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Build Your House Yourself University Michelle Nelson
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4.8 • 391 Ratings
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Wish you knew more about the biggest investment you will most likely ever make? Build Your House Yourself University (byhyu) will teach you to save money and make smart decisions about the construction of the place you and your family will call HOME. We will help you understand residential construction— simplify and demystify the design build process. You’ll come away with successful strategies for building your own house, with or without a general contractor.
Become an educated consumer, even if you prefer to buy, rather than build a new house. Complex construction jargon and best practices will be explained in easy to understand terms. It’s not the typical DIY (do it yourself) show. You will learn how to MANAGE the labor, not DO the labor for your new house.
Join me, Michelle Nelson, host and fellow informal residential construction student. I’ll share the research I find on home design and building as I prepare to build my home. Together, our community of future home builders, will learn the tips, tricks and trends of experienced contractors and industry experts.
I’ll interview owner-builders and construction professionals. During our mini lessons, I’ll inform you about framing, flooring, windows, insulation, kitchen cabinets and countertops…almost anything having to do with new construction homes. You’ll hear about energy efficiency and green building too. There will be product reviews in which you will be introduced to cutting edge, as well as, tried and true products and services. And in keeping with the university theme, episodes will end with short, fun quizzes.
If we do our due diligence BEFORE we start construction, we will actually start construction with the most difficult part of the project behind us. Let’s put in the time, effort, preparation and research BEFORE we break ground and building our homes will be much easier and more enjoyable.
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Homeowner Matthew S. Discusses His New Custom Home Designed For Entertaining, Part 2
This week we have part 2 of the interview with homeowner Matt S. He talks more about his cool house, which is black by the way, and his homebuilding journey. He was so generous in sharing his advice and resources. Take a listen to this informative conversation.
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Homeowner Matthew S. Discusses His New Custom Home Designed For Entertaining, Part 1
Matt went back to the neighborhood he grew up in and built a house perfect for entertaining. In this first part of the interview, he talks about his very practical floor plan that has lots of space for hosting friends and family. He tells us about some really unique design ideas and gives great advice about communicating with contractors. This is a really helpful conversation.
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Homeowner Rachel D. Tells Us About Her Homebuilding Journey, Part 2
This week we have Part 2 of our interview with Rachel. She’s a homeowner working with a general contractor and they’re finishing up a custom build in Ohio. This week Rachel talks more about her homebuilding journey, what she would do differently if she were to build again, and the best thing about building a custom home.
If you or someone know would like to share your homebuilding experience on the podcast, please email me at Michelle@byhyu.com
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259. Homeowner Rachel D. Tells Us About Her Homebuilding Journey, Part 1
Homeowner Rachel D tells us about the challenges and triumphs she's had along her homebuilding journey. She discusses how the pandemic has affected her build, what resources she's used to help her through the design-build process and where she's found some of her design inspiration and fixtures.
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Bedroom Furniture and Layout Tips
Several weeks ago in episode 254 called Furniture Layout and Space Planning I gave some guidelines about furniture placement and how to best layout your rooms to achieve functional, aesthetically pleasing spaces that have good flow. After listening back to that episode though, I realized, I didn’t talk much about bedrooms. So that’s what we’ll discuss in this episode— space planning and layout rules specifically for bedrooms.
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What’s The Best Roofing Material For Your House? — BEST OF BYHYU 257
This week’s episode is a replay of the one that I did years ago. The information is still relevant, but the pricing that I mentioned in the episode has likely changed given the current economy and today’s consumer demand for construction materials and supply chain challenges. I’ll discuss the 6 most popular types of roofing materials on the market, including my favorite, metal roofs.
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Customer Reviews
Great show
Informative, accurate, and easy to follow. You lay it out simply for those of us who are mechanically challenged
Excellent!
Great podcast and excellent resource. If you’re building your own house, this is a must.
More than a podcast
I have recently been struck with the overwhelming desire to build a home for my multigenerational family, and I have wanted to give up before I started so many times. Fortunately for me I stumbled upon this podcast. Not only is there a wealth of knowledge that novice homebuyers and builders should know, but the mood and tone are my therapy. The soothing comfort of the orator’s voice is so relaxing. I listen every time I get in my car. During my sometimes 2 hour commute to work, I am unbothered because my mind is stimulated by the information given.
You can definitely tell that a great deal of research has been made for every topic, and experts are sometimes invited to give great insight and clarity. Everything is done in a very professional, organized, and simplistic manner making following along easy. I appreciate the little simple quizzes and the completeness of the process. I 100% intend on listening to every episode multiple times as I compile notes into my home building binder.
Thank you so much for creating this platform. I had been searching for months for some kind of inspiration to keep me going on this long journey that I have just started. Thank God I have found you. 10 out of 10!