The footings for your new dream home are setup after the engineer’s soil check is complete.  Any recommendations by the soils engineer have been implemented and you are ready to start the foundation. Here we will talk about different types of footings along with the important quality requirements to ensure you have no structural problems […]

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The geotechnical engineering soil check is the next step in our How to Build a Home blog series.  As an owner builder, you want to make sure the soil will properly support your dream home for generations to come.  By having a geotechnical engineering professional, sometimes called a soils engineer, out to your job site […]

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We’ve just finished the New Home Schedule resource.  This new product at the Armchair Builder ESTORE is perfect for anyone thinking of building a new home.  Whether you plan on building your own home as the owner builder or are going with a full service home building company, the New Home Schedule resource will help […]

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  The next step in our blog series, How to Build a Home, is the foundation excavation activity. This is the first major activity in the construction of your new dream home. The old saying, it all starts with the foundation is only partially true.  In fact, it all really starts with the excavation of […]

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Today we continue our blog series on How to Build a Home.  Our last article talked about how important the construction schedule is to the success of your project.  Now it’s time to take you through each of the steps in the schedule to build your new dream home.  Here we will discuss the lot […]

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A vaulted ceiling can be a great architectural detail for any room.  It can really make a space feel bigger without adding a lot of cost.  While it can be a great addition to any space, a vaulted ceiling can also create big problems if it’s not designed and built properly.  So before adding this […]

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Did you know we send out a monthly email filled with builder tips and secrets to help with your building projects?  We do this for free…not because we want your email so we can send you spam, but because we want to share our best stuff.  That’s right.  We add new videos, articles, blog posts, […]

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The construction schedule for your new home is extremely important.  A good one will decrease costs and improve the overall quality of your new dream home.  So what are the important elements that make up the construction schedule and how is it used?  How many days are in the typical new home construction schedule?  Here […]

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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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