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Why I still draw the first plan by hand
The computer makes everything look finished too early. A pencil line stays negotiable.
What a budget frame actually is
Not a promise, not a guess. A set of decisions ranked by what they cost to change later.
Three questions to ask before buying a plot
Most expensive problems are bought with the land, not built on it.
On supervision: what weekly site visits catch
The drawings are half the building. The other half is standing next to the person pouring the concrete.
Small rooms, tall doors
Generosity in a house is not square meters. It is proportion, light, and where you stand when the door opens.