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RE: Prescriptive Energy Code or Performance Model for a Custom Home?
The revision allowance is easier to control if the jurisdiction offers an early review of the compliance approach. Has anyone confirmed whether the building department will look at a preliminary model, or at least review...
RE: Estimating building expenses: what tools or sites do you trust?
I hear you on the spreadsheet life - been there, still there sometimes. Here’s what’s helped me rein in those “change of heart” costs: I use Build.com’s project planner to compare materials and prices, then plug the numb...
RE: ARE BUILDER REFERENCES REALLY THAT HELPFUL OR JUST FLUFF?
ARE BUILDER REFERENCES REALLY THAT HELPFUL OR JUST FLUFF? I get the logic behind wanting references from jobs that went sideways, but honestly, I’ve found it’s not always that useful. Most builders aren’t going to hand ...
RE: Building base structures - what if you had to start over?
That hits home. I always say, if you’re going to obsess, do it about the stuff that’s buried in concrete or behind drywall - because fixing that later is a nightmare. I learned the hard way after trying to “save” an old ...
RE: Swapping grass for gravel: who’s actually done it?
That’s exactly what happened at our place. We swapped a chunk of lawn for gravel paths, but I couldn’t give up that little patch of clover near the porch. Tried a microclover mix last spring - honestly, it’s holding up b...