| If you don't know much about building a | | | | the home building process. It would be hard to |
| brand-new house, I would advise you to do some | | | | build a motor vehicle without any mechanical |
| research and as much research as you could | | | | experience or basic understanding of automotive |
| possibly do before you start building the home. | | | | principles. I hope you're starting to see a clear |
| Building a new home isn't the same thing as | | | | picture about how important it is to understand |
| purchasing a car or raising children. Home building | | | | basic home construction principles. |
| can be your worst nightmare if you don't have a | | | | If you do have a basic idea about home |
| basic understanding of the process. | | | | construction, it probably wouldn't hurt to learn as |
| I've seen some pretty insane decisions made by | | | | much as you can about other areas that you |
| homeowners and some of the more | | | | don't feel comfortable with. If you understand |
| inexperienced home building contractors, that are | | | | electrical and plumbing, but don't have a clue about |
| trying to please the homeowners. One of the | | | | house framing or sewer systems, and get a few |
| worst things that you can do is have an | | | | books from your local library or bookstore that |
| inexperienced contractor working with an | | | | can shed some light on these topics. |
| inexperienced homeowner, building a brand-new | | | | It doesn't matter what you're doing, you need to |
| house. | | | | understand the basics and if you're going to build a |
| It all starts with planning. You've got to have a | | | | home, you had better make sure that you |
| good plan and in order to have a good plan, you're | | | | understand the basic principles and different |
| going to need to have a basic understanding of | | | | phases of new home building. |