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Chainsaw
Purchasing a chainsaw can be overwhelming. Chainsaws come in a variety of sizes and horsepower. Select a chainsaw with a chainsaw bar long enough for your cutting needs. read more... -
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Land Clearing
Clearing land to build a new home may not be a do-it-yourself project. Land clearing can involve heavy land clearing equipment, depending on the size of the construction project. You might start with some simple hand tools, an industrial grade chainsaw and end up with a bulldozer. read more... -
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Soil Testing for New Homes
Soil strength and quality are extremely important when building a new home since most house foundations contact soil, not bedrock. Not all soils are the same, so it is vital you get a valid soil test and inspection. read more... -
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Building on Sloped Residential Lots
Some residential lots are not very flat. Building a slab house on this sloping ground can create extra work and expense. Constructing a full basement is perhaps a better choice in this situation. read more...
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Lots
Lots need to be carefully examined before you buy. Residential lots harbor a number of property and landscape features to study before you select one. If buying from lots for sale in a subdivision, check pertinent rules as well as all other considerations you would with any other lots. The sun, wind, elevation and drainage of the land are all critically important and are tantamount to the best stage for your home and your future happiness. read more...
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Drainage
Drainage of lots you are considering is critically important to review. Yard drainage disaster can be avoided if you study the landscape and slope of residential lots before you buy land to build the home of your dreams. Too late? Live in Soggy City now? Trench drains are one of the most dynamic landscape drainage solutions. read more...
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Topographic Maps
Topographic maps will help you understand the elevation and slope of the land you are interested in buying. A topographic map of the lots you are considering will help you to avoid major drainage disaster, flooding and damage to your home down the road. read more...
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Topographic Maps Illustrated
Topographic maps will tell you a lot about a lot. The spacing of the topographic lines will indicate any hills or valleys on that piece of property. Topography will aid in spotting streams or storm water retention basins on the lot before you purchase it. read more...
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Lots and Drainage
Lots need good drainage to avoid huge problems for the homeowner. Water problems cause massive headaches for people who suffer flooding, damage or even just soggy residential lots. Check the lot you are considering during a rainstorm to see if you are in for yard drainage nightmares if you buy. read more... -
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Soil
Soil is a basic element you need to understand before you select your building lot. The soil profile of the land and surrounding landscape will affect your home and conditions without end. Types of soil and depth will determine specific needs for water, septic system, potential dangerous landslides, drainage potential and other important considerations. read more...
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Lot Selection
Lot selection should include consideration of many features. Lots, whether new or existing, are unequal in features of importance, such as utilities, zoning and potential for floods or drainage disasters. Lot and home assets addressed in this column may not even occur to many people. Lots for sale should be thoroughly reviewed with these tips in mind before you choose where you will make your home. read more...
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Lot Selection - 25 Tips- Part I
Lot selection for a new or existing residence involves many important considerations. Lots have soil,land, building, and service features of critical import you need to examine. There are 25 tips total presented in a 3-part summary. This is Part I - with the first 8 pointers to make your lot selection a smart one. read more...
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Lot Selection - 25 Tips- Part II
Lot selection criteria continue here with 8 more tips and hints. Lots under your consideration will be easier to assess before you buy. read more...
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Lot Selection - 25 Tips - Part III
Lot selection may often be based upon pure emotional reactions to the landscape or specific features of the lots you consider for your home. Residential lots will be less of a mystery with this checklist and will serve to make your lot decision a smart one. Here are the final 9 tips -- Part III of "Lot Selection- 25 Tips". read more...
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Lots - Important Features
Lots to build your home require review of important features. Residential lots in a subdivision may not look much different from one another. Lot differences can be enormous, however. Lots for sale have issues of drainage, wind, sun, zoning..and many other concerns that must be examined before you decide which lot is the pick of the landscape. read more...
