05/13/12, 08:29 AM
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Murphy was an optimist ;)
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 21,577
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Originally Posted by haypoint
When you write, "I built a house for...." or "we are building....."or "I have built......"are you saying that's what you paid for materials or are you saying "I had a builder build a house for....."?
Seems that people that build their own homes say," I built a house up north.", but those that have a house built for them by a contractor say, " I built a house up north." Kind of confusing.
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When I say "I built our house for around 16 bucks a square foot" I am referring to my total building costs.... materials and labor combined. I did a lot of the work myself, but also hired quite a bit of help. I did not hire a contractor. I designed the house, and took a hands on approach to all of the work with the exception of the roofing. I dont do well in high places so hired a "professional" to do the roof who managed to "build in" a couple of leaks so I had to get up there and rework a couple of places anyway. I simply cringe at most of the prices I am hearing here. I cannot imagine spending that kind of money for a dry place to hang my hat! 
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