"to have a house built"

Question

Hi all,

How do you say "to have a house built" in Spanish?

hacer construir una casa??

Thanks,

Carole

Answer 1

sí, claro.

great! - CaroleAR, Dec 1, 2010

Answer 2

HI Carol, the structure to have / get something done is not used in the same way as in English.

We use the direct form and it sounds as though we are actually doing it ourselves.

So I am having a house built would best be translated as :

Me estoy construyendo una casa.

I am getting my hair cut. Me voy a cortar el pelo.

please unaccept the answer above, as it is not correct - 00494d19, Dec 1, 2010