Zero Home Building Skills

From: K. K.
”Carl,

For someone who has zero home building skills, what is the biggest obstacle(s) to being your own General Contractor, and how do you overcome them?”

Hi K. K.,

The biggest obstacle you, or anyone else thinking about building their own house has to overcome is fear...fear of the unknown. That's always a big one!

This is a quote from me on my home page; “On my first house I didn’t even know what a footing was, let alone what it looked like. It didn’t matter, as my subcontractor and the building inspector did!”



Every builder started with their first house.

Many knew less than I did, and that’s hard to believe.

You don’t need to know building skills, you need to know how to hire those that do. And, all the critical areas of construction will be inspected by your local building inspection department.

That’s one of the reasons you have to get a building permit.

Relax, read my book & website and I think you’ll realize you can do it.

Good Luck,
Carl