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[–] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

And you can look up how to apply for a permit, and how to meet code, and the exact point you can get to before a tradesman is uncomfortable signing off on it for $50 and a plate of brownies.

Yeah, a house from scratch on your own is a stupid task. Even before all this nonsense that was a community project so taking that from my argument is like assuming I told you to make your own economy to escape this one.

On the other hand, doing a good job to restore a shitty building on the creep isn't that big an ask. This year I get to use salvaged wood, stolen gravel, and Walmart brand power tools to lift and level the floor in my house because the previous owner wanted it off the ground and didn't take the time to put enough support under it. Few days in a crawlspace and the cost of pizza and beer to save $20k plus materials and I get to make sure the job is overdone instead of underdone.

If you ever find yourself in a similar situation, or you need to know how to do taxes, or restore/construct furniture, or need something very niche constructed out if salvaged parts, hit me up and I'll help for pizza and the support of the community. If all of us know some things and help each other, we can all make it out together.