Floridagal
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We recently purchased a home was permitted as owner/builder construction. The home was going to be this couples dream home but as life changes so did their plans to finish the home we just purchased.
Our history of DIY projects have been complete remodels of bathrooms, and kitchen, and flooring (wood & tile). Husband is very handily, and is a licensed elevator contractor (new installation and complete tear downs/installing new).
The home is a 2 story 2788 sq ft 4 bedrooms/3 bath concrete home. The home has metal roof, all windows and doors (except for front door), 2 central AC units, all duct work complete, rough plumbing/electric is complete, shower pans installed, all framework done.
Brief list of what needs to be done (which I'm certain will grow)
Insulation walls and ceiling
Drywall
flooring
kitchen and bathroom cabinets, tile installation and fixtures
installing front door
finish staircase
railings around approx 12 x 10 area that is open to 1st level
light fixtures interior and exterior
landscaping
paint part of exterior/all interior
Once we start the project after the 1st of the year, I'm sure we will have many questions, and maybe even a plead for HELP now and then…we are going to transfer the owner/builder permit into our name and the engineer has agreed to allow us to use existing plans filed with the building department. We will sub-contract out jobs that we know are too much for us to do or something we don't want to tackle (knowing our limits) and when to let the pros do what they do, and take on the projects that we know we can do, and feel confident about being able to complete.
First question I have is, what is the average savings on labor when doing a lot of the work yourself?
Our history of DIY projects have been complete remodels of bathrooms, and kitchen, and flooring (wood & tile). Husband is very handily, and is a licensed elevator contractor (new installation and complete tear downs/installing new).
The home is a 2 story 2788 sq ft 4 bedrooms/3 bath concrete home. The home has metal roof, all windows and doors (except for front door), 2 central AC units, all duct work complete, rough plumbing/electric is complete, shower pans installed, all framework done.
Brief list of what needs to be done (which I'm certain will grow)
Insulation walls and ceiling
Drywall
flooring
kitchen and bathroom cabinets, tile installation and fixtures
installing front door
finish staircase
railings around approx 12 x 10 area that is open to 1st level
light fixtures interior and exterior
landscaping
paint part of exterior/all interior
Once we start the project after the 1st of the year, I'm sure we will have many questions, and maybe even a plead for HELP now and then…we are going to transfer the owner/builder permit into our name and the engineer has agreed to allow us to use existing plans filed with the building department. We will sub-contract out jobs that we know are too much for us to do or something we don't want to tackle (knowing our limits) and when to let the pros do what they do, and take on the projects that we know we can do, and feel confident about being able to complete.
First question I have is, what is the average savings on labor when doing a lot of the work yourself?
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