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RE: Brick veneer or real brick walls—worth the extra hassle?

I get what you're saying, but I gotta say, there's something about real brick that's just different. When we built our place, I went back and forth on...

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RE: Building green? Watch out for those sneaky VOCs

We went with reclaimed wood flooring in our place, and honestly, at first I worried we'd jumped the gun—especially after hearing horror stories about ...

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RE: Keeping track of your construction loan payments without losing your mind

Haha, sounds familiar—I spent an entire Saturday wrestling with my spreadsheet, convinced I'd broken it at least three times. Curious though, how are ...

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RE: Finally cracked the code on keeping construction costs in check

We had a similar experience building our first custom home up in Oregon. We obsessed over insulation ratings at first, but turns out the real game cha...

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RE: Struggling to keep walls straight when building with lumber

Interesting approach with the LVLs—I can see how that'd help around openings. But honestly, when I built my first custom home last year, I found that ...

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RE: Handling unexpected project costs—how do you prep?

When we built our place, we actually didn't set aside a specific percentage...we tried, but honestly, surprises kept popping up anyway. Sometimes plan...

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