Blogposts by Andy
Besides writing about homebuilding I enjoy writing in general. Here you
can read a vast collection of articles and short stories.
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PANDEMIC PRICING AND HOMEBUILDING
Oct 24, 2022
PANDEMIC PRICING AND HOMEBUILDING
PANDEMIC PRICING AND HOMEBUILDING by Andy Bozeman Never Buy High to Sell Low. But if You’re...
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Oct 24, 2022
Home-building can be a String of Bad Decis...
May 16, 2020
Home-building can be a String of Bad Decis...
Home-building can be a String of Bad Decisions Combined with the Ignorant Expectation that...
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May 16, 2020
YOUR OLDIE-BUT-GOODIE DAYS : Aging-In-Plac...
Mar 14, 2019
YOUR OLDIE-BUT-GOODIE DAYS : Aging-In-Plac...
This topic is located on the Home Building Timeline, beginning with the construction phase...
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Mar 14, 2019
CLOSETS : Her Heart’s Desire
Mar 07, 2019
CLOSETS : Her Heart’s Desire
This topic is located on the Home Building Timeline, beginning with the construction phase...
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Mar 07, 2019
You CAN have an Affordable Home
Mar 03, 2019
You CAN have an Affordable Home
M-5 Money Why does everything cost so much?! That question is the key in the struggle to make a...
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Mar 03, 2019
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Straight-Path Communications
Nov 20, 2018
Straight-Path Communications
GG-21 Builder Communication Communication must be a straight path between you and your builder....
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Nov 20, 2018
Building Back After Disaster
Oct 12, 2018
Building Back After Disaster
The partial or entire destruction of a home, by any disaster, has catastrophic effects on...
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Oct 12, 2018
Building Back After Disaster
Oct 12, 2018
Building Back After Disaster
The partial or entire destruction of a home, by any disaster, has catastrophic effects on...
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Oct 12, 2018
Self-Loaning Can Become Self-Loathing
Sep 19, 2018
Self-Loaning Can Become Self-Loathing
Grid N-3: Mind and Body; Grid M-4: Money The global attitude of the new millennium concerning...
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Sep 19, 2018
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Absent Moisture Resistance Causes Sub Floo...
Aug 03, 2018
Absent Moisture Resistance Causes Sub Floo...
Moisture-resistant layers, sometimes called moisture barriers, have three typical locations of...
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Aug 03, 2018
\”Won\’t Work\” Never Wi...
Aug 02, 2018
\”Won\’t Work\” Never Wi...
Given project conditions that will never change, numbers that don\’t work are numbers...
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Aug 02, 2018
\”Won\’t Work\” Never Wi...
Aug 02, 2018
\”Won\’t Work\” Never Wi...
Given project conditions that will never change, numbers that don\’t work are numbers...
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Aug 02, 2018
Remove Roots Threatening Home’s Structur...
Jul 06, 2018
Remove Roots Threatening Home’s Structur...
Trees and shrubs start small, but won’t stay that way. Tiny roots become sinewy tendrils...
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Jul 06, 2018
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Listen to Your House for Sounds of Plumbin...
Jul 06, 2018
Listen to Your House for Sounds of Plumbin...
Houses make a lot of sounds. Creaking in walls and rafters recurs due to structural settling or...
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Jul 06, 2018
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Garage Size: NN-7
Sep 19, 2017
Garage Size: NN-7
NN-7 Garage Carport Size There’s no standard size for a garage. There should be. There’s...
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Sep 19, 2017
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UNDER-FOUNDATION PREPARATION
Sep 03, 2017
UNDER-FOUNDATION PREPARATION
Homebuilding doesn’t begin as a task to simply scrape off the ground, pour out some concrete,...
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Sep 03, 2017
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Permanent Site Conditioning and Post-Const...
Sep 03, 2017
Permanent Site Conditioning and Post-Const...
GG-4 Site Preparation and X-15 Landscape Cleanup This step seems to be one of the last in the...
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Sep 03, 2017
Best Method of Personal Financial Growth
Sep 03, 2017
Best Method of Personal Financial Growth
M-5 Money A true, haunting story excerpt from GHOST BUBBLE : The RIGHT WAY to start...
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Sep 03, 2017
A Girl and Her Folks… and her Grands...
Sep 03, 2017
A Girl and Her Folks… and her Grands...
A true, haunting story excerpt from GHOST BUBBLE : A Girl and Her Folks… …and her Grands...
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Sep 03, 2017
Faith Builds a Mountain……of loss
Sep 03, 2017
Faith Builds a Mountain……of loss
M-5 Money A true, haunting story excerpt from GHOST BUBBLE : He said he had a vision. He...
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Sep 03, 2017
The Son-Dad Plan : Tipping the Scales
Sep 03, 2017
The Son-Dad Plan : Tipping the Scales
M-5 Money A true, haunting story excerpt from GHOST BUBBLE : The Home Place becomes the Gone...
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Sep 03, 2017
The IRA That Went Away
Sep 03, 2017
The IRA That Went Away
M-5 Money A true, haunting story excerpt from GHOST BUBBLE : One person using up an individual...
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Sep 03, 2017
Bubble Trouble
Sep 03, 2017
Bubble Trouble
M-5 Money What Is a Bubble? A Bubble will occur whenever there’s a disproportionate,...
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Sep 03, 2017
401(k) is Off Limits for Home-building Sel...
Jul 30, 2017
401(k) is Off Limits for Home-building Sel...
M-5 Money Self-Lending becomes Self-Loathing. You’ll hate yourself later. First, remember...
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Jul 30, 2017
Nail Guns Don\’t Kill Houses. PEOPLE...
Jun 24, 2017
Nail Guns Don\’t Kill Houses. PEOPLE...
The Nail Gun in the wrong hands is one of the worst things to ever happen to the dwelling...
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Jun 24, 2017
Nail Guns Don\’t Kill Houses. PEOPLE...
Jun 24, 2017
Nail Guns Don\’t Kill Houses. PEOPLE...
The Nail Gun in the wrong hands is one of the worst things to ever happen to the dwelling...
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Jun 24, 2017
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MOISTURE IS PRESENT EVERYWHERE, AFFECTING ...
Jun 24, 2017
MOISTURE IS PRESENT EVERYWHERE, AFFECTING ...
The news story that triggered today\’s article is headlined LACK OF BARRIER CITED IN...
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Jun 24, 2017
Then, Now and Later
Jun 20, 2017
Then, Now and Later
The answer is : Because we keep planning such stupidly expensive houses! The questions are :...
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Jun 20, 2017
Distracted Driving – Hidden Building...
Jun 19, 2017
Distracted Driving – Hidden Building...
SETTING – It’s a dark and stormy night. A lull in the storm offers a chance for a man...
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Jun 19, 2017
Grown Children MUST BE On Their Own for Mo...
Jun 19, 2017
Grown Children MUST BE On Their Own for Mo...
It’s not that this happens often; it’s that it happens ALL the time. DS (not even close to...
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Jun 19, 2017
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Townhome Renovation Includes Neighboring E...
Jun 16, 2017
Townhome Renovation Includes Neighboring E...
A recent addition & renovation project brings to mind the confusion that can go along with...
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Jun 16, 2017
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Avoid Aluminum Failure by the Sea
Jun 12, 2017
Avoid Aluminum Failure by the Sea
Aluminum was first used in the 1920’s for decorative detailing, and, then as now, hailed as a...
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Jun 12, 2017
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IF PLANS COULD TALK
May 22, 2017
IF PLANS COULD TALK
Homebuilding is habit-based. A routine develops, like Standard Operating Procedure, and embeds...
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May 22, 2017
M-5 / Money : Borrowing, Managing, Repayin...
Apr 09, 2017
M-5 / Money : Borrowing, Managing, Repayin...
Playing with distractions is not taking action. You are the only one who controls your future,...
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Apr 09, 2017
M-5 / Money : Borrowing, Managing, Repayin...
Apr 09, 2017
M-5 / Money : Borrowing, Managing, Repayin...
Playing with distractions is not taking action. You are the only one who controls your future,...
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Apr 09, 2017