Building Your Own Home
Can Be a Reality!

Have you dreamed of building a cabin or vacation home? You're not alone. Our Family Handyman editorial team decided to tackle the ambitious task of building our own vacation home, and we learned a lot about home building in the process. Our team worked with several contractors when building our home, but we also completed a lot of the work ourselves.

Get ready to learn how to:

Plan a home build, including evaluating location, choosing a building design, choosing contractors, pulling permits and setting a budget.
Prepare your site for construction, including removing trees and installing a silt fence.
Upgrade your framing skills or work with a contractor to frame walls and a roof.
Properly insulate your whole home and install drywall.
Install a metal panel roof and steel siding.
Install vinyl tile flooring, a kitchen island, and a tile shower.
And much more!