Archive for October 2012
Creating a Custom Home Design Is More than Just Picking a Plan
What’s so special about a custom home design? Why should you spend time and money creating a unique house when you could simply find a house plan. These are valid questions. And in these difficult economic times, the thought of “adding” the cost of a custom home design to your home building project seems like a…
Read MoreCreate the Best House Design by Using the Right Process
There are four basic ways people approach the task of creating a house design: 1. Search through books of House Floor Plans. 2. Design it themselves on paper or with Home Design Software. 3. Work with a builder in a Design-Build arrangement. 4. Hire an Architect. Searching through hundreds of House Floor Plans hoping to find the perfect dream home can be a…
Read MoreFooting Drain
A footing drain (often mistakenly called a French drain) is a perforated pipe set in porous fill (clean gravel) that is placed at the level of the footing all the way around the building. It slopes slightly downward toward an “outfall” downhill from the building or a sump. A footing drain’s purpose is to gather water that seeps through…
Read MoreHow to Finish a Basement
Do you have an unfinished basement just crying out to become useful, clean, and attractive additional living space? If you know how to finish a basement, you can add some of the most inexpensive additional space possible. Now, you might be thinking, “How can my dark, dirty, smelly basement ever become pleasant living space?” Let…
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