5-Point Construction Guide
Before starting a home construction project, it is a good idea to establish a budget plan to maintain costs and ensure you take advantage of savings and discounted costs.
Our Budgeting Tips:
Start with an Assigned Construction Budget use this FREE home construction budgeting worksheet to budget and assign costs:
download budgeting worksheet
Estimate Costs use this cost estimator to get an approximate cost for some building projects within your area:
view project estimator
View Money Saving Tip$$$ Before you start your project, get these tips on how to avoid costly mistakes and to reduce your home construction costs:
view money saving tips
Build Up Your Credit Score Check and build up your credit to ensure low credit costs when it's time to finance your project:
get your FREE credit report for review
Understand How Best to Finance When you are ready to begin the project, understand how home construction financing works:
click for financing guide
Build Up Rebate Points as you shop supplies, materials, services, etc., for your home construction, use a rebate credit card to build up rebates for cash and other benefits:
view recommended rebate card programs
Manage the Project to Avoid Cost Overruns understand worker relations, change management, cost management and more
view project management guide
Lower Monthly Bills Expense reductions strategies to lower housing, living costs, transportation, family care and more:
link to our "lowering your bills" guide
Other Family Budgeting Plans:
FREE download (excel): family budgeting worksheet FREE download (pdf): budgeting sheets FREE download (excel): college budgeting worksheet