South Haven Home

I haven't posted lately. We have building a home in South Haven Michigan and it has kept us very busy. With the economy down the way it is, we have gone back to framing the home ourselves. This does take a little bit more time, but I have found that the work gets done much better. It is funny how the smallest little things matter. Like nailing too close together through the plate when you nail the stud in. You wouldn't think it would matter, but the stud will twist if you get them too close. We also started glueing all our walls to the floor. I like this much better.

Every township is different, but I have found that over the years, townships and municipalities are going to make up for shortfalls in the budget with charging more for new construction. I recieved a real eye opener when in total for my permits including the sewer and water hookup and the building permit it cost about $15,000.00 to get started. The problem with this approach in my opinion is that your only stifling future growth. Maybe that is the desired outcome I don't know.

If you want to see the home we are building go to www.southhavenbuilder.com.