St Joe slashing more jobs here in the Great NW

[Smiling JOe]

SJ....I respectively disagree with you on this point. The general contractors I have seen and talked with in WS are all straight shooters and stand-up guys who have a reputation to protect. Most successful general contractors deal with the same subs over and over so there is a simpatico and continuity on the jobsites. Granted, I have not talked with all the GC's and I am certain that some are better than others. But I do know that Ray Jackson, who is building my house is topshelf. I also know that Peter Horn of ARTISAN is also topshelf. The really good GC's run a tight ship and monitor the jobs very closely. They continually work with the most professional subs. All I can say is that I am EXTREMELY satisfied with Ray Jackson and the subs that are working on my project. I have spent considerable time at WSB and will continue to monitor my project. I am amazed at how clean the subs keep my jobsite. I have built 3 custom homes prior to WSB and I can say this project has been the smoothest and most professionally conducted.

I agree that most contractors do a fairly good job of monitoring their subs, and now that building has slowed, they are able to better monitor. Many of these contractors may have 10-15 homes being built at one time, scattered about Destin and SoWal and they cannot monitor every job site all of the time. I hear you refer of Peter Horn being topshelf, and I don't disagree with that. I do not know him, and his houses that he builds look nicely done. However, talk to my friends who own a house next door to two he was building adjacent to Seaside, and you will discover that the subs, on a daily basis were cooking in a crockpot on my friends front porch, using their electricity and lounging on their porch in their swing and chairs, on a daily basis. I personally witnessed it many times, and the crockpot was left there overnight for throughout the week when my friends were away. I made Artisian aware of the issue, and was told that it wouldn't happen again. The next day and the few weeks after, it was still happening.

This incident does not make Peter Horne a bad builder. It is just a real example of what happens on job sites around here. Most Gen. Contractors are not on there builds on a daily basis, unless they are a very small company. They leave that task to project managers.

 

[goofer]

SJ

I told you that the successful gc's used good and SMART subs. Would you expect them to use their own electricity to cook in the crockpot? Artisan is building a house diagonally across from my house. When I am back in WSB next month I will stop there for lunch. I don't think the owner would mind. ;-) I am only kidding. Those guys, I hope, don't work for Peter any longer.

 

[Smiling JOe]

SJ

I told you that the successful gc's used good and SMART subs. Would you expect them to use their own electricity to cook in the crockpot? Artisan is building a house diagonally across from my house. When I am back in WSB next month I will stop there for lunch. I don't think the owner would mind. ;-) I am only kidding. Those guys, I hope, don't work for Peter any longer.

They are probably enjoying your front porch tonight. :funn: