Building your own home
 

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?

Building your own home
 

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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On Dec 29, 1:50 pm, wrote:
On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:03:49 -0500, "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?

At present, you can buy an existing house for less than you can build
it.

Having nearly exhausted my desire to build boats, I am kinda ready to
build a cabin on our property in WY. I plan to start by re-building
the nearly 100 yr old log cabin that is already there but is
collapsing due to rotten logs. Being a kinda historic structure, it
is grandfathered in as far as building codes. However, i would get an
electrician to install an electrical system (you wouldnt believe what
it currently has for electrical, when I bought it I made sure it could
NOT be powered up).
Good luck with your project.

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Building your own home
 

On Dec 29, 1:50*pm, wrote:
On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:03:49 -0500, "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?

At present, you can buy an existing house for less than you can build
it.

So? That has little to do with why a person would want to build their
own house as opposed to owning someone elses ideas about what you
want. Now tell us all, what do you know about the housing market in
Atlanta?

Building your own home
 

On Dec 29, 1:43*pm, Boater wrote:
wrote:

I'd like to build a house, I have some ideas that I'd like to see
built into one. *Soundproofing certain rooms / walls is one thing.
2x6 top and bottom plates with staggered 2x4 studs. *That way the two
sides of the wall aren't coupled with a common 2x4 stud, but are free-
standing with an air gap between them. *Add insulation (even if it's
an interior wall) and you have a "soundproof" wall.

Uh, no...you don't. Sound will transmit over the common top and floor
plates.

No ****, sherlock... as it will between the decoupled wall surfaces,
as well as through the floor. But this method is very effective on
reducing the amount of sound transmitted through the wall. No one is
talking about a truly soundproofed room; that's why I called it a
"soundproof" wall (notice the "quotes"). Everyone caught that except
for you.

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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.

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On Dec 29, 2:22*pm, wrote:
On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:13:15 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Dec 29, 1:50*pm, wrote:
On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:03:49 -0500, "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?

At present, you can buy an existing house for less than you can build
it.

So? That has little to do with why a person would want to build their
own house as opposed to owning someone elses ideas about what you
want.

Or, it might be the entire reason, asslick. The OP didn't say why he
wanted to build a house. He did mention the economy as a factor.

Now tell us all, what do you know about the housing market in
Atlanta?

Apparently a lot more than you know.

As usual, when shown you're an idiot, you instantly start your third
grade vulgar insults just like your brother Harry. I didn't say the
economy had nothing to do with his decision. DID I?

The rest is a non-answer. You don't know a damned thing about the
market in Atlanta. If you did, you'd know that in many areas of
Atlanta, the market value of houses is still pretty high.

Building your own home
 

On Dec 29, 1:43*pm, Boater wrote:
wrote:

I'd like to build a house, I have some ideas that I'd like to see
built into one. *Soundproofing certain rooms / walls is one thing.
2x6 top and bottom plates with staggered 2x4 studs. *That way the two
sides of the wall aren't coupled with a common 2x4 stud, but are free-
standing with an air gap between them. *Add insulation (even if it's
an interior wall) and you have a "soundproof" wall.

Uh, no...you don't. Sound will transmit over the common top and floor
plates.

Wow, you're an idiot! Sound will transmit through AIR too, are you
going to void that from your house too, dummy? The method described
above is a very good way to lessen transmitted sound and has been used
in just about every decent hotel, hospital, etc.

Building your own home
 

On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:58:43 -0500, Boater wrote:

wrote:
On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:03:49 -0500, "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?

At present, you can buy an existing house for less than you can build
it.



Reggie isn't going to general contract his own house...he's simply
dangling a piece of bait to see who bites.

Speaking of bait...ole Gunner kinda threw your bait back in your face,
didn't he Krause? Did he live with you for a while. He sure seems to know
you well.
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John H

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On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:35:23 -0500, "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.

I think he built his Maryland Red Barn, in which he can't put his boat
because it's falling down.
--
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John H

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John H wrote:
On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:35:23 -0500, "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.

I think he built his Maryland Red Barn, in which he can't put his boat
because it's falling down.
--
** Good Day! **

John H

No, he did build his own home. I can remember him talking about using a
few union buddies when he was building his home, even though they
normally don't work on residential construction. According to the link
Loogie provided, you can save up to 40% being your own GC.

I mean if Harry can find good trades, I should be able to.

Building your own home
 

On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:52:00 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

John H wrote:
On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:35:23 -0500, "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.

I think he built his Maryland Red Barn, in which he can't put his boat
because it's falling down.
--
** Good Day! **

John H

No, he did build his own home. I can remember him talking about using a
few union buddies when he was building his home, even though they
normally don't work on residential construction. According to the link
Loogie provided, you can save up to 40% being your own GC.

I mean if Harry can find good trades, I should be able to.

Wait a minute, Harry is the one who doesn't believe Reginald P. Smithers is
your real name. What makes you think he found good trades?

I wonder what must be put in walls to keep bobcat urine odor confined to
one room.
--
** Good Day! **

John H

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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.

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Building your own home
 

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John H wrote:
On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:52:00 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

John H wrote:
On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:35:23 -0500, "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.
I think he built his Maryland Red Barn, in which he can't put his boat
because it's falling down.
--
** Good Day! **

John H
No, he did build his own home. I can remember him talking about using a
few union buddies when he was building his home, even though they
normally don't work on residential construction. According to the link
Loogie provided, you can save up to 40% being your own GC.

I mean if Harry can find good trades, I should be able to.

Wait a minute, Harry is the one who doesn't believe Reginald P. Smithers is
your real name. What makes you think he found good trades?

I wonder what must be put in walls to keep bobcat urine odor confined to
one room.
--
** Good Day! **

John H

The name is Reginald P. Smithers III, ESQ.

I wonder why Harry doesn't want to talk about being his own GC? Maybe
he was not successful at isolating the bobcat urine smell.

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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.

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On Dec 29, 3:10*pm, Boater wrote:
wrote:
On Dec 29, 1:43 pm, Boater wrote:
wrote:

I'd like to build a house, I have some ideas that I'd like to see
built into one. *Soundproofing certain rooms / walls is one thing.
2x6 top and bottom plates with staggered 2x4 studs. *That way the two
sides of the wall aren't coupled with a common 2x4 stud, but are free-
standing with an air gap between them. *Add insulation (even if it's
an interior wall) and you have a "soundproof" wall.
Uh, no...you don't. Sound will transmit over the common top and floor
plates.

No ****, sherlock... as it will between the decoupled wall surfaces,
as well as through the floor. *But this method is very effective on
reducing the amount of sound transmitted through the wall. *No one is
talking about a truly soundproofed room; that's why I called it a
"soundproof" wall (notice the "quotes"). *Everyone caught that except
for you.

What you want to do is split the top and bottom plates along the long
axis. I'd use a pair of 2x4's for the plates to isolate sound
transmission from one interior wall to another. You have to order your
door trims in a way that accommodates the thicker walls, though. I did
this to isolate laundry room sounds, and I also spec'd a Pirelli rubber
tile floor.

That would give you, at best, a minimal improvement over 2x6 plates.
The major coupling is the flat wall surfaces for music, street noises,
etc. After all, those split plates you describe are still both
attached to the same structure on the floor and in the ceiling, so
they are ultimately still tied together. And now you have an 8+" wall
instead of a 6" wall... much harder to get those door facings for
that.

In your laundry room example, the major noise is actually low freqency
vibrations being transmitted directly into the floor structure.
Beefing the floor up, with piers directly under the laundry room, is
the best way to minimize those sounds.

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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.

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On Dec 29, 3:10*pm, wrote:
On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:36:01 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Dec 29, 2:22*pm, wrote:
On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:13:15 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Dec 29, 1:50*pm, wrote:
On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:03:49 -0500, "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?

At present, you can buy an existing house for less than you can build
it.

So? That has little to do with why a person would want to build their
own house as opposed to owning someone elses ideas about what you
want.

Or, it might be the entire reason, asslick. The OP didn't say why he
wanted to build a house. He did mention the economy as a factor.

Now tell us all, what do you know about the housing market in
Atlanta?

Apparently a lot more than you know.

As usual, when shown you're an idiot, you instantly start your third
grade vulgar insults just like your brother Harry. I didn't say the
economy had nothing to do with his decision. DID I?

The rest is a non-answer. You don't know a damned thing about the
market in Atlanta. If you did, you'd know that in many areas of
Atlanta, the market value of houses is still pretty high.

Wrong on all counts, Liar.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Well, really? Prove me wrong. Almost all of Atlanta's areas are in
much better shape than the rest of the country. Now, what sources did
you use to analyze the situation here? What counties did you research?
What are the numbers?
Oh, and seeing how I'm "wrong on all counts". Where did I say that the
economy had nothing to do with the poster's decision? I know, I've
proven what a dummy you are, therefore, let the childish vulgar
Harryesque name calling begin.

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On Dec 29, 3:11*pm, Boater wrote:
wrote:
On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:36:01 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Dec 29, 2:22 pm, wrote:
On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:13:15 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Dec 29, 1:50 pm, wrote:
On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:03:49 -0500, "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?
At present, you can buy an existing house for less than you can build
it.
So? That has little to do with why a person would want to build their
own house as opposed to owning someone elses ideas about what you
want.
Or, it might be the entire reason, asslick. The OP didn't say why he
wanted to build a house. He did mention the economy as a factor.

Now tell us all, what do you know about the housing market in
Atlanta?
Apparently a lot more than you know.
As usual, when shown you're an idiot, you instantly start your third
grade vulgar insults just like your brother Harry. I didn't say the
economy had nothing to do with his decision. DID I?

The rest is a non-answer. You don't know a damned thing about the
market in Atlanta. If you did, you'd know that in many areas of
Atlanta, the market value of houses is still pretty high.

Wrong on all counts, Liar.

Loogy specializes in the design and construction of two hole outhouses,
but he still hasn't figured out how to cut out the moon shapes on the door.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Another lie. I expect nothing more from you than you petty childish
insults, seeing how you know you are wrong.

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On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:21:13 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

John H wrote:
On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:52:00 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

John H wrote:
On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:35:23 -0500, "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.
I think he built his Maryland Red Barn, in which he can't put his boat
because it's falling down.
--
** Good Day! **

John H
No, he did build his own home. I can remember him talking about using a
few union buddies when he was building his home, even though they
normally don't work on residential construction. According to the link
Loogie provided, you can save up to 40% being your own GC.

I mean if Harry can find good trades, I should be able to.

Wait a minute, Harry is the one who doesn't believe Reginald P. Smithers is
your real name. What makes you think he found good trades?

I wonder what must be put in walls to keep bobcat urine odor confined to
one room.
--
** Good Day! **

John H

The name is Reginald P. Smithers III, ESQ.

I wonder why Harry doesn't want to talk about being his own GC? Maybe
he was not successful at isolating the bobcat urine smell.

Do you *really* believe Harry acted as his own GC? For that matter, do you
*really* believe he had his house built.
--
** Good Day! **

John H

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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. She bought an "improved
property" in 2003, which means it had an existing structure on it. The
structure on the property your wife owns was built in 2002 by "BUILTRITE
AT CHELTENHAM KNOLLS INC." In fact BUILTRITE AT CHELTENHAM KNOLLS INC
built all of the homes on the street your wife bought her house on. The
Maryland State tax records don't lie: http://tinyurl.com/a25mru

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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.

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On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:12:15 -0500, 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. She bought an "improved
property" in 2003, which means it had an existing structure on it. The
structure on the property your wife owns was built in 2002 by "BUILTRITE
AT CHELTENHAM KNOLLS INC." In fact BUILTRITE AT CHELTENHAM KNOLLS INC
built all of the homes on the street your wife bought her house on. The
Maryland State tax records don't lie: http://tinyurl.com/a25mru

I sure hope Reginald sees this. Poor Krause. His lies just keep coming back
to haunt him.

Reggie -- Ha, Ha, I toldja!!
--
** Good Day! **

John H

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On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:17:49 -0500, 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.

Tap, tap, tippity, tap, tap.

LMAO!

Sounds like something Jimh would do!
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** Good Day! **

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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.

Was your current house the first and only time you acted as your GC?

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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?

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On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:03:49 -0500, "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?

Haven't done it myself, but have you looked for a book called "Acting
As Your Own General Contractor For Dummies"?
Seems there's a book for everything.
I'd be most careful about the architect. You ever watch "Engineering
Disasters" on the History Channel? Make sure your architect wasn't
featured on that show.
After that, I'd make sure the weather was right. No building in the
rain or during a hurricane or tornado. It's ok to do plumbing once
the roof is up even if it's raining.
Stuff like that.
And some money stuff, like don't give Irish Travelers any money.
And make sure about bonding.
Those kinds of thing. It's doable.

--Vic

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Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. 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.

Was your current house the first and only time you acted as your GC?


Nope.

It was a house in Northern Virginia.

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Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:

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?

Reggie:

You aren't going to be contracting your own new house. Move on.

Building your own home
 

On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:19:57 -0500, Boater wrote:

Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. 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.

Was your current house the first and only time you acted as your GC?


Nope.

It was a house in Northern Virginia.

Where, Harry. It might be great fun to check the Northern Virginia tax
records also. Surely you have no reason to keep that address hidden. Hell,
I'd be showing pictures of the house! Or, at least a shot from Google
Earth.
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John H

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On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:01:38 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Dec 29, 3:10*pm, wrote:
On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:36:01 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Dec 29, 2:22*pm, wrote:
On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:13:15 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Dec 29, 1:50*pm, wrote:
On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:03:49 -0500, "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?

At present, you can buy an existing house for less than you can build
it.

So? That has little to do with why a person would want to build their
own house as opposed to owning someone elses ideas about what you
want.

Or, it might be the entire reason, asslick. The OP didn't say why he
wanted to build a house. He did mention the economy as a factor.

Now tell us all, what do you know about the housing market in
Atlanta?

Apparently a lot more than you know.

As usual, when shown you're an idiot, you instantly start your third
grade vulgar insults just like your brother Harry. I didn't say the
economy had nothing to do with his decision. DID I?

The rest is a non-answer. You don't know a damned thing about the
market in Atlanta. If you did, you'd know that in many areas of
Atlanta, the market value of houses is still pretty high.

Wrong on all counts, Liar.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Well, really? Prove me wrong. Almost all of Atlanta's areas are in
much better shape than the rest of the country. Now, what sources did
you use to analyze the situation here? What counties did you research?
What are the numbers?
Oh, and seeing how I'm "wrong on all counts". Where did I say that the
economy had nothing to do with the poster's decision? I know, I've
proven what a dummy you are, therefore, let the childish vulgar
Harryesque name calling begin.

Prevaricator!

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Boater wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:

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?

Reggie:

You aren't going to be contracting your own new house. Move on.

I am entertaining the idea.

Building your own home
 

Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:
Boater wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:

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?

Reggie:

You aren't going to be contracting your own new house. Move on.

I am entertaining the idea.


You don't have the balls to do it. But if you did, it would be
entertaining...for us.

Building your own home
 

Boater wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:
Boater wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:

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?

Reggie:

You aren't going to be contracting your own new house. Move on.

I am entertaining the idea.


You don't have the balls to do it. But if you did, it would be
entertaining...for us.

Harry I guess the GC'ing on your Northern Va. house didn't work out
well, and that is why you didn't GC your real home.

Building your own home
 

John H wrote:
On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:56:46 -0500, Boater wrote:

Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:
Boater wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:

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?
Reggie:

You aren't going to be contracting your own new house. Move on.
I am entertaining the idea.

You don't have the balls to do it. But if you did, it would be
entertaining...for us.

I love watching well designed and constructed homes go up. You must have
lots of photos and the address of the one you GC'd in Northern Virginia.
Where is it?

Surely you're proud of it, right?
--
** Good Day! **

John H

Harry has the balls. He will provide you with not only the address but
also the photos and the Google Map link. Harry has real balls, that is
for sure.

Did he tell you the story about his MD wife going back to school to get
her PHD?

Building your own home
 

On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:56:46 -0500, Boater wrote:

Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:
Boater wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:

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?

Reggie:

You aren't going to be contracting your own new house. Move on.

I am entertaining the idea.


You don't have the balls to do it. But if you did, it would be
entertaining...for us.

I love watching well designed and constructed homes go up. You must have
lots of photos and the address of the one you GC'd in Northern Virginia.
Where is it?

Surely you're proud of it, right?
--
** Good Day! **

John H