1994 as an empty lot
Here are some of the items that will be discussed at this site:
more will be added as time and space permits
See my house
as it develops
View photographs of the construction
The view
at the work site
A unique
design element
See a scary
photograph
Check out the latest picture
of the house
Review the framing
pictures.
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY SIGNED JULY 23, 1999
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Robert is the designer and builder of the house. He is a technical writer
with a degree in speech communications (University of Washington 1979 although
it might not show here) and has not previously designed or built a home.
This is truly an owner built home. The only work performed by others on
the house was the excavation, foundation and furnace installation. Robert
also paid a friend to help install and hand nail the 40 year roofing material.
The few people who actually worked on the house could be recommended
to work on anyone's home. There were a couple of clunkers that were hired
for a couple days, but they were "let go" and the job was finished, correctly,
by Robert.
You can build your own home, do it better than the "pros" and save money
doing it.
Think about what you want, what you can do, how much time you can give
to the project and then DO IT!
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Read what to consider
before building
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Read about the
injuries sustained so far
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Read about the various skills
you could pay for or choose to do yourself
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Evaluate your fortitude for building your own house
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Read my
story about this house
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Estimate what you could save
if you build it yourself
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Read about the construction elements and materials
selected for this house
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Read about the reasons for the construction elements
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See a list of current problems.
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