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> Building a basic house is pretty simple. Larry Haun put out a great book with Habitat for Humanity to do it for about $40,000 Sure, if you have free labor. I
by quickthrowman 6y ago
> Building a basic house is pretty simple. Larry Haun put out a great book with Habitat for Humanity to do it for about $40,000
Sure, if you have free labor. I’d guess 99%+ of houses were built by a paid crew, so uh, it does not cost just 40k for a house. It costs $200/sq ft to build a house (in a midsize metro area of 3 million), without buying land.
- dylan604 6y agoThere are certain aspects of building a house that I would have no problem doing myself. Besides the steps that would require more than 2 hands, there are also other tasks that I would rather have someone else do. Proper grading of the area the house is to be situated would be one. Digging the trenchs for the foundation or drilling the holes for the pier & beam posts would be another. After that, I have performed all of the other steps in various stages.