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Buying a new house verses building a new house - Great information and tips on home struction, Should you buy a new house or build one?
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Air Quality in your Home - Is the air quality in your house safe? With building materials that outgas and produce toxic VOCs, such as paint, carpet and other various building supplies, the air quality in your house might no be as breathable as you think.

Garage door replacement - Find out how to replace your garage door.  What's involved in replacing a garage door, tools required for the job.  This article provides a simple easy to understand guideline for the do it yourselfer.  Also search for great tools building materials and even garage plans!

Choosing a garage door - What kind of garage door should I install?  This helpful article will help you understand what kind of garage door to choose for you garage, providing different types of garage doors and the materials they are constructed of.

Garage door buying guide - The garage door-buying guide could save you money!  An explanation of garage door openers along with which one to use can be found here.  Find garage door openers, garage doors, garage plans and more.

Garage door installation - Now that you have taken your garage door out, it's time to replace it with a new garage door.  Follow these simple steps to garage door installation.  This garage article will save you time and aggravation.

Garage plans - Get you garage plans here.  Over 300 great garage plans form one car garage plans to six car garage plans.  You can even find a garage plan for your RV or boat!  Visit our collection of garage plans, and car ports to find the garage design that's right for you.

Garage slabs and foundations - Get the basics on how to lay a slab for your new garage.  This article on garage slabs takes you through the basic step of foundation construction for a new garage.

Home Construction articles - General articles on home construction.  Things you need to know before you build a home.


How to read blueprints - Want to know how to read a blueprint?  This article provides a basic knowledge and understanding of a blueprint for a new house.

Are blueprints copyrighted? - Only the original purchaser has the right to build one home from the plans purchased, you may not rent, lease, loan, give, transfer or sell the plans. A client may purchase plans for a builder to build a home for the client.

Cabin Plans - build your own cabin - Some people appreciate the rustic adventures the outdoors has to offer.  We felt an article on how to built a log cabin from the ground up using only what nature provides to be resourceful.

Colonial House history - How did those colonial homes come about?  This article provides a little piece of the colonial home history.  Also get great links to colonial house plans and other colonial information.

Victorian home article - Victorian homes are a unique design.  There are still many Victorian homes throughout the US.  Many Victorian homes were turned into Inns or Bed and Breakfasts due to their many rooms.

Ranch Homes - Where did they come from? - Home on the range, Yes that's exactly where these popular, but forgotten homes were built.  Get the scoop on the benefits of building a ranch home.

Designing your custom home - Are you getting your home custom designed by an architect?  Did you know that you could save thousands of dollars by building your new house from a stock house plan?  Find out more.

Selecting the right lot for your home - You have purchase the perfect lot for the construction of your new home.  What kind of home are you going to build?  This article will help answer some questions about what kind of home is right for your land.

Selecting the right homebuilder - Out of all the homebuilders in your area, do you know which one is right for building your new home?  This article provides some basic questions and guidelines to follow when deciding which homebuilder to use.

Four basic steps to building your home - There are four basic steps every one should know before building a new house.  Find out the basics here.

Garage plans and articles - Great resource for garage related articles. Plenty of how to's and other useful information on garges.

Avoiding Home Repair Ripoffs - What are the tip-offs to a rip-off? First, beware of a home repair contractor that approaches you first. Most reputable companies have enough work from advertising and recommendations that they don't need to knock on doors.

HIRING A CONTRACTOR? IT’S EASY IF YOU FOLLOW THE RULES - If you’ve got a construction project in mind and you’re planning on hiring a contractor, there are several things to consider before the first nail is driven. From a simple repair to a complete new house, pay attention to the following rules and you’ll find that your project - and your relationship with your contractor – will run much more smoothly.

A NEW GENERATION OF QUIET DISHWASHERS - Everyone loves the convenience of a built-in dishwasher in the kitchen - except for the cacophony of swishing and gurgling that loudly accompanies each cycle.

FREESTANDING BATHTUBS PROVIDE AN OLD-FASHIONED LOOK - In the days before indoor plumbing, bathtubs consisted of exactly that - a big portable tub that was brought out when someone wanted a bath. It was filled with water warmed on the cook stove, then drained and stored away again after each use.

MILDEW - FIND THE MOISTURE SOURCE FIRST - While obviously unsightly, the presence of mildew on interior or exterior surfaces is more than just a cosmetic problem. It's almost always an indicator of a deeper and potentially much more destructive moisture condition.

MODULAR CABINETS ARE A PERFECT BATHROOM COMBINATION - If you’re looking to add some much needed storage space in your bathroom, or if you’re ready for some new cabinets to brighten things up, modular cabinets offer a great option for bathrooms of any size and style.

HOME CONSTRUCTION MATH 101 - From a minor home repair to the construction of an entire house, virtually every construction project requires some mathematical calculations. From calculating the square footage of a room to more complicated figures like the area of a triangle or the number of board feet in a piece of lumber, a calculator and a few simple formulas are all you need.

TOOLS FOR FINISH CARPENTRY - Remember those little slotted plastic boxes you could use to guide your hand saw when cutting miters? Remember having to predrill your moldings so they wouldn't split, then using a nail set to drive in a finish nail by hand?

CONSULT MSDS FOR CRITICAL PRODUCT SAFETY INFORMATION - Ever get a little light-headed while using a particular paint or glue, or get a tingling on your skin when you use a certain chemical to clean your bathroom? These are just a few of the many symptoms your body may display to warn you of potentially serious - even deadly - reactions to many of the very common household chemicals and other products that buy and we use every day.

Lowes's how to tips for your home - Check out some of these cool tips from lowes.  Just the simpilest things can save you money.