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Posted on 4/17/19 at 3:54 pm to OweO
As someone has built over 200 homes. There's no chance in hell that I would build my own house manually. Specialist contractors are much efficient.
Posted on 4/17/19 at 4:31 pm to OweO
You can save a lot, but you have to have the equipment and know how, and some one who can pull permits(or live in area where they are lax in codes).
My uncle had a back hoe, and other heavy equipment, so he was able to do a shite load of expensive work. He let carpenters and drywall guys do their thing.
He did plumbing, electric, and hvac by himself and his worker(he had a business doing insurance work on homes).
My uncle had a back hoe, and other heavy equipment, so he was able to do a shite load of expensive work. He let carpenters and drywall guys do their thing.
He did plumbing, electric, and hvac by himself and his worker(he had a business doing insurance work on homes).
Posted on 4/17/19 at 4:41 pm to SeeeeK
Why do you pussies think you have to contract out the crete?
Posted on 4/17/19 at 4:52 pm to OweO
We used to own a man-made stone business. The kind you see on homes, apartments, stores, etc... We did about half residential and half commercial From experience I will tell you that about half the owner builder homes we visited were a disaster area.
First, they normally have enough lumber and plywood piled up in the "cut" pile to build another half a home. Second, I cannot tell you how many times I saw windows installed wrong. Just no way they will be water tight. I have gone into homes where folks thought the stairs into the foyer stuck out to far and decided to push the landing back. The result is some pretty steep stairs where you almost have to turn a bit sideways to go down safely. I have seen gas tight gas lines run up the side of brick or siding into a hole in the second floor. I have been in bed rooms that had 4 windows but outside it had 8. They sheet rocked over the 4 small windows above the large ones. I've seen it all brother.
If you know enough about construction to subcontract it properly and do a few things yourself (CORRECTLY), you can save some significant money and have good equity the day you move in. Only about 30% of the people that do this have the skill set.
If you purchase an owner builder home that didn't require electrical inspections then say a prayer every night and make sure your smoke alarms and fire extinguisher stays charged... just in case.
First, they normally have enough lumber and plywood piled up in the "cut" pile to build another half a home. Second, I cannot tell you how many times I saw windows installed wrong. Just no way they will be water tight. I have gone into homes where folks thought the stairs into the foyer stuck out to far and decided to push the landing back. The result is some pretty steep stairs where you almost have to turn a bit sideways to go down safely. I have seen gas tight gas lines run up the side of brick or siding into a hole in the second floor. I have been in bed rooms that had 4 windows but outside it had 8. They sheet rocked over the 4 small windows above the large ones. I've seen it all brother.
If you know enough about construction to subcontract it properly and do a few things yourself (CORRECTLY), you can save some significant money and have good equity the day you move in. Only about 30% of the people that do this have the skill set.
If you purchase an owner builder home that didn't require electrical inspections then say a prayer every night and make sure your smoke alarms and fire extinguisher stays charged... just in case.
Posted on 4/17/19 at 4:54 pm to iwyLSUiwy
your comments accurately reflect the response we had from builders. There 200$/sqft would have priced the house at 80% higher than typical appraised cost for the neighborhood, a really bad deal if I ever had to sell. Perhaps this was contractors using post hurricane rebuild pricing. In each case, I would start the discussion with a copy of the 16 pages of architect drawings and a request to provide a list of suggestions for cost reduction. No list was provided by any, and three had 30 page documents describing method of charging for changes. The project went extremely well. I see a builder adding cost and delay, but if the owner has no experience in building a house another route must be taken. Per haps buying one that is already in place
Posted on 4/17/19 at 5:06 pm to rowbear1922
ADA compliant???? For hearing impaired, sight impaired, reach impaired, mobility impaired???? I would rely less on a set of govt standards and more on the person that will be the determining occupant. There are many things that can be done to make a house easy to live in.
Posted on 4/17/19 at 9:48 pm to Happygilmore
Just been busy with work and family brotha. How have you been?
Posted on 4/17/19 at 10:19 pm to Tridentds
You pay for his ability to complete quickly. Is a sub going to work for a one-timer or his gravy train? Be prepared to wait or pay more to get your subs on the job. Self perform in all phases will produce spotty results
Posted on 4/17/19 at 11:21 pm to FearTheFish
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You mean value my work at zero?
You're not very bright.
Maybe you don't understand the question.
Posted on 4/17/19 at 11:27 pm to SeeeeK
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You can save a lot, but you have to have the equipment and know how, and some one who can pull permits(or live in area where they are lax in codes). My uncle had a back hoe, and other heavy equipment, so he was able to do a shite load of expensive work. He let carpenters and drywall guys do their thing.
All Houses were once built without heavy equipment, or even power tools. Had some great uncles that built dozens of house without so much as a skill saw. There are people that for various reason still do so today.
Posted on 4/17/19 at 11:38 pm to Howyouluhdat
Maybe his co-workers are the 3 little pigs!
Posted on 4/17/19 at 11:42 pm to OweO
Yeah sure why don’t we just use cheap stud lumber with crowns in it and save a few bucks? Sounds like a shite show. I’m not going in that house the roof might cave in and kill everyone in it
I’m just breaking your balls lol
I’m just breaking your balls lol
This post was edited on 4/17/19 at 11:46 pm
Posted on 4/18/19 at 12:00 am to OweO
You're getting a little undue hate here. However, this is one of those things, that if you have to ask, you're not qualified.
We built my parents house, it's worth roughly 3x of what was paid for in materials and random contractors in an upper end Ascension neighborhood. We did everything except plumbing and the highest peak roof framing.
Whatever you do save, you pay for in labor, headache and time. If you are not highly qualified, its likely you should pay someone to do it.
We built my parents house, it's worth roughly 3x of what was paid for in materials and random contractors in an upper end Ascension neighborhood. We did everything except plumbing and the highest peak roof framing.
Whatever you do save, you pay for in labor, headache and time. If you are not highly qualified, its likely you should pay someone to do it.
This post was edited on 4/18/19 at 12:03 am
Posted on 4/18/19 at 1:22 am to Seeing Grey
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You're getting a little undue hate here.
You clearly haven't been here long enough to know who you're talking to.
Posted on 4/18/19 at 1:26 am to OweO
I've been looking at homes on Ebay. They come as a package. You can set some of them up in a day or so. Some are nice.
Posted on 4/18/19 at 6:03 am to OweO
You will frick that house up if you don’t know what you are doing
Posted on 4/18/19 at 6:21 am to Fat and Happy
IMO it's better to work overtime in your profession to pay others to do the work you need done.
You'll get much better results with WAY fewer headaches. And you won't have mama crawling up your arse bitching about when you're going to be done.
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