Over the last few weeks we have been taking you through each step in our blog series, How to Build a Home.  We have covered all of the pre-planning items and are now ready to begin construction.  Over the next several weeks we will take you through each step in the construction process to build […]

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You can add brick to your home to improve the look and create value.  But what is required to add brick to a  home?  Are there any special design considerations to accommodate the new brick?  What if you want to build your home so you can easily add brick in the future? Add Brick in […]

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 The building permit is the last major hurdle to clear prior to starting construction of your dream home.  A whole lot of things need to happen prior to submitting you application.  How long does it take to get a building permit?  What things will you need to submit along with the permit application?  How much […]

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    The engineered plot plan allows us to build quality, trouble-free homes.  They are used throughout the construction process to ensure local zoning requirements are met and to help the lot drain properly.  When done correctly, a plot plan is created that will minimize the cost of construction and the potential for basement moisture. […]

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If you’re thinking of creating your dream place to live, you may be asking, how long to build a home?   The shows on TV demonstrate a home being built in a week.  But this requires a huge budget and hundreds of workers going to town at the same time.  For those of us in […]

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Today we continue our blog series, How to Build a Home.   This is step 16, signing contracts with the different trades and suppliers.  If you’ve missed the previous fifteen steps, stop by our blog to get caught up.  So at this point in the process, you’ve selected the trades and suppliers to build your […]

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At this point in the process to build your dream home, you have reviewed your bids and have decided which trades and suppliers appear to be the best fit.  Remember, you want to review all kinds of items before hiring contractors…not just price.  So now that you have an idea of which companies you want to […]

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Today we continue our quest to take you through all the steps on how to build a home.  At this point in the process, you have received and reviewed your bids from the contractors.  So it’s time to take another look at your budget.  Remember, up to this point you have only used rough estimates […]

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I want to build my home the right way….can you give me some tips to do that?  This was a recent reader question here at the Armchair Builder blog.  The short answer is…Yes, we can.  One of our goals here is to provide unbiased, quality information to those of you that are planning to build […]

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As we continue our blog series on How to Build a Home, we’re ready to review the bids that you’ve received.  This step is very important to owner builders who want to save money acting as their own general contractor.  If you take the time to carefully analyze each bid, you will save money and […]

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