Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: Owner - Builders 15Jun 06, 2007 10:31 am Totally agree Minx & Elizabeth.
Nothing worse than someone who does not know what they are doing trying to run a project. PM'ing your own home is not an easy task. I worked with a guy who was a million dollar IT project manager and he took a year off and built his own house and said he would think twice next time. Re your list Elizabeth it's pretty concise and my owner build would be a full time job, ie stop work, build my house, back to work. And yes we must all look at where our expertise is - and use our capacity to earn where it is best used, and that may not be running a building project we are not an expert in. I have a mate who is a environmental soil and erosion consultant who earns big bucks but was doing his own gardens and running out of hours in the day. I said to him, get in a professional, tell them what you want and go earn some bucks. So now his gardens finished, he can enjoy it, and he earnt 4 times on the days the guy he was paying slaved away in his garden. Steve Re: Owner - Builders 16Jun 06, 2007 9:04 pm Thanks to everyone for their input. I also did some research and came up with a few articles:
http://www.homesite.com.au/rebuild-extend/knockdown-rebuild/new-homes-nsw/tips-and-guides/should-you-become-an-owner-builder http://www.buildingcommission.com.au/www/html/284-choosing-to-be-an-owner-builder.asp http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/CA256EB5000644CE/page/Building+%26+Renovation-Owner-builders?OpenDocument&1=40-Building+%26+Renovation~&2=20-Owner-builders~&3=~ Makes interesting reading. Perry Hi VK, Think it's worth investing time in an Owner Builder course to equip you with basic knowledge on Australian Building Industry and its regulations. Also, I suggest… 11 25332 Hi all. Anyone know when the $11,000 limit was set in legislation for renovations in QLD? Ive been renovating for 5 years now and this was the limit back then. As we know,… 0 4915 Sorry but you have a crap builder. Probably too late now. For our last build I only spoke to builders who would allow me easy access (at no cost). I used my own sparky… 10 10666 |