DIYbanter - View Single Post - Is $100 per hour the going rate for engineers these days?

wrote:
You will definitely need site supervision from the sound of it. Factor
that in before you build in an hour commute for each site visit.

Could you explain a little more about "site supervision"? I'm the
owner and doing all the labor (except the big pours, etc) and
fabrication myself. Do you mean the engineer will have to watch over
my shoulder to see that the work is being done right?

Since you're contemplating building the whole house yourself, you must
be a pretty handy guy. The fact that you haven't dealt with engineers
means you're probably not in the business and may or may not be up on
construction techniques. If that's the case, you should have someone
"keeping you honest". There are sequencing and other concerns that
aren't necessarily obvious to even a skilled craftsman who hasn't built
a house.

The supervision doesn't have to be the engineer. It could be a builder
with experience in commercial & residential construction since yours
will be a hybrid.

R