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re: Why is building a house ALWAYS a pain in the arse?
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:42 am to Geekboy
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:42 am to Geekboy
Home renovations can be just as much of a pain in the arse. I've had a custom build and just completed build out of a retail space and wouldn't hesitate to build again.
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Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:45 am to Geekboy
Just build it yourself
Right now I am putting felt paper on my roof
I did my plumbing rough in a few months ago
Finished framing and my addition.
For the concrete I dug my own footings
People are too lazy and many times people call themselves "building a house", when they are just subbing the jobs out.
Right now I am putting felt paper on my roof
I did my plumbing rough in a few months ago
Finished framing and my addition.
For the concrete I dug my own footings
People are too lazy and many times people call themselves "building a house", when they are just subbing the jobs out.
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:49 am to theCrusher
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Hire and pay for a competent GC.
THIS.
24 years ago, while looking for a house, I found a great lot in Old Metairie, and convinced my wife that we could buy the lot and actually design a house and have it built.
We got the name of and met with a GC who had just earlier built a house for my wife's coworker (we attended the housewarming and admired his good work). He made everything easy, smooth and painless. Really, the worst pain was near the end when we had to pick out endless small detail items like doorknobs, cabinet handles and even toilet paper holders. We only had two small hiccups during construction (porch height and a paint color in the bedrooms) which were both taken care of easily.
For years afterwards if anything went wrong as part of original construction (a small window leak, for example) I'd call him and he'd get it taken care of promptly and with no questions asked at no charge. And when things needed fixing due to other circumstances (roof damage during Ida, cable guy puts his foot through the ceiling), I'd call him and he'd get his regular crews/subs ( most of whom did the work back in 1999-2000) out to do those jobs for me, always at a reasonable price.
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:49 am to Geekboy
Because most trades people work on their own timeline.
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:50 am to Geekboy
I've built two of them.
It certainly does take time, and at times it's frustrating.
But when you have the funds but can't find close to what you want, you build what you want.
We wanted a newish house on the river, about 2000 square feet, MBR, living room and dining room facing the river, and utility room connected to the MBR. We couldn't find one on the market even similar to our wants.
Found a lot we loved, and spent the next 18 months going through the process. Yes, it was a pain, but now we have a house that we designed, watched the construction, corrected our own design here and there, and now love what we have.
Is it a pain? Sure. Can it be worth it? Absolutely.
It certainly does take time, and at times it's frustrating.
But when you have the funds but can't find close to what you want, you build what you want.
We wanted a newish house on the river, about 2000 square feet, MBR, living room and dining room facing the river, and utility room connected to the MBR. We couldn't find one on the market even similar to our wants.
Found a lot we loved, and spent the next 18 months going through the process. Yes, it was a pain, but now we have a house that we designed, watched the construction, corrected our own design here and there, and now love what we have.
Is it a pain? Sure. Can it be worth it? Absolutely.
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:50 am to Honest Tune
quote:You can only pick 2 of cheap, good quality, and timely.
I’ve been a part of smooth builds. Don’t pick cheapest bid.
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:51 am to BRich
nice looking crib, baw 
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:52 am to Honest Tune
quote:
Don’t pick cheapest bid.
This would be the "Why" things are a pain in the arse.
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:53 am to Geekboy
If the work from home culture has taught us anything it is that most adults need to be babysat. Blue collar adults need to be babysat a whole lot more than white collar adults.
If you don’t want to be a babysitter, don’t build a house.
If you don’t want to be a babysitter, don’t build a house.
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:55 am to 777Tiger
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nice looking crib, baw
Thanks. That last pic was taken not long after construction and is actually over 22 years old-- those boxwoods are a LOT bigger, the front sidewalk has been removed, and the landscaping on the fence side is very different.
But that big ol' oak tree in the back yard is still going strong...
This post was edited on 8/23/23 at 9:56 am
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:56 am to Geekboy
Why do more people not build their own house? My grandpa came back from WWII, had a job and came home and worked on the house.
That house is built better than most of these cookie cutter houses contractors throw up using the cheapest supplies possible and barely meeting code and people are overpaying for that shite.
You will take more pride in it if you build it yourself.
That house is built better than most of these cookie cutter houses contractors throw up using the cheapest supplies possible and barely meeting code and people are overpaying for that shite.
You will take more pride in it if you build it yourself.
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:58 am to Geekboy
why is doing work so hard? 
Posted on 8/23/23 at 10:00 am to Geekboy
Hired a GC, and it was a smooth operation. Only hiccup was an issue with the HVAC contractor who was a distant family member. Wife wanted him to get the contract, and our GC agreed. Then that sumbitch decided flex duct should be substituted for manufactured duct work in his contract. That was a PITA, but otherwise the money we paid our GC was a damn good investment.
Posted on 8/23/23 at 10:43 am to Geekboy
That's construction.
Does your ignorant arse think that there isn't a tile problem the previous owner just didn't spot? Maybe the person that built the house didn't know that the shingles were laid the wrong way.
I'm sure the ice cream truck in your neighborhood arrives promptly at the same time and day each week.
Does your ignorant arse think that there isn't a tile problem the previous owner just didn't spot? Maybe the person that built the house didn't know that the shingles were laid the wrong way.
I'm sure the ice cream truck in your neighborhood arrives promptly at the same time and day each week.
Posted on 8/23/23 at 11:06 am to Geekboy
We had no problems like you mention
Posted on 8/23/23 at 11:08 am to Geekboy
I built one. Literally zero issues
Posted on 8/23/23 at 11:13 am to Geekboy
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The plumber fricked this up. The tile guy has to come back. The roofer brought the wrong shingles. So and so never showed up. The list goes on and on.
It’s because the people doing those jobs live in a different world than most of us on here. They get in fights, arrested, etc. They don’t feel like working and wanna go fishing, so they do. Most people building a home can’t fathom that mindset re: work. You have to go into it accepting the fact that they will not show up certain days and shite will have to be redone if you don’t watch them like a hawk in some cases.
The best plumber I’ve ever used for my houses gets too hungover to show up sometimes. I let it slide bc he is so good.
I had a lady drywall owner who was great, but every room her son touches is fricked up. I have to make sure she has someone go behind him if he is working.
Posted on 8/23/23 at 11:15 am to Geekboy
You could always read some books and do it yourself
Posted on 8/23/23 at 11:16 am to tigerfoot
It cuts both ways. Clients can really get in the way of things and simultaneously bitch about the problems they caused.
Posted on 8/23/23 at 11:20 am to member12
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Project Management is often, but not always, a pain in the arse.
You pay for it, but it is almost never there. When we redid our bathrooms I was essentially the supervisor.
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