Written for builders and GCs: what actually goes wrong when the exterior is split across four subs, and what changes when it isn't.
The short version
Most exterior schedule slips aren't trade failures. They're handoff failures at the seams between trades — and seams are exactly where water gets in, too.
Roof-to-wall. Window-to-WRB. Deck-to-band-board. Every one of those is simultaneously a construction detail and a contractual boundary. When the roofer, the siding crew, and the window installer each own one side of a detail, nobody owns the detail itself.
That's why the same three locations generate most warranty callbacks, and why they also generate the most rework days on a schedule.
When one company owns roofing, siding, windows, doors, painting, and decks, the sequence is planned once and the seams are detailed by people who will be back on site for the next phase.
Crew counts and dates that match your look-ahead, photo documentation at dry-in and at close, and a named contact who answers during the workday. When something moves, you hear it from us before it affects your schedule.
Solutions, not excuses — and a punch list that closes.
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