Although Skyrim‘s new DLC Hearthfire isn’t up yet on the PC, I wondered how it would hold off against the popular fan-made game addition, Build Your Own Home, so I played the former on the Xbox and the latter on the PC to see how they’d compare. Hearthfire I’ve been pretty lucky with Bethesda games in that I’ve never really encountered any bugs. I mean, there was…
As Sacramento and other cities struggle with homelessness, some area teens are trying to help by building tiny houses for homeless veterans. The mini construction boom that began Wednesday is part of a two-day competition hosted by the Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange Education Foundation at Cosumnes River College. More than 200 students spent Wednesday building…
Before building an accessory dwelling unit on your property, consider these legal, design and financial implications. Those tiny, often very cute homes that people are adding on their properties seem to be popping up everywhere these days. The tiny buildings can provide extra rental income, offer a less-expensive housing option or provide a home for a relative. Accessory…
1. Don’t Chuck Plots Away Year after year there are potential self builders who drive past plots they have rejected and see that somebody else has taken up the opportunity. There are very few perfect self build plots out there. All of them have some drawback or other. Learn to look past what’s in front of your eyes and think about what the plot can be and what you…
Adding a deck is a great way to expand your living area at a modest cost per square foot. According to the “Cost vs. Value Report” from “Remodeling” magazine, the national average cost to have a basic, all-pressure-treated wood deck professionally built is $31 per square foot. Compare that to the national average cost for a two-story addition of about $210 per square…
WPBeginner is using WordPress if you can’t tell already, but we have a custom design. One of the part about our design is that we have a custom homepage. You may see many websites on the web using a custom homepage for their WordPress. In this tutorial we will show you how you can create a custom homepage by combining the use of custom page template, and WordPress…
If I were building my own house, my requirements would probably be simple: I want hallways about 50% bigger than you would think you would need and doorways a couple inches wider. One look at my current walls would tell you I’m a really bad driver of my own wheelchair. That and automatic doors would be nice. I do look at Pinterest, though, and I’m sure many of you…
In an effort to conserve space and energy for the homeowner, we choose a tankless water heater (sometimes called an on-demand water heater, an inline water heater or an instant water heater ). What is a Tankless Water Heater? A tankless water heater operates by heating water as it passes through, on it s way to the shower, faucet, laundry or other point of use…
I picked a neighborhood at random – eeny-meeny-miney-moe – and rented the first listing on Craigslist. I struck gold. I moved two blocks from Atlanta’s most beautiful park, a rolling greenscape with spectacular skyline views. It hosts huge outdoor concerts, festivals and farmer’s markets, and it’s less than a 5 minute walk from our front door. I immediately thought:…
I am a sophomore at Western Washington University. When I enrolled at WWU, I was undecided on what major I would like to pursue. During my Freshman year I took mostly math and physics classes because I those are my strongest subjects and I was fairly confident that I would end up deciding to pursue a major relating to one of those two fields. Recently I have been…
We’re proud to offer our Build on Your Land program for those who have a particular building site picked out. Build How You Want. Where You Want. When You Want! Jagoe’s professional design team will work with you to build a custom home that is uniquely your own. Jagoe floor plans can be customized with the modifications you want – we offer thousands of design and…
All gardens have paths, planned or otherwise. A well-designed one keeps your feet dry and provides safe, easy access to your house. A great one does more. Whether it directs you and your guests under an archway of jasmine or around a bend to a reflecting pool, a path that works makes the garden more inviting. A successful path also shapes and defines garden areas…
Get a construction loan if you want to build a house to your specifications. The best way to get everything you want in a house is to have it built to your specifications. Financing the entire project involves several steps and requires an outlay of funds before you can even approach a lender for a construction loan. The more prepared you are with your loan request…
Make a plan. How big? How many rooms? What services do you want? Where are the windows and doors going to go? Draw up the floor plan. On your diagram, you should roughly sketch the room layouts and locate the drain lines precisely (for concrete slab) where the shower, bathtub and toilet drain connections will be (wood floors with a crawl space allows easier changes…
