Hi, I want to ask for your opinion.
Is suitable to build a house as a girl?
I want to build my house and I like this kind of work (It makes me a good feeling when I see finished work)
There shouldn't be anything to heavy to lift, most things are up to 40-50lbs what I can handle and knowledge and experience I have.

Women are homemakers, so why not?

I don't see a problem, what kind of house do you figure to build?

Do what you feel

Don't worry if something is supposably male or female. Don't restrict yourself. If building things gives you satisfaction and happiness - then do it.

Good luck building your home.

-L

I ask because building a house is seen as a job for "big strong guys"
Virginia M: I want to build a brick house in style of turn of 19/20 century, something like that picture with approx 5000 sq-ft is my dream - I'll see if local authorities allow me to build this bug house here

There are lots of female builders. What is the issue? Lifting heavy stuff is done mechanically by both boys and girls. Just check the licence details. Otherwise it will be demolished depending upon country etc

Cindy

It's suitable to do ANYTHING as a girl .. that was one of the things for which our feminist mothers rightly and proudly fought.

Sadly, no one thought to say that it should also be suitable to do anything as a boy ... but that's a whole other story ...

Be aware that you'll get a lot of attention at Lowes as you become a regular customer. And 25 lbs is very heavy if you have to continually lift and carry it, which you do every day in general contruction!

Cindy as always is spot on. Building regs are stringent in economically advanced countries and get planning permission from your local council.

One dream of mine is to build a home on a tropical island somewhere in the south seas, the isolation, kayaking on the ocean, awesome.

Don't see why not.  One of the first people I met after coming out more than 25 years ago was a woman owned a construction company and was so good at what she did that she was even indicted on some contract-related issues on a highway project...so if women can build highways, no reason they cannot build a house

Quote from: Medusa on April 28, 2011, 04:35:25 AM
I ask because building a house is seen as a job for "big strong guys"
Virginia M: I want to build a brick house in style of turn of 19/20 century, something like that picture with approx 5000 sq-ft is my dream - I'll see if local authorities allow me to build this bug house here

Let's see, I ride a Harley and so does my wife. She also changes her own oil. Women can do whatever they want. Don't get caught up in stereotypes.

Personally I'd build it as a house-shaped house. Hard to build shaped like a girl!!

Why not, there is lots of machinery to help with the heavy stuff these days. There is a 2 storey place near here that was put up by a guy in a wheelchair, solo. 

I am looking at relocating and will probably end up with a place partly done, and do the interior fit-out myself, similar to my current place. (Done to lock-up stage by the builder.) I will give the plastering (dry wall to the Yanks) a miss this time as my back is stuffed, but painting is a piece of cake in comparison.

Here you can't legally do plumbing or electrical if you are not licenced, but everything else is ok.

If you have never built before, be aware it will probably take 3 times as long as estimated, and cost up to twice as much as the initial estimate.  The end result is worth it though. Have fun.

Karen.

As a General Building Contractor, who has built many houses, I must say something useful here. If you are a closeted cross-dresser, (which I am) when meeting the crew in the morning, be sure your lipstick is completely removed before taking that first sip of coffee at the restaurant.
All the more important if the coffee mug is white and last nights lipstick was red. 

Of course it's suitable!  You just have to dress like a frontierswoman.  In a bonnet.

And of course, I'm being a sarcastic fool. 

In all seriousness, I see nothing wrong with doing anything you did (or wanted to do) before transition, including building a house!  Transition should liberate our souls to do whatever we dream, not put up barriers against what we love.

I've already said it in another thread, I personally know of at least three transwomen in the construction trades and many more cis-women. The idea that women don't build houses is an outdated stereotype that doesn't hold true. Those barriers were knocked down a long time ago so there is no excuse to not follow your dreams.

When I was working, one of my best customers was a woman Contractor.  She did it all, carpenter, plumbing, etc.  Also here in Oregon, they have a program for women to get into the trades.

I enjoy working out in the yard, lately I've been raking leaves, digging and raking dirt, laying down grass seed, planting flowers, lifting heavy stuff, probably not the best thing for me to be doing considering at the moment I'm not on hormones and I don't exactly want any more muscle definition than I already have, but I enjoy physical work. Nothing wrong with a girl enjoying and doing hard physical work, woman can do anything, just as a man can if he wants (except give birth), just make sure you don't hurt yourself.

Quote from: Megan Joanne on April 28, 2011, 10:14:15 AM
woman can do anything, just as a man can if he wants (except give birth)

Some men physically give birth all the time, some FtM's give birth.  Also some men might not give birth physically but they are just as important in that child's life.  One day all men will be able to physically give birth.

I think building your own house is wonderful, if a very challenging task, assuming you weren't already in the profession. My only concern if did it would be time. I would use friends and family and/or hire some help because the time to build a large home alone is pretty daunting. I would probably lose progress to weather and other duties, the house might take years

Building codes are mostly established at that country level, the more rural the fewer there are, the more urban the more stringent.  But back in the high hippie days lots of freaks built houses in the hills around here and up to the North and there is some fantastic stuff that resulted.  Typically they would contract out the foundation and you do need a licensed electrician, but lots of stuff other than that people can - and do - do for themselves.

P.S. out of the 10 best carps I know and work with 3 are women, one of which places in the top 3.