Be advised as well that a lot of general contractors charge heavily for any changes made after original specifications are agreed upon.

That includes everything from doorknob changes to wiring changes to structural changes, even if the work has not started on that portion yet.

But dont' forget, YOU'RE PAYING THE BILL!!! Have your general contractor supply you with complete plans for every part of the building i.e. a separate floor plan, plumbing plan, electrical plan, landscaping plan (whatever you are having the general contractor do) so that you can sit down with each sub-contractor and discuss what YOUR NEEDS are.

Then the general contractor can include this in his quote to you for building what YOU WANT.

Some gen cons won't let you sit with the sub cons, but the better ones will, within reason.

... Greg