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re: Smells like BS? Mother and kids built their own house by watching YouTube
Posted on 1/13/17 at 8:55 am to bonescanner
Posted on 1/13/17 at 8:55 am to bonescanner
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if true then good for her. However, that's a huge house for her and the kids to build.
much better house than the alaskan bush people
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Posted on 1/13/17 at 8:56 am to GetCocky11
Looks like the design videos she watched were from 1984
Posted on 1/13/17 at 8:58 am to slackster
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I have no doubt that she did most of the design work as that's one of the ugliest homes I've ever seen.
the porch being offset on that style really annoys me
Posted on 1/13/17 at 8:59 am to Mo Jeaux
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This is a you go girl, don't need a man, feel good piece of journalism. Truth is an inconvenience.
"journalism"
This is a load of bullshite.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 9:01 am to GetCocky11
no way she "built it"
maybe she acted as a general contractor and had everything subbed out
maybe she acted as a general contractor and had everything subbed out
Posted on 1/13/17 at 9:03 am to GetCocky11
No way. that stuff might be easy to learn but still takes some practice to get good at.
I bet this is exaggerated and she paid sub contractors to do a lot of it.
I bet this is exaggerated and she paid sub contractors to do a lot of it.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 9:05 am to GetCocky11
I'm sure someone else poured footers, masonry, roof, and other difficult/dangerous work. If that lady had a teenager doing roof work she's a bad mom.
As for other stuff, most framers sneak into country on Monday and start framing on Tuesday.
As for other stuff, most framers sneak into country on Monday and start framing on Tuesday.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 9:06 am to GetCocky11
Lifetime is about to turn this into a movie with the quickness
Posted on 1/13/17 at 9:08 am to Hu_Flung_Pu
No way; especially not in 9 months.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 9:28 am to Napoleon
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You can learn to do anything watching Youtube. If everyone did this I would be out of a job.
Sorry. Just replaced solenoids on my gas dryer on Monday. Thanks YouTube.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 9:28 am to HaveMercy
one thing I got from the story, is that her third-ex husband choked her out..... I'm quite sure that she was able to "trade" for some help from local contractors.
And totally agree with previous posters, if they were so broke, how could they afford all the materials, tools, etc. to build a house like that? Total publicity stunt.
And totally agree with previous posters, if they were so broke, how could they afford all the materials, tools, etc. to build a house like that? Total publicity stunt.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 9:38 am to brichard
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And totally agree with previous posters, if they were so broke, how could they afford all the materials, tools, etc. to build a house like that?
Yep. If money was the main issue, why would you need to build a house that big?
Posted on 1/13/17 at 9:41 am to GetCocky11
Well crap... I built my own house but didn't think about writing a book. Of course it would have been much more like an outline...
-Bought property
-Acquired permit
-Bought building material and fixtures
-Hired contractors
-Paid someone a negotiated amount(7k In 1993) to coordinate the contractors
-Moved into 2.5k square foot home 4 months later
-Bought property
-Acquired permit
-Bought building material and fixtures
-Hired contractors
-Paid someone a negotiated amount(7k In 1993) to coordinate the contractors
-Moved into 2.5k square foot home 4 months later
Posted on 1/13/17 at 9:46 am to brichard
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third-ex husband
Whoa, whoa, whoa, this woman is going to be a feminist hero and sell books because she sucks at picking a decent person to marry. Seems all her troubles were self induced. All her problems stemmed from her own poor decisions... But let's be sure to congratulate her and make her a hero. What kinda people would hire someone who has shown such a lack sound decision making to be a motivational speaker.
Don't get me wrong nobody should be choked out, but that dude didnt just become a abusive dickhead over night. She knew who she was marrying.
This post was edited on 1/13/17 at 9:56 am
Posted on 1/13/17 at 9:47 am to Zephyrius
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-Hired contractors
This lady didn't need no stinking contractors
Posted on 1/13/17 at 9:48 am to PoppaD
A) She didn't build that house. I am sure she did some stuff, laying tile or what-not but no way did she do it all herself with her son.
B) She wasn't broke. Doing it yourself or not, that house wasn't cheap and a "broke" person can't afford rent, let alone the cost of buying land and building a house. That is really the most outlandish part of this whole story.
B) She wasn't broke. Doing it yourself or not, that house wasn't cheap and a "broke" person can't afford rent, let alone the cost of buying land and building a house. That is really the most outlandish part of this whole story.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 9:50 am to GetCocky11
No way did they build that house with no experience. The cute photo ops tell all. Nobody building a structure is that clean while they are working. Should be covered in sawdust, dirt, concrete, mortar etc.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 9:50 am to GetCocky11
Sure she built it. If by "built it" you mean give unlimited blowjobs to the trades that actually did the work.
I smiled when I saw the pic of the house.
I laughed when I read 9 months.
I smiled when I saw the pic of the house.
I laughed when I read 9 months.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 9:52 am to GetCocky11
Bravo will give them a reality show.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 10:02 am to GetCocky11
Would've been more believable if it wasn't a giant brick house. No chance they laid those bricks themselves
Also no way I believe they did the plumbing and wiring with no experience
In reality they might've put up some drywall, maybe some framing. Probably just some minor non complicated stuff and they felt so accomplished they started telling people they built their own house and just ran with it and kept exaggerating
Also no way I believe they did the plumbing and wiring with no experience
In reality they might've put up some drywall, maybe some framing. Probably just some minor non complicated stuff and they felt so accomplished they started telling people they built their own house and just ran with it and kept exaggerating
This post was edited on 1/13/17 at 10:06 am
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