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Materials expert Rob Jones of Build Direct, an online warehouse, provides an introduction to the most popular wood floor options.
Advice and tips for planning the "kitchen living space" from Gale Steves, author of Right-Sizing Your Home.
The character of your lot -- the trees, slope, connection to utilities, closeness to neighbors -- will affect your building costs. Here's what to keep in mind before you start to build.
What pre-qualifying for a home construction loan means and why it's important.
How to finance the building of your new home: 3 basic steps and 3 important tips.
Why customizing a ready-made house plan is more cost-effective than designing from scratch.
Resource Guide for eco-friendly home building, from awnings and solar power to low VOC paints and water conservation.
A guide to basic must-have DIY tools -- for small projects like repainting your skirting boards or bigger tasks such as installing a new patio or deck.
Four key steps to building your new home with a ready-made plan.
How Houseplans.com chairman Stephen Williamson and his wife Alexandra decided to build a new house from a ready-made plan.
The positioning of a house on a piece of property, called siting, can dictate the difference between a so-so house and a great one. Here are 10 important concepts to keep in mind when you are siting your new home.
Creating a house from scratch is on the short list of milestone lifetime events. Digging, hammering and painting may be part of your experience, but for most of us, the vision will be executed by an architect or designer and a team of skilled tradesmen. So what does it take to build a house?
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