Personalities ... sure, we all "get along." Professionally, forget it!
The first problem is planning. Even when the plans detail every stud, the framer's going to do as he pleases - and be long gone before the consequences are known.
Look at it this way: How many of you have even seen a 'plan station,' let alone own one?
http://planstation.biz/So, along comes the plumber. Time is money - and the framer is long gone. Out comes the sawzall and the hole hawg. Slap it up and get out of there.
Now the race is on .... as the sparky, the sprinkler guy, the HVAC guy, and the alarm guy all compete for the same spot in the middle of every rooms' ceiling.
Inspector comes, signs, goes. Now the alarm guy, the computer guy, the cable guy all delight in running their stuff with zero attention to any codes or trade standards. Why bother? There will never be an inspection of their work.
Last are the 'finishing' trades. Out comes the magical caulk tube. Get it done, get out, get paid.
That's how we run jobs. Even were the tradesmen all angels, it would be impossible for them to work as a team.
