How to frame a house

Perhaps you are adding walls onto an existing concrete pad, or perhaps you are building a new home from the concrete foundation up. Either way, it is very important to securely attach the wood framing to the concrete element. So you are wisely wondering how best to fasten your wood framing to concrete. In this […]

Framing the floor for a tiny house sets it up for having a good foundation to be built on. This run-through shows how I framed out the flooring for my home.

Framing A Floor Using "I" JoistsThis article teaches you how to build a floor for a house on a concrete foundation. This framing system can also be used for framing storage shed floors.This floor framing system is typical over basements and crawl spaces. Joist spans and spacing are determined by engineering that is published by the manufacturer.Every floor joist manufacturer has product literature and telephone support with engineered span and spacing tables specifying typical joist...

House framing tips and tricks. Finish your home project quickly!

So you decided its time to build a new home and the first step you need to think about is budgeting, you start adding up the costs for land, foundation, framing and the list goes on and all you can see is dollar signs everywhere. So you start wondering how you can save money when building a house. Building a house is not cheap, but with budgeting and knowing how to spend your money wisely, you can build your dream home. My parent recently moved into their new home, and they saved so much…

When you are renovating your home and changing any configuration, at some point you may need to build an interior wall. Learn how to build a wall!

It can be confusing where to start when building a barndominium and there a many things to consider. We have sorted out 7 quick guides to help you out

Ready for some major inspiration? Learn how this couple used their years of renovating experience to build a DIY house for less than $70k!

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 […]

How we build our own home 6 times now from start to finish! From financing to plans, materials, contractors, inspections and DIY work.