Using cheap labour is a false economy on a refurbishment project
Many people think they can complete a refurbishment project on the cheap
They think using skilled tradesmen is too expensive
They think they can do a quality project with semi skilled labour
Why do they think like this?
There are many reasons
They include inexperience and a lack of professionalism
Skilled labour isn’t cheap and cheap labour isn’t skilled
Ask any experienced and reputable contractor and they will say the same
Using cheap labour is a false economy on a refurbishment project
There is a reason skilled tradesmen are able to command high rates
Its because they know what they are doing. They are professionals.
If it was so easy to produce quality work, everyone could do it.
No one would bother doing an apprenticeship or spend years at college
Not knowing how to correctly estimate costs
If the only way your deal can work is by using cheap labour, then the deal isn’t that good
You either don’t have a realistic idea of what tradesmen charge
Or you have underestimated the extent of work needed
Some people thing using a professional is expensive
Well just wait until you have tried using amateurs
One of the main reasons any project is delayed and goes over budget is down to poor workmanship
When work has to be redone, sometimes more then once it can wreck a project
It can cause endless headache for a Project Manager
Is a Project Manager an uneccessary cost?
A lot of people think using a Project Manager is expensive
They cant see the benefits of using a Project Manager and try and do it themselves
Then you have the disastrous situation of an amateur project manager using cheap labour
When people complain my builder is no good there is usually more to it then the builder being no good
You will usually find that before that they were saying I want a cheap builder
The moral issue
Using cheap labour is not only extremely unprofessional it is morally wrong
It exploits those in the most deperate circumstances
It undercuts skilled tradesmen who pay tax
The benefits of paying for skilled labour
When you employ professional tradesmen you are not only getting a good standard of work.
You are also getting the benefit of all their experience.
When they encounter a problem they will find a way around it.
Cheap labour wont know what to do and will wait for you to tell them.
Or they will just continue and make the problem worse
Skilled tradesmen will reduce the cost of a project. Firstly they will save you money by being efficient and doing the job right first time. Secondly they will take a lot of the stress and worry of a project away from you
If you have a project coming up that you need help with contact us. We can show you how to plan it efficiently without having to cut costs on labour
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