Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: builder owner vs professional builder 7Apr 22, 2014 12:08 pm Steve My building project - Hill House viewtopic.php?f=38&t=13537 Who you have in your life is more important than what you have Re: builder owner vs professional builder 10Apr 27, 2014 10:32 am Steve My building project - Hill House viewtopic.php?f=38&t=13537 Who you have in your life is more important than what you have Re: builder owner vs professional builder 12Apr 27, 2014 6:31 pm Steve My building project - Hill House viewtopic.php?f=38&t=13537 Who you have in your life is more important than what you have Re: builder owner vs professional builder 17Apr 28, 2014 11:25 pm Bugger, very sorry to hear that has occured Hope it works out for you. Steve My building project - Hill House viewtopic.php?f=38&t=13537 Who you have in your life is more important than what you have Re: builder owner vs professional builder 19Jul 19, 2014 8:09 pm Having worked with many OB's in my time there are a few observations that I have noted along the way: 1. Owner builders tend to shop around and shop around hard. Some do however I usually add a premium for OB's as usually they require no end more of my time hand holding them thru the project which just doesn't happen with pro's. 2. By far the biggest issue is the lack of knowledge in both technique (how things are done) and regulation etc, not to mention being completely at sea if there is a problem to rectify along the way. If they are lucky they will get good trades but mostly they get stuck in the middle of buck passing with no idea what so ever who is providing good advice and who is just saving their backsides. TBH I'm amazed that DIY home building is still permitted. Re: builder owner vs professional builder 20Jul 21, 2014 1:55 pm RedHotMike Having worked with many OB's in my time ... And in what capacity would that be? RedHotMike I usually add a premium for OB's as usually they require no end more of my time hand holding them thru the project which just doesn't happen with pro's. So you profit from OB's lack of knowledge. Your point is? I actually found i knew more about the local planning laws than all but one of the bloody useless plumbers who came out to quote on my job! RedHotMike By far the biggest issue is the lack of knowledge in both technique (how things are done) and regulation etc, not to mention being completely at sea if there is a problem to rectify along the way. Dont oversell the know-how of the building process. Its not rocket science. A building inspector should be engaged to prevent being "lost at sea". Like I said, not rocket science. RedHotMike If they are lucky they will get good trades but mostly they get stuck in the middle of buck passing with no idea what so ever who is providing good advice and who is just saving their backsides. Well the bolded part of your comment is a fine testament to the licencing systems and work ethics of building tradies in our fine nanny state country, aint it? And yes, I agree with you. But there is the other side of the coin, as pointed out above in nectar's post. RedHotMike TBH I'm amazed that DIY home building is still permitted. Really why? Because you taint everyone with the same lack of tenacity, planning skills, and attention to detail that have plagued the OBers you have dealt with? Or is it because you expect the nanny state to remove all options for people to do their own thing? Please stop insulting people's intelligence. There are a more than a few people on this forum right now doing a full on OB and theres no reason they shouldnt get through it with help from this forum filling in the gaps of any shortcomings of knowledge they might have. they seem to be pretty well on top of it from what I can see. Hi VK, I am now retired however I have stood beside over 300 owner builders in the past 18 years that have successfully built their own homes. First of all a building… 10 22569 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 4237 |