Quote Originally Posted by RetiredRR View Post
After we learned our home had sold, we started looking at new homes, pre-owned homes and decided quickly to find a contractor that used American men that
were good at what they did and had pride in their workmanship. Yes, the cabinet maker is retired but still enjoys working at his pace. We hired him. Our long
time air conditioner man will install our heat and air in our new home. The contractor is young and rearing to go with having built his own home and several for
others. We checked them out and liked his workmanship. His attention to detail and ability to adjust to changes in stride was my kind of man to work with.
His suggestions were well received by both my wife and I and we feel comfortable with his ability to build what we wanted. He will not employ non English speaking
people on his jobs. For a young man he is qualified to do his own inspections and installations of electricity and plumbing. He is accustomed to working from sketches
made on the kitchen table and was very receptive to my plans I had drawn up on the computer. I feel comfortable and he wants to use our home as a reference for
others to see his workmanship. I won't say I have the most critical eye, but I know enough to recognize when something ain't right. I do ask questions when I see
something that I'm leary about. I have friends that will be watching the process that have retired from the building business. We watched and videoed our current home
being built and are ready for the challenge. We know what to expect.
We will be camped out next to our home being built and will be watching over the inventory while the work progresses. Win win for us.
RetireRR, I really wish you well on your new home but I am afraid you made a big mistake letting an inexperienced person build your house. They can build an out building that doesn't have the codes and variables that come with building a residence. Did you check to see any of the other home he has built and where there any problems with them after a year. About a year or two is when a lot of problems will show up in a residence. I do wish you well with your new home. EB