Homes, buildings, and architecture
One of my passions has always been homes, buildings, and architecture. I wanted to be an architect, like many kids, but then I realized that it is a dying profession – thanks, in large part, to the...
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…what I know now about building a house (learn from my mistakes – part 1): Don’t use the cost plus method unless you are going to get your own bids for subcontractors. If you are going to get your own...
View ArticleHousebuilding tips volume 2
Considering building a house? Don’t. Unless of course at least 2 of these 3 criteria apply to you: 1. Money is no object 2. You don’t care about moving into your new home anytime in the next year. 3....
View ArticleReally more of an art form
It is surprising how non-scientific and exact the act of building a house is. There is a lot of guesswork and “thinking on your feet” that I really would not expect. I mean people have been carpenters...
View ArticleThe art of homebuilding
One thing that greatly surprised me during my interactions with the actual people who built my house (as opposed to the general contractor) was the many times I would find them trying to figure out how...
View ArticlePrefab housing still intriguing to homebuilders
Prefab homes are still garnering a lot of interest, especially amongst designers and like-minded folks. In fact, a designer friend of mine, Pete is building a home using Hive Modular (not to be...
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