| Most people think building their own home involves vast | | | | general contractor. The General Contractors hire |
| knowledge of all aspects of the home building process. | | | | Sub-Contractors to do the work, or essentially build the |
| The impression of most people is they don't really | | | | homes. The Subs put up the framing, roofing, siding, |
| know enough to build their own home. Let's face it, | | | | flooring etc... Normally the General contractors employ |
| most of us know a little about the process. Some of | | | | building supervisors to watch over the building process. |
| us may know a lot about one aspect or the other | | | | They are the managers that have day-to-day contact |
| involved in building a home. You may know how to | | | | with the subs. This process is not really complicated. |
| paint or do carpentry work or lay tile, but you probably | | | | So what is so mysterious about building your own |
| don't know everything about home building. | | | | home? What do the builders have access to that you |
| What is so different about building a home than the | | | | don't? Nothing, this is the fact that not to many people |
| rest of major tasks that we take on in our everyday | | | | know. I built my own home. Am I some kind of rocket |
| lives? Right now I am typing on my laptop over a | | | | scientist, not hardly? The fact is you can save |
| wireless connection that is networked to the Internet. | | | | thousands of dollars and have the home of your |
| Do I know how all this works? Nope, I just knew how | | | | dreams. We saved 40% and have a beautiful home |
| to put it all together and eureka, I can do it! Well we all | | | | that is exactly what we wanted. |
| know it is not that simple sometimes with computers, | | | | You have access to the Building Contractors, House |
| but my point is you don't need to know everything | | | | Plans, land, materials and financing. You just don't know |
| about something to do it. | | | | it! You see the General Contractors just put it all |
| In this age of the Internet with it's endless sources of | | | | together and present it to the masses, at a hefty |
| information and connection to other people that have | | | | markup of course! |
| the knowledge you need, almost anything is possible. | | | | Building your own home is very similar to all the other |
| So why is building your own home any different? It isn't | | | | important tasks that you have mastered in your life. |
| really, let me tell you why. First a little background | | | | You study the information follow a process and |
| about the building process. | | | | commit to the task. Is it easy no, is it worth it, yes. |
| Most of us buy a home that is built by a builder, or | | | | |