Building a new home is commonly referred to as one of the four most stressful things a person will ever do (along with getting married, having a child, and changing jobs unexpectedly.) It is also likely to be the largest single personal financial investment someone will make in their lifetime. As with any other complex process, doing some planning up front can go a long way towards headache reduction (and any money you don't spend on aspirin may well pay for that upgraded faucet you want for the master bath!)
Through the course of our little construction project, I plan on writing articles that cover some of the phases of construction, the research we've done, and what our own thought process was building our home. Updates to this section of the site will likely be less frequent than the construction journal, but will go into more depth than the journal.