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You mentioned using a buying club to purchase a lot of your materials in order to save money. Can you give me some examples. Is it like Buy Direct, or Costco? Or something totally different.
Thanks,
Bryan
Hi Bryan,
You are correct, it was Direct Buy. We saved quite a lot with our cement, lumber, insulation, shingles and a number of other things using their buying power. Not being a contractor ourselves, we lacked that purchasing ability and we lacked cash to pay directly.
Regards, Linda
I sure would like to know what country you live in. I have just discovered your site and we hope to be building or getting a ready to move house in the next couple of years.
You have a lot of interesting information here, I haven't even looked at half of it yet but was so excited I had to send this email to you.
Thank you for taking the time to set up this site and for sharing your experiences. Cristina D. fr Canada
Dear Cristina, Thanks for the nice comments. Our home is in Utah. I hope you have success with your new home. It took me about 6 months to gain the confidence and learn how to be the "general" so you've got plenty of time to learn about this. Regards, Lmb
We recently had a fire in our house due to faulty wiring because of a DIY electrical job which was done before we bought the home. I can't agree with you more about the importance of having the wiring done by a professional. Thanks for your website. I love it. HG
You have a pretty nice website with a lot of good information about home building.
I wish to emulate your idea of building a series of homes, starting with small, then ramping up as much as I am comfortable on the succeeding homes.
Thank you for the information on your website. Chris.O.
Do you know where I can get a ready-made home build checklist? This will be my first time as a GC and I'm looking for a thorough list that will tell me what order tasks need to be done in as well as when to order certain materials so they arrive in time to install them (ie:windows).Thanks!TaniaG
Dear TaniaYou can go to my specific pages for some info, and others you'll have to research. For a list of materials needed. go to List of Materials HERE.
my wife and i are planning to build and be the gc next year. your site is very helpful and informational, as i begin my research. i am interested in "cost estimates." approx. what did it cost you (beginning to end with all associated costs) to build your 1800sf house? thanks, tim
Dear Tim,Thanks for your interest and kind words. It's been four years now since we completed our building project, so our specific numbers wouldn't even be relevant for you. Suffice it to say that we paid for our land, city fees, various tools that RL used in finish carpentry and painting, our membership in the buying service, extra interest on the loan, plus all building materials and labor, among other things, ending up with a grand total of $192,000. Regards, Linda
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