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Originally Posted by Matthewmongan
To add to that all the men on my mother’s side are carpenters. Granted they are drunken Irishmen who cuss more then they sleep, but they do the job right, and they take pride in their art.
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Then you have 95% of the battle already won. I'd pick a drunk, Irish carpenter over a sober union guy any time
Sounds like building is definitely the right choice for you. I'm discouraged by the lack of quality lumber these days, so I head towards steel. However, my neighbor is building right now with 100% engineered wood. LVLs and chipboard for everything, including the wall studs. Looks like its going to be straight structure. We'll have to see how it stands up against settling, but I think it will do well.
Doug