What is the difference between a general contractor and a talented worker in carpentry, electric, plumbing or one of the different construction trades? One answer is "a contractor's license."
Another answer is that a general contractor is a contruction tradesman who one day asked him or herself the question, "Why am I giving a big portion of my salary to the general contractor when I could BE the general contractor?" They get their license and voila, a general contractor is born.
Well, there may be most likely more to it than that, however the fact is many GCs did begin as tradesmen and tradeswomen and at some point made up their minds they wanted to run their very own business.
In a large development company, there is a "project manager" that deals with the daily details of any number of projects. A project supervisor may or may not be a tradesman but frequently does have industry management skills. A large company must run a number of jobs at a time to satisfy its expenses.
A general contractor who came up as a tradesman probably only has one or two jobs going at any given time.
What do those variations mean to you as a homeowner, you may be wondering.
Depending on your preferences, the size and scope of your home improvement undertaking and your finances, the distinction between doing business with a small company (in effect an authorized tradesman who is also a general contractor) and a larger development company may be great.
Every type of company has its benefits and drawbacks.
More often than not, larger corporations have higher capacity. They most certainly have tradesman in all the various fields on salary. In consequence, when it's time for a particular phase of your building or house improvement venture to begin, that section is much more likely to begin and end on or closer to schedule.
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