Concession

I think I am finally beginning to concede that I need to hire something out.  Every time I look at my roof plan I either start twitching or glaze over.  It doesn't help that the roof will end up being around a 48 ft span and one or 2 people doing that (with no experience) may not be... well... a good idea!  The only problem is that it's become more expensive than originally thought for a crew to come in & put all the roof on (and the posts/frame for the covered deck).  The plus side is that I don't break my neck and it doesn't take 2-3 months.... Obviously it's a difficult decision!  I'm not that fond of my neck anyways, but 3 months extra on the timeline might do me in!  

You might think that an extra 3 months of trying to figure the roof out myself might be financially worth it, but it really does not seem like it.  When you have to pay rent & a builder's mortgage, time can be money.  Super Lu keeps the books pretty tight & we've set up a budget I'm pretty confident in, but still, the sooner that money goes to a mortgage & not to rent/interest the better!  

Beyond that, I will confess that I think about adopting again on a daily basis.  Every extra day added on to building makes that more of a distant reality to me.  So more than the rent money, it's the kids that will be in the house that motivates me.  I guess that's the fun of building your own home - every step I take onsite, I get to imagine what will be happening there.  It makes me build more carefully and keeps me going!

Later!

I.B.