Custom building is a nightmare. We’ve been through that. Building a tract home that a crew has built over and over will still have mistakes and miscommunication. But building a custom home is just asking for trouble because the general contractor and subcontractors have no experience with your design. It’s a first-time-only-time build. No chance [...]
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Building is a nightmare. At least that’s what I hear. Whenever someone learns we are building a custom home, the response is pretty predictable. Generally it’s something like: I hope you don’t get divorced! I’ve heard that’s more stressful than a death in the family. You’re supposed to be done in June? You mean September, [...]
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Last May — after some deliberation about being owner-builders — we decided to hire a construction supervisor or a general contractor, to manage the bulk of the build. We received a great response and, understandably, have since been asked repeatedly about the outcome.
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