I'll give you help by telling you to go to "Home Depot"..."Lowes" One of the building supply dealers and get some books, architectural drawings or some kind of plan. I've been building homes for 40 years and you just can't start this way. You have to have a plan, an idea, something?
2006-11-16 20:45:10
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answered by cowboydoc 7
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After you get your blue prints made by your architect , or ready made ones , you need your land !!. Assuming you have found it , and you are picturing it where you want it , there is two ways to go about it , one get a building contractor , or do it your self ( don't do it if you are completely new at it , get your self a contractor ) basically get a few to give you quotes on the cost , ( don't" go for the cheapest , it could be a night mare ) once you settle an a proximate price ( there are always modifications in the proses that you have to take into account , as prices may change for material and labour ..) You then have to take the plans to your city hall construction dept, there it will be inspected for approval , structural , pluming ... sewer , and electrical.
It will take few days to receive your plans back , when you get it back go to your bank manager with the plans to get a builders temporary mortgage ( they will inspect the plans and a lot you 75% of the cost, with you covering the other 25% ,the amount they see fit , in conjunction with the estimated quote you received from your contractor , which by the way they will want to know ) ance all the moneys are allocated the bank will divide the draws of cash flow into four segments , foundation , lock up stage ( that is frame , windows , outside doors and roof , then completion and lastly, hold back ,this is to ensure that there is no leans against your house by a subcontractor , here is where you need your own 25 % of the moneys , , By the way in each stage , to get the money you have to call the bank to send a rep. to inspect the progress , this is your responsibility , so they can release more money , and also from the city dep. inspectors they have to be called in , usually your contractor will folow it up he will know when to make an inspection call .When the house is completed and you get your occupancy permit , you can move in .... and then get your bank to transfer the builders mortgage to a conventional house mortgage of your arrangement .. Good luck.
2006-11-17 13:31:44
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answered by young old man 4
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Grab some books with floor designs a your local hardware store like Lowe's or Home Depot. There will be hundreds of designs you can choose from or use to give you ideas. There are also house designing programs you can buy fairly cheaply at a place like Best Buy where you can do the room layouts even see 3 dimensional views of what the house looks like inside and out with lighting and even landscaping. In drafting, my teacher always told us, build the house from the inside out. By that he meant, take into account all of the furniture you will want inside the house then figure the size of the rooms you will need around that. Make scale cut-outs of the furniture and scale cutouts of the room sizes and rearrange them how you would like them according to convenience. For instance some people like the laundry room close to the bedrooms so they don't have to carry the laundry far. Some on the other hand like it far away from the bedrooms so they don't hear the laundry going if they are trying to sleep. And after you come up with your plans, make sure to take them to an architect or some kind of structural engineering place to make sure that your design will be structurally sound and meets local building codes.
It will then be a good idea to have the architect draw up plans for your house based on your design so the house is constructed properly.
2006-11-16 23:31:34
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answered by devilishblueyes 7
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hire an architect or plan magazines at a local supper market. you need a budget first. dig a foundation , plumbing, poor the basement, frame, electrical, roof, plumbing, sheet rock, outside stuff, brick, or siding ect, trim, paint, then your driveway and sidewalks. sounds easy huh?
2006-11-17 13:13:24
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answered by mike67333 6
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To start with, go to your nearest book store and look for any architectural magazines and start digging!
happy reading
2006-11-16 18:48:35
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answered by Nikolas S 6
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