Not with Finishing Touch HS. Because we handle water, fire, mold, and storm damage restoration directly, ourselves, from initial extraction or cleanup through full rebuild and reconstruction, you don't need to separately source and coordinate a general contractor after our initial work is complete.
The Full Picture
This is one of the most practically important questions a homeowner can ask early in a restoration process. Historically, water, fire, or storm damage repair has often been handled as a series of separate, independently sourced projects, a restoration company handles the initial extraction and drying, and the homeowner then independently sources a general contractor for demolition, structural repair, and finish work as a completely separate project.
This separated approach creates several practical challenges, the homeowner becomes the coordination point between two or more sets of contractors who may not have direct communication with each other, and timelines between the initial restoration phase and the subsequent repair phase can create gaps.
Finishing Touch HS offers connected services that carry a project from initial water, fire, or storm damage response through full rebuild and reconstruction under one coordinated process, since we are a direct provider handling the work ourselves rather than a lead-generation or referral service, and have been serving this community since 2005.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
A mistake worth avoiding is assuming that separately sourcing restoration and repair contractors is simply the standard, expected approach.
Another mistake is not asking directly, early in the process, whether a given restoration company can handle the full scope from initial response through rebuild.
Pro Tips
- Ask Finishing Touch HS directly, early in the process, about our connected rebuild and reconstruction services.
- Weigh the benefits of continuity and reduced coordination burden against any specific reasons you might have for wanting an independently sourced contractor.
- Understand that a connected process doesn't mean sacrificing quality or choice.
- Don't assume a connected process is automatically more expensive than separately sourcing contractors.
- Ask for thorough documentation of the assessment and work performed at every stage.
A Real-World Scenario
Two homeowners in the same general Fairfield area experienced comparable water damage requiring both initial restoration and subsequent rebuild work. One homeowner used a restoration company that only handled the initial drying and cleanup phase, then spent several weeks sourcing and scheduling a separate general contractor. The other homeowner used Finishing Touch HS's connected rebuild services, transitioning directly from the initial drying phase into rebuild work with the same team, completing the entire process in considerably less total time.
When to Call a Professional
Early in your restoration process, before initial work is even complete, ask Finishing Touch HS directly whether connected rebuild services are available.
Bottom Line
Finishing Touch HS's connected restoration and rebuild services, handled by our own team from initial response through final finish work, offer genuine practical advantages over separately sourcing restoration and repair contractors independently.