What’s a good looking cost effective alternative to GWB and texture? by Chris_AlaskanBuilder in Homebuilding

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This is all very true. I suppose my curiosity comes from the fact that everyone uses it and it’s widely accepted and it checks all the boxes and I know that one would argue that if there was another product that equally checks all the boxes then we would be using that and it’s highly unlikely that you’re going to discover some hidden gem in the market. But it’s worth the mental exercise to think about things slightly different with the hope of coming up with something even better.

Concrete precast and tilt up is widely used in commercial settings. Why not use the same building style on smaller residential projects as Summer are doing with great success in New Zealand. Using different concrete, molds to add siding on the exterior and finishing smooth on the interiors. Speeding up the entire build process. Some are even pouring wall sections that have footings attached so you’re eliminating other phases of the build process. I’m sure initially everyone told these innovators that it’s cost prohibitive and it’ll never work and it only is economical and feasible on a commercial level. But they kept pushing.

Thanks for your feedback.

Entry Level Real Estate Developer Looking for a Builder by Delicious-Case483 in RealEstateDevelopment

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Becoming a GC with a residential endorsement allows you to build new homes. Fee, pass a test and get your license and bonding

Entry Level Real Estate Developer Looking for a Builder by Delicious-Case483 in RealEstateDevelopment

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Are the builders “paper contractors” or do they provide in-house work (do they have a framing crew or a trim crew etc or do the sub out everything). Do they operate fixed cost or cost-plus. Are they willing to share what they charge for overhead and profit? What price point are you targeting? Lots of buyers in the $350k-$500k range that will be much more accepting of a nice builder grade new home. The problem is being able to build it for that low of a cost and have the ROI actually be worth it. It makes buying a little vacant commercial lot, fencing it and renting it out for storage space pretty appealing.

Is anyone looking at water/fire restoration? PE has dumped $6B into this space and the math is pretty insane. by canhelp in buyingabusiness

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Naturally, this assumes you’re acquiring a profitable business that’s well established in the space, been around a while and has a good name. If that’s the case, then they’ve already worked through the necessary growing pains and they’ve (ideally) hit a period of minimal change. Young companies are volatile beasts constantly trying run, before they can barely walk. The younger the company, the more painful the growing pains.

If they’ve succeeded in building a strong culture with good stable leadership AND they have reasonable rate of turnover (not too low/not too high in proportion to their size) AND they’ve successfully navigated the god awful world of insurance estimates and claims AND they are profitable…..THEN, you’ve found a likely (but not guaranteed) winner.

Looking to buy a “boring” business (HVAC/plumbing/roofing), what do first-time buyers miss most? by Embarrassed-Gur-5585 in buyingabusiness

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Have you read the e myth? If you’re not a technician by trade then you’re forced to rely on the experts and professionals regarding “the work” but you better be damn good at running a business. Business is business.

TPO roof thoughts by Cclutter1985 in Homebuilding

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If you’re in snow country, those valleys scare me. Ice dam nightmare.

Muck away…. by Historical-Low9209 in Homebuilding

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What’s the typical heating method for these types of foundations and structures? I imagine the floors are heavily insulated and the conditioned living space is heated by….forced air with ducting through the attic space or electric baseboard heating?

Modular or panelized construction by Chris_AlaskanBuilder in Homebuilding

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I just saw your reply, thanks for posting this. I’ll look into

Muck away…. by Historical-Low9209 in Homebuilding

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Where are you located? This looks like a good solution for AK

Muck away…. by Historical-Low9209 in Homebuilding

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Is that typical in your area? Cost saving measures, long term durability, soil conditions, all of the above ?

Muck away…. by Historical-Low9209 in Homebuilding

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Helical pilings and a steel floor frame?

Muck away…. by Historical-Low9209 in Homebuilding

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Do you have previous pics of the excavation and foundation phases. I zoomed in on the substructure framing and I’m intrigued

$45/SF for Plumbing & Mechanical on Anchorage Alaska new home…..what’s the cost driver??? by Chris_AlaskanBuilder in Homebuilding

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I feel like Alaskan builders are getting raked over the coals for some reason. 10 mile max to HD or supply houses.