Constructing a New Garage and Being Your Own Contractor
There are a lot of good reasons for constructing a garage.
The weather and being able to get to your car is of course the most frequently considered the best reason.
Another is renovating the old garage into living area and then adding another garage.
Closing in an old garage can be a great financial decision.
A lot of times the garage is connected in a manner that will not be expensive to convert it into a family room, play room, etc.
It can be less costly to then construct a free standing or connected garage for the car.
If you have experience and know-how of construction you can save money on your building projects by being the general contractor on your own.
This can be from simply purchasing the materials yourself or going all the way and taking full responsibility for the building and renovating.
The most critical part of acting as a contractor on your garage is having good plans.
You could go to an architect but that would be very costly and counterproductive to doing this project on a strict financial plan.
There are very good plans available that should not only save you the money on architectural designs but have many other things like material lists that ought to assist with material purchases and shopping for the best prices.
As the contractor you may do the hiring of the subcontractors.
This can consist of carpenters or framers, electricians, plumbers, etc.
Having a real good and accurate set of building plans is essential especially in the carpentry area.
There may be a benefit with local permits and requirement to being your own contractor in most counties and cities.
Electricians and many times plumbers are required to have their individual permits and inspections of their work but as your own contractor you may not be required to have a general permit and pay the standard percentage fee.
Great plans should get you off to the best start with your construction project and allow you to save a good deal of your money.
With the right plans you can picture the whole project and watch your cost from the very start.
The weather and being able to get to your car is of course the most frequently considered the best reason.
Another is renovating the old garage into living area and then adding another garage.
Closing in an old garage can be a great financial decision.
A lot of times the garage is connected in a manner that will not be expensive to convert it into a family room, play room, etc.
It can be less costly to then construct a free standing or connected garage for the car.
If you have experience and know-how of construction you can save money on your building projects by being the general contractor on your own.
This can be from simply purchasing the materials yourself or going all the way and taking full responsibility for the building and renovating.
The most critical part of acting as a contractor on your garage is having good plans.
You could go to an architect but that would be very costly and counterproductive to doing this project on a strict financial plan.
There are very good plans available that should not only save you the money on architectural designs but have many other things like material lists that ought to assist with material purchases and shopping for the best prices.
As the contractor you may do the hiring of the subcontractors.
This can consist of carpenters or framers, electricians, plumbers, etc.
Having a real good and accurate set of building plans is essential especially in the carpentry area.
There may be a benefit with local permits and requirement to being your own contractor in most counties and cities.
Electricians and many times plumbers are required to have their individual permits and inspections of their work but as your own contractor you may not be required to have a general permit and pay the standard percentage fee.
Great plans should get you off to the best start with your construction project and allow you to save a good deal of your money.
With the right plans you can picture the whole project and watch your cost from the very start.
