What Does a General Contractor Do? A Colorado Remodel Guide
December 9, 2025 • Home Remodeling
A general contractor manages permits, subcontractors, inspections, and schedule. Here is a week-by-week look at what that involves on a real Colorado remodel.
A general contractor manages the construction process: pulls permits, hires and coordinates subcontractors, schedules inspections, manages the budget, and keeps the project moving toward completion. The depth of those responsibilities is what separates a capable GC from one who is barely keeping up. DG Home Pro has earned 15 Best of Houzz awards over 10 consecutive years, including Service recognition driven by verified homeowner reviews, because our project management process is built to be consistently transparent and proactive.
Before Construction Starts
Before the first nail is driven, a project manager should: review design drawings for constructability issues, coordinate the subcontractor schedule so that trades sequence correctly, confirm material lead times and delivery dates, submit the permit application and track plan review progress, and conduct a pre-construction meeting with the homeowner to review the schedule, access requirements, and communication plan.
D&G's project managers conduct a formal pre-construction review with every homeowner before any work starts. This meeting covers the full construction sequence, daily start and end times, how the job site will be protected during construction, and who to contact for anything that comes up. Homeowners who go through this meeting consistently tell us they felt better prepared than on any previous renovation.