re: How Much Cheaper Would A Home Be If The Owner Built It Themselves?

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all electrical an plumbing has to be done by liscensed trades

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Biggest myth ever when it comes to residential. You do not, I mean do not have to be a contractor to self contract. You submit everything to zoning under self contract and then have to wait. Usually around a month for your work to be approved. If it isn’t, you fix the issue and resubmit. You do not need any liscense to do your own work, you just follow the code. Read the code and do everything to speck. When your work is finished, they will send in an inspector to check out your work and will approve or disapprove and you fix the issues. A house can be built completely by yourself, other than the slab. Contractors do not save that much when it comes to materials, sure they save a few bucks on bulk material, but call around, you’ll find great prices yourself. A self contracted house can easily be built between $50-$100k all depends on how large and how big.