Hey videoholic,
Don\'t know if ya remember me, its been like 2 years since i\'ve posted anything on this forum, your topic caught my eye, seeing as in your building a house. And a big one at that.
I can relate, I just finished building ours, me and my dad headed it. No doubt that is gonna be a pain in the ass! we had one hell of a time, from contractors screwing us over, by stealing money, supplies, not showing up. All in all we incurred about 30 grand in damages by messed up workmanship.
Know this, these people, no matter how good of a job they have done "on so and so\'s house" are NOT trustworthy at all, always, write up a contract, AND NEVER pay first, not a dime. They need you more than you need them. Electricians, Plumbers, Framers are a dime a dozen...
My dad now builds houses full time, and is making bank! (which means alot of money)...nothing like getting in their and getting your hands dirty, thats how you learn the most. In the end when your masterpiece is up, it\'ll be well worth it, here are some pics of thouse (as you can tell its ALMOST done, landscaping still needs to be done)
-7\'000 sq feet
-4 car garage
-7 Bedrooms
-6 1/2 baths
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