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Help finding and buying property, and building the right house
Our best suggestions of books for country home building (choosing land, home design & building)
1. Traditional owner-builder
2. Owner-manager
3. Owner-builder partnership
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A list of online building resources including building code checks and land listings
Classic plans from early issues of Popular Mechanics and other do-it-yourself magazines
How to ensure your house has a long life and is built right for your lifestyle
“Spring is here and so is my siding order! This weekend I managed to get the trim…”
“The basic question: I am looking at three designs, The 16' Victoria, the 20’…”
What I wrote up for new design clients when I first started out designing houses
What is it that makes one owner/builder successful and creative, and another confused and discouraged?
Where the Internet and human evolution may be headed
Meet John Raabe