Building onto a house

If you've been following along for a while, you may have noticed that we have build our own home, 6 times now. Our current farmhouse being our 6th and last. I hope my sharing this

Want a home addition, don't know where to start? Here are all the steps to building an addition to your house, in a real life perspective.

There’s no better feeling than setting foot inside your home, sweet home after a long day. Beware, the king (or the queen) of the house is back! Imagine: there’s one lucky family that runs a whole kingdom of houses with a teeny-tiny nuance. The Brinks family owns 6 houses, each one only 160 square feet in size, that look as if Dad from Honey, I Shrunk the Kids had shrunk their home instead.

Understand the difference between estimating and cost planning, and don't let your sweat equity evaporate into budgeting mistakes. Owner-builder Ian Schwandt describes the cost planning that went into his single-family home build in 2021.

What we've learned as owner-builders to save money. Tips to help you design, plan, and build your own home while saving thousands of dollars in the process.

Is it actually possible to build a new home on a budget? That’s the question we asked ourselves over two years ago when we were knee-deep in planning the construction of our new home. We had plenty of experience renovating homes, but this would be our first time building a home from the ground up. We […]

If you are in the process of building a new home, it can be stressful and intimidating. Here are ten things I'm so glad we changed about our original design

Find out what to expect when building a new house or home round two! I've split this post into two parts to really dive into the steps you take once you make the decision to start the home building process.

There are so many great ways to save money on building supplies. Here are seven ways to save money on building supplies when building your home as an owner-builder (that you might not have considered). Also great for those building sheds, workshops, coops, and more!