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David St. Lawrence: Building A Home

David St. Lawrence, owner of the terrific blog Ripples has been building his own home and has been blogging about the experience. I've mesmerized by the process. I've built airplanes, I've built kayaks and hot tubs, but I've never even considered building a house, that's waaayyy out of my league.

My hats off to him!

Take a break from the "War on Bush" and stop by and visit Mr. St. Lawrence. And while you are at it, buy his book.

Posted @ December 17, 2005 02:14 PM | Current Affairs

Comments

Frank,

Becoming the general contractor on a house of your own is actually no more difficult than running a project for your company.

The secret, as always, is to get good people to do the work and manage them appropriately.

I have the feeling that any house you design would be a real trendsetter. You might want to consider it for your next home. Buying a modular home gives you great design flexibility and makes you almost independent of the weather.

Like so many things, being your own general contractor is easier than it seems. You can buy books on the subject in Home Depot and Lowes.

Posted by: David St Lawrence at December 28, 2005 03:32 AM