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Building a custom home for the first time is an extremely fun but challenging process that takes months to put together, before you actually see the end results. During the process from beginning to end, you will have opinions that are thrown at you that some people believe should be […]

When your salary stops at retirement, will you have enough to pay your bills, travel and live the lifestyle that you want in your Golden Years? Sure, you may be one of the lucky ones with a pension. Social Security may even still be around. But if you want to […]

Arthur Dallas Stenger first began building homes in the 1940s in Austin, mostly on Arthur Lane in the Barton Hills area, which was named after his father (the first Arthur Dallas Stenger), who was also an architect. Though Stenger attended architecture school at the University of Texas after returning home […]

Green building is an idea of building homes smarter, there are several different steps in defining “green.” Starting with practicing “green” carpentry, this simply means looking for ways to construct houses in a way that will save on lumber without compromising the structure or longevity of the home. An example […]

Stay in a Rustenburg B&B or Rustenburg guest house. Read on and you will understand the need to visit this hostoric restful place. Rustenburg means ‘place of rest’and reported to be the fasted growing city in SA, and also home to the largest platinum mines in the world. Rustenburg is […]

“Stock Plans” are building plans which you can order from a magazine, catalog or website. Some builders offer such pre-designed plans. Though not custom designed for you, homes built from these types of plans can be nice and quite appealing. However, given the time and expense of building a home […]

Eh? I can think of scores of reasons to move to Canada (or opt for the Mexican Riviera) . . . any place but Babylon the Great: The USA. The War in Iraq . . . or better yet: The entire Military-Industrial Complex sucking the life-blood out of Americana for […]

If you are going to build a new home, you may be wondering how much it would cost you. This is a difficult question to answer as there are a lot of factors to take into account when figuring out the construction cost. Therefore, let’s take a look at 4 […]

Traditional architecture found throughout the home building industry typically provides two-story homes with the main living space on the first floor and the sleeping quarters on the second floor. However, a popular alternative to this floor plan has evolved that has become known as reverse living. Read on with me […]

Contractors, builders, handymen and even the home project DIY’er all face similar problems when it comes to completing a project. Making sure you’ve got everything you need to get it done. Whether you’re building a house, fixing a deck or upgrading your kitchen, there are a lot of things you […]