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L-12 / BEADS KEYSTONE 14 Critical Questions to Ask Before Buying a Home Site, and During Construction PREMIUM

L-12 / BEADS KEYSTONE 14 Critical Questions to Ask Before Buying a Home Site, and During Construction

BEADS KEYSTONE The following are the MOST CRITICAL questions, which must be considered ALL AT ONCE, as if the entire BEADS KEYSTONE is one step. Before you buy land, heed the  BEADS Keystone Boundaries Building Lines Bearing Soil Easem Read more
YOUR OLDIE-BUT-GOODIE DAYS : Aging-In-Place

YOUR OLDIE-BUT-GOODIE DAYS : Aging-In-Place

This topic is located on the Home Building Timeline, beginning with the construction phase HOUSE PLANS - MOVING AROUND IN THE HOUSE, at grid location V-24. NOTE :  This article will remain free to read until May 16, 2019. Until then, read it all Read more
CLOSETS : Her Heart’s Desire

CLOSETS : Her Heart’s Desire

This topic is located on the Home Building Timeline, beginning with the construction phase HOUSE PLANS - USEFULNESS, at grid location X-24. NOTE :  This article is free to read. Read it all you want and share it with all your friends, so they can Read more
SEWER TAP WARNING – How Many Thrones May Your Castle Contain? PREMIUM

SEWER TAP WARNING – How Many Thrones May Your Castle Contain?

Tearing down an old house to build back a new one is a popular goal, especially in well established, highly sought after neighborhoods. It’s not any less expensive, but the adage ‘location-location-location’ makes it desirable, anyway. One Read more
ERASING THE 80’s PREMIUM

ERASING THE 80’s

Ahhh, the 80’s, a decade with flair. Mastered in previous decades, everything had flair. Pants, jeans, skirts, even eyelashes, all had flair. I know. I was there. (...Pausing to reflect...Holy Cow! I’m so glad that decade is over.) Planning, bu Read more
TRANSITION THRESHOLD for Wood Floors PREMIUM

TRANSITION THRESHOLD for Wood Floors

Imagine this scene: Psychic Medium : Run to the light, dead spirit. Dead Spirit : Which light? Psychic Medium : What?! Two lights to run to? It seems that “What?” is a good response. No less a quandary of two lights to run to appears when in Read more
UNDER-FOUNDATION PREPARATION PREMIUM

UNDER-FOUNDATION PREPARATION

Homebuilding doesn’t begin as a task to simply scrape off the ground, pour out some concrete, and put up a house. Whether the ground has a slab on it, a crawl space above it, or a basement in it, careful planning for structure, electrical, plum Read more
Permanent Site Conditioning and Post-Construction Land Forming PREMIUM

Permanent Site Conditioning and Post-Construction Land Forming

This step seems to be one of the last in the process. However, it must be addressed in the very beginning. Pre-knowledge, policies, and decisions must be developed at the first, so the results will be best at the last. Permanent Site Condition Read more
EXCAVATION INTO BEARING SOIL or Digging the Foundation PREMIUM

EXCAVATION INTO BEARING SOIL or Digging the Foundation

‘Excavation’ is the practice of digging into dirt and moving it around. ‘Bearing Soil’ is the deep-down dirt that can carry, or bear, the weight of a house. The previously mentioned ‘surface soil’ is only strong enough to support gras Read more
Nail Guns Don’t Kill Houses. PEOPLE With Nail Guns Kill Houses

Nail Guns Don’t Kill Houses. PEOPLE With Nail Guns Kill Houses

The Nail Gun in the wrong hands is one of the worst things to ever happen to the dwelling industry. The rapid fire ability of nail gun technology makes it seem like a logical replacement for the lowly hammer. An experienced handler with knowledge of Read more
Townhome Renovation Includes Neighboring Exterior Common-Wall PREMIUM

Townhome Renovation Includes Neighboring Exterior Common-Wall

A recent addition & renovation project brings to mind the confusion that can go along with structures, like townhomes, which are built actually touching one another. On the inside, such dwelling units are separated by some substantial wall fr Read more