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Originally Posted by LiverpoolWalrus

I'm getting ready to hire contractors for a complete makeover. Projects include new kitchen and two baths, floors, windows, painting in and out, new roof, plumbing and electrical updates, etc. Would you hire a general contractor to do everything? Or would you hire individual specialists - a separate roofer, separate floor company, separate window company, etc.?

I'm thinking separate contractors might give you a little more control and might be cheaper because the general contractor usually subcontracts and tacks a surcharge onto their price, understandably, to make it worth his while.

I did mine in stages. On the first stage I hired a general contractor. On the second stage I hired individual specialists. I had much better results doing it with individual specialists. Also the job went MUCH faster when I hired the individuals.