“you have a general contractor who has priority relationship with the with the client”

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Description: Why the painter takes it on the head: last trade on a schedule already blown, told to throw bodies at it 'or we bring someone else in.' Complete hierarchy explainer.

— Guillaume Tremblay · GT Painting Inc.

Why the painter takes it on the head: last trade on a schedule already blown, told to throw bodies at it 'or we bring someone else in.' Complete hierarchy explainer.

Full episode at 17:21 Why Painters Are the Banks of Construction — and Why No One in Atlantic Canada Wants to Fix It | GT Painting ▸

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THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES

As the last trade on site, painters absorb compressed schedules created by others; sub-trade agreements should build in explicit relief clauses when upstream trades cause delays.

“we've been backed into the corner and say you have to — this is your fault because someone three months ago didn't meet their schedule”

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THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN

Sub-trade hierarchy, scope creep, and the respect deficit

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SOURCE: 17:21 of Why Painters Are the Banks of Construction — and Why No One in Atlantic Canada Wants to Fix It | GT Painting