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Collect Your Owner Builder Permit First Before Handling Any Residential Construction Job

Author: Greg Christo
by Greg Christo
Posted: Mar 04, 2016

The intention of collecting the owner builder permit is not only to save a considerable sum of money on the home construction work, but they also have a desire to build their homes in a way that always wanted.

Like many other homeowners, you can dream to build your own residential land especially if you are already equipped with construction and carpentry skills. The intention of collecting the owner builder permit is not only to save a considerable sum of money on the home construction work, but they also have a desire to build their homes in a way that always wanted. However, not every individual gets the success of accomplishing this task on a successful note. There are also many who have to take the support from the extra hands like hiring the services of the contractors when they realize that the work is going out of their reach and they would not be able to complete it in a way that it should be.

Thus, you are always suggested to think twice before doing so since once you decide to get yourself involved on this task you have to put everything – money, time, sweat and tears with lots of efforts. Your first responsibility is of course to understand the major responsibilities of an owner builder and what you actually need to do to become the one.

Getting a permit from a certified institute or center is one of the very first things that you need to do before anything else if you are planning to get yourself awarded with the certificate of an owner builder. Being an owner builder means taking up the charge of managing and coordinating the construction of or any alterations, repairs and additions to a dwelling or home. The primary responsibilities of such a professional includes managing the building site, ordering the building materials to be used, overseeing and supervising all tradespeople, as well as getting worked on collecting all the relevant and useful council approvals and making sure that all the tax, financial and insurance requirements of the residential dwelling construction work are met in compliance with the state law.

To become an owner builder, it is important for you to be listed in the property title or be a company director in case if the title defines the company name or an occupier of the property under a lease, license or other authority. In case if you meet the requirements of the latter, then you must have a letter of permission from the owner of land specifying that he/she doesn’t have a problem of handling all the construction work of the property under an owner builder permit. Don’t forget to collect the said letter which clearly defines a full description of the work that needs to be done.

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