Design and Construction Home Improvement

Design and Construction Home Improvement

Design and Construction

This category is intended for resources related to participating in the design and construction of new homes and/or major additions. This includes tips on how to be your own general contractor, how to work with contractors and businesses, and tips for optimizing the design of a complete home. This category does not include sites which sell goods and services online (Shopping: Home and Garden), sites for businesses that design or manufacture products (Business: Construction and Maintenance), or sites offering advice for purchasing decisions (Home: Consumer Information).

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- Articles on contractors, building, buying, and financing related to residential log buildings.
- Homeowner guide to various divided entry homes, including bi-level, split-level, and raised ranch. Concepts, interior design, additions, landscaping.
- Homeowners' account of the construction of their hurricane-proof waterfront home in Gulf Shores, Alabama of Dac-Art man-made stone, with glass tile mosaics.
- Homeowner's account of a home construction project where the family acted as general contractor. Includes an overview of the plan, a journal, and photographs from foundation to finish.
- Covers trends in home improvement and house buying.
- Article by Masa Noguchi, Ph.D that discusses a new approach to the delivery of quality affordable homes of tomorrow.
- On-line resource of architectural information, home design, floor plan selection and building products.
- Photo journal which documents the 1998 construction of a post and beam home centered around a "great room."
- Tips and advice on designing, contracting and building your own home.
- Watch the construction of a traditional adobe home being built near Albuquerque, NM. Weekly updates by Adobe Home builder, David C. Peterson.
- Building a dream home, a journal by the owner. Discusses passive solar design, alternative methods, design decisions, emotional turmoil.
- Articles, FAQ, and diagrams that explain residential septic systems.
- List of steps which can be taken by homeowners that are unhappy with their builder.
- Independent information source on North American hardwoods.
- Articles about building various backyard projects including swimming pools, decks, spas, outdoor kitchens, and water gardens.
- Online version of the popular field guide to the most common code violations for residential construction.
- Collection of articles focusing on design issues in the home. Covers designing a home office, basement foundation guidelines, planning for accessibility, zoned heating and cooling systems, creating architectural detail with drywall, and kitchen design.
- A calculator that offers average costs of numerous projects then shows their value when selling the home.
- Step-by-step advice for evaluating contractors, creating a remodelling budget, and working with a contractor and other workers throughout the project.
- Informative 7-part narrative, with figures and pictures, illustrates how a house is built.
- Resource for finding a builder, financing, planning and designing a new home.
- Instructions and drawings explaining how to layout log rafters using a steel square.
- One family's monthly diary on the construction of their home, complete with tips and ideas.

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