Design and Construction (Home Improvement)

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Help For Unhappy Homeowners Help For Unhappy Homeowners: List of steps which can be taken by homeowners that are unhappy with their builder. (Design and Construction) http://www.geocities.com/sahm2three/Woodhaven.html Architects Attic Architects Attic: On-line resource of architectural information, home design, floor plan selection and building products. (Design and Construction) http://www.architectsattic.com How Stuff Works: Home Building How Stuff Works: Home Building: Informative 7-part narrative, with figures and pictures, illustrates how a house is built. (Design and Construction) http://www.howstuffworks.com/house.htm The Wilder Home The Wilder Home: Homeowners' account of the construction of their hurricane-proof waterfront home in Gulf Shores, Alabama of Dac-Art man-made stone, with glass tile mosaics. (Design and Construction) http://www.scrapbookscrapbook.com/DAC-ART/ Andy's How To Homebuilding Andy's How To Homebuilding: Tips and advice on designing, contracting and building your own home. (Design and Construction) http://andyshowto.com/ Rafter Layout with Log Timbers Rafter Layout with Log Timbers: Instructions and drawings explaining how to layout log rafters using a steel square. (Design and Construction) http://getreal-estate.net/rafters/ Adobe by the Rio Grande Adobe by the Rio Grande: Watch the construction of a traditional adobe home being built near Albuquerque, NM. Weekly updates by Adobe Home builder, David C. Peterson. (Design and Construction) http://www.nmbuilder.com Permit Place Permit Place: Advice and assistance with preparing and obtaining building permits, checklists, permit exemptions, and FAQs. [Some information specific to United States.] (Design and Construction) http://www.permitplace.com/ American Hardwood Species Guide American Hardwood Species Guide: Independent information source on North American hardwoods. (Design and Construction) http://www.hardwoodinfo.com/species_guide/display_species.asp BuilderSelect BuilderSelect: Resource for finding a builder, financing, planning and designing a new home. (Design and Construction) http://www.builderselect.com Village Post And Beam Village Post And Beam: Photo journal which documents the 1998 construction of a post and beam home centered around a "great room." (Design and Construction) http://www.vaxxine.com/postandbeam/ Idea Workshop Journal Idea Workshop Journal: Collection of articles focusing on design issues in the home. Covers designing a home office, basement foundation guidelines, planning for accessibility, zoned heating and cooling systems, creating architectural detail with drywall, and kitchen design. (Design and Construction) http://www.uniteddesign.com/Idea_Wk_Jour.html Robin and Korstiaan are Building a New Home Robin and Korstiaan are Building a New Home: Homeowners' photographic journal of the construction of a new home in Auckland, New Zealand. (Design and Construction) http://geocities.com/kornrobin/ General Contracting Your Own Home General Contracting Your Own Home: Homeowner's account of a home construction project where the family acted as general contractor. Includes an overview of the plan, a journal, and photographs from foundation to finish. (Design and Construction) http://server.elpaso.net/~mstuckel/ Building a Custom Home Building a Custom Home: One family's monthly diary on the construction of their home, complete with tips and ideas. (Design and Construction) http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Bay/7206/houselog.html MSN House and Home: Working with a Contractor MSN House and Home: Working with a Contractor: Step-by-step advice for evaluating contractors, creating a remodelling budget, and working with a contractor and other workers throughout the project. (Design and Construction) http://houseandhome.msn.com/improve/workingcontractor.aspx Split-Level Homes Split-Level Homes: Homeowner guide to various divided entry homes, including bi-level, split-level, and raised ranch. Concepts, interior design, additions, landscaping. (Design and Construction) http://www.splitlevel.net Building at the Ledge Building at the Ledge: Building a dream home, a journal by the owner. Discusses passive solar design, alternative methods, design decisions, emotional turmoil. (Design and Construction) http://www.raftertales.com/ Code Check Code Check: Online version of the popular field guide to the most common code violations for residential construction. (Design and Construction) http://www.codecheck.com/ Bob Vila's Dotcom Dreamhome Bob Vila's Dotcom Dreamhome: Web-driven home-building project. An experiment in internet-enabled, residential construction explores the growing toolbox of internet-based options for homebuilders and consumers. (Design and Construction) http://www.dotcomdreamhome.com Diligent Home Inspections Diligent Home Inspections: Information and resources for homeowners and potential buyers dealing with home inspections. (Design and Construction) http://www.do-diligent.com