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If i can figure out how to post pictures, I will post some of the work on my house..... Any suggestions?

Yesterday, I went to the Habitat store and purchased a 12 ft and a 6 ft countertop, that was the same color for $4 a running foot. That is less than half of the price that Lowes and HD wanted. The only drawback to that is they didn't have the endcap covers in that design. I went to Lowe's and...

In a lot of places, If you own the home, you can do your own electrical work. In Minnesota, You still have to get a permit from the state electrical board and have the state inspector check it over after rough in, after installation of fixtures and a final inspection, but here in the area that I...

By the way, As I am doing this, I am paying for everything as I get it. I paid cash for the house originally, so NO MORTGAGE!!!!!! When it is done, I will only have to pay taxes yearly and Insurance.

Something that I failed to mention. If you are going to build your own house, you need to check with your local city, county and state regulations about codes, permits and the requirements for inspection. Here, there are no codes, but I am very careful to follow the code from Oklahoma City so...

When it came to the electrical panel and wiring in the house, i opted for nothing but new. Code calls for 14-2 wiring, but I went with all 12-2 for anything 110 volt. I went with the next size larger for items like the dryer, hot water heater and the furnace. The panel I installed was a Square D...

When you are going to be doing a DIY project, sometimes a big factor is time. If you need it now, it is gonna cost a lot more. If you have the time and space to find,barter or deal for and store the items until you need them, you can save massave amounts of money. Everytime I go to a store like...

In the planning stage, i originally planned to go with a wood floor, but after comparing the cost of wood and the time factor, I decided to go with concrete. I contacted a local cement mill, and was able to purchase 90 pond bags of portland for 50 cents a bag if i took all that was there at the...

In the planning stage, I had my wife and two kids sit with me and came up with a rough idea of what we needed to add onto the house. The most important thing was the extra bedroom and a second bathroom. Even before this, I had been looking at garage sales, closeout sales, Habitat for Humanity...

After returning home to Oklahoma from living in Minnesota for ten years, I bought a two bedroom, one bath house and a two story two bedroom apartment on 3.2 acres in the edge of town for 7500.00. I proceded to plan and build a 24' x 36' addition that added a master bedroom, master bath, an...