Home Renovation: One Company or Separate Tradesmen?

For renovations involving several trades, working with one company has the edge, because the order of work, the schedule and the responsibility sit in one place. For single jobs such as painting only or flooring only, a separate tradesman is enough.

The advantages of one company

• One party responsible: when a problem arises there is no argument about whose fault it is.
• Coordination: plumber, dry-liner, tiler and painter arrive in the right order.
• One quote, one schedule: you know the total price and the finish date from the start.
• Guarantee: there is one point of contact for workmanship.

The price of working with separate tradesmen

Item by item it can look cheaper. But finding the tradesmen, putting them in order, getting materials there on time and supervising the work fall to you. When one is late the others wait, and nobody takes responsibility for a fault where two jobs meet.

When do separate tradesmen make sense?

When the job is a single trade, you know the tradesman and you have the time. With three or more teams the burden of coordination grows quickly.

What to look for when choosing a company

1. A quote written item by item
2. Completed work that you can see
3. A payment plan tied to the stages of the work
4. A workmanship guarantee

Erdağ Yapı manages its painting, plasterboard, flooring and services teams through one coordinator; you can see completed work on the projects page.