Jason Robie: Being a better builder

I feel very fortunate to have built my own house. I sort of regret selling it because there's nothing quite like living in a home that you worked so hard to create. Of course, I had an actual "builder" and some other contractors doing all the "real" work.

But laying the flooring, pulling the wiring, sanding exposed beams, building frames for the basement windows, painting and all those other "smaller" tasks are not nothing. It provided a huge sense of happiness and pride to walk up those stairs every day and enjoy the fruits of my labor.