Home Design & Construction

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• Adobe by the Rio Grande  - Documents the construction of a Mexico-style adobe home. With photos.
• American Gables, Inc.  - Develops custom home designs and provides stock plans to build townhomes and single family homes.
• American Hardwood Species Guide  - Provides information, articles and tips on hardwood products including its design values, repair and finishing instructions.
• Autodesk Homestyler  - Free home interior design software. Provides a drag and drop interface for adding and arranging furniture and appliances. Site features designs created by other users.
• BizziBid  - Find local home improvement contractors, view project photos, and read design tips.
• BuilderSelect.com  - Provides help with finding a builder, remodeler, or home furnishings expert.
• BuildingsGuide  - Multiple quotation service for building projects, including buyers guides and research articles.
• Code Check  - Condensed guides to the typical code violations in buildings. Serves as a basic resource for a building project.
• Digital Canal  - Offers blue print design software including floor plan, footing, frame analysis, structural engineering and other house plan software.
• Home Design, Home Building, and House Plans  - Offers free home building advice for home insurance, design, contracting, home site selection, and more.
• How Did I Do It  - Home improvement project guide. Also accommodates home project submissions.
• Idea Workshop Journal  - Features a selection of articles about home design topics. Includes basement foundation guidelines.
• Log Homes and Log Cabins Information  - Free home design web tool. Also provides details of the log home building process. With log house contractor reviews.
• Mass Custom Home  - Tackles the creation of new approaches to building affordable homes.
• PlanningWiz3  - Interactive web application for planning and decorating a room. Provides a drag and drop interface as well as plan saving and sharing support.
• Rafter Layout with Log Timbers  - Displays step-by-step illustrated instructions on using log timbers in making rafters.
• smallblueprinter  - Offers online tools for house plan blueprints, floor plans, as well as garden layout design. Includes the ability to download software to run offline.
• Split-Level Homes  - Offers a guide to various divided entry home designs such as bi-level, split-level and raised ranch. Includes concepts about landscaping, remodeling instructions and interior design approaches.
• Wilder Home  - Homeowners' account on the construction of their hurricane-proof vacation home situated in the gulf shores of Alabama.