This free home building kitchen checklist is designed to help you evaluate and refine your kitchen layout plan. These are general guidelines, not laws or rules. What type of kitchen you need depends on your lifestyle and cooking methods. For more information on home planning download our free 98 page book and read the many…
When it comes to building a home, many people have a number of concerns and questions. There are some essential tips for building a new home that you can benefit from. The decisions involved in building a home can be confusing and challenging, but these tips can make the process run smoothly. Here Are the…
Most people wonder how to estimate home building costs. There are many different methods, but the one below is fairly accurate. While there is not much variation in the cost of building the shells or structures of different kinds of homes, it is the contents, the finishes and the luxuries that drive up the price.…
Building your own home from a shell can be accomplished in two ways. You can either hire a building contractor to stick build your home on site, to the point the exterior is complete, or buy a kit. Shell kits can be one way to save a lot of money if you are a decent…
There are right ways and wrong ways for saving money building a new home. Cutting corners in the wrong ways can cost you money or make your home less livable. Cutting out things that truly matter to you is also a bad way to save money when building a new home. One of the key…
Quality home building is a phrase often found on advertising for well established traditional home builders. In my mind at least a quality home builder has been in business for more than ten years, and many of them have been in the home building business for generations. Quality home builders are not huge corporations, who…
Completing this home building checklist will help you determine what you want from your home. Home Building has become widely varied field. New green building technology and modular home construction have revolutionized the housing industry. In order to get the home you really want, it is important to evaluate your needs and consider what you…
If you’ve always dreamed of having a home built on your lot miles from the city, now is a great time to fulfill that dream. Whether your lot is truly remote or in a rural community, you can enjoy the freedom from city ordinances and picky subdivision rules. You can also enjoy freedom from the…
Mortgage and home construction loan rates are at an all time low, and have been for quite a while. The FED assures us that they have no plans to go up considerably, at least until mid 2013. The FED is keeping interest rates artificially low at this time, to encourage economic recovery. While it is…
Many people look into buying a new construction home over an existing home for various reasons. For many they want to personalize the home because they disliked the way the previous owner of their current home decorated it or they want more say in the materials that go into building a new home. Some want…