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Jan 24, 2020
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ocho quatro
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That is ridiculous.
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Building a house sucks, just don't do it. Our house is 6 months behind
Windward_Coug
1/24/20 8:00am
Alternatively, choose your builder wisely (and check into his track record and
BoiseBlueCoug
1/24/20 8:04am
Yes in our case we got what we paid for, a more affordable builder but terrible
Windward_Coug
1/24/20 8:07am
Who is the builder?
TNT
1/24/20 8:04am
I don't live in Zion so nobody would know about them here.
Windward_Coug
1/24/20 8:08am
That’s very indie of you
maxpowers
1/24/20 8:08am
RE: Building a house sucks, just don't do it. Our house is 6 months behind
TXJason
1/24/20 8:05am
This is the worst market to build a home in. All subs are so busy that you’re going to wait. Build when there’s
Pimpin4Paradise
1/24/20 8:15am
This is exactly what I just went through. They got greedy/lazy with jobs.
Iki_Balam
1/25/20 10:52pm
My custom home builder built my home in literally 3 months from start to finish last spring.
RdF3
1/24/20 8:17am
That's insanely fast. Ours was more like 10 months.
David Lo Pan
1/24/20 8:21am
Yeah but this is CB. TNT can only assume your home was like 6000+ sq ft?
TNT
1/24/20 8:28am
7000, but who's counting
David Lo Pan
1/24/20 8:37am
Plus the next 2 years if finding all the mistakes from the build.
Klompus
1/24/20 8:18am
That's rough. Our building experience taught us that reputation is everything.
David Lo Pan
1/24/20 8:20am
I have a contrarian viewpoint. Having spec built over 100 homes, mostly in
grandpacoug
1/24/20 8:24am
Put everything in writing before you move in...
ocho quatro
1/24/20 8:27am
There's no way in hades I'm approving the last draw till every single thing is
Windward_Coug
1/24/20 8:36am
Maybe even 2nd to last draw, parcel it out
VballDad
1/24/20 9:33pm
We have built two houses. Both finished six months late.
Banjo Blues
1/24/20 8:42am
I'm shocked you built another after the first. It just sucks feeling like you're
Windward_Coug
1/24/20 8:46am
I agree. We didn’t mean to. But we moved to a different state
Banjo Blues
1/24/20 8:48am
GC it yourself if you're capable...
CoachSpeak
1/24/20 8:58am
first world problems. Remember that. The alternative is buying an older house
buckeyecougarguy
1/24/20 9:14am
You are brave to move in before it’s finished. Your builder is going to love it
USMCdad
1/24/20 9:18am
Seems like the service fits the cost
DKN
1/24/20 9:20am
Half the price, double the time. Sounds about right...
ocho quatro
1/24/20 9:26am
Yup, learned a lot of valuable life lessons. I definitely got what I paid for,
Windward_Coug
1/24/20 9:48am
That is ridiculous.
ocho quatro
1/24/20 10:03am
Does that price/sq foot include the price of the land or is that just for the
David Lo Pan
1/24/20 12:25pm
Just for the build, yes they want a million dollars for a 3,000 sq/ft house.
Windward_Coug
1/24/20 1:42pm
That is really expensive. Our build prices around Phoenix are generally $130-200
David Lo Pan
1/24/20 2:25pm
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RdF3
1/24/20 12:29pm
Honest question for people. Is it really that hard to find an existing home that
Jeff Spicoli
1/24/20 9:32am
Home builders are incredibly stupid when it comes to functionality and
Mitty
1/24/20 10:07am
Your last paragraph couldn't be more true.
Blue Golfer
1/24/20 10:37am
Most lot sizes here you can’t avoid it, so go three car it looks great
USMCdad
1/24/20 10:55am
Even if the lot is small and the garage must face forward, there is a lot you
Mitty
1/24/20 12:14pm
Driveways are expensive, cheaper for tracts
VballDad
1/24/20 9:35pm
It's less about needs and more about wants
David Lo Pan
1/24/20 12:32pm
Praise heaven you built the garage doors on the side. God bless you.
Mitty
1/24/20 12:37pm
Ha, my wife was very involved on the aesthetics and knocked it out of the park.
David Lo Pan
1/24/20 12:40pm
If we ever do it again (that's a BIG IF), I've decided we'll sandbag everything
m0resn0w
1/24/20 10:14am
We had bought 10 acres and planned to build on it, but then my wife accepted a
dYrtbYkerYder
1/24/20 11:18am
Most in the home construction business believe it is okay to lie about
Rocketman
1/24/20 12:53pm
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