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He says, "When you do a MASTERSPEC and there is no standard attached, I think you do a disservice to the mason contractor, who is obviously going to have cost issues on their end, whether it's through the general contractor or through them directly."
"I also think that, when you put in something as a system, in theory you have a whole idea of what that wall is going to accomplish," he continues. "But when you put in specs by line item, you've caused a problem because obviously when value engineering kicks in at any level, the system is not looked at as you intended when you specified it it's looked at as a line item. So you may destroy your system, without intending for that to happen, simply because you didn't spec it as a system."
That's where mason contractors need to get involved. First, Lee says that a mason contractor's influence on the general contractor can often make a difference.
"The second thing is, change orders are a huge way in which a mason contractor can affect a job, simply by convincing a general contractor or whoever is in-charge at that particular job site that a change order is not only wise, but will benefit them in the long-run," Lee advises. "One of these elements can be value engineered out at one stage, but then approved at another stage through a change order based on information that the mason contractor brings to the general contractor."
Obviously, the final issue you have control over is making sure everything is installed properly.
"Make sure your masons do the job right when you're building the wall," warns Lingofelt. "Don't create a problem that you'll have to try to solve later."
After all, if the wall's not draining properly, who are they going to call?