I am looking at building my first home and I have looked at the home kits on sites online, and I have seen alot of these have the words 'rough-in materials only' and I would like to know exactly waht that means before I start making decisions and get my heart set on something that I might not be able to have. If you have a information that can help me out it would be greatly appreciated
2007-03-20 01:02:24 · 5 answers · asked by copter_180 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Basically you will get only your framing material with this kit. It's pretty much the bare boned skeleton of a house. Now once you get the framing up..You will have to make sure all the walls are "Backed out" ready for drywall...putting blocks of wood in corners,ceilings, and walls. Where ever drywall needs a backing to screw to.
I'm not sure if your kit includes electrical and plumbing rough in..again if this is the case then You will get all the basic plumbing that would run through your house and to the connection where you tap into what ever water supply/sewage is available. You will still need to purchase all your toilets,sinks,faucets,valves, etc
Same applies for the electrical..This kit may include all the wiring from the fuse box to all the outlets. That's it. You still need to trim out all the outlets and buy all your lighting fixtures etc. I hope this helps ya...good luck.
2007-03-20 01:34:48 · answer #1 · answered by Bear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boy...You have no idea how much I've thought about that question. We bought 22 acres about 7 years ago and built a tiny "mother in laws" house with plans to build a bigger home at a later time. We own two contracting companies, Natural Stone Fabrication and the other w/ a contractor's license does installations. We also own a nice Italian Restaurant. Need I say what the housing crisis has done to our contracting companies...ditto with the restaurant because NO ONE is spending right now. I would just build a one level three bedroom, three bath home with a huge backyard for the kids. Right now the kids share our bedroom and it's horrible. Our wood fence blew down during the Santa Ana's and we don't have the money to re-build it. I can't get a break from these kids to save my soul. I even had Mike cut my hair because it's too much of a hassle to get someone up hear to babysit for an hour to get my hair cut. YOU SHOULD SEE MY HAIR! OH MY LORD! *roflmao* I don't know if that's maniacal laughter or the laughter of lost causes!
2016-03-16 23:24:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Typically, 'rough in' is just that. The wire to power, the pipes to plumb , but not the recepticle or fixture.
If referring to the Building materials, then the lumber to build, but not the doors, windows or finish products (ie trim or cabinets).
A basic 'Rough' Home would only be the Frame, windows, exterior doors, roof and siding. Enough to make it weather tight.
Hope this helps! You have many questions to ask your supplier yet. Good Luck!
2007-03-20 01:30:13 · answer #3 · answered by RJ H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Truth is, I've been a carpenter for almost 36 years, and I haven't found anything like this for less than 10's of thousands of dollars.
2016-05-01 14:52:17 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This means it is not ready to live in. The interior has to be finished completely.
You would still have to hire people to finish all of the interior
plus appliances and bathroom fixtures etc.
2007-03-20 01:11:26 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋