Building articles

Building a Home Addition

Besides providing your home with more living space, a home addition can be a terrific investment.

Building A Home? Want To Ask A Builder The Right Questions - Not The Dumb Ones!

These are real builder questions that I got from readers of my e-book, "Residential Development Made Easy" with answers from a major USA Master Builder operating in 48 States.

Building a New Home? - Talking to Builders is the 6th Step, Not the First

You are finally going to build your dream home.

Building A Home: 6 Things Your Builder Will Not Tell You

Buying a newly constructed home should be an enjoyable experience.

Building A New Home-5 Key Issues To Consider At The Design Stage To Keep Your Budget On Track

Five practical areas to discuss with your designer or to keep in mind when plan shopping for your new home project.

The Land Dictates the Plan - Practical Advice for the Owner/Builder

When a potential owner/builder has decided to move toward the process of building a new home, I regularly see a bit of confusion where the “cart before the horse” comes into play.

Custom Design Home - The Design Brief

Where do you start to design a custom design home? The Design Brief.

Building Your Dream Home

Your home will most likely be your largest investment in your lifetime and for that reason most people want to make sure they get it right.

Building a Custom Home in Austin, Texas: 7 Steps to Success

Austin, Texas is becoming one of the nation's most popular places to build a custom home.

Mythbusters: You Can Only Get a Custom Home by Building One

I’ve built three homes from scratch.

New Construction: Real Estate Inspections

Get Your New Home Inspected! Why do thousands of Arizonans have puddles under their bathroom sinks, windows that will not open and shake with terror when they consider putting their property on the Phoenix MLS? Moreover, what is that smell? It is the smell of buyers being burned because they failed to secure a real estate inspection.

Underground House Floor Plan - The Hippie Experiment

If you happened across a home built from an underground house floor plan you could be forgiven for thinking the owners might be Hobbits because the only things visible might be a door or window set into a foliage covered hill.

As Fuel Prices Go Up ENERGY STAR Improvements Pay Off

ENERGY STAR! You see this label on most every appliance and electronic item you buy, from refrigerators to computer monitors.

Pioneer Spirit...Live It In Your Own Pre-Fab Cabin

So you've decided to take a really big step in do-it-yourself projects.

Six Important Steps to Consider When Building A Home

Sometimes the house of your dreams just can't be found on the market.