Here's a scenario we see all the time: a restaurant owner hires a plumber, an electrician, a tiler, a carpenter, a painter, and a kitchen installer, all separately. Six different companies, six different schedules, six different invoices, and nobody talking to each other.
The result? Delays, finger-pointing, budget blowouts, and a lot of stress for the person paying for it all.
There's a better way.
The Problem with Multiple Subcontractors
When you manage your own subcontractors, you become the project manager, whether you wanted that job or not. That means:
- Scheduling conflicts: the electrician can't start until the plumber finishes, but the plumber's running two days late
- No accountability: when something goes wrong, everyone blames someone else
- Hidden costs: each trade adds their own markup, and "extras" appear on every invoice
- Your time: instead of running your business, you're chasing contractors and answering calls all day
One Team, One Standard
When a single team handles everything (electrics, plumbing, tiling, carpentry, painting, the lot), the whole dynamic changes:
- One schedule: we plan the whole build as one project, not six separate jobs
- One point of contact: you talk to one person, not six
- One quote: transparent pricing for the whole job, agreed upfront
- One standard: every element of the build meets the same quality bar
You shouldn't need a project management degree to open a restaurant.
It's Faster
When the same team does everything, trades overlap naturally. The electrician and the plumber coordinate because they work together every day. Nobody's waiting around for someone else to finish.
On a typical restaurant build, a single-team approach can save two to four weeks compared to managing separate contractors. That's two to four weeks of rent you're paying without revenue.
It's Cheaper
No duplicate markups. No "we didn't know about that" extras. No paying for downtime while one trade waits for another. One team means one efficient price for the whole job.
It's Less Stressful
This is the one nobody puts a price on, but it matters. Opening a restaurant is stressful enough without playing referee between your plumber and your electrician. With one team, you get regular updates, a clear timeline, and someone who's accountable for the whole build.
Our clients tell us the thing they value most isn't the quality of the tiles or the speed of the build. It's the peace of mind.
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