Cost & Schedule:
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/budget/construction-cost-breakdown.html – mostly DIY
- Multiple quotes for savings
- Vacant lot selection – i.e. sewage connection etc.
- Hard vs. Soft cost – https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/budget/construction-hard-versus-soft-costs.html
- Hard is structural/rough
- Soft is cosmetic/fixture
- Schedule – 5months in total!!
- Cost saving tricks
Blueprint
Building permit
Excavation – digging a basement
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/excavation/digging-a-basement.html
- $800 bid from sub – or $380+ per day
Utility – install water/sewer lines
Footings
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/footings/concrete-footing.html
- Footing / rebar / concrete
- Have some form for concrete to stabalize then remove the form
Foundation
Concrete Floor/Slab
Framing
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/framing/wooden-floor-framing.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/framing/framing-exterior-wall.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/framing/framing-interior-walls.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/framing/how-to-frame-roof.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/framing/framing-second-floor.html
Windows
Roof
Stairs
Metal Railing
Deck
Tankless water heater
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/ondemand/installing-tankless-water-heater.html
- GPM for water in typical fixtures
Geothermal
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/geothermal/diy-geothermal.html
- AC mechanism – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVo0GuNm3Ek
- Is Geothermal Heating and Cooling Worth the Cost? Heat Pumps Explained
- How a Geothermal Heat Pump Works | This Old House
Solar Power
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/solar/installing-solar-panels.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/solar/diy-solar-power-system.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/solar/installing-solar-panels-metal-roof.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/solar/connecting-solar-inverters-diy.html
- State Gov + Federal incentive – reduce capex, gen cashflow
Insulation
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/insulation/installing-insulation.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/insulation/doe-r-value-recommendations.html
Concrete Countertop
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/countertops/do-it-yourself-concrete-countertop.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/countertops/mix-concrete-countertops.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/countertops/settingcountertops.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/countertops/acid-staining-concrete-countertops.html
Shower
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/shower/do-it-yourself-tile-shower.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/shower/showerdemo.html
- Once I started popping off the wall tile I noticed large gaps where the hardie backboard was not seamed at all in the corners – Fail #1
- After that I busted out the floor where I noticed the shower liner in the corner was cut all the way to the floor instead of just being folded in the corner – Fail #2.
- In the first picture above notice how the shower pan liner was placed directly on top of the sharp wire mesh – Fail #3.
- This could easily cut through the liner and cause leaks. Also, the shower liner was installed flat on the floor with no pre-slope, this is Fail #4
- And lastly, the shower pan liner was not extended up and over the shower curb but rather folded up with a bunch of thinset in the form of a curb – Fail #5.
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/shower/replace-shower-drain.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/shower/shower-deck-mud.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/shower/how-to-build-shower-floor-pan.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/shower/how-to-install-shower-pan-liner.html
- Leak Test
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/shower/how-to-install-shower-backerboard.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/shower/how-to-build-shower-bench.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/shower/how-to-tile-shower-floor.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/shower/how-to-tile-shower-walls.html
Garage Shelve
Water Barrel
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/waterbarrel/water-barrel-shelves.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/waterbarrel/water-barrel-stacking.html
Can food rotator
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/canrotator/food-can-rotation-system.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/canrotator/can-organizer.html
Central Vac
Landscaping
Garden – Trex
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/garden/trex-raised-garden-beds.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/garden/build-trex-raised-bed-garden.html
Rent out vacation home
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/cabinrenting/rent-out-vacation-home.html
- Guests cleanup themselves (with a cleaning checklist)
- STR license
- Liability reduction – LLC/trust, HOA that covers STR
Electric
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/electrical/wiring-a-house.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/electrical/wire-3-way-switches.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/electrical/electrical-faq/how-to-electrical-faq.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/electrical/electrical-faq/3-prong-to-2-prong.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/electrical/electrical-faq/ground-prong-purpose.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/electrical/electrical-faq/ground-versus-neutral.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/electrical/electrical-faq/breakers-versus-fuses.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/electrical/a-circuit-breaker.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/electrical/electrical-faq/what-does-12-2-mean.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/electrical/electrical-faq/gfci-outlet-vs-gfci-breaker.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/electrical/electrical-faq/plastic-or-metal-electrical-box.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/electrical/electrical-faq/lights-dim-ac.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/electrical/electrical-faq/aluminum-wiring-bad.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/electrical/electrical-faq/best-deals-on-wire.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/electrical/electrical-faq/preventing-surges-spikes.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/electrical/electrical-faq/plug-polarization.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/electrical/electrical-basics.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/electrical/wiring-code.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/electrical/rough-in-electrical.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/electrical/wire-types-and-sizing.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/electrical/sizing-electrical-service.html
- https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/electrical/installing-new-electrical-service.html
