Who would have thought? Did you know that housing starts in Saskatoon are down arround 88% for the year? That would mean that those construction trades that work in the residential construction industry would likely be dropping their rates...right? Well, not all of them! It amazes me how many trades call us every week looking for work because they're either out of work or just about out of work. It's also amazing when a trade tells you that their rates have come down but just a few short weeks later when you have something for them there's suddenly an increase rather than a decrease just because they have 'three houses lined up', and 'boy it's busy'. This is one of the most frustrating things that happens to a home builder. For the most part the people/companies we have working for us are great people. They have worked with us in keeping our costs within reason and for that we are grateful. Having said that, we do however experience the opposite from time to time as well, which simply results in our finding new people to work with who understand the following concept: "When the tide comes in, all the boats in the harbour rise. When the tide goes out, all the boats in the harbour go down." If you don't think that applies to you then you're going to find yourself without a boat or a harbour to put it in.


Thanks to everyone for following along with us!

Keep your stick on the ice!

So what really goes on in a typical day for a home builder you ask? Well, as for the past several days this home builder has been framing a house. Yes there are times when we strap on the tools and go to work. If you've never had an appreciation for those in the trades it's likely because you've never walked in their shoes. Even if it's not something you aspire to do I would recommend that sometime you stop your car when you're driving by that house that's being framed...on the way to look at that Liberty Home you've been wanting to make yours...and take a few minutes to watch the men working. It won't take long for you to appreciate all the work that goes into building a home...especially a Liberty Home!

Until next time...

Hello to everyone who continually logs into our website from wherever you may be! Whether you're from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, or regions beyond, thanks for logging in.


It's been on our minds for a while now to begin communicating with those of you who log onto our website...www.libertybuilthomes.com...in search of your new home purchase here in Saskatoon. We would also like to give the world at large some insights into the world of home building. There will likely be issues, stories, helpful hints, and perhaps even some 'Home Builder Rants' that you will read about here in the days ahead. You may even have some questions regarding home building or some aspect of residential construction that you'll get answered as you follow along.


Building homes is something that I find people always seem to be interested in whenever they meet someone who does it as an occupation. I think it's generally because people often talk about 'home builders', but don't actually know one personally. We often meet people, who upon discovering that we build homes in Saskatoon and area, will then turn the conversation to what a home builder does. Usually the first question that comes up is...and we just had this happen again today..."do you do the work yourselves", which is often followed by "what's a typical day like for you"? Well, to be honest, those are questions that can have some very long answers which I'm sure you'll begin to piece together as we go along.


On the topic of 'Home Builder Rants' we are going to do our best to keep it somewhat professional. There are many times a month when we just have something to say about home building in general, and I think you'll find what we have to say interesting to say the least.


So thanks for tuning in!

Your Saskatoon Home Builder