Boater wrote:
BAR wrote:
Boater wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:
Boater wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:
hk wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:
We are thinking about using this downturn in the housing market
to build a new home, and acting as our own General Contractor.
Has anyone in the group done this and do they have any words of
advice?


Go for it and keep us posted. It will be great fun to read. And
by all means, get Loogy to help you.
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Hey, didn't you build you own house? I figure if you can do it,
it should be a snap.


Once again, I suggest you get Loogy to help you. The two of you
should make a wonderful pair.


Did you have any problems finding good trades when building your home?
I would assume you had great trades for the brickwork, but I was
thinking more about plumbing and electrician etc.


As soon as you post your full legal name here and I can verify it,
I'll be glad to fill you in on the good, the bad, and the ugly in
reference to serving as your own GC on the construction of a personal
home. I will tell you that it is not a challenge to be taken on lightly.



You didn't build the house your wife owns.



Hehehe, You are the numnutz, no doubt about it. I did some contracting
on this house, but one of the houses on which I was the GC is in
Northern Virginia.

Harry,
You did tell us your acted as your GC on your present house. Did you do
as much work on the NV house as your current house?