- Code Check - http://www.codecheck.com/
Online version of the popular field guide to the most common code violations for residential construction.
- Building at the Ledge - http://www.raftertales.com/
Building a dream home, a journal by the owner. Discusses passive solar design, alternative methods, design decisions, emotional turmoil.
- Building a Custom Home - http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Bay/7206/houselog.html
One family's monthly diary on the construction of their home, complete with tips and ideas.
- Adobe by the Rio Grande - http://www.nmbuilder.com
Watch the construction of a traditional adobe home being built near Albuquerque, NM. Weekly updates by Adobe Home builder, David C. Peterson.
- How Stuff Works: Home Building - http://www.howstuffworks.com/house.htm
Informative 7-part narrative, with figures and pictures, illustrates how a house is built.
- Idea Workshop Journal - http://www.uniteddesign.com/Idea_Wk_Jour.html
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.
- Village Post And Beam - http://www.vaxxine.com/postandbeam/
Photo journal which documents the 1998 construction of a post and beam home centered around a "great room."
- Help For Unhappy Homeowners - http://www.geocities.com/sahm2three/Woodhaven.html
List of steps which can be taken by homeowners that are unhappy with their builder.
- The Wilder Home - http://www.scrapbookscrapbook.com/DAC-ART/
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.
- General Contracting Your Own Home - http://server.elpaso.net/~mstuckel/
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.
- American Hardwood Species Guide - http://www.hardwoodinfo.com/species_guide/display_species.asp
Independent information source on North American hardwoods.
- MSN House and Home: Working with a Contractor - http://houseandhome.msn.com/improve/workingcontractor.aspx
Step-by-step advice for evaluating contractors, creating a remodeling budget, and working with a contractor and other workers throughout the project.
- Rafter Layout with Log Timbers - http://getreal-estate.net/rafters/
Instructions and drawings explaining how to layout log rafters using a steel square.
- Architects Attic - http://www.architectsattic.com
On-line resource of architectural information, home design, floor plan selection and building products.
- Split-Level Homes - http://www.splitlevel.net
Homeowner guide to various divided entry homes, including bi-level, split-level, and raised ranch. Concepts, interior design, additions, landscaping.
- Renovation Wizard - http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/renovation/renovation.html
A calculator that offers average costs of numerous projects then shows their value when selling the home.
- Design Basics: Trends - http://www.designbasics.com/homebuyers/designtrends.asp
Covers trends in home improvement and house buying.
- Mass Custom Home - http://www.masscustomhome.com
Article by Masa Noguchi, Ph.D that discusses a new approach to the delivery of quality affordable homes of tomorrow.
- How Did I Do It? - http://www.howdididoit.com
Information, pictures, and instructions for home improvement projects such finishing a basement, remodeling a bathroom, and installing central air.
- Family Room Project - http://www.freewebs.com/bkcharlie/
One homeowner's journal of converting the garage into a family room--includes pictures.
- Project: Pembee - http://jaw.ii.net/pembee/
An account of building a kit pole home on a block of bushland in Pemberton, Western Australia.
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