Home construction

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Home Construction is the process of constructing a home. Beginning with simple pre-historic shelters, home construction techniques have evolved to produce the vast multitude of living accommodations available today. Different levels of wealth and power have warranted various sizes, luxuries, and even defenses in a 'home'. Environmental considerations and cultural influences have created an immensely diverse collection of architectural styles. From castles to mud thatches, mansions to shanties, the 'home' has grown to represent a seemingly limitless array of structures.

History

While homes may have originated in pre-history, there are many notable stages through which cultures pass to reach the current level of modernization. Countries and communities throughout the world currently exhibit very diverse concepts of housing, at many different stages of home development.

Pieces and parts

The modern family home has many more systems and facets of construction then one might initially believe. With sufficient study, an average person can understand everything there is to know about any given phase of home construction. The 'Do It Yourself' boom of the late twentieth century was due, in large part, to this fact.

Things to consider:

Design phase

• Architectural design
• Floor Layout
• Building Code

External construction

• Shallow foundation
• Light-frame construction
• Domestic water system
• Electrical wiring
• Weather Protection
• retaining walls

Internal construction

• Ventilation
• Plumbing
• Air Conditioning
• Electrical wiring
• Telephone wiring
• Cable Wiring
• Ethernet Wiring
• Insulation
• Flooring
• Walls
• Ceilings

Finishing construction

• Cabinetry
• Furnishings
• Interior Decorating
• Painting
• Fixtures
• Appliances

See also

• Construction