Originally posted by adam_p
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We poured foundation in mid-October. A neighbor poured same week. We have a contractor who also has a crew That does a lot of the work. I’d say about 60-70% is subbed out. We are on flooring this week. Our neighbor was acting as his own contractor. Finally gave up last month on acting as his own contractor when he still didn’t have a stick in the air! Hired one and they just finished framing last week.
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Originally posted by Low Fence View PostIf paying cash money that could be ok. If financing…. The savings are eat up quickly
I've got one on the books that I've been dealing with since last June. The guy wanted to be in it by hunting season. They started sheetrock last week.
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A safe/storm room is very economical to build while under construction.
Also as others stated, a whole hole generator set up. If out of budget, at least have it prepped for future install. In mean time, also install 50amp on exterior for portable generator.
Also I will never install a spigot on the side of the house. Plumb it out into the yard away from house. Think of like at golf course. Never have an issue with failure in a wall. Also like the idea of spigots having its own shut off for extra insurance.
I also would not have any bath, kitchen (water lines) on exterior walls. This will save you a ton of potential headaches in freezing weather.
Don’t skimp on windows, we have builder grade and we everything outside.
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Originally posted by TeamAmerica View PostFor sure one of these. Unless you have a long list of reliable subs it is gonna take forever as you acting as GC.
Also add a 50 amp breaker and disconnect for future generator. I like the idea of hot water to garage area too!
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Originally posted by RutnBuk View PostAll exterior water spickets not fed by the water softner and put on a single shutoff so your not messing with them in the winter. Garage freezers on their own circuit. A few blank circuits for things you might need in the future. Bout all I got right now
We built a safe room.
Double washer and dryer hookups. We have four kids. Loads of laundry daily.
We built four garage bays and a big carport connecting them. It's the cheapest sq footage.
We love our tankless water heater.
We did a 22KW generator.
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