Sweat Equity
Our construction professionals do all the heavy lifting and you choose tasks to complete that fit your skills and lifestyle.
The most popular Sweat Equity tasks our homeowners choose are painting, clean-up, mirrors/towel racks and landscaping. On a typical project this saves thousands in labor.
Many homeowners choose to do more! Decks, excavation, trim, flooring, tile - the list goes on.
This is entirely your choice based on your energy level and availability.
Note - some banks do not allow sweat equity on structural elements of your home. See some of the stories below for how our Direct Contracting program can give you more flexibility for labor participation.
Some of our stories about Sweat Equity:
A customer in Hood River had a brother who was a tile layer and his house warming gift was to help her do all of her countertops and tile flooring. She saved over $5000 in labor.
A Sandy, OR customer traded computer services with a friend who in turn helped build his decks for a $3600 savings in labor.
A Salem customer is a hobby woodworker and installed his own trim for a labor savings of over $7200.
A homeowner in Aurora, OR Direct Contracted with an old friend who is a mason and, for a few beers over the course of several weeks, helped him install all the stone work on the exterior of his new custom home for a labor savings of over $8000.
A client in Hillsboro Direct Contracted with a family member who is a licensed electrician. They worked together to complete the electrical at a savings of over $9000
We hope these stories help you think of creative ways you can use Sweat Equity to help build your home.
One of the best things about Sweat Equity is the pride you feel every time you walk into your new home- a home that you helped build! Thousands of dollars saved, lower monthly payments and deeper connectedness to your new home and land. Win-win.