Can I Build It

Creating a budget and managing costs when building your own house is one of the biggest challenges you’ll face.  First you have to consider how much cash you want to put into your construction project and what you will be able to afford in terms of your mortgage payment when your project is complete.  If [...]

One of the biggest questions I had when building my own house was simply:
“What order do the major steps involved in building a house?”
This is second nature to an experienced builder but if your building your own house for the first time this can be one of the biggest sources of anxiety.  The importance of [...]

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I decided against using concrete counters when I built our current house although we had them in our kitchen and bathrooms in our last house. Although we lover the look and the utility of the concrete counters in our current house I was just going for something more finished. We had never [...]

Considerations when choosing a Tankless Hot Water Heater when building your own house.

Plumbing tips for building your own house including plumbing for tankless water heaters.

I created this excel spreadsheet that contains planning tools to help you build your own house or do a major construction project.

Detailed Estimation of Costs
Learn The Major Milestones of a Construction Project
Create Shopping Lists
Plan Sub Contractors
Calculate Mortgage Payment (Including Taxes, Home Owners Insurance and PMI Insurance)

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Chances are if your considering building your own house you have been planning and dreaming about what you want for years.   There are several options for developing your house plans when building your own house.  There are endless sources for house plans online that come with just about everything you need to build a [...]