{"id":494,"date":"2016-09-13T14:54:21","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T19:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/?page_id=494"},"modified":"2018-12-10T15:04:31","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T20:04:31","slug":"building-dream-home-part-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_articles\/building-dream-home-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Your Dream Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Part 1 in a Series on Building a Vacation Home on Lake Winnipesaukee<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>By Mark J. Donovan<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!-- google_ad_client = \"pub-3988490936633155\"; \/* Homepage_Home_Improvement_468x15_ATF, created 8\/13\/10 *\/ google_ad_slot = \"6539705898\"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; \/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"KonaBody\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\" width=\"50%\">\n<p align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- New_300x250_051317 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 300px; height: 250px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3988490936633155\" data-ad-slot=\"4202793463\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\" width=\"3%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 47%;\" width=\"47%\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Ever since my college years, where I had spent many summer days on Lake Winnipesaukee in central New Hampshire, I thought about someday building a dream home on that lake. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">After years of toiling away as an electrical engineer at several high tech companies I finally got that chance in the late 1990s. The dotcom bubble occurred and I just happened to be at the right spot at the right time. <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Or should I say more precisely, I had positioned my education, work experience, and job selection such that I had the opportunity of benefiting from that event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">My point, it wasn\u2019t all luck, for those of you who really want to pursue your dreams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In my case, building a lake home was a dream that I pursued early on with career planning, hard work and dedication. And not surprisingly, the same skills that were actually needed in building my dream home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In the ensuing sections of this article, and in subsequent parts to this documentary, I describe all that was involved in building my dream home on Lake Winnipesaukee. From it, I hope you can learn something from it so that someday you too can build your dream home or realize you\u2019re your personal dream.<\/span><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- 468x60_below_Author_Name --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 468px; height: 60px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3988490936633155\" data-ad-slot=\"5936342260\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Purchase of Lake Front Property<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I wound up buying a small cottage on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee in 1999. The lot was not large, only 0.4 acres. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">However, it had 100 feet of pristine waterfront and had a nice gentle grade from the back of it to the water\u2019s edge. It was perfect lot for building my dream home.<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_addition_bid_sheets\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-381 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Home_Addition_Bid_Sheets_Ad_250x250.jpg\" alt=\"Home Addition Bid Sheets\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Home_Addition_Bid_Sheets_Ad_250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Home_Addition_Bid_Sheets_Ad_250x250-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Due to the fact that I grew up as a kid helping my father build a few homes and home additions, and had done the same for myself with a couple of other homes I had owned as an adult, I had decided early on that I was going to act as my own general contractor on building my dream home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I knew acting as my own general contractor would also save me a bundle on the cost of building my dream home. I was also in the fortunate position that I didn\u2019t need to rely on a bank mortgage. Banks typically are hesitant to lend out money to people who want to act as their own general contractor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Early Planning Stages<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">So after purchasing the cottage, I quickly began to develop a set of building plans for my lake home. In addition, I visited the local building inspector and asked a lot of questions, such as, how big of a home I could build on the lot, required set backs, and easement concerns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I also chose not to hire an architect as I already had a good idea of what I wanted to build for a home. An idea I had gotten from studying various house plan magazines and looking on the internet. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Thus, I chose to develop my own house plans simply using an inexpensive home design software package. I based my home design on plans that I had found in a magazine. However, the specific house plans in the magazine were smaller than the home I wanted to build so I had to re-scale it to the size home I desired using the home design software package I had purchased.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Since I was also acting as the general contractor on building my dream home I also developed a detailed schedule for the project. Besides the expected start and complete dates for the overall project, I also included expected start and complete days for all phases of the project. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Phases that ranged from razing the old cottage, and excavation and foundation work, to getting the occupancy permit for legally moving into the home.<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"47%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-495 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Lake_Home-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Build your dream home\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Lake_Home-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Lake_Home.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I also identified what subcontractors to use for the construction of the home, and made very accurate estimates for each phase of the project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I added estimates that came from subcontractor quotes, to the cost of all the building materials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In addition, I listed out long lead items so that I could order those items or start those tasks early. For example, I knew I would need a new septic design for the home I was building. Having a septic design done requires a licensed designer and approval of the design by the town and state. Thus you need about 12 weeks to get a new septic system designed and approved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Subcontractor Selection Process<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Also as part of acting as my own general contractor I had to find and hire subcontractors for the project. Hiring subcontractors can be tough. They are all busy and march to their own drums. Thus, I really needed to interview them and carefully study their quotes to determine which ones were going to be right for my project and personality. One of the smart things I did when it came to hiring subcontractors was to check multiple references for each. Checking references very much helped in culling out some of the sub-contractors I had considered.<\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You will also need to consider wetlands, setbacks and easements on it that may impact your ability to build the custom home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Before actually purchasing the building lot, visit the local town\/city\/county hall and make sure you have confirmed all the property specifics including who is the rightful owner, the tax records, zoning laws for the location of the lot, and the last sale price.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<div style=\"background: url('http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/images\/Home_Addition_form_Ad_Small_rev1.jpg') no-repeat top; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; height: 190px; width: 275px;\">\n<form action=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/UHI-info\/Additions.htm#form\" method=\"get\"><input style=\"float: left; width: 80px; margin: 110px -255px 50px 165px;\" name=\"PC\" size=\"20\" type=\"text\" \/><br \/>\n<input style=\"float: right; background: url('http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/images\/homeadditionplus-btn-next.gif'); height: 34px; width: 91px; border: 0px solid #000000; ; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 25px; margin-top: 130px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" type=\"submit\" value=\"\" \/><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Make sure there are no liens or encumbrances on it as this will add to your cost of construction and potentially turn a custom home building project into a nightmare.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Getting Building Permit<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">After I had completed my house plans and had an accurate cost for building my dream home I visited my local building inspector again. This time I came with a checkbook in hand. I sat down with him and he reviewed all of my house plans and cost estimates carefully. He also looked carefully at the position of the home relative to the waterfront, and other boundaries of the property. He actually had a few minor issues with the house plan construction that we addressed on the spot. He then issued me the building permit and I wrote him a check. And with that, I was ready to start construction of my dream home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I was also fortunate in getting the building permit in the fact that my new septic design had not been completed yet. I was fortunate because he issued the building permit due to the fact that the property already had a 2 bedroom septic system on it. Though it was smaller than the number of bedrooms in my house plans, it was sufficient enough for him to grant me the permit. If the septic system had not been there he would have held off issuing me the building permit until I got the state approved septic plans for the property.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b>To Be Continued \u2026.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In Part 2 of \u201cBuilding Your Dream House\u201d, the actual construction work begins. The old cottage gets torn down, the excavation and foundation work occurs and framing begins. Stay tuned\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Related\u00a0Information on Building Your Dream Home<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\"><b><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_articles\/custom_home_building\/\">Building a Custom Home<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\"><b><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_articles\/custom-home-building-for-adult-living\/\">Custom Home Building for Seniors<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: 14pt;\"><b><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_articles\/calculating-home-building-costs\/\">How to Calculate Home Building Costs<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: 14pt;\"><b><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_articles\/new_home_construction_checklist\/\">New Custom Home Construction Checklist<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>For more help on building a new custom home<\/strong><\/span>, see HomeAdditionPlus.com&#8217;s<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_addition_bid_sheets\/new-home-construction-bid-sheet\/\">New Home Construction Bid Sheet<\/a><\/span>. <\/strong>The<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong> <b><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_addition_bid_sheets\/new-home-construction-bid-sheet\/\">New Home Construction Bid Sheet<\/a><\/b><\/strong><\/span> provides you with the knowledge on how to plan a custom home building project, and what to look for when hiring contractors for your new home construction. It also includes a detailed cost breakdown table and spreadsheet for estimating your own new home construction building costs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_addition_bid_sheets\/new-home-construction-bid-sheet\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11882 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/New-Home-Construction-Bid-Sheet-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"New Home Construction Bid Sheet\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/New-Home-Construction-Bid-Sheet-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/New-Home-Construction-Bid-Sheet-768x1056.jpg 768w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/New-Home-Construction-Bid-Sheet-745x1024.jpg 745w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/New-Home-Construction-Bid-Sheet.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part 1 in a Series on Building a Vacation Home on Lake Winnipesaukee By Mark J. Donovan Ever since my college years, where I had spent many summer days on Lake Winnipesaukee in central New Hampshire, I thought about someday building a dream home on that lake. After years of toiling away as an electrical engineer at several high tech companies I finally got that chance in the late 1990s. The dotcom bubble occurred and I just happened to be at the right spot at the right time. 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