a project manager too. I've used Microsoft project. For our house,(move in is in 3 weeks) it would not have been as effective as the large paper lists (flip chart size) that we posted and updated every day and kept up on the walls of the house. We listed everything to be done the next day, the next week, the next month and tasks that were critical such as inspections and ouside appointments like propane tank burial and power hook-up. We increased the task detail as the time frame shortened (i.e. more detail on tomorrow's tasks, less on next months). The key is that EVERYONE had real time access to the list and could add or mark items out as they happened. That encouraged ownership of the jobs. YMMV. Jim PS: I'd doubt that 20% of our crews used computers and that 0% had a copy of MS project to view (yes, I know there are other ways to view the schedules) or, more importantly, update the scheudle with thier own activities....See MoreUsing a Project Manager
Comments (19)Those things, that you describe as generalizations, are the entire reason for a cost plus build, without them there is absolutely no reason for cost plus contracts. All contracts can be adjusted, but this entire conversation is on generalities. We can't comment at all on the OPs situation directly, without specific knowledge of the contract, the work, the location, the person they are considering and sub quality in the area. The only thing we can do is generalize. The whole legal thing is an interesting tangent, but as I indicated originally of little real bearing. So I am not sure if we should continue down the legal tangent. Edit in response to clarification: First, they are really not mini cost plus contracts, for that to be true then the owner would have to know the builder's profit, because if they spend less the return of savings would be the savings plus the markup (if you spent $2,000 less than the allowance and the builder had a 20% markup, then you would get $2,400 returned). That doesn't usually happen. Second, they are very rarely placeholders until owner decides on hardwood vs carpet. They typically allow the owner to select specific fixtures they want and it goes a long way to proving my point. Tell your builder that you have decided to go with cheap Chinese knockoffs from ebay since he has to warranty them just like they are quality supply house products. You will get a very clear explanation how the warranty is different if you pick crap than for his quality items....See MoreManaging a Big Project
Comments (10)Wow I knew I could count on this team :). Thank you all so much for your fantastic suggestions and feedback. I definitely wouldn't ever have thought of the tote/bin for samples or of taking pictures, both of which make so much sense. And that discussion thread on small things is gold! I am very glad that for this renovation I'm retired and living literally downstairs. because I've definitely been disappointed at things not done as I wished when I wasn't there to intervene. When we renovated our master bath in Miami, since the bathroom was tiny I put in a pedestal sink. I was so disappointed to come home one day and see that the plumber had used PVC pipe for the connection instead of chrome. Forever and always it bothered me to see that ugly bit of plumbing visible to me every day and it would have been so easy for him to have used what I preferred. And then with our engineered wood flooring, I came home to see that the installer had laid a piece with a really noticeable dark knot that looked like a flaw right in the middle of the main traffic flow of our living room-quite literally the MOST noticeable spot of the entire house. Again, something which would have taken literally 2 seconds to avoid by simply having him pick another piece for that spot. Thanks again!...See More
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