Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum 1 Jul 21, 2009 8:31 pm I am just wondering how much time it has taken to build your home? We are living in a shed next to the house site and a builder is doing our house to lockup and we will owner build after that. My hubby is a sparkie and very talented but I shudder to think how long it will be before I have a completed house. Cheers. Re: how long to finish your build 2Jul 22, 2009 2:16 am Hi Sunshine, all depends on how much u want to do urselfs & how good is the budget, i recon 1 year from lock up is not unrealistic. last few houses i did i was working & o/bing, took ages to get finished, this time i'm semi retired & looks like 18 months start to finish. couple of other things to think of ....talented sparkie doing extra work & putting that money into other trades might be better value than u & him doing some of the other work? as a friend of mine in the building trade always reminds me "u can build very quickly if u spend money....build slower, do more urself u save more"!!!! cheers tony Hi, did you get any money from insurance? if you did, does it match what you've already paid the builders? 3 5012 You paid him in full is a lesson you won't forget dear me 2 8787 Building Standards; Getting It Right! But they didn't even leave it at one level it goes up and down along the whole front of the house 4 7247 |