BUILDRES & BUILDING CONTRACTORS COSTA DEL SOL

To make things straight, a building contractor is not a builder. The builder (without the term ‘contractor’) is the one responsible for the facilitation of the home or building construction. A builder builds and sets the foundation of the home, its framing and roofing.

However, a ‘building contractor’ handles a more complicated process to be able to accomplish the building project which covers different aspects of construction.

There are two types of building contractors; residential and commercial. For the residential building contractor, the tasks involve mainly overseeing the construction of residential homes, any type of residential home, whether row house, detached, etc.

On the other hand, commercial building contractors handle building projects in business establishments.

On a more specific note, a building contractor assumes all direct employment of the workers involved in the building project (e.g., residential house) and takes contracts relatively necessary in the construction work.

A building contractor handles either a residential or commercial construction project.

The roles and qualifications of a building contractor:

• Solicits and finds bids from subcontractors to complete a job
• Oversees construction
• Handles paperwork (securing permits, following local or national guidelines)
• Ensures building supply and materials are complete
• Education in construction management is beneficial
• Must have worked for years under a general contractor
• Can handle old and new structures but not necessarily hands-on about plumbing, excavating, or rewiring
• Check structural integrity and adheres to quality assurance
• Supervises employees to ensure that the project plan is met promptly
• Hires or fires workers, handle payroll and directly pays the people who worked on the project
• Outlines the construction budget on work on that as closely as possible
• Checking the construction is doing good and that all aspects of the building have been followed according to plan, if not, he ensures that any necessary changes must be applied
• Handles emergency issues