Your home should match your personal style and meet your individual or family needs. That’s why we offer a variety of home designs and floor plans to inspire your home-building dreams. See All of our Plans We ve been building homes for more than 50 years, and we’ve helped the dreams of more than 40, families come true. Our custom homes are built on your lot or on…
I can only imagine the insane things I’d do with a house if I was building it from the ground up. If I had an unlimited budget to construct my dream home, I’d have crystal chandeliers, a rockin’ outdoor entertainment space, a 3-story indoor slide, and a walk-in closet the size of an Olympic pool. Also, don’t forget a state-of-the-art home theater. Now I’m sure very…
Life is full of dilemmas. Chocolate or vanilla? French fries or onion rings? Soup or salad? Perhaps the biggest dilemma of all, though, is deciding whether to build a new home or buy an existing home. Every situation is different. Let’s examine the differences between the two so you can be in your new home in no time. Pros of Buying an Existing Home Cost: There are…
Red House is an award-winning custom design-build remodeling and construction firm specializing in custom-built home additions and full-house renovations. Our services include residential design, new construction, historic restoration, and kitchen, bathroom, and master suite remodels. We also provide design, construction, and installation of custom cabinets and millwork…
“Can you see me now?” I yell, through the floor. I’m pantomiming a sexy grandma taking a shower, in front of the tub. The overhead lighting isn’t doing me any favours. Why do people keep putting fluorescent lights in bathrooms? “Oh hey! There you are! My husband Scott waves from the bottom of a built-in step stool, positioned in front of the bathroom sink. When flipped…
The couple revealed their ambitious plans to construct their entire house from two lorry backs The pair came up with ingenious ways to cut the cost – doing the labouring themselves and using unconventional materials. Channel 4 The simple structure didn t look like it had much promise before the six month renovation project began Carpenter and joiner Carwyn made most…
A real estate developer wanted to increase affordable housing in Denver, trying to make fiscal sense out of a plan to build rental apartments for people making only 30 percent of the area s median income—the kind of housing America desperately needs. He discovered that, no matter what lever he moved or compromise he made, he was going to need some money from the government…
The interior design world isn t lacking in options—we ve perhaps never had better access to a range of raw materials and technologically advanced surfaces—but sometimes the most interesting options are right under our noses. As in, on the shelves at your local hardware store. As proven by some of the best in the business, what are commonly thought of as cheap building…
Better than a bedsit in Tooting (Picture: Green Magic Homes) You can now get pre-fabricated Hobbit homes that can be built in just three days. Imagine. Your own little corner of Middle Earth, wherever you want. The Hobbit holes are designed by Green Magic Homes and can be as snug or spacious as you like. The smallest one-bedroom pods measure 400 square foot and take…
Self-Help Enterprises can make the dream of becoming a homeowner a reality for low-income families in the San Joaquin Valley. Through our program, eight to twelve families are grouped together and agree to help each other build their houses with skilled onsite supervision and guidance of Self-Help Enterprises construction staff. The homes are built under the mutual…
I m having such a hard time finding pricing on home building if you are going to do most of the work yourself. My husband is a skilled laborer and the things we would hire out are: - pouring foundation, we are doing a crawl space. - roof trusses - having them built & placed. - mudding & taping after we drywall. He can do the framing, the electrical…
Many of you have asked us in recent days the cost to build a tiny house, in particular hOMe. Before I go into the details, I want to be clear that prices vary from region to region. This is true for both labor and materials. As such, the cost details may be slightly different for you than they were for us; however, the final outcome will be reasonably close, whether…
Sketch the Framing Eric Brownstone/E+/Getty Images Start by doing a sketch of the building to be framed including the roof. It is important to identify the location of doors and windows and any other vent opening. Having the right dimensions or working with standard measurements will provide additional savings at a later stage, as waste material will be minimized…
Three-fifths of the regulatory costs – 14.6% of the final house price – is due to a higher price for a finished lot resulting from regulations imposed during the lot’s development. The other two-fifths – 9.7% of the house price – is the result of costs incurred by the builder after purchasing the finished lot. NAHB’s previous 2011 estimates were fairly similar, showing…
