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from the myriad of other things involved in the process.
The biggest problems firsttime builders make is ordering things “out of order” and missing things in the bid process, he said. Most don’t know how to work with sub-contractors, because they need direction on a daily basis, he added. His book provides the organization and direction to avoid these problems.
Metcalfe’s book is amazingly easy to follow because a spread sheet priortizes each step, from checking the zoning to obtaining the occupancy permit. It takes the speculation and uncertainty out of “what comes next?”
The book, he explained, is modeled on a flight manual and although it takes the guess work out of what to do in a straightforward way, it is far from simplistic. The book outlined the steps for building houses the same way flight
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