When they unloaded 11,000 men at Guadalcanal…they had the ammunition loaded first… so it was Unloaded LAST… do you see an error there?
When the Citicorp building was completed….it has strong odds it would fall with a good wind…
Stuff happens.
Like the first year of having a baby…
you must give up all normal life, goals, dreams, and being happy
The baby…that is your only goal.
Something like that.
In building or renovation, you have to give up all hope of a normal life for a year or two.
No vacations, no plans, no joy…just turn the crank on getting the job done.
Do I sound unbalanced… ? yes.
But a catastrophic amount of money is being spent in this year or two, and even a 1% error in in the thousands…. a 10% error… leads to divorce…
So yes, this is an unbalanced, time in your life. Each day, you avoid a mistake, an error, a screwup… a catastrophe.
Again, maybe it helps, to know this going in.
If you think OTHER people are smart, cleaver, great, honorable, awake, intelligent….
Then you better be ready for FAILURE….
YOU must be smart, cleaver, great, honorable, awake, intelligent…!!!!
You are not some dependent child…
YOU must be THE ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE….
It is JUST PLANE LAZY to depend on the other 20 people building YOUR house, to think everyone is doing this in YOUR best interest.
They the subs, the appraiser, the banks want to
- Obey their boss (not you!)
- Pass city inspections
- Do as little as necessary, to get the job done, then do the next job. (see #1 and #2), and get paid.
- Assuming everyone is a pro, and they will lead you correctly is a HUGE RED FLAG….NOOOOOO not everyone is GREAT!!! Wake the fuck up!!!!!
Although YOU ARE RESPOSIBLE,
You are not their boss!
This is a suble thing…
Each sub, answers ONLY to the contractor that hired him, that will pay him, that will give him his next job. THIS IS NOT YOU!
This puts you in noman’s land…
YOU MUST BE NICE TILL THE FINISH LINE…or they can walk away… or worse, do a bad job.
.there are other jobs…!!!!
they are doing YOU a favor….
THEY CAN DO A BAD JOB, AND YOU WILL NEVER KNOW…
While it is YOUR house YOUR money…. YOU are in the way. YOU are
BUT…
Who has time to learn 3D drawing? Time to fight software and hardware problems. Time to think and dream all the options…when anything is possible.
Who has time to learn the jobs of the 15 subs, how to read a bid…for what is says, and what it does not say.
Who has time to learn the job of an appraiser…. that will NOT appraise your house correctly! Who has time to watch the job EVERY DAY to make It is ok…or make it ok…
Who has time to bring out water or drinks at 3 or 4pm, to keep the crew from fading too fast…. much less buy the cases of drinks needed.
Who has time to be stood up, day after day, for contractors that do not call, do not show up, or call-in excuses…rain, no cement, birthdays, holidays, rain…
This is why it is a nightmare…even if you did get it right…if you Did get 3D drawings, if you did prepare….It just IS.