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<blockquote data-quote="halcat" data-source="post: 603272" data-attributes="member: 2295"><p>You need a budget, </p><p>Size, how big</p><p>A licensed contractor.</p><p>Most of the time a contractor can get a better price from the trade subs because they work for him all the time. They will also work faster. if it takes a contractor four months to build your house, without him it could take a year for you to sub-contract it out. If you pay him 25 grand, you might save that over contracting it out your self. Get a contract with a materials list on paper . I have built a lot of houses and have never went over the amount unless the owner changes there mind. Set down with your contractor and make SURE you and he are on the same page and you BOTH know what you want. Make sure it is turn key. Finishing a house while trying to live in it sucks. Remember this, if you have a god job and make good money, work at your job and make your money and pay your contractor to do his job. Most people want to save money and do some work there selves and miss so much work it actually can cost more than if you stay on your job and let him do his. If you want to help him, make sure you do your leg work and have everything picked out so it will be on the job when he is ready to install it. All the other things like steps to the house, crawl space, basement and garage size will depend on the lay of the property you build on. That is the part you contractor can help you with the most, he builds houses for a living and knows how to set a house up on a lot right so it looks good and water drains well around it. He will probably have an architect who can design what you want for a lot less that you will pay for prints on line. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="halcat, post: 603272, member: 2295"] You need a budget, Size, how big A licensed contractor. Most of the time a contractor can get a better price from the trade subs because they work for him all the time. They will also work faster. if it takes a contractor four months to build your house, without him it could take a year for you to sub-contract it out. If you pay him 25 grand, you might save that over contracting it out your self. Get a contract with a materials list on paper . I have built a lot of houses and have never went over the amount unless the owner changes there mind. Set down with your contractor and make SURE you and he are on the same page and you BOTH know what you want. Make sure it is turn key. Finishing a house while trying to live in it sucks. Remember this, if you have a god job and make good money, work at your job and make your money and pay your contractor to do his job. Most people want to save money and do some work there selves and miss so much work it actually can cost more than if you stay on your job and let him do his. If you want to help him, make sure you do your leg work and have everything picked out so it will be on the job when he is ready to install it. All the other things like steps to the house, crawl space, basement and garage size will depend on the lay of the property you build on. That is the part you contractor can help you with the most, he builds houses for a living and knows how to set a house up on a lot right so it looks good and water drains well around it. He will probably have an architect who can design what you want for a lot less that you will pay for prints on line. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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