I have been going around in circles trying to figure out how one becomes a builder which seems to be a rather complicated affair for what should be fairly straight forward.
I am planning on a career change and want to basically be my own boss and do my own thing for the rest of my days. I want to be competent enough to be able to buy a plot of land anywhere, dig and pour foundations and be able to build single, double and triple story homes from scratch. I plan to do one home a year with the first one being my own and then following homes constructed for sale.
With the exception of plumbing and electrics, I want to be completely self sufficient which means being able to pour concrete, work with steel or wood beams, be able to insulate, plaster, make water tight, build brick or steel walls and internal wood stud walls etc. I'd like to be able to build roofs too. Basically everything except electrics and plumbing. In time, I might hire my own build team if i ever get to that but the point of this is to pursue my dream of being self sufficient and doing what i love.
Here is the problem: I can't find anywhere that teaches you how to be a builder or build homes from start to finish, step by step. I don't even know what I am supposed to be looking for as bizarrely all the "builders training" courses I've contacted don't teach you how to build anything. They only teach you specific things like how to build a stud wall, or 4 weeks bricklaying course and 4 weeks carptentry course etc or you get the university degree route which is more like construction management which I don't want to do. I don't have any desire to work for a company ever again. I have enough money to pursue my dream on my own now, I just need the training!
All of it seems to be delivered with the intention that the student is going to work on a construction site as a labourer but that is not my intention at all. The course providers I have contacted have all told me that no-one has ever contacted them asking for training to become a house builder which seems absolutely nonsensical to me?
Can anyone point me in the direction of who I need to speak or what course I need to get on please?
Thanks
I am planning on a career change and want to basically be my own boss and do my own thing for the rest of my days. I want to be competent enough to be able to buy a plot of land anywhere, dig and pour foundations and be able to build single, double and triple story homes from scratch. I plan to do one home a year with the first one being my own and then following homes constructed for sale.
With the exception of plumbing and electrics, I want to be completely self sufficient which means being able to pour concrete, work with steel or wood beams, be able to insulate, plaster, make water tight, build brick or steel walls and internal wood stud walls etc. I'd like to be able to build roofs too. Basically everything except electrics and plumbing. In time, I might hire my own build team if i ever get to that but the point of this is to pursue my dream of being self sufficient and doing what i love.
Here is the problem: I can't find anywhere that teaches you how to be a builder or build homes from start to finish, step by step. I don't even know what I am supposed to be looking for as bizarrely all the "builders training" courses I've contacted don't teach you how to build anything. They only teach you specific things like how to build a stud wall, or 4 weeks bricklaying course and 4 weeks carptentry course etc or you get the university degree route which is more like construction management which I don't want to do. I don't have any desire to work for a company ever again. I have enough money to pursue my dream on my own now, I just need the training!
All of it seems to be delivered with the intention that the student is going to work on a construction site as a labourer but that is not my intention at all. The course providers I have contacted have all told me that no-one has ever contacted them asking for training to become a house builder which seems absolutely nonsensical to me?
Can anyone point me in the direction of who I need to speak or what course I need to get on please?
Thanks