Be Your Own Builder

Whether it’s a small project, an addition, or a new home or building, you can learn the process of what it takes to choose your team of architect, engineers, builder or subcontractors.  Once you understand the steps you can decide if you want to manage the contractors yourself, or hire a building firm to perform all the work.  Either way, by gaining this knowledge you can save you thousands of dollars and put the savings directly into your pocket.  One of the most important steps is to develop your construction budget and we show you the steps.

Manage Your Own Project

If you’re a homeowner, a person who wants to get into contracting, or just want to understand the building process better; this web site, and its’ partners, will help give you the tools to take charge and help develop a deeper understanding of the what it takes to build a project. By expanding your knowledge you will save time and money, as well gain the tools to complete a successful project.

We provide the necessary information (in addition to linking you to partners) that will allow you to fully understand the process of designing, bidding and building a project from A to Z.  You can then decide if you’re a “do-it-youself’er” or if you’d rather delegate the project to others.

On this web site a typical project is broken down by each step making it easy to understand and give you the confidence to act and talk like a pro.  Each section can be used individually, or as a whole, depending on your needs.

Because all projects differ in size and complexity we use a simple home to illustrate the various components that go into choosing the design team and building a project. These components can be used in building a home or an addition.

Use the links to pages on this site for step-by-step explanations and the tools you’ll need.  Our information packet offers you additional details .