Turn Your Home Building Dream
Into Reality!
To help you fulfill your home building dream, we bring you this web site filled with practical design and construction advice. We are licensed home builders with extensive background in architecture and interior decorating. You've come to the right place!
Most of you do not have the experience, knowledge or time to build a house with your own hands. You would need an army of experienced workers to help you, and unlimited time and endurance (as well as unlimited patience from your family). Don't try to teach yourself how to pour concrete, frame the house, nail on the shingles, hang and finish the drywall, install the trim, or build the cabinets.
Stick to what you can do best. Spend your energy managing the work of tradesmen who are the experts in their fields, and your passion for the project will stay strong and show through in every detail! You will be much more likely to enjoy the process. Your reward will be a well-built house that you nurtured through its construction, at a lower cost than if you had hired a licensed builder.
Make no mistake - there are hundreds of decisions that you must make, sometimes quickly, and your life will not be normal for several months. You save the profit normally paid to a builder for running your project, but understand that he doesn't get paid for doing nothing (usually). The months of work, phone calls and job site visits must be done by you, if you decide to run the project. But the personal rewards are great. You will get great satisfaction from making your own choices and seeing them built the way you wanted.
Turn Your Dream Into Reality!
We all have friends and family who love to tell of the disasters and fights they fell into during their doomed home construction project. DON'T WORRY! There are thousands of home owners who decided to be their own home building contractor, and had roaring success.
We recently advised a family through the design and construction of a large, complicated house - the first house they had built. They did a few things with their own hands, but stuck to managing the work of tradesmen, consulting with material suppliers, and keeping a close eye on the schedule, details and money. What a successful project! And they enjoyed every step.
There's nothing quite like the feeling of building your own home!
We appreciate your visiting our site. Our navigation tabs are organized in logical order to follow the design, financing and construction process. Spend plenty of time mulling over the content, and come back often!
Best wishes for a successful project,
Vic & Susan Hunt
This web site is expanding!
Come back often as we build new pages filled with
practical advice on these topics:
Managing the Home Building Process
Laying Out the House and Pouring Concrete
Framing and Drywall
Masonry
Cabinets
Finishes
Doors and Windows
Plumbing, Heating and Cooling
Electrical
Outdoors
Fireplaces
Vic and Susan Hunt are a husband and wife team that has been designing, building and selling homes since 2004, when they formed their licensed home building company in Alabama.
Vic has been a registered architect since 1982, and Susan has been involved in interior decorating since the 1980's.
Construction Loan and Finances
Obtaining a construction loan, and other financing issues facing the home owner who wants to build his own home.
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House Design and Site Planning
Your house design, the home site, and how you place the house on the site can make it feel more like a home. Look here for practical advice on residential design and planning.
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Construction Loan Management
Practical advice on managing your construction loan, including when and how much money to draw off. How to create a cost and loan schedule to keep you on track.
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Home Builder Page
You, the owner home builder, need practical advice, tips, and direction as you plan and manage the building of your new home.
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Home Site Preparation for Concrete
As your own home builder ready to build on your lot, look here for practical advice for clearing and preparing the home site, and laying out and pouring the concrete.
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Build-My-Own-Home Site Map
Home building site for those wanting to be their own home building contractor. This page is the site map for build-my-own-home.com.
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Build My Own Home Blog
The Build My Own Home Blog keeps you up-to-date with all additions and changes to the build-my-own-home.com web site. Get practical advice on managing the building of your own home.
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Plumbing in a Concrete slab
Checking the plumbing layout in a concrete slab before it is poured is one of the most important things the home builder will do. This page gives practical advice on checking plumbing in the slab.
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Concrete Slab
Checking over a concrete slab before it is poured is one of the most important things the home builder will do. Here is practical advice on the checking and preparation before the concrete is poured.
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