Why does it take so long to build a house?
By Toby Tobin
(Real estate commentator; GoToby.com, Take Action Propertiesi)
They build houses in just a few days on television. Of course everything is pre-staged and non-traditional methods are used, but why does it take 6 to 18 months in real life? Home construction is not a simple task. Most have no idea how many steps and how many different skills or trades are required. Building codes, materials used, construction methods, weather, and architectural styles vary from region to region, but this article's message is fundamentally valid anywhere. My reference is Palm Coast, in Flagler County, on Florida's northeast coast between Daytona Beach and St. Augustine. Here, we don't dig big holes for basements. Due to the flat terrain and high water table, we would have to call them indoor swimming pools so homes are built "at grade," on concrete slabs. We also don...
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