Building a house!!! contractors wanted!!

[Big Flounder]

Originally Posted by cricket

I have the house plans done. House pad is done but might have to add a little to it, will see. Right now I'm just getting my plans out to several contractors to get bids on it. We are picking out everything to have it blacked in and so far it's been pretty easy. The wife is being a good sport lol. We are starting the loan process and that is fun just filling that thing out. I'm gonna do the electrical, painting and some flooring. Hoping to save about 20k or more. I'm asking friends who just built alot of questions and I'm documenting everything. We have even gone so far as to taking pics of same house to show brick layers how we want it. I can't sleep now cause all I think of is how I'm gonna do this and how I'm gonna do that. But the lord is gonna show me the right path. Thanks guys for the help. Keep it coming.

We haven't had plans drawn up. We just picked some off the Internet and explained to the contractors what we wanted changed and they gave us a quote off of that. The only reason we haven't had them drawn yet is cause the contractors that we spoke to will take care of that and we are not sure what rout to go yet. I have spoke to a lot of people that have either contracted it out their self or hired a contractor and all of them that contracted it out their selves said it was a pain but if I can save 20k then I am willing to give it a shot. I just need someone to point me in the right direction. Most of the people I talked to that contracted it their selves can only provide me with contacts that they would never use again! That scares me. I called four contractors and 2 of them kind of gave me the impression that I was bothering them. The other 2 I set up meetings with them and they answered every question I had and actually appreciated the opertunity to submit a quote to me so if I do decide to hire a contractor it will be one of them.

[fishinpox]

Originally Posted by Big Flounder

We haven't had plans drawn up. We just picked some off the Internet and explained to the contractors what we wanted changed and they gave us a quote off of that. The only reason we haven't had them drawn yet is cause the contractors that we spoke to will take care of that and we are not sure what rout to go yet. I have spoke to a lot of people that have either contracted it out their self or hired a contractor and all of them that contracted it out their selves said it was a pain but if I can save 20k then I am willing to give it a shot. I just need someone to point me in the right direction. Most of the people I talked to that contracted it their selves can only provide me with contacts that they would never use again! That scares me. I called four contractors and 2 of them kind of gave me the impression that I was bothering them. The other 2 I set up meetings with them and they answered every question I had and actually appreciated the opertunity to submit a quote to me so if I do decide to hire a contractor it will be one of them.

1) be careful if contractor supplies plans its ok if he recomends an ar****ect but most contractors insurance is to build NOT to be part of the design , that is 1 thing my attorney beats into my head everytime i talk to him , that im a builder not a designer n i should never provide drawings unless i'm insured as a build/DESIGN firm.
2) contraqctor = adult babysitter
3) 90% of subcontracts out there see the homeowner that pulls his own permit as a easy buck because yall dont know the diffrence , not daying all subs but a good bunch of em are just waiting to cut conrers n make a quick buck on someone who dosent know any better