Can A General Contractor Build A House?

 

Building a house from scratch takes a lot of hard work and dealing with countless people to make the construction fast and efficient. Anyone who's building a house to live in should know each and every professional person that they should meet to get their different types of work done properly. Among one of such professionals is a general contractor that you would meet while building a house. But the question that most people ask is that can a general contractor build a house.

 

 

To know this, one must first know what is a general contractor is and how they can help in building a good house.

What Is A General Contractor?

The job of a general contractor is to look after and manage the whole process of building a new house. There are no specific requirements regarding education for general contractors to complete but general contractors working in all 50 states are obliged to pass a written exam before they can obtain a license to work. Here are some of the jobs that a general contractor generally does while building a house:

·         Give a brief estimate of cost of labor, material, and other work.

·         Will hire and look after subcontractors.

·         Manages the work of subcontractors.

·         Does the work in the accordance of schedule.

·         Looks after the entire process of construction.

 

 

 

The job of the generalcontractor Atlanta ga is to look after the construction of the house but they aren't the ones who will do the most work in building the house. Most of the work will be done by subcontractors who work tirelessly to build the house and complete different works.

What Is A Subcontractor?

The subcontractors are specialized in a specific profession and are hired to complete a specific task which will further move the process of building the house. Since it is their profession and expertise, they can efficiently do their specialized work. The cost of subcontractors is nearly 80% of the total cost of building a house. Hiring a normal person who isn't aware and specialized in doing a specific task will make the work much longer and might lead to problems after some time.

Types Of Subcontractors

There are countless subcontractors who are available in the market and the owner of the house should know the types of them to hire the perfect person to do the job. Here are the following jobs that subcontractors can do and are usually hired for:

1. Any house that is newly built is noticed by everyone and their might be a chance that a suspected or criminal person might notice it too. To counter this in the best way, security cameras and systems are installed in houses to keep an eye around the place. Security specialists are hired to do the job of installing the cameras at sensitive locations of the house.

2. Carpeting seems like an easy job to do but it isn't if you want it to be done perfectly. The carpet might get rippled or sometimes it isn't cut properly which makes the room look improper due to the rough finishing. Professional carpet installers are hired by general contractors to finish the carpeting job perfectly in every room of the house and make it look beautiful.

3. The installation of an HVAC system is arguably the most difficult job to do in a new house due to its complicated working and installation process. The heat, ventilation and air conditioning specialists are experts in this field and will install it in every room required quickly and properly to ensure no troubles in the near future. They match components, apply duct tapes on any leakages or spots from where the air might go out and make proper arrangements to make sure that the whole house is cooled, heated and vented properly.

4. Licensed electricians should be hired to perform the electrical jobs in the house during construction. Since the job of electrical is pretty risky, a nonprofessional person should avoid doing it and the contractor should hire a licensed electrician who is expert in wiring and doing electrical work of the house.

5. There are numerous jobs of plumbing in a house like installation of water piping, sewerage lines, and drainage and a plumber is hired to do it. Although anyone can do small plumbing tasks but the plumbers do it properly which makes sure that their work lasts long without causing a problem.

6. Some people prefer building a smart home since it is helpful in many ways. The contractor might hire a subcontractor who is well aware of installing modern devices connected to each other and systems that enhance the communication making the home smart.

 

 

7. Strong foundation of house is very important as the whole house is based on the foundation and it requires very careful and diligent work. Professionals who are aware of laying a foundation will look after the soil, material, depth of water and other factors and make the best decision to lay the strongest foundation of a house. They also prove to be helpful if you are planning to build a basement in your house.

8. The decision of building a house on either bricks or rockwork, horizontal or flat installation, and other masonry related decisions are important for building a proper home. Since it can't be done by anyone who isn't aware of masonry work, the contractors hire a subcontractor to take such important decisions of building a house.

9. The addition of concrete, right finish and other additives should be precise and in such a manner that anything isn't added too much or very little in the construction of house. For that, the contractor will hire a subcontractor who is aware of doing the job.

10. Either you want a concrete roof or asphalt, tiles, steel, or solar panels, each of them have a different way of roofing and can only be done by a professional who knows about roofing a house.

11. Painting the house is necessary and the paint should be properly applied on walls and doors and in exact number of coats so it doesn't get worn out in the future. Good painters are hired by the contractor to get the painting job done.