building my first house.

[grumpydasmurf]

I am a roofer and siding project manager. I admit I don't know it all.

My parents have some land I would like to buy from them and build a summer/weekend house at.

Does anyone know of any books I should buy and read that will help guide me through this process? There will be no demo, it's empty land. I would just be planning and building the house using various sub contractors.

[Rich]

What are you looking at doing? Do you want something geared towards actual construction side of it.. I wouldn't imagine the project management side would be too much of a stretch for you. Mostly just knowing what you want done in what time frame - just like your everday work.
I don't really have any recommendations for books.. maybe give me more specific requirements and I may be able to suggest something.

[Rich]

I do have a book on construction management but it's way over kill for residential projects. I do have quite a few contract templates for just about any subcontract if you want samples.

[OHPG]

Hi grumpydasmurf,

I know this reply is several months past the time you posted here. But I'm new to this forum and have been reading alot of topics.

I don't know if you've found what your looking for. But heres a link I found that has a software package for homeowners and builders.

It's pretty cheap conpared to other programs I've seen. But it has a little demo on the site you can check out.

http://www.ezhomebuild.com/order.asp