Bad Shell Contractors

As the window consultant I am often on site several times a month to help coordinate complex shell layouts and I have worked with some great GCs and shell contractors but sometimes they can be a nightmare. In 2014, the homeowner on this project selected me for their windows and doors at the recommendation of the architect, before there was ever a GC selected and the window budget was approved.

We supplied the window and door proposal to 6 GCs on the first round of bidding and 4 or 5 more on the 2nd round of bidding. The job got awarded to some company I had never heard of and they were so far over their heads on one of the most complex small projects I have worked on.

Obviously the cheapest shell contractor got the contract too and the job was a mess. I also had to have them adjust the size and placement of beams and columns so that the headers would all align. And yes those are leaves and a gap in that structural column tie beam pour.