Video: Ask an Expert What are the benefits of working with in-house tradespeople?

Welcome to “Ask an Expert,” a series exploring some of today’s pressing topics in the construction industry, and how a self-performing general contractor can bring added value to your projects. From labor availability to cost control, and schedule reliability to quality assurance, we highlight some of the complexities and opportunities you might be facing on current and future projects. Our experts share their perspective on how self-performing construction teams can make a difference, so that you have a bit more insight to move forward with confidence.

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What are the benefits of working with in-house tradespeople?

Chris: Certainly, as a craftsperson working with a self-performing GC, it offers a lot more flexibility. And you're not just there for one scope. We finish the drywall. Well, there's painting, there's punch, there are other scopes to be performed. That lends itself toward a greater sense of loyalty to the company, and that shows up in quality and schedule. There's also a little nuance there around the tradespeople that are working for the general contractor, having a greater sense of sort of ownership over the whole project rather than just simply the scope, because they're working for the company that's building the whole building. And that's real, that's tangible. Folks feel that sense of ownership shows itself on the project.

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