Make a pastel aurora! In this activity, you can make your own colorful aurora with oil pastels. Download PDF Make handprint art using ultraviolet light! In this activity, see for yourself how sunscreen can be used to block the sun’s ultraviolet light rays. Download PDF Make sun paper! Make this marbled paper that looks just like our sun. Download PDF Make colorful…
They’re replacing bathtubs with walk-in showers, installing safety rails, widening doorways and building ramps — features known as “universal design” since they can be used by anyone, regardless of physical ability. Boomers are also redoing their kitchens and sprucing up other areas — since they’re staying put, they want to enjoy their surroundings. Zach Tyson…
It is hard to beat the rustic appeal of a log cabin or a log house. The cozy log cabin shown here was photographed in eastern Montana. Our own house is built of stone downstairs, with a log upper story. We utilized Skip Ellsworth s exceptionally easy butt-and-pass method to build our log walls, as detailed in Living Homes: Stone Masonry, Log, and Strawbale Construction…
Every guy wants a place to hang out with friends. And the ultimate feature for any man cave is a bar. We talked with dozens of bar builders—DIYers and pros—and collected their best ideas for the perfect home bar. Most of our bar builders just wanted a convenient spot to get together with the guys—a watering hole without crowds or noise, where you can flip on…
Whether the Green Belt should be loosened, tightened or taken off altogether is a hot topic among house builders, councils and conservationists. The general perception is that it’s a struggle to get anything built in the swathes of nature around our towns and cities – and perhaps it should be. There’s no one-size-fits-all approach, but with good design and up-to-date…
Our selection process is designed to be simple, fun and flexible. This is your opportunity to make choices that will make your home a reflection of you and your family. The selection process will typically occur within two weeks to one month after contract ratification. Structural options will be chosen at time of contract. Build Process: We will apply for the…
So you want to get bigger and stronger, like this guy (leopard print leotard optional). Maybe you’ve always been the skinny guy and can’t gain weight to save your life. Maybe you’re a bigger guy and you’d rather have broad shoulders than a broad waistline. Maybe you’re a female, and you’ve realized that lifting weights with the right diet will give you that “toned”…
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Building your own home is an exciting and exacting process that can be daunting, as well. Make your home-building experience easier by first having a firm grasp on your financial picture. You also need to find the right contractor, prioritize design elements between must-have and would-like-to-have. And, you need to keep track of all the people who are helping…
Whether building new or renovating an existing structure, creating a new home is a journey of discovering who you are, what you want, how you want to live, and where you want to be. It s a chance for you to define your relationship to the world, to your family and to yourself. Creating a home is more than building 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. It is so much more…
At Logan Homes, we make building your dream home as Easy as 1-2-3. Our streamlined processes make building your new home simple, easy, and fun! We help you to enjoy the building process from the very start with open communication, in-person meetings, weekly progress reports, and photos from your Field Supervisor. and, we help to coordinate your closing too! STEP…
At Shaddock Homes, we provide exceptional quality and value. We have a reputation for extraordinary customer service and pride ourselves on being one of the best homebuilders in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. We realize that understanding the process of building a home is important to our clients, and knowing the Stages of Construction will help track the progress…
Here are tips on how to build cheap raised garden beds with cedar or concrete and how to plant in them! Every time I open a plant catalog or see a television commercial for sale-priced $99 raised garden bed kits, I cringe! You don’t need to spend that kind of money to build your own four-by-four-foot bed or even a 20-foot-long one. Building Raised Garden Beds…
Endeavor Homes provides everything you need (except concrete and pipes) to build your own real, custom home on your lot. Not manufactured or modular, it will increase in value over time, as will any custom home. Delivered on your schedule in an average of six deliveries, Endeavor pre-frames the walls in clearly identified sections and provides a schematic plan…
I truly wish we had done more research on Toll Brothers and read more of these reviews prior to purchasing our lot in Massachusetts. To say that we are disappointed, frustrated and upset would be an understatement. The reason we did purchase with them is that land by/around the Boston area is very hard to come by so we felt that given the cost of the land and…
Traditional homes are expensive. And unlike your ancestors, building your own home with your own two hands simply isn’t something you have time to do. With all of the red tape involved with permits and building codes, people often hire expensive builders to do the job for them. But pole barn homes allow for an easy and affordable way to build a home. What Are…
A number of people have asked me about building their own solar panels from individual solar cells and asking for my opinion on a number of web sites that make claims that you can build enough solar panels to power your home for around $200. I have a huge amount of respect for people with the aptitude and the ability to build their own equipment. These people…
Home building is physically demanding work and manual material handling may be the most difficult part of the job. Manual material handling includes all of the tasks that require you to lift, lower, push, pull, hold or carry materials. These activities increase the risk of painful strains and sprains and more serious soft tissue injuries. Soft tissues of the…
Carefully Select the Builder: Before hiring a builder, drive past their previous jobs and speak to the homeowners. Ask if the builder had good follow-through, whether the job was completed on schedule and on budget and if they were pleased with the quality of work. Also, check the builder s relationships with subcontractors and supply houses — essentially find…
Trends for each Australian state vary when it comes to building your own home. Many of the larger developers already have pre-determined floor plans which make it easier when trying to plan the layout of your new home. Some builders once the plan has been chosen will not allow any changes to be made to the actual structure other the home, others will be more…
What do the experts say you need to do and know for a smooth build out? To make the project a little easier to wrap your head around, here’s some advice from construction professionals. Do your research This requires doing a little homework. To start the building process right, you’ll want to do the following: Conduct extensive online research to make sure you’re…
Building a house takes many things– tools, patience, several cases of beer, and most importantly, a plan. In the last couple of years I’ve worked with a number of tradesmen and contractors, and even though I only threatened to bury one of them in the backyard once, I still recommend that anyone undertaking a project like this has an understanding of what it really…
What affordable options are out there in the Kenyan market? The model that a prospective home owner chooses – from a detached house to a high-rise apartment – depends on a number of factors, which include but are not limited to taste, preferences and available funds. However, each of the housing models has special requirements in terms of special planning and…
LaMar Alexander had the perfect life before things came crashing down around him and he had to find a new way of living. Sometimes it’s the things that life throws at us that make us into who we are actually meant to become. Such is certainly the case for LaMar. Read his story down below of how he went from a normal life to homelessness, then to off-grid self…
