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Home Design · February 16, 2022

My Biggest Tip When Building a House

With this being the third house that we’ve built, Nate and I have learned a thing or two about building a house. We also have learned some tips and tricks along the way.

Keep reading for one of the biggest homebuilding tips I tell people who are in the process of building or remodeling, especially if you will be completing a DIY project or even hanging a picture on the wall. We just completed our electrical walk-through a few weeks ago with Jordahl Custom Homes; more on that here.

Knowing What’s In Your Walls

When your home is between the rough-in phase and drywall, take photos of every single wall. When I say every wall, I mean every single wall. By doing this, you’ll know what lies within your walls, including all of the plumbing and electrical. There’s nothing worse than hanging a picture frame in a newly completed space and nailing into a plumbing tube full of water.

A few weeks ago, Nate and I walked through our home and took photos of each wall, as well as a video walk-through. Once we got home, I uploaded the images to a shared Google Drive and renamed each image with the name of the room and location, i.e. ‘bedroom 2, east wall’. Keeping them ‘in the cloud’ makes it so easy to reference the images later when we’re in the middle of a DIY project.

Future Pantry

We have been lucky to have been involved with all three of our home building processes. We have a folder for each home full of images that we can later reference. This time, we took it a step further and brought a tape measure. We measured exactly where the plumbing is within the wall and took photos.

Office with laundry plumbing

This wall is located in my future office and shares a wall with our laundry room, which means lots of plumbing. Eventually, I’d like add cabinets to this office space. When we do, we’ll feel more confident screwing the cabinets into the wall, knowing where the plumbing is. Please note, you will have to account for the non-existent drywall if you use a tape measure. We took close up photos, but the below image gives you an idea.

Measure and take a picture of the plumbing in your wall, remember to account for drywall

There you have it. My biggest tip that you should be utilizing if you are building or remodeling. Do you have any suggestions or tips to share? Drop them in the comments below; I’d love to add them to this list.

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Kickstart 2023 with a fresh space! @Wayfair’s En Kickstart 2023 with a fresh space! @Wayfair’s End of Year Clearance is happening now! #ad I’ve found so many goodies and affordable finds for you. Head to my stories to shop all these looks and more! 

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Make it look vintage, but kitchen and kid-friendly Make it look vintage, but kitchen and kid-friendly!

I recently updated our kitchen runner with this beauty from @jaipurliving and it checks all the boxes! #ad This particular rug is the Canteena - CAN02 and I love how it pairs with our green kitchen cabinets. This runner looks vintage, but has all the perks of a new rug such as a traction, no-slip backing, and easily spot cleans for any of those messy kitchen spills.

There’s so many great colors and patterns to chose from, I had a hard time selecting just one. You can shop this exact runner here: https://bit.ly/3Y99lYy and head to my stories for a few more shots of this gorgeous runner!

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I shared this ottoman last week in my stories when it was back in stock AND 50% off. It’s now back to full price, but still a good deal! It’s down filled and extra plush. The fabric is a stonewashed grey look and looks so high end. Overall, a win in my book!

Comment below for the link! You can always shop my posts over on the LTK app. Link is in my bio!

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