house-building.com NEWSLETTER
#217
New House Building: Money Saving, Convenience and Healthy House Tips
James Todd.
September 2003
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CONTENTS:
- Money Savings Tips
>>Brick facades
>>Online House Plans
- Healthy House Building Tip: Formaldehyde free insulation
- BYOB: Finally there is a way you can be your own builder
- Useful Links
- Thought for the Day
- Subscription Information
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you think may be interested!
1. Money Saving Home Building
Tips
Brick is one of the most popular building materials. Unfortunately
it is expensive and this limits its use. It is quite common
to see a new house with a brick front facade and the other
three sides with vinyl siding. Why is this done? Because of
the expense of using brick on all four sides. In fact the cost
of brick is second only to stone.
If you love brick, want to use it on your home, but just can't afford
it consider using "thin brick". Thin brick is 1/3 the depth
of a conventional brick, and as you would suspect substantially less
costly. While conventional brick not only beautifies but also can provide
structural support, thin brick on beautifies. However brick is rarely
used in a structural manner, and the use of thin brick becomes a covering
like other exterior materials such as vinyl siding.
To learn more about this product try contacting the following manufacturers
for the names of local suppliers: Brick-It (1-631-643-2282), Real Brick
(1-800-447-7440) and Panel Brick Co. (1-847-696-1686).
Stock House Plans are an easy choice. There are a very large number
available to choose from, they are of excellent quality, and they're
reasonable priced. As discussed in the
House-Building
Guide,
the best way to choose a floor plan is to visit homes and physically
stand in the rooms. However once you have the basics of a floor plan
in mind, then stock house plans represent a logical next step. Sure
you can hire and architect, but that we cost several thousand dollars.
Choosing a stock house plan that is close to what you have in mind,
and then tailoring to your needs will save you hundreds and quite possible
thousands over an architect.
One of the best sites on the internet to find a stock house plan is
at Cool House Plans
COOLhouseplans.com is an Internet stock house plan
provider with a current inventory of over 13,000 house plans ranging
in size from the 400 square foot cabin to the 23,000 square foot mansion,
designed by 93 of the nation’s leading residential designers
and architects. We cater to all popular architectural styles from contemporary
to colonial, vacation to Victorian along with assigning certain plans
to unique classifications such as wheelchair accessible, vacation,
duplex and multi-plex plans. We also employ a selection of 300 garage
plans and garages with apartments above. All of their plans can be
modified to meet your specific needs.
House Building Building Customer's will receive an additional 5% discount
on their order by using the following promotional code when they place
an order (Code #27131605)
How big of a house are you going
to build?? Find out what size of
mortgage for which you qualify.
IndyMac
Bank is your best online source for
home mortgages. Online applications, quick
approvals.
Don’t
let your credit history
become a headache in
your new home building process. Check
your credit.
Get
your free credit report today.
Considering a Hot Tub in your new
Home?? Look no further. ThermoSpas
Hot Tubs are offering up to $900.00 in cost savings discounts
for House-Building visitors.
2.
Healthy House Building Tips
Formaldehyde in the form of urea formaldehyde glues
and adhesives has been used extensively in building materials.
Plywood, OSB, particle board, cabinets, furniture, and batt
insulation are just a few of the building materials that
rely upon urea formaldehyde adhesives. These materials outgass,
viz. they slowly release formaldehyde vapor for years. Formaldehyde
gas can cause nasal and sinus irritation, respiratory inflammation
and both mutagenic and carcinogenic. In short it is a bad
actor. There is a growing trend in the building industry
to move away from formaldehyde based glues. One example of
this is the line of insulation products from
Johns
Manville that is urea formaldehyde free.
Want other useful healthy house building tips for your
new home? Purchase the
House-Building
Guide today.
It comes with a 100% money back guarantee.
3.
BYOB:
Be
your
own Builder
As
a
reader
of
this
newsletter,
you
have
been
to
the
House Building
Building
web
site
at
one
time.
That's
where
you
subscribed
to
this
newsletter!
When
you
were
there,
you
may
remember
that
we
don't
normally
recommend
that
people
be
their
own
builder
or
GC.
That
is
still
our
position.
Most
people
don't
have
the
time,
or
experience
or
the
ability
to
secure
financing
for
a
home
that
they
will
build
themselves.
However,
for
the
small
subset
of
readers
who
do
have
the
time
and
are
contemplating
this
option,
we
have
some
good
news.
The
good
news
is
in
the
form of
a
company
called
BuildMax.com.
BuildMax
is
an
owner-builder
consulting
firm.
They
assist
you
in
securing financing,
something
most
financial
institutions
are
unwilling
to
provide
to
novice,
owner-builders,
and
they
provide
you
with
the
consulting
that
you
need
to
get
the
job
done
right.
So,
if
you
have
the
time,
and
really
want
to
manage
the
building
of
your
own
house
to
take
advantage
of
the
significant
cost
savings
by
doing
so,
we highly
recommend
that
you
give
BuildMax
a
look.
FICO
Saver
for
Home
Buyers
http://www.myfico.com/myfico/FICOMortgageSaverDetails.asp
Credit
Land – Your
Credit
Portal–
http://www.credit-land.com/cashback.php
Eye On Credit–
http://www.eyeoncredit.com
4. Related Links
The following are useful links relating
to the housing industry and the topics
covered in this newsletter and may
be of interest.
Panel Brick Company - Home of Thin
Brick
http://www.panelbrick.com/index.html
Apollo Housing - Down Payment Assistance
for low to moderate incomes
http://www.apollohousingllc.com/
5. Thought For The Day – Diligence
What we hope to do with ease we must learn first do with diligence.
–Samuel
Johnson
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