My husband was reccommended to a guy that is looking for a builder. Lake lots go for a half mil and up around here, so we knew it would be a nice house.
My dh just went and picked up the plans. He doesn't know the amount of square feet yet, but says that the house plan looks like a resort. He said it will take years to build that house!
I would love for him to take it, but he has no crew and the locals just won't work more than 20 hours a week.
It would be really good money I am sure, but he is just one guy!!!
Wow!!
September 1st, 2006 at 02:52 pm
September 1st, 2006 at 03:17 pm 1157123878
My BIL works construction, and most of the people who work for him won't work 40 hour weeks (or anything close to it) either. I always wondered if it was because they made so much money that they just didn't feel the need to work longer. The 'gophers' on the jobs make $20/hr!!! If I were them -- young, strong, healthy -- I'd be working my butt off just to save all that extra money.
I hope your husband finds a way to do this if he wants to.
September 1st, 2006 at 03:42 pm 1157125340
I know what you mean! I work construction too and some of the huge houses I see just boggle my mind. Really, what is someone going to do with a 25,000 SF house!! I've seen them with indoor and outdoor pools, bowling lanes, tennis courts, basketball couts, racketball courts, all inside. I must say that most of our workers really do work hard, so that's not a problem for us at the moment. Finding enough workers to keep up is what's hard. That and trying to keep the skyrocketing labor and material prices under control.
I hope that if your husband is able to do this job that he can find the help he needs. I know more than a few people with the 20 hour a week mentality!
September 1st, 2006 at 04:03 pm 1157126629
What a nice compliment to both of you that you have been chosen to do the job!! Now, you need to figure out that whole add a piture to your blog thing because the list is growing of all you need to share with us:
Julie as Elvis
Holly dressed up
The resort house
September 2nd, 2006 at 02:08 pm 1157206118