Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: Advice needed - whether to OB or use a builder 2Mar 11, 2011 11:02 pm Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Advice needed - whether to OB or use a builder 6Mar 11, 2011 11:33 pm Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Advice needed - whether to OB or use a builder 12Mar 15, 2011 9:02 pm My 2c worth is it depends if you're in a hurry to move in or not!!! I can see that if you were in a rush to move in it would be super stressful and a bit tricky co-ordinating it all. You also wouldn't really save as much money as you couldn't shop around as much for quotes and you might be stuck accepting a more expensive quote just because he's the only tradie available that fits with your schedule and you can't afford to wait a month for the better value tradie. I was thrust into this OB lark by my DH who thinks its absolutely awesome and wouldn't do it any other way. Hes doing a fair bit of the work himself and he happily gave me the role of project manager to organise the rest. The main thing I've learnt is that you really need at least a 3 month lead time arranging contractors for each job/stage. It takes forever for them to get back to you with quotes (if they ever do). I usually contact between 10-15 companies for each job and usually get about 5 quotes back. Can be very frustrating when no-one seems to want to do the job because your an ob. We're in a very lucky position that we are living on site (in an old house that will be demolished at the end) and not having to borrow any money, so the longer it takes us the more money we're saving and the better it is for us. Also consider how far away from your site you'll be living. I think it would be a complete pain in the butt if you lived a fair way away as you really need to be on site quite a lot. Plus if your DH is planning on doing any of the work you wouldn't see him very much. Thats just my perspective anyway! Good luck with your decision! Our owner-builder journey - viewtopic.php?f=38&t=45187 hi guys. Please be nice. First time home builder in Qld. I would like some feedback please on whether I should build my granny flat first before my main house at the… 0 947 Hi All, I engaged a tradie to install concrete retaining wall 600-800mm high over 32 meters in Victoria. Sleepers are 200*75*2000 mm installed over 17 steel posts. I… 0 3710 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Don't think they are designed for double brick. WA has a particular way of building and unfortunately that's the way a large amount of sills are finished. 3 4730 |