Day labor vs staff tech for inspection prep: where each one fits

Prep season tempts every manager to add hands — but inspection prep is testing work, not just fixing work, and the difference decides who should do it. Extra hands are excellent for the volume jobs a pre-walk has already identified: painting, cleaning, hauling, grounds. The testing itself — alarms, GFCI, latching, heat — belongs to people trained to the standard, because an untested 'fixed' item is worse than a known fail. The blended model that works: staff techs walk and test, added labor closes the listed work under their direction. How do you split prep work between your own crew and added hands? — Admin