• Write clear subcontract specifications to avoid hidden “extra” charges
• Find and evaluate subcontractors
• Prepare an accurate cost estimate for your entire project
• Prepare and manage a construction schedule
• Use your blueprints to monitor the construction quality of your home

Throughout the workshop you’ll receive cost saving tips and techniques to ensure that your project runs smoothly. In addition you'll receive a complete Log Home Project Planner which contains the bid preparation, cost estimating, material ordering and scheduling forms necessary to plan and manage your own log home project.

General contractor markups typically range from 15-20% of the overall cost of a completed log home project. However, failing to understand the general contracting process can result in losses of thousands or tens of thousands of dollars—sometimes much more than it would have cost to hire a professional. To gain the benefits and cost savings of acting as your own GC and avoid costly mistakes, it's important to understand the process and the role and responsibilities of a general contractor. How to Be Your Own General Contractor joins Jim's book in presenting a straightforward, no nonsense approach to achieving your log home dream.