You can do it. That is not the question.

The case for doing it yourself

Nobody knows the jobs better than you. Doing it yourself costs no wage, and there is no learning curve for anyone but you.

It costs the evening. It costs the bid you did not chase because you were building a draw at nine at night, and the customer you did not call because you were chasing a waiver. That is the expensive part and it never appears on a spreadsheet.

The case for a run desk

The evenings come back. The desk is worked during business hours by somebody whose job it is.

You give up the last word on every small operational call. Money and commitments still stop at you, but the preparing and chasing does not.

How we compare on the work itself

• Named project manager on your account, not a shared inbox.
• Draws out inside two days, with waivers attached.
• Change orders approved before the work proceeds, not after.
• California deadlines tracked — preliminary notice, twenty-day notices, Title 24.
• Your customer informed without you making the call.

Questions contractors ask

Which one is cheaper?

Cheaper depends on what you are counting. A hire is a wage and a permanent commitment; we are capacity you can stop. If the thing you are counting is your own evenings, the arithmetic changes completely.

Can I use both?

Often that is the right answer. Several contractors keep a bookkeeper and hand us the billing and compliance, because those are the parts that get stuck.

What if neither fits?

We will say so. If the honest answer is that you should hire, we will tell you that and you can come back when the desk outgrows the hire.