Drywall --how long does it take?
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Comments (19)Our municipality also has a one year cut off for builds in our subdivision as it's the main one in the city. However, I think because we kept the work site spotlessly clean at all times throughout and everything was also neat, they never bothered us about rushing to finish the house. Then again it's a small town in comparison to some major cities. They did call us once right after Katrina and ask when we were going to finish and we told them as soon as possible, that Katrina had set us back. That was partially the truth. The truth was because my DH is a general contractor he had to stop work on our house for 6 months to go help out his customers who had lost everything in Katrina. DH is working on the underhouse brick installation right now. Today he came home and told me neighbor's are stopping to honk their horns, yell a "good going" or other words of encouragement. They can see we are almost there after all these years. We've had people stop by and actually ask if the house was for sale because it sat so long unoccupied or worked on. Some people who just can't take the suspense any longer are coming by to ask permission to see the inside. The last one was a realtor and she said she wants to build a house just like ours and asked for our architect's name....See MoreHow long does a complete remodel take?
Comments (9)Time-wise, they are both at the extremes. In reality, it should take somewhere in the middle. But I have more faith in contractor #2 for a more realistic/gracious timeline than in contractor #1 for his slash and burn, in and out timeline. Allowances: Be careful with the allowances! An allowance simply means that you haven't picked out specific materials, but he's including an "allowance" in the bid so that he can give you an overall $$$ for the job. The allowance should also just be a FINISHED MATERIAL allowance, not a FINISHED MATERIAL AND LABOR/INSTALLATION allowance. Meaning, you have a 100 sqft bathroom and a $500 allowance for bathroom flooring. That works out to $5 a sqft. That $5 should be for the cost of the tile only. The labor to install, the cost of the underlayment or menmbrane, etc, should be buried in the overall cost of the job. If you chose a tile that cost $7 a sqft, you went $2 a foot or $200 over your allowance. The contractor will bill you for the additional $200 at the end of the job. If you chose tile that is $4 a sqft, you should get a $100 credit at the end of the job because you can in under the allowance. Be careful with allowances. $500 for "finished electrical/lighting" might sound fine until you realize you need two lights in your shower, a ceiling light in the bathroom, four sconces in the walls, a vent fan in the shower as well as another over the tub, and fancy wall dimmer/timer switches to control them all. So try to break allowances down into specific things; flooring, countertops, wall coverings, lighting fixtures, vent fixtures, etc. And make sure that the shower glass allowance is JUST for the cost of the glass. Not the cost to install it too. If installation is included, then break out the labor cost in your head so when you get the final bill there are no surprises. And for things like tile or hardwood flooring, break those down into square foot pricing. It makes it much easier to shop that way. Your contractor might have an arrangement with a local supply house or two. You can shop there and "get his price" or you can shop on your own and buy things on your own. Just ask him if he has any additional mark-ups on things you get through him or things you get on your on. It's always better to ask these questions now rather than later. It's simply good business. Mongo...See MoreHow long does it take to build a custom home?
Comments (26)As others have pointed out, this is the sort of question that it really depends on who you ask. The answer has caused more than a little friction in my house, that's for sure. We're GCing ourselves, with my father-in-law acting as a co-GC, because he's been in construction since The Dawn Of Time (TM) and knows who to call for stuff. He also does outstanding concrete flatwork. *My* dad is the architect. My brother-in-law is the electrician. So far, so good. We broke ground August 19 of last year, as I recall. Our foundation was poured one year ago today (I remember because my son and I wrote the date in the wet concrete). We were dried in by the end of October. Then came a rather cold, rather snowy Nebraska winter, which has a way of slowing things down. As of today, we're still a couple weeks out - by the time it's all done, we'll be 13 months start to finish. What's slowed us down, besides weather (that cold winter was followed by a very wet spring) has been things like waiting 2.5 weeks for the framer that we (read: my FIL) wanted; having a stick-framed instead of trussed roof; and having to be at the bottom of most of our subs' list, as a lot of them work for builders who get first call on their to-do lists (trim carpentry was a big problem - it took about 2 months to get that done). The best part has been that people - chief among them my mother-in-law - have been riding our butts about how long it's taken, completely ignoring that: 1)We're doing a LOT of stuff ourselves; and 2)The schedule that she thinks homes should be completed is that of a production builder - 6-7 months. Oh, and we've been *living* with the in-laws since June 1 - I did a bit too good a job of marketing our old house and managed to sell it in nine days; even with a 45-day close, we still have spent the entire summer living w/ Grandma & Grandpa. I need a beer. Jason...See MoreHow long does it take you to paint a room?
Comments (52)Walls only, covering pale with pale ... about a day. 1 - Learn to cut in without taping, or get a paint shield. I use a wide plastic drywall blade where I need to protect. Have a wet rag so you can wipe off the woodwork if you slop over. And feather the edges several inches into the wall area. 2 - Set a pattern and stick to it. I try to roll top to bottom about 4 feet wide, ending with finishing strokes top to bottom. With a taller room, I do the top part with the scaffold, feathering it down, and then the bottom half, feathering it up. Because I'm a consistent painter, I don't end up with a darker band in the middle 3 - Learn to roll evenly with good coverage so you only need one coat. Most people spread the paint too thin and end up with streaks and blotches and a second coat. Figure 350-400 square feet per gallon. 4 - Use roller handle extensions or a scaffold so you aren't doing ladder climbing all day. 5 - Don't look back! Paint looks really bad while it's drying. Just keep going, then walk out and don't come back for a couple of hours....See Moresierraeast
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