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2. The cheapest ways to build a house, and the most affordable ...

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   The best way to keep home-building costs down is to choose a modest structure, simple design and basic, non-custom materials. Being frugal doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice style completely ...

3. 50 Times Cheap Fixes Had A Major Impact On Home Life - AOL

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   Image credits: chron0john #2. Under cabinet lighting. Cost me $150 and was 1000% worth it. DIY fire pit was about $50 worth of retaining wall blocks, also completely worth it.

4. Ha-ha - Wikipedia

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   Comparison of a ha-ha (top) and a regular wall (bottom). Both walls prevent access, but one does not block the view looking outward. A ha-ha (French: hâ-hâ [a a] ⓘ or saut de loup [so də lu] ⓘ), also known as a sunk fence, blind fence, ditch and fence, deer wall, or foss, is a recessed landscape design element that creates a vertical barrier (particularly on one side) while preserving ...

5. Retaining wall - Wikipedia

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   Drystone retaining walls are normally self-draining. As an example, the International Building Code requires retaining walls to be designed to ensure stability against overturning, sliding, excessive foundation pressure and water uplift; and that they be designed for a safety factor of 1.5 against lateral sliding and overturning. [6]

6. Precast concrete - Wikipedia

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   The overall thickness of sandwich wall panels in commercial applications is typically 8 inches, but their designs are often customized to the application. In a typical 8-inch wall panel the concrete wythes are each 2-3/8 inches thick), sandwiching 3-1/4 inches of high R-value insulating foam. The interior and exterior wythes of concrete are ...

7. Home construction - Wikipedia

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   New home construction, Pittsfield Township, Michigan Units under construction in Brighton, Victoria. Home construction or residential construction is the process of constructing a house, apartment building, or similar residential building [1] generally referred to as a 'home' when giving consideration to the people who might now or someday reside there.