Dear H--T and all,
Thanks for all your participation in this fruitful debate on the construction cost and profit.
Please compare the profit margin with an individual and the company who give you services.
Individual can handle by himself to take care of site as well as to the purchase the material for the project and he can get the same profit which a company can earn.
You hold ear from one way or the other way around.
Company has to appoint an professional/experienced supervisor which will be must an diploma holder or a civil engineer depends on the size of project. They have office on back up working and facilitate them to avoid the destruction which bear by the individuals or inexperience people.
You people just add the cost of the working staff per month and calculate the cost on the time duration of the project and then you will have better idea what a company actually earn from a project and sometimes it is neck to neck specially now a days when the business is mess and you don't have much projects in hand to share the profit on the multiple projects and can accept the low profit which is actually not all the profit but the costs which the company actually paying for all the project period.
So no one should assume and I just request H--T not to confuse people by his valued opinion to give actual costs it is dangerous for those who made their minds and then they choose wrong contractor who flee during the execution of the project and they face more loss than they actually pay to a responsible company.
In short if one can handle his project by his own and can sacrifice his time and attention then they can must safe but not sure if he can even save because if he don't know about this construction works people will eat his meat......
Wise people always hire professionals to get their project done in good manner and without any further headache.
Hope all can agree if someone not they have their own thoughts. Anyone...
Regards
Zulfiqar Ceo DSA www.designsource99.weebly.com