[Evans, Marv]

I built my house as owner-builder/genreral contractor. I started from ground zero, other than experience working with contracts from my job and construction work as a young guy. You are right to start with your architect for subs, but do some extra work to find subs on your own. The advice above is very good. Something I did that worked out well was keep daily work and phone journals. The work journal kept track of progress, who did what, comments on schedules, & any info I felt I wanted to keep for later reference, etc. The phone journal tracked everything connected with the construction and communications with the county, inspectors, contractors (who said what and when), deliveries, etc. Get the minimum of three estimates on everything and get sub recommendations for other work from the contractors you contract with. It's all about newtworking. Also, get physical addresses, phone numbers, contact information on your contractors and subs before and when you contract with them. Another comment. Don't think contractors and subs will be your friends. It's business. They want to get the work done, get paid, get out of there, and not have to be called later to come back and fix anything. It's a journey & satisfying, and I saved a huge amount of money doing it myself. Your project isn't overly large. Good luck.