Kit home basics blogThe Kit Home Basics Blog keeps you up-to-date with all additions and changes to the Kithomebasics.com Web site. Subscribe below. House Floor Plans for Kit HomesHundreds of excellent house floor plans are available to create your perfect kit home and the beginning of your building adventure. Permalink -- click for full blog post "House Floor Plans for Kit Homes" Groundwork for home building plansTo get home building plans operational, you need to do your groundwork. Here we list and explain the due diligence involved to successfully begin your kit home building venture. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Groundwork for home building plans" homeowner - constructed two personal homesIsn't it contradictory to list 'insect resistance' as a pro under slab and then list 'termites more prevalent' as a con. Pier footings can be made much Permalink -- click for full blog post "homeowner - constructed two personal homes" Kit Home Owner Builder MistakesA great e book to avoid 50 owner builder mistakes when constructing a kit home. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Kit Home Owner Builder Mistakes" How I made a web site about Kit Home BuildingHow to build a website and a future Permalink -- click for full blog post "How I made a web site about Kit Home Building" SurveyorI would just like to point out that it is better to use a distance of no less then 6 feet to control accuracy when using the 3-4-5 rule hence 6-8-10. It Permalink -- click for full blog post "Surveyor" Kit home basics site mapSite map for the Kit Home Basics website Permalink -- click for full blog post "Kit home basics site map" Safety slogans for your kit home building siteBuilding site safety slogans are an easy way to get the site safety message through on a kit home building site. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Safety slogans for your kit home building site" Kit home delivery costsHow much does it cost to get the kit home components delivered? I live about 100km from the supplier. Ed. Should be about $1500 to $2000 AUD. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Kit home delivery costs" Drywalling is for the prosLooking at my 3 bedroom kit home, I knew I couldn't do the internal linings, not without a lot of help. I worked it out that it would take me about 4-6 Permalink -- click for full blog post "Drywalling is for the pros" Starting before approvalQ. My council authority has taken 2 months to approve my plans and they still have them and say they are backlogged and can't say when they can do it. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Starting before approval" Installing kitchen cabinets from a flat packWhen you are installing kitchen cabinets which have arrived in flatpack form, assemble the carcasses first. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Installing kitchen cabinets from a flat pack" A simple floor plan was a good startAfter surfing owner builder sites and reading about all of the 2 year-3 year projects that 'blew out' or came to a stand still because of some complex Permalink -- click for full blog post "A simple floor plan was a good start" Flat pack kitchen cabinets: designing for kit homesKitchen cabinets in flatpack form are a great fit for the ownerbuilder of kit homes, with kitchen floor plans designed to be built easily and look great. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Flat pack kitchen cabinets: designing for kit homes" Applying wet seal waterproofing membranesWet seal is a must for bathroom and all other wet areas in a kit house. Most waterproofing membranes can be diy applications. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Applying wet seal waterproofing membranes" Amazon tools for kit home buildersMy choice of amazon tools hand picked for the kit home builder to assemble the perfect toolkit Permalink -- click for full blog post "Amazon tools for kit home builders " Pier and beam footingsA friend who was a concrete truck driver told me he had seen plenty of diy'ers stuff up pier footings by getting all of them poured at once. He told me Permalink -- click for full blog post "Pier and beam footings" Ready kit home floor plansJust wanted to comment on what you are saying regarding looking at all the house plan sites and taking one of their plans to a kit builder to build. This Permalink -- click for full blog post "Ready kit home floor plans" Simple house plans work bestTo start with I was looking to build a grand home for my family and to eventually have room for my parents as they aged. I had been encouraged to build Permalink -- click for full blog post "Simple house plans work best" Learn how to grout tilesThe guide to teach how to grout tiles: for the diy tiler and sets out types of grout, mixing grout, grout tools and applying grout. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Learn how to grout tiles" Can I set out building foundations myselfI want to try to set out building foundations for my kit home but I am getting some pretty strange looks from everyone I get advice from. They seem to Permalink -- click for full blog post "Can I set out building foundations myself" Tiling a bathroom: Guide for the kit home builderTiling a bathroom is a great diy project and kit home builders have the perfect opportunity to learn this rewarding skill Permalink -- click for full blog post "Tiling a bathroom: Guide for the kit home builder" Tile floor patterns to spark your bathroom tile design ideasChecking over these tile floor patterns will give inspiration for tile floor designs and layout patterns. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Tile floor patterns to spark your bathroom tile design ideas" Bathroom layouts to enhance kit house plansTips on bathroom layouts to configure the space planning requirements of your kit house bathroom floorplans. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Bathroom layouts to enhance kit house plans" How to books for diy buildersMy personal selection of how to books for the diy home owner builders Permalink -- click for full blog post "How to books for diy builders" Small cabin plans for kit homesSee how easy is it to build from small cabin plans! Cabin building is so straightforward and effortless; it can be accomplished in a matter of days. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Small cabin plans for kit homes" What is truss certification?Q. On my council DA they ask for a Truss Certification Certificate. You mentioned it on this page, how do I get one of those? A. These days most authorities Permalink -- click for full blog post "What is truss certification?" Workplace safety tips for kit home building sitesFor the kit home owner builder, these workplace safety tips will keep the kit building site free of hazards and the workplan in progress. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Workplace safety tips for kit home building sites" Took me a month but I did itI got quotes to plaster my kit home and they wanted $3000. I had the time so I did it myself. Hired the hoist and bought good tools and took my time. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Took me a month but I did it" B&B CabinI used a cabin kit as a Bed and Breakfast hideaway on my property. It cost 15k to buy and 20k to build and looks excellent. I was able to get approval Permalink -- click for full blog post "B&B Cabin"
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