Duane C. BarneyMar 16, 20183 minSelecting your Contractor - Part 2Before you hire anyone, you go through an interview process the same is true for hiring a general contractor. 1. Select viable candidates...
Duane C. BarneyMar 16, 20183 minSelecting your Contractor - Part 1Before you hire anyone, you go through an interview process the same is true for hiring a general contractor. 1. Select viable candidates...
Duane C. BarneyMar 13, 20182 minContracts, Boring but necessaryWhich type of contract, we will explore the three most common types and the pros and cons of each 1, The most common and expected form of...
Duane C. BarneyMar 13, 20183 minClient ChangesChange Orders, money makers or serious interruptions to the work, they can be both but only if managed correctly. Changes to the work mus...
Duane C. BarneyMar 13, 20183 minManaging Changes to the workChange Orders, the dreaded owner nemesis of construction, unfortunately the change order should not be dreaded but anticipated, it will h...
Duane C. BarneyMar 12, 20182 minA General Contractor can't display their work with a photoPhoto’s they are everywhere, selfies, twitter, Facebook, now you need video too; but what do those great shots tell you about the General...
Duane C. BarneyMar 12, 20182 minInterviewing for the design role.The beginning of any construction project is to define the project, establish a scope of work, and in most cases, this will require desig...
Duane C. BarneyMar 7, 20183 minDo you need an owners' representative for the construction of your dream project?Why do you need a construction consultant, for the same reasons you hire an accountant, lawyer or financial planner; they are professiona...
Duane C. BarneyMar 6, 20182 minDoes you project have a managed action plan?If you don’t know what to do or where to go, no matter what you do or how hard you work, you will never achieve your desired outcome – To...
Duane C. BarneyMar 5, 20182 minAre you asking the right questions for success?The path to your dream home flows through the scope of work and the team that prepares and executes it. Successful people ask better ques...
Duane C. BarneyFeb 28, 20181 minWhat skills are requiredHiring a General contractor is about hiring a manager to oversee the process, carpentry is only one aspect of the project. Projects go ba...
Duane C. BarneyFeb 26, 20181 minWhat are you selling?All of our prospects want to know, "what will this cost?" but if that is all you selling then it will be all about price, What services d...
Duane C. BarneyFeb 26, 20181 minIf I only had someone to askEvery project has issues and sometimes it would be nice to have a place to go to find an answer. What questions do you have on your proje...
Duane C. BarneyFeb 26, 20181 minSelecting a contractorWhen you are selecting a contractor you obviously want to know what the cost will be but how is the business run. Do their suppliers get...
Duane C. BarneyFeb 23, 20181 minProject AccountingThis is an actual project account statement from one of our subcontractors, and it is incorrect. Hopefully your General contractor has be...
Duane C. BarneyFeb 23, 20181 minResidential Construction, are you ready to start?As the owner , you are charge , it is like running your own small business. At a minimum you will hiring a contractor. For larger proje...