tjd replied to the topic Project Plan for Owner Building in the forum Value Adding 20 years, 1 month ago
As an architect I am not aware of any software that could guide you through these milestones. I think that building a new home as an owner builder would be a difficult task unless you had some experience in the building process as say a carpenter or plumber. There are a lot of factors to consider, eg insurances (home warranty, workers…[Read more]
tjd replied to the topic sinking stumps in the forum Help Needed! 20 years, 5 months ago
New member, baby boomer/ architect. Lifexperience has the good oil here. Examining each stump by digging to expose about 100 mm below the soil line showed that only a small number needed to be replaced due to wet conditions. As a general rule, where more than 20% of the stumps show deterioration, a complete stump replacement is generally…[Read more]