the house my granddad built himself, and the house *his* granddad built himself... sigh, I'll prob use contractors for mine, like my parents did, but building our own homes is a fam tradition
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Tweet · Mar 8, 2024https://t.co/mlQnMUZaC4Quote tweet · May 19, 2025my parents did this, my dad's parents did this- and grandpa as an engineer drew up the plans and built it himself, swapping labor w neighbors doing…Reply · Jan 19, 2023@geostultus i'm not sure... my fam has some experience- granddad built his own house but now in his 90s, mom works w custom builders on mcmansions and…Post · Apr 15, 2023having a family memorial for my granddad who passed last month... an engineer-entrepreneur who built his own house, miss him 🫶