owner builder

Hiring General Contractor or Construction Supervisor

by Alison Moore Smith on May 7, 2009 · 20 comments

After considering our construction options, we came to the conclusion that acting as our own contractors isn’t in the schedule. We’ve ruled out using an owner-builder system as they are generally structured. We have been given several references and will be sending out the following letter to them. If you are a general contractor or [...]

{ 20 comments }

Do You Really Want to Be an Owner Builder?

by Alison Moore Smith on May 1, 2009 · 7 comments

An owner-builder is someone who both owns a property and acts as their own general contractor on the job. They either do the work themselves or hire employees or subcontractors to do the work. When we built our last custom home in 2003, we hired a general contractor. While we sincerely appreciate that he was [...]

{ 7 comments }