Using a Contractor to Design Your Home - What's wrong with this picture, would you use a butcher, to work on your automobile, then you surely wouldn't use a contractor to design your home. I'm not saying that some contractors aren't qualified to design your home, but you'd better think twice, before taking action.

Don't Forget Your Local Architectural Salvage Companies - If you're building a new house, but would like to have an older look or an older style, don't forget your local architectural salvage companies. These companies are popping up all over the place and as demand gets stronger, you will start to see more and more of these companies.

Dealing with Architects - Contractor Secrets - I have been dealing with home designers and architects for quite some time and when it comes to protecting their business, there's some things that these people will never say. Personal liability has become a big problem in the home building business, and architects are not immune to large lawsuits.

Three Home Building Planning Tips - There is probably over a thousand home planning tips that I could produce, but here's three that I have thought about and they might not be the most important, but they could make the biggest difference, while you're working on your new home.

Building Today's Dream Home - Building Fees - Hopefully you haven't bought the property yet, if you have, make sure that you read the rest of this article, you might want to sell the property. Building today's dream home can be a daunting task, there’s building permits, planning departments and nowadays you might have to deal with the fire and police departments in your communities.