Before ordering a set of building plans, check the list of tools and materials required to DIY and build your bed frame.

Learn how to build an A-rame house (complete with a cozy sleeping loft) in this illustrated, step-by-step guide from Mother Earth News. Read more.

As a builder, I can take just about any floor plan and make the outside look contemporary, Victorian, Tuscan villa, etc. From a construction perspective, A-frame homes are simple triangles.

I want to build my own home (as in I cut the wood and pound the nails, not just design and hire someone) and it has to be cheap to build and quick to go up. Nothing fancy, just the basics of a ...