Building a house

[turbopaez]

Well me and the family will be building a house out in Quinlan here in the next couple moonths. My dad has alot of land and has been trying to get me over there for the last 7 years, both of my sisters live out there. I have been looking at plans on the net and bought a book from home depot to get some ideas. Where are the best deals for materials? I am looking to build a house thats about 2600 square feet with 4 beedrooms and a study.

[8mpg]

Well me and the family will be building a house out in Quinlan here in the next couple moonths. My dad has alot of land and has been trying to get me over there for the last 7 years, both of my sisters live out there. I have been looking at plans on the net and bought a book from home depot to get some ideas. Where are the best deals for materials? I am looking to build a house thats about 2600 square feet with 4 beedrooms and a study.

you plan on building it yourself or something?? Just get with a builder and he will send you places to pick out your fixtures, paints, counter tops, toilets,e tc...

contractor price is almost always better than you can get

[turbopaez]

you plan on building it yourself or something?? Just get with a builder and he will send you places to pick out your fixtures, paints, counter tops, toilets,e tc...

contractor price is almost always better than you can get

Well for the most part me and my dad will be do most of the work, he built his house but his is 1800 square foot. I would hire some one for the foundation and the framing of the house the rest we will do.

[blackjack]

sweet u will appreciate it more. im lazy though

[8mpg]

Well for the most part me and my dad will be do most of the work, he built his house but his is 1800 square foot. I would hire some one for the foundation and the framing of the house the rest we will do.

WOW... that gives a whole new meaning to I built my house :D

[Shoot To Kill]

blood, sweat, tears FTW

[turbopaez]

Yeah it will be alot of work but in the long run a house thats paid off will be worth it.

[8mpg]

Id look into starting a "business" and getting a tax ID number and setting up contractor accounts with Home Depot or Lowes.

[turbopaez]

Id look into starting a "business" and getting a tax ID number and setting up contractor accounts with Home Depot or Lowes.

Hmmmm I have a business but not sure if I can use my Tax ID # with the name of my business.

[JP135]

Yeah it will be alot of work but in the long run a house thats paid off will be worth it.

We (bother dad and me) built my parents' house ourselves. They just bought materials as they needed them or found them on sale. We subcontracted a few jobs out. It was finished in time for them to retire and was completely paid off when they moved in. It's a real nice way to go if you can do it.

[Swamp Donkey]

Id look into starting a "business" and getting a tax ID number and setting up contractor accounts with Home Depot or Lowes.


I did this. I built my house myself, along with my Dad's help, from the ground up. The only thing I hired done was hanging sheetrock and roofing. I built a 1400 sqft house with a 720 sqft garage/shop for under 35k. All it took was a Home Depot business credit card and a Home Depot consumer credit card. I had 10k cash from my previous house I had sold to buy the land. I bought 2.5 acres for 12.5k. It's a lot of blood, sweat, tears, etc.. but WELL worth it! Oh and we built the house in under 4 months while I was working full time.

[turbopaez]

We (bother dad and me) built my parents' house ourselves. They just bought materials as they needed them or found them on sale. We subcontracted a few jobs out. It was finished in time for them to retire and was completely paid off when they moved in. It's a real nice way to go if you can do it.

I have pushed the idea away for a while cause really didnt want to go out that way but the more I thought about it, a paid off house would be really nice.

[Swamp Donkey]

I have pushed the idea away for a while cause really didnt want to go out that way but the more I thought about it, a paid off house would be really nice.


I built my house in Quinlan, actually between Quinlan and Greenville. I love it out here. It's not a bad drive to Dallas.. not to mention it's cheap to live here.

[turbopaez]

I did this. I built my house myself, along with my Dad's help, from the ground up. The only thing I hired done was hanging sheetrock and roofing. I built a 1400 sqft house with a 720 sqft garage/shop for under 35k. All it took was a Home Depot business credit card and a Home Depot consumer credit card. I had 10k cash from my previous house I had sold to buy the land. I bought 2.5 acres for 12.5k. It's a lot of blood, sweat, tears, etc.. but WELL worth it! Oh and we built the house in under 4 months while I was working full time.

We are going to try to build a 2600 sqft house for 50K

[turbopaez]

I built my house in Quinlan, actually between Quinlan and Greenville. I love it out here. It's not a bad drive to Dallas.. not to mention it's cheap to live here.

My dad works in dallas and said he got use to it. We would be off of 276

[Swamp Donkey]

With proper planning it can be done.

I built mine for approx. $24/sqft including the garage/shop (garage was considerably cheaper to build). You would have to build yours at just under $20/sqft

[Swamp Donkey]

My dad works in dallas and said he got use to it. We would be off of 276

That's actually a lot closer to Rockwall than I am. Problaby 35-40 minutes to "Dallas" right?

[FreightTrain]

Well for the most part me and my dad will be do most of the work, he built his house but his is 1800 square foot. I would hire some one for the foundation and the framing of the house the rest we will do.


My buddies parents just did this same thing. They ended up with a 3k sqft one story and it only cost them about 97k they said. They had it appraise for just a hair over 300k. My buddies dad is an A/c technican so he knows plenty of plumbers and electricians. In the end they contracted out the major things. Like foundation, brick, and the roof. Everything else they did themselves. I plan on building my next house myself as I know plenty of tradesmen that owe me favors.

[bullet]

We are going to try to build a 2600 sqft house for 50K


How ?

Just the dry in package materials only will run you about 20k.

[Vertnut]

Anyone check the price of materials lately? The slab alone will run $5 a foot. There's $13k of your budget...

[doopie]

Vertnut is rght on that the materials are skyhigh now, we are finishing our 4K sq foot home and the materials are killing us along with all of the "FUEL SURCHARGES" everyone is tacking on to the materials delivery. Personally I would not use HD or Lowes for the structural materials. Lumber companies will be cheaper and have the lengths you need in stock and cheaper to deliver.

If you need help on the planning or budgeting let me know I can help you out

[turbopaez]

As soon as i'm reading I am going to need all the help I can get. A buddy of mine is going to do the slab at cost for me which will save me some money there. Me and my dad are going to do the plumming.

[8mpg]

As soon as i'm reading I am going to need all the help I can get. A buddy of mine is going to do the slab at cost for me which will save me some money there. Me and my dad are going to do the plumming.

Take lots of pics...Im really interested to see how this turns out.

[turbopaez]

Take lots of pics...Im really interested to see how this turns out.

I will but I think instead of a 2600 house we are going to end up with 2000 square feet.

[Chopped54]

What about Jim Walter homes?
I dont know a lot about them except they have been around for ever. Have went through a few of the models and they seem decent. You do the slab, they will build the house in different stages, and you finish them out. Prices were more then reasonable...


http://jimwalterhomes.com/scenter.asp?id=82&stateName=Texas&salesOfficeName=Terrell#

[big_tiger]

When you get to it I can install or just sell you a garage door. The doors I get are way better than what you can get at Home Depot or Lowes.

[turbopaez]

When you get to it I can install or just sell you a garage door. The doors I get are way better than what you can get at Home Depot or Lowes.

Thanks. After the house is done I plane on building a seperate garage/shop.

[8mpg]

What about Jim Walter homes?
I dont know a lot about them except they have been around for ever. Have went through a few of the models and they seem decent. You do the slab, they will build the house in different stages, and you finish them out. Prices were more then reasonable...


http://jimwalterhomes.com/scenter.asp?id=82&stateName=Texas&salesOfficeName=Terrell#

thats pretty cool they will let you do it in stages... Id like to do that eventually

[89LXCOUPE]

I build custom homes for a living, If you need a contact number for just about anything home related just let me know...
The house we are building now is almost 18,000 sf, and I have a line of contactors that are the best around.

The cost of building this home is estimated at 2.8 million and the value should be close to 4.2 million. I am only 26 years old but I have been in constrution management since I was 17 building Compass Banks for DHM constrution. So over the last 10 years I have built some pretty good relationships with contractors. So just PM me if you need some help with anything... No Charge

[turbopaez]

I build custom homes for a living, If you need a contact number for just about anything home related just let me know...
The house we are building now is almost 18,000 sf, and I have a line of contactors that are the best around.

The cost of building this home is estimated at 2.8 million and the value should be close to 4.2 million. I am only 26 years old but I have been in constrution management since I was 17 building Compass Banks for DHM constrution. So over the last 10 years I have built some pretty good relationships with contractors. So just PM me if you need some help with anything... No Charge

Thanks

[doopie]

I build custom homes for a living, If you need a contact number for just about anything home related just let me know...
The house we are building now is almost 18,000 sf, and I have a line of contactors that are the best around.

The cost of building this home is estimated at 2.8 million and the value should be close to 4.2 million. I am only 26 years old but I have been in constrution management since I was 17 building Compass Banks for DHM constrution. So over the last 10 years I have built some pretty good relationships with contractors. So just PM me if you need some help with anything... No Charge


I need Final grade done and require lots of fill. Any good cheap excavators and sources of dirt in North Fort Worth.

[Sean88gt]

If I had the time, I'd do it in a heartbeat. The money saved would pay for some nice additions.

[8mpg]

I build custom homes for a living, If you need a contact number for just about anything home related just let me know...
The house we are building now is almost 18,000 sf, and I have a line of contactors that are the best around.

The cost of building this home is estimated at 2.8 million and the value should be close to 4.2 million. I am only 26 years old but I have been in constrution management since I was 17 building Compass Banks for DHM constrution. So over the last 10 years I have built some pretty good relationships with contractors. So just PM me if you need some help with anything... No Charge

what area do you build in? In the next couple years Im hoping to build a house in the Haslet area...

[89LXCOUPE]

We are only able to build one house a year at this size and right now we are building in Decatur TX, it is about 30 mins NW of Haslet up 287...
We plan to build smaller houses when there is a market for smaller houses or if we have a pre paid buyer... As of right now you just cant sell the normal size houses. So PM me if you ever need anything...

As for the backfill dirt needed. DUDE! anybody that has ever said "cheaper than dirt" Has never bought dirt... and the sad part is... Its not the dirt that cost so much! It is the transportation of the dirt which is included in the price of the load. I have been using Duallys Dirt in Decatur, there prices are fair but nothing special.