Don't build your own home!

[newchickgal]

If any one is thinking that it would be a great idea to build your own house...DON'T!!! Unless you really want to go totally bonkers. We on the other hand seem to like to punish ourselves, my DH and I. When we first got married we bought a fixer upper. Fixed it while we were living in it. Bad. Then we bought property and built a house from ground up. We said 'never again' Ha! A few years later we sold it and bought another piece of property and doing the same thing. Talk about stress. If we were in our 30's or even 40's it might not be so bad. But we are retired and should be just raising chickens and going fishing. But nooooo, we elected to build instead. Oh well, the house is just about ready to move into. I think I will get it tattood on my forehead that I will not do this again. If anyone ever mentions to me that they are thinking about building their house I will do every thing I can to convince them not to.

Ok, I feel better now.

 

[LarryPQ]

I feel ya! I am still on your house #1. I told the DH no more building houses unless it is a 10 acre farm and I can live in the current house while he does his thing.

 

[Goose and Fig]

We're doing it

This is the "forever house". As soon as we're done- it's on to the guest cabin. Yes- we are crazy, but we're also carpenters- and mortgage free in 30 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[texasgal]

I'm feelin' ya!! I haven't updated my thread (see signature line) .. because DH and I almost divorced before it was over ..

We've been in the house less than a week .. still doesn't feel like "mine".

I think we'll spend the weekend putting it "together" .. and thanking God for our blessings ... and trying to fall back in love ..

 

[PaulaJoAnne]

We are going to build no matter what though

Cannot beat what a straw bale house will give you!

 

[LarryPQ]

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I also hear that. I read somewhere that more marriages fail during remodels than do because of financial issues.

 

[OrpingtonManor]

Notice my subtitle, and my sig line. I've been remodeling for 5 years, while living in it. The results are beautiful, but the stress is high. I'm thinking it's a lot like giving birth. Right after, you swear you will never go through that again. Then, all the beauty fills your life, and you do it yet again....

 

[newchickgal]

Yeah, not only have we survived doing a fixer upper and building two houses, we also had our own business and worked with each other! Talk about marriage killers, we almost didn't survive though. But some how we got through those very rough years.

Hang in there texasgal, I'm pulling for ya.

 

[herfrds]

We are starting our "dream" home this spring. No loan on it. Was told by one guy we were just chasing a rabbit and will never build unless we got a loan and saving for it was a waste of time.
Been asked how long we have been married and it is best to build after being married for 10 years or more. Aren't friend great?

Going to have a dry in done and then work on it when we have the money.
Biggest disagreement we are having right now is if we have the money left over I want the furnance put in, but the hubby wants to put the money away and build a bare bones staircase.

i'm sneaky enough to know when to hire help and do it when the hubby is gone.

 

[michickenwrangler]

In Michigan, houses are pretty cheap right now and it pains me to see people building new houses when so many others are sitting unsold, often very nice houses.