At diy-home-building you will find the information and resources you need to successfully build your own house. You will find a systematic do-it-yourself  building process that takes you from conception to completion. We will start by encouraging you to dream, to creatively pursue a plan that fits your personality and need. We will then focus on the primary areas of project planning, construction management, and green building.

You will find information on creative design, standard and alternative building methods, financial considerations, working with suppliers and subcontractors, and much more. You will also find the beginnings of a blog with ongoing input and an opportunity to join in the conversation. Our intent is to partner with you as you explore and proceed with your do-it-yourself building or remodeling project.

Let’s first consider the big picture:

DIY-Home- Building – It’s easy as 1, 2, 3

1. Dream – the place do-it-yourself building begins

2. Plan – home building plans require more than drawings

3. Build – the construction phase for building your own house

And then move on to some of the details:

* Learn the diy home building process

* Consider construction loan options

* Look at home building costs and establish a budget

* Creatively design your own house

* Develop house building plans and specifications

* Incorporate green home building options

* Explore the possibility of a home building kit

* Choose building materials and subcontractors

* Use the principles of a construction project manager

* And much more

But first, let’s begin with the dream

Among the the advantages of using a kit to build your own house are efficient use of material, quality control, and considerable savings of time involved in construction and the management of the project. Depending on the amount of prefabrication, site work is significantly reduced – after the foundation is finished a completely prefabricated home can be move-in ready in as little as two weeks.

There are many options for home building kits. Using standard stick built construction methods, prefabrication can be as little as panelizing the structural components (wall, floor, and roof framing) to building a complete modular home in the factory. In addition, home building kits are available that use alternative building methods – primarily post and beam construction, structural insulated panels (SIPs), log home construction, and prefabricated steel framing.

We are working with a few companies to prefabricate custom home designs with green home building options, and can provide a variety of construction options and design features. Please contact us now for our most current information on custom prefabricated options.