I will be starting a owner builder project in NC in about 3 months and I need to get my financing in place. There is a local bank that offers owner builder...
I need some information regarding water softeners. I would like one that does not use salt. Do any of you have any experience with any of these systems. Any...
I am thinking of building a summer home at altitude in southern Utah mountains and my architect in the area is recommending using SIPs in part because of the...
Gene, I am in partial agreement with you. What you haven’t convinced me of is the amount of error in the equation and whether that error is greater then the ...
Mike Are you responding to my post? I am far from an expert on calculating loads. I used a very rough rule of thumb and my heating system works great but my...
Most softeners will run with out salt. They use a different chemical but I think you are talking about the “new” units that condition water with out the...
I have a ten-year-old Water Boss water softener that is now about $350 but for a newer model. I use about a 40 pound bag of salt a month. I installed it...
I live in Utah, but I think the same strategy would work in NC. I took a couple days and went through the phone book and called every bank and every credit...
I have a piece of land where I'm planning to build in the next year or two. Wow, the huge number of decisions seems daunting. In the short term I am thinking...
Just go to your lumberyard or to a home center like Menards, and have them give you a price based on your design. You will need to then add the concrete...
Having just done OB in NC in the last couple of years (Started Nov 2004 and finished Aug 2005) I can say that this approach would work. I was able to get two ...
Harry, You are going in the right direction if you talk to your banker first. I would think in most cases having an asset on the property will give value. If...
Our experience (so far)is that local banks (not a local branch of a big bank) are easier to work with and require less "hoops" to jump through for a...
The prohibition on beginning building before financing only applies to the building you are going to finance. I.E. Your house if that is what you are...
I found financing in Texas to be tricky. Lenders almost universally shun and owner-builder. I was persistent and eventually found a lender with whom I worked...
I am building in Buckeye AZ area and I just got my house plans approved!! Now I am looking for anyone that has done an owner-builder home in the area that may...
Try the following sights www.HVAC-consult.com <http://www.HVAC-consult.com> www.construction-resource.com <http://www.construction-resource.com> ... [Non-text...
This question is for owner-builders with some real-world business experience, specifically in the area of being a patron of architecture. What advice do you...
I am an owner-builder, and I found my designer, not architect by a referral from a builder, in other words, word of mouth. Many years ago, when I was just out...
Hank, I re-read my earlier reply, and considered I had not adequately made my point. I had no experience; I had no job; there were no jobs at the hospital, nor...
... trouble > landing that first job as a residential architect? I just can't seem to put this puzzle together. It's a calling I believe that I'm well-suited...
I design residential projects for 10 years + I can help from concept to design and construction management. www.youbuild-wehelp.com Building Consulting...
Many of us just need some advice that I, for one, would be willing to pay based on a hourly rate. I want to remodel a home but I am not certain if my ideas...
... one ... of ... There a couple of methods to softening your water without salt. But they are worthless and have proven to be ineffective. The most common...
I've been doing some research trying to find the best solution for my home I'm building. I have spoken with a life source agent several times, and I've looked...
Thats how I approached the market. Several different ways of suppling the consumer with info. Right now we have one hourly cunsulting job going where the...
Arebella, Thanks for your response. I'm back from the distractions of a 60-hour work week. There have been many times that I was standing in the wings, and ...
... the ... I am building in Buckeye AZ area and I just got my house plans approved!! Now I am looking for anyone that has done an owner-builder home in the ...
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