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Welcome ! to Steps to Building Your Own House

By on Sunday, June 13th, 2010 | 29 Comments

I decided to create this blog to document and provide useful information to anyone who has decided to head down the path that I did, and build their own house. This will be a true, real life, hopefully day to day as it transpires update, as I skate threw the maize of contracting this house [...]

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Roof Quotes – How to Get the Best Price on Your New Roof !

By on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 | No Comments

Now that the roof trusses are up and the plywood is on, time to get some roof quotes, so that we can now put on the shingles. Its very important to get the roof quote prepared as soon as possible in order to get the roof done as quickly as you can. Enclosing your home [...]

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Roof Rafters & Trusses – Order Them Early

By on Wednesday, August 24th, 2011 | No Comments

Roof Rafters & Trusses might seem very complicated but remember you are contracting your own home not building it out of scratch. From your detailed plans you can ask you local building supply store, from whom you have elected to do business with and order all of your supplies and negotiated a discount to provide [...]

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House Wrap – Don’t Under Estimate Its Usefullness

By on Wednesday, August 10th, 2011 | No Comments

At this point in the construction you can see that the walls are up and house wrap is installed. Do not under estimate its use. Wrapping your house with a weather resistance barrier like Tyvek house wrap is a great building practice. It will serve as a barrier to weather, moisture, and air infiltration. If [...]

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Joist Span – Using Engineered I Joits vs Conventional Joists

By on Sunday, August 7th, 2011 | No Comments

JOIST SPAN CAN BE INCREASED WITH ENGINEERED I JOISTS. Joist span was something of a concern when we fist sat down with our home designer. We wanted the basement to be as open as possible but without those pesky steel supporting poles that inevitably end up at the wrong spot interfering in something like that [...]

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The Rough Carpentry, Now Is When Things Start to Happen Quickly, and Progress Can Be Seen Visually Every Day.

By on Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011 | 1 Comment

Once the sub floor is complete, and laid down in the proper sequence as seen in this photo (not one seem directly over another) the rough carpentry guys start the main exterior walls of the home out of 2X6’s. In our cold eastern climate and low sea level (Montreal), it makes a lot of sense [...]

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Have You Well Planned the Layout of Your Home ? This Could Impact the Use of Your Basement, So Plan Ahead.

By on Sunday, January 30th, 2011 | 3 Comments

Normal 0 false false false EN-CA X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 In this picture a lot is going on that I can talk about. When we designed our home We had the designer take into consideration that we had several uses for the basement and had him well plan the layout. The rough layout built in such a [...]

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Back Fill Your Foundation

By on Sunday, January 30th, 2011 | Comments Off

BACK FILL YOUR FOUNDATION CAREFULLY So the waterproofing of the foundation is complete. The French drains and 3/4 clean rock is covered in plastic poly film to impede any sediment, it’s now time to back fill your foundation. The excavator has strategically placed the fill around the house to that it’s easily accessible once the [...]

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Build a House

By on Thursday, January 27th, 2011 | Comments Off

It is pretty easy to purchase a house  that is already constructed or to contract someone else to build a house for you, but if you want to truly be able to say, “I built a house,” you will need some guidance and advice. At one time, it was commonplace, even required, for people to [...]

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When You Build a Property on Your Own – Will You Save Money ?

By on Thursday, January 27th, 2011 | 3 Comments

If you want to build a property on your own, you may be thinking that this idea holds several key benefits. First, you will be able to ensure that all craftsmanship is superior and put your own time and care into your new home. Second, you will be able to design every detail of the [...]

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