Adobe by the Rio Grande
Watch the construction of a traditional adobe home being built near Albuquerque, NM. Weekly updates by Adobe Home builder, David C. Peterson. |
American Hardwood Species Guide
Independent information source on North American hardwoods. |
Andy's How To Homebuilding
Tips and advice on designing, contracting and building your own home. |
Building a Custom Home
One family's monthly diary on the construction of their home, complete with tips and ideas. |
Building at the Ledge
Building a dream home, a journal by the owner. Discusses passive solar design, alternative methods, design decisions, emotional turmoil. |
Code Check
Online version of the popular field guide to the most common code violations for residential construction. |
Design Basics: Trends
Covers trends in home improvement and house buying. |
Examples, Photos, and Ideas about Custom Home Libraries and Library Designs
An extensive resource filled with examples of custom home libraries and related links. |
Family Room Project
One homeowner's journal of converting the garage into a family room--includes pictures. |
General Contracting Your Own Home
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. |
Help For Unhappy Homeowners
List of steps which can be taken by homeowners that are unhappy with their builder. |
How Did I Do It?
Information, pictures, and instructions for home improvement projects such finishing a basement, remodeling a bathroom, and installing central air. |
How Stuff Works: Home Building
Informative 7-part narrative, with figures and pictures, illustrates how a house is built. |
Idea Workshop Journal
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. |
Log Homes and Cabins Information
Articles on contractors, building, buying, and financing related to residential log buildings. |
Mass Custom Home
Article by Masa Noguchi, Ph.D that discusses a new approach to the delivery of quality affordable homes of tomorrow. |
MSN House and Home: Working with a Contractor
Step-by-step advice for evaluating contractors, creating a remodeling budget, and working with a contractor and other workers throughout the project. |
Project: Pembee
An account of building a kit pole home on a block of bushland in Pemberton, Western Australia. |
Rafter Layout with Log Timbers
Instructions and drawings explaining how to layout log rafters using a steel square. |
Renovation Wizard
A calculator that offers average costs of numerous projects then shows their value when selling the home. |
Septic System Information
Articles, FAQ, and diagrams that explain residential septic systems. |
Split-Level Homes
Homeowner guide to various divided entry homes, including bi-level, split-level, and raised ranch. Concepts, interior design, additions, landscaping. |
The Wilder Home
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. |
Village Post And Beam
Photo journal which documents the 1998 construction of a post and beam home centered around a "great room." |
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