re: Why would anyone build a new house?

OMG, The horror of having to work through some difficulties to get exactly what you want...

What a bunch of pussies we have become..

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the answer is they want a house on their terms, and not some cookie cutter house that looks exactly like all the others around.

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To bad everybody builds cookie cutter homes right next to each other.

I self contracted and self performed a portion of the work. While married with three young kids. No big deal, went great. Minor hiccups of course but that’s part of the deal. Would do it again in a heartbeat.

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Seriously! I’ve probably know about 15 to 20 people who have built or are building new homes and not one single time has it gone smoothly. It’s ALWAYS a huge headache and a pain in the arse.
And it’s always caused them tremendous anxiety. I’m not talking about small glitches here and there. There are always huge frick ups by the builders during the project. They always get something wrong in the blueprints or there is a terrible price misunderstanding. I would never build a new home!

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ive built 3....it can suck but you get what you want. Im an engineer that does project management for a living so its a little easier for me to handle and manage than some.

my wife ends up hating it everytime because she cant handle any changes and has no patience and expects everything to be done on her time line. she hates contractors. I deal with them everyday....so little easier to manage.

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y wife ends up hating it everytime because she cant handle any changes and has no patience and expects everything to be done on her time line. she hates contractors. I deal with them everyday....so little easier to manage.

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Sounds like my wife. My wife was talking about divorce in the house renovation/building process. Also would like to add most new homes built today are on small lots. The land is cheap and built on cheap materials.

House building is all about the planning. Know what you want upfront, pick out everything upfront, know the paint colors, the trim style, faucets, flooring, roofing, cabinets, everything. BEFORE shovel hits the dirt. Make a plan and stick with it. If you are not sure about something, research and ask. Ahead of time.

Also get recommendations on builders. Don’t just find some outfit through a Google search and start cutting them checks. I have seen a builder in a subdivision so bad they had a plumber that had to bust concrete and move drains because they evidently couldn’t read blueprints. In multiple houses. And they continued to use them because they were cheap. That builder would be an absolute no go.

Picking stuff out as you go and making changes is what causes nightmares and surprises in costs.

Also, in the planning stages, go and look at a few new houses for sale. And go look at new mobile homes like you are interested in them. Just see if there is something you didn’t think of. Or something you thought you would but it doesn’t look right in person.

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Sounds like my wife. My wife was talking about divorce in the house renovation/building process.

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mine wasnt like that, more like wanting to murder the contractor and then me would i would suggest having patience

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Also would like to add most new homes built today are on small lots

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this house is a smaller lot. i dont want a ton of land i have to take care of. i have had both, lots of land and not a lot....granted we have a huge park we can use and personally prefer not having a ton.

I have done it twice. If you pick the person to draw the plans and the right builder, it can go pretty well. There are always a few snags and obstacles, but that’s to be expected to get what you want.

Built mine 7 yrs ago
Went smooth

You’re a loser