The sun rose this morning on a high note, and the day turned out to be a banner one: 
143) Occupancy Permit!
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Case Study: How two people (and legions of talented tradespeople) are building a new green home in British Columbia.
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What have we spent? What have we saved?
To date (February 3, 2012) we've spent $776,230. We've also saved $247,757 by doing tasks ourselves and scouring back alleys, thrift stores, landfills and Craigslist for free and cheap stuff. Included in that total are taxes saved by building before the HST, buying used, and doing our own labour ($37,012.) By doing the general contracting, we have saved a minimum of $113,761 in general contractor's overhead on the total cost of building plus $13,450 which represents the HST we didn't pay on the overhead.
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Excellent. Whew. Done.
What a fantastic wake up view.
The view is awesome, congratulations on final permit. In the end it is well worth all the effort and something to be very proud off.
I am pleased to note that your occupancy permit will not scratch the floors.