Lanai to sunroon conversion: general contractor, or piecemeal?

[SemiMike]

Have been reading a lot on these conversions on TOTV prior to our full-time arrival this week, but don't recall this specific issue being addressed. That is, do folks hire one contractor to do/sub-contract all the work, or do some act as their own general contractors, choosing different folks on their own for windows, electrical, flooring, and so on?

[gomoho]

My guess would be depends on your level of expertise and stress threshold!!! Some folks wouldn't know where to begin to do something like this and then we have Jimbo who would probably get er done in a weekend.

[784caroline]

First of all ask yourself the question are you familiar enough with people in the right professions as to who you would ask. For enclosing a lanai, you would need at a minimun, plans/drawings prepared for the county approval/ workersand inspectors to use, conrete workers, block/rebar workers, stucco guys, roofers, insulators, drywall, framers, window specialists, electricians, Heat/ac guy, cable guy, tile layers, painters, and finishers, and I probably forgot someone. If you can line these people up, thats a start. The biggest hassle will be the scheduling part, and how do you plan for the delays...and YES delays/ no shows will happen especially if you are the little guy on the block of work. Not only scheduling the work but how about determingi what you need, and then the order process on when you are going to get it? You most lkely have no credit with these supliers so it will cash up front.

In my estimation, you are better off to leave this to someone who has the knowledge and contacts of who to call and when. Yes it may cost you a couple of bucks more in the long run but no you cant place any dollar value on the frustration and delays you are about to undertake...and you will have no one person to call to vent your issues.

[bkcunningham1]

Have been reading a lot on these conversions on TOTV prior to our full-time arrival this week, but don't recall this specific issue being addressed. That is, do folks hire one contractor to do/sub-contract all the work, or do some act as their own general contractors, choosing different folks on their own for windows, electrical, flooring, and so on?

You can't go wrong with Don Cunningham, owner of RIFUS, 352.391.2564. https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/general-contractors-244/rifus-project-management-71414/