We Built an Addition! Plus 5 Tips to save $1000s when building a house!

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Playlist for all the videos produced for this addition build: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsk0VxaVqgZEG4H3IPW4rh0j3P_Z5b4OL

When we bought this house we knew we were losing two things when we made the move, we were losing an attached garage and we were losing a large basement. We bought this house with the intention that we would add on at some point, we have now completed phase 1 of that process!

We added a large garage, that has garage doors on the front and the back so I can drive right though to the shop if I have a load of material or have to deliver a product I made. We also added a large attic space over that garage for additional storage AND we will soon build a insulated playroom in the space for the kids, thus replacing the basement that we lost. Lastly we added a mudroom, epic laundry room and an additional bathroom.

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Tips for saving your money:

1. Be your own General Contractor (GC). Will save you 25/30% right off the bat. This cost is a price that you are paying for the general contractor to find or bring in his own trades, and for his insurance.
2. Try and find a Amish source for building material. We are lucky enough to live in an area where we are only about an hour away from several Amish communities (we are not Amish) and were able to get our trusses and lumber from them for a great price. They were actually able to build us attic trusses with a larger attic room compared to other suppliers. AND they were able to get us all the supplies in about two weeks from order. THAT IS FAST.
3. Be your own labor. You're free and already paying the "rent" at the house so you might as well put yourself to use! Don't be afraid to jump in a lend a hand, this way you can learn and you can save your self some money with your free labor.
4. Lay your own floors. Laying floor isn't hard, just time consuming. Hardwood is a piece of cake, anyone can do it with very minimal tools. Tile is a bit harder but again mostly just time consuming. Watch some videos and learn how to do it yourself!
5. Make your own trim. Trim from the big box stores cost an unbelievable amount of money and are absolute rubbish for the most part. Making your own trim, even if you use lumber from the box store, will save you a ton. If you can source better wood from a local yard you will be even better off.

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