The Importance of Asking the Right Questions – Home Building Contractors - It's been a long time since I've had a big problem, working on a construction project. Whether I'm building a new home or remodeling an old one, the importance of asking the right questions as a home building contractor and the owners is going to play an important role before, during and after the job is completed.

How Valuable Is a Builder's Checklist? - I can tell you exactly how valuable a builder's checklist is, I wouldn’t build a house without one. I've worked on so many homes and seen so many mistakes, simply because someone wasn't paying attention. I'm not talking about amateur home builders,

Always Create a List and Double Check before Going Shopping - Contractor Secrets for Home Builders - Unless you have a photographic memory and never forget anything, you need to plan on creating a list, before you head down to the store. I don't know how many times I went down to my local home improvement center or lumber yard only to find out that I had forgot to pick something up.

Grandfathers Lost Home Building Secrets - When I was talking to my grandfather a few years ago, he told me a couple of things about home building that most people have either forgotten about or never knew about. I would like to share at least three of my grandfathers lost home building secrets with you today.

10 Things to Think About before Building Your Home - These are some of the biggest problems that homeowners face, while building their house. Simply by reading this information, you could save yourself thousands of dollars, if you're serious about building a home.

One of the Biggest Problems with New Home Construction Today And Hope for the Future - It was only about three years ago, that new home construction was making money hand over fist. It seemed like new homes and tracks of homes were going up all over the place, all over the country. It isn’t this way today and I don't know how long it's going to be, before things actually change

Books on Home Building - If you're a do it yourself or or a homeowner who every once in a while, once to tackle a small or large project but doesn't know where to begin, can gather useful information from home building books. I have been using these books for years and may have been worth their weight in gold.

Specific Concrete Mixes for New Construction - Pay Attention Home Builders - If you're not an experience building contractor and you're building a house foundation, you should pay special attention to what I'm about to say. There should be a specified concrete mix on your blueprints and if there isn't, contact your structural engineer and make sure that you get the specified concrete mix in writing.

The Dryer Vent Is Missing - Home Building Contractor Mistakes - Home building contractor mistakes like these happen every once in a while. By the time you have read the entire article, it shouldn't happen to you, but there are no guarantees. Dryer vents are often overlooked by inexperienced home builders.

Proper Smoke Detector Locations – Home Building Advice - One of the worst things that a home builder can do would be to locate the smoke detectors in unreachable areas. It doesn't happen as much as it use to, but when local building departments started to require them in all houses, you got to see some of them in some strange places.

Problems with Home Building Statistics and Reports - I was reading an article a few weeks ago, that had a lot of information about things that might not be true. I know that newspapers, magazines and even large Internet websites, make lots of money using attention grabbing article titles,

You Should Always Choose Your Interior Finishes before You Start Building - I really can't say this enough and I won't stop saying it, until everyone gets the message. The more stuff that you can get into the original construction contract with out any allowances, the better off you're going to be.

Interior Designers Can Create Big Problems for Home Builders - I was working on a track of homes one time and we were building the model homes. The homes were completely framed, with all of the electrical, plumbing and heating systems in place, when the interior designer came to the job and started changing things.

Cost Allowance Problems in New Home Construction -
There are plenty of problems that a homeowner will face while building a new home and if you can eliminate just one of them, it could make the difference between you sleeping at night or staying up, worrying about the project.