Building your own home can be stressful. Whether using a builder or contracting yourself, our custom guides will help you along the way
Contracting Your Own Home - Bank Sheets
This set is for those that are a little higher level DIYer than most. This guide is bank centered. How to fund that build, and importantly, the bank desired cost and draft sheet. The cost and draft sheet is set up to do all the math for you, just enter a few details.
Included: Construction Loan, Cost and Draft Sheet (excel)
These come in a zipped file. You will need to be able to unzip it for access.
Contracting Your Own Home - The Whole Shebang
This bundle has it all. Nine total custom made building guides. Take control of your home build.
Included: - Lot/Land Pre-Purchase, Plan Design, Trades and Craftsmen, Construction Loan, Cost and Draft Sheet (excel), Permit Checklist, Building Checklist, Inspection Checklist, Blue Tape Inspection, Finishes Sheet.
(over 40 pages!)
These come in a zipped file. You will need to be able to unzip it for access.
Building Your Dream Home - The Basics
This guide will give you the ability to start planning your build. If your using a builder, these will help give you the control over your build.
Included: Lot/Land Pre-Purchase, Plan Design
Intended for use when contracting with a Professional Builder
Building Your Own Home - The Complete Bundle
This package includes many of our custom designed guides. From idea conception to blue tape walkthrough before taking ownership, these guides will help with the entire custom build process.
Included: - Lot/Land Pre-Purchase, Plan Design, Inspection Checklist, Blue Tape Walkthrough
Intended for use when contracting with a Professional Builder
What are the building guides all about?
Lot/Land Prepurchase - This guide will give you a basic understanding of what to look for in a lot/land when purchasing before building your home.
Plan Design - Here you can find a resource that will guide you in designing your future home plan. This is a large investment, and it all starts with small details on paper.
Trades and Craftsmen - The most important people (besides you!) that have input in your home. This list will guide you in choosing quality contractors.
Construction Loan, 04-Cost and Draft Sheet - Funding a home build falls on the future owner. This will help you decide how to best do that. When contracting your own, the bank will want to know the cost down to the penny. The Cost and Draft sheet is an excel spreadsheet that does the math for you.
Permitting - When building within a jurisdiction that requires permits (and inspections!) there can be some quirks. Understand that process and get your home building moving forward with ease.
Home Building Checklist - You guessed it. This is step by step how to build your home. This will guide you through the entire process.
Inspection Checklist - As a former building inspector, BBC knows the importance of new construction inspections. So we made a sheet just for you! This multi-page document will guide you through every phase and we even included code references.
Blue Tape Walkthrough - This is exactly what it sounds like. You get a roll of blue tape, and walk your home prior to taking ownership (if using a builder) to ensure the quality meets your demand.
Finishes Sheet - Planning the details of a home is the most important part. This custom spreadsheet breaks down all those small details with room to write. Keep track of what was used in the home, from paint color to faucet brand.
We hope that you find these building guides very useful in the construction of your new home. Please share our website with anyone you may think that could benefit from our guides. Just remember, we are a small, family owned business, and if our products are shared without purchase it hurts our livelihood. Enjoy!
Coming Soon: How to Pick a Contractor and Building a Healthy Home