On 2/15/2019 9:16 AM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> That's one thing Sheldon can't claim he's ever done: built his own house
>> from the ground up. Good job!
>
> My own father, although worked for the govt all his career, love
> building. He built his very first house from the ground
> up...Seriously. Except for a few things, he did it all on
> weekends.
>
> Then we moved to a huge barely finished house...bought at a bank
> auction. We lived in that one for years as my Dad slowly finished
> it....Just like Terry is doing. The first year or so, my bedroom
> had no sheetrock. I used all the cross 2x4s as shelves.
>
> Plywood floors for years, etc, etc etc....
>
I thought about it a couple of times, but it is a huge project. I
worked on two houses helping friends doing exactly that. You can save a
bundle of money, but you have to be willing to live unfinished for a
long time too. Would not be so bad it you could take a year off of work.