Online version of the popular field guide to the most common code violations for residential construction.
Building a dream home, a journal by the owner. Discusses passive solar design, alternative methods, design decisions, emotional turmoil.
One family's monthly diary on the construction of their home, complete with tips and ideas.
Watch the construction of a traditional adobe home being built near Albuquerque, NM. Weekly updates by Adobe Home builder, David C. Peterson.
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.
Tips and advice on designing, contracting and building your own home.
Photo journal which documents the 1998 construction of a post and beam home centered around a "great room."
List of steps which can be taken by homeowners that are unhappy with their builder.
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.
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.
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