somdforever
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I see them build one in one hour every Sunday night.
How long does it take to build a house
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I see them build one in one hour every Sunday night.
BOP
Well-Known Member
In southern maryland: at least twice as long as it should.
Also, twice as much, and half the craftsmanship.
BOP
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Note that only one person in each gang speaks English.
I am building a house too. Bought the land with well, septic paved road. There is a trailer on the property thet we are living in until the house is done. Bank said we have 6-9 months to build. Health department says no building permit until we perc again. Even though the septic is up to date. New law came out over the summer, if you build more than 500 sq ft over of what is already there you have to get a new perc.
Oh please tell me you are not in critical areas.....
From the time they get permits in hand, it shouldn't take longer than 6 months. I bought my property in 2001 and had to wait a good 6 months or longer for permits even though the property already have a good perc.
One thing and a nightmare I'm going through now - at the inspections, hire your own independent inspector to make sure things are being built to code. Even though the county inspectors are "supposed" to make sure things are done right, they do not and sign off on things that should have failed. Believe me, I know. Looking at 30k+ of repairs to a house that is only 7 years old and NO ONE wants to take responsibility for it.
One thing and a nightmare I'm going through now - at the inspections, hire your own independent inspector to make sure things are being built to code. Even though the county inspectors are "supposed" to make sure things are done right, they do not and sign off on things that should have failed. Believe me, I know. Looking at 30k+ of repairs to a house that is only 7 years old and NO ONE wants to take responsibility for it.
Mojo
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I saw a picture of with two boats.........the big one was called "change order" and the one that it was towing was called "original contract" 
Black-Francis
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somdfunguy
not impressed
Over your head huh?
Kris2.0
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Mojo
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I had a few beers tonight 
If you are looking for quality work with a unique style try this company.
3D Construction
23087 Three Notch Road
California, MD
301-737-4811
Here's some pics of a few of their homes. I couldn't find many pics but you can get an idea.
3D Construction
23087 Three Notch Road
California, MD
301-737-4811
Here's some pics of a few of their homes. I couldn't find many pics but you can get an idea.
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Larry Gude
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If you have everything lined up, the permits, the contractors, the site is prepared and ready to start digging the foundation, decisions on all materials are made, all materials are already ordered AND you have a temporary driveway and parking and material staging area all set up and ready to go, figure six months.
In new neighborhoods, the big builders expect to throw one up and move you in in three months and that is with all their experience and power and supply chain and so forth and that is way, way fast. For instance, the carpenters that frame the things, just the framing, make money if they are done in 10 days. Day 11, they break even. Day 12, they are losing money. It's that way with every contractor on the job doing their part.
Six months.
6 months is a good estimate. My wife and I are having a home built St Charles and Billingsley rd. They started on October 7 and said best case it will be done in Feburary.
Lennar is building our home.
As for 3d Monello's first link to the pictures is my parent's house believe it or not!! Not the house shown in the thumbnail.
Lennar is building our home.
As for 3d Monello's first link to the pictures is my parent's house believe it or not!! Not the house shown in the thumbnail.
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No I'm not. It is a new law. I'm am not near the water at all.
I only say that because new regulations about septic just went into effect with regard to critical areas. New or upgraded systems have to have some kind of nitrogen recovery system that adds thousands to the cost. And from the pictures I've seen it's big and ugly too!
Nucklesack
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Nucklesack
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I was going to say 30 minutes.
Thats with commercials, if you TIVO it its only 20 or so.
mgdbaa
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Ok sorry, 3K, 3 thousand, 3,000
If you are looking for quality work with a unique style try this company.
3D Construction
23087 Three Notch Road
California, MD
301-737-4811
Here's some pics of a few of their homes. I couldn't find many pics but you can get an idea.
You're kidding right? I would recommend anybody but 3D. ANYBODY. I won't go into details here but I have witnessed first hand work done by them and it's ugly.