June 4th, 2020 Is it possible to build a house in 64 days? Absolutely. One of the great things about building a smaller home is the construction schedule moves along at warp speed. We recently finished up the Open Book Build project home and refined our schedule to 64 working days. After factoring in holidays, […]
Maximize Savings When Building Your Own House
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May 26, 2020 How much can you save by taking on the general contractor role when you build your own house? Which building activities can be physically performed by the owner for additional savings? Check out our latest video as we tackle these questions for owner builders. We cover the typical gross profit margins of […]
May 19, 2020 A local Cleveland news source picked up the product release for the new Kit Home 2.0 from Open Book Build LLC. For those looking for an affordable home with higher-end finishes, this might just be the answer. It can be built in under four months and the home itself costs $165k for […]
Here’s a quick video announcing our half price promotion for the first 100 students who enroll in our new online course, How to Build Your Own Home. This course is perfect for aspiring owner builders who need detailed instruction on how to go about building a new home. The course follows a professional builder through […]
March 24, 2020 If you are looking for the cost to build a house in 2020, you’ve probably found it difficult to find accurate information. Most of the data focuses on averages and median pricing across the U.S. or across regions of the country. Unfortunately, these numbers may or may not be accurate for your […]
Launching Today, New Online Course for Building Your Own Home
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As of today, March 11, 2020, we are launching our new comprehensive, online course on how to build your own home while taking on the role of the general contractor. Over the past year, we have been creating the course while building the Open Book Build prototype home. This new home build served as our […]
There are several key items every person wanting to build their own home needs to investigate prior to purchasing land. One of these items is construction financing. Owner builder loans are essential for paying for construction materials and labor. So, are there companies out there that provide financing to folks that want to build their […]
A Redfin article published last week addresses flooding and how to prevent excessive damage to homes. Armchair Builder, along with other experts in the field, was asked to contribute a simple, yet effective way to prevent damage from unwanted water in homes. Check out the article below for some good ideas to keep from having […]
Attic Insulation: What’s The Best Time to Blow it?
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December 9, 2019 So you’re building your own dream home in a cold weather climate. And you’ve decided to go with an economical way to add an R60 insulation to your attic = blown in loose fill fiberglass. You can blow the insulation in any time after ceiling drywall is hung in the home. So, […]
October 28, 2019 So we have designed a small, simple home and will be sharing the build with anyone wanting to replicate the design. For those of you interested in this project, feel free to checkout our recent updates, including the foundation waterproofing shown above, at our Open Book Build site. Here is […]
