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Building Safety: New Rules for Home Building
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Building safety should be a major concern for owner builders. On December 15th, 2012, OSHA will be enforcing a new fall protection rule on new home building sites. The leading cause of death on construction sites in the U.S. each year are from falls. As an owner builder, you need to make sure you and […]
Cost to Build: How to Build a Home – Step 4
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Updated May 2020 Determining the rough cost to build is the forth step in our blog series, How to Build a Home. Step one was to determine your overall budget. Step two…find a potential building lot. Step three was to locate a potential house plan. Now, you need to get a rough estimate for the cost […]
House Plans: How to Build a Home – Step 3
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Creating your house plans is the third step in our blog series…How to Build a Home. At this point in your new home building project you have determined your overall budget, selected a lot to build on and are now ready to create the plans for your dream home. Here we will discuss all of […]
Building Lot Selection: How to Build a Home Step 2
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This is the continuation of our blog series, How to Build a Home…65 Steps. The first step was to determine the overall budget. Your second step is to find a building lot to build your dream home on. Keeping your overall budget number in mind, your goal here is to locate a building lot […]
A hip roof isn’t just a cool or happening roof. It is a particular roof shape. A hip roof is one that angles down to the exterior wall as shown above. If your home has a square shaped floor plan the hip roof will look like a pyramid on top. Since your new home’s roof […]
How to Build a Home…Step 1 The Overall Budget
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This is our first blog post for our new How to Build a Home Series where we plan to take you through all the steps required. Building new can be a complicated process but it doesn’t have to be. Our goal is to break the process down so you know exactly what you are getting into. […]
How to Build a Home…65 Steps
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If you’ve spent any time at ArmchairBuilder.com, you’ve learned a few things about how to build a home. We’ve created some great videos, articles, and digital resources to help you make your dream home a reality. Having said this, we should mention that we have never really taken you through the complete process from start […]
Build a Home..The Forecast Ahead
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If you would like to build a home, you may want to act now. The forecast shows new home construction volume is heading up. This means that pricing will be heading north and subcontractor and land supply availability will shrink as time goes on. There are some really good contractors sitting at home right now…but […]
Buying Land to Build Your Dream Home
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Buying land to build your dream home can be exciting but be sure to keep in mind all of the important items to review prior to purchasing. Price, location and views may be important, but they are just the beginning. There are some major things to look out for that come with hidden costs and […]
New Resource: Lot Purchase Guide
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We wanted to share with you our newest resource available at the Armchair Builder ESTORE. We’ve had quite a few questions regarding lots and land and if you’ve read our blog lately, we’ve been trying to share our experience for finding the best properties for building homes. So, we’ve taken all of our best tips […]
