Mindblown: a blog about the Home Construction Spreadsheet

  • How to Estimate Drywall Materials

    Are you looking for how to estimate drywall materials? The tutorial in the link below shows a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet tool used to do this. If you would like to see how to estimate the complete build of your home, the tool in the following link shows a tool to price a custom home, setup…

  • How to Estimate Insulation Materials

    Are you looking for how to estimate insulation materials? The tutorial in the link below shows a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet tool used to do this. If you would like to see how to estimate the complete build of your home, the tool in the following link shows a tool to price a custom home, setup…

  • How to Estimate Siding Materials

    Are you looking for how to estimate siding materials? The tutorial in the link below shows a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet tool used to do this. If you would like to see how to estimate the complete build of your home, the tool in the following link shows a tool to price a custom home, setup…

  • How to Estimate Framing Materials

    Are you looking for how to estimate framing materials? The tutorial in the link below shows a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet tool used to do this. If you would like to see how to estimate the complete build of your home, the tool in the following link shows a tool to price a custom home, setup…

  • How to Estimate Foundation Materials

    Are you looking for how to estimate foundation materials? The tutorial in the link below shows a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet tool used to do this. If you would like to see how to estimate the complete build of your home, the tool in the following link shows a tool to price a custom home, setup…

  • How to Estimate Roofing Materials

    Are you looking for how to estimate roofing materials? The tutorial in the link below shows a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet tool used to do this. If you would like to see how to estimate the complete build of your home, the tool in the following link shows a tool to price a custom home, setup…

  • How to Estimate Cost to Build a House

    How to Estimate Cost to Build a House? You can get a ballpark idea by estimating the cost per square foot to build a house. But to bring real accuracy, each detail of the construction must be detailed. Watch the following tutorial on how the downloadable Home Construction Spreadsheet walks you through cost, schedule, and…

  • How to Build Your Dream Home

    Are you wanting to know how to build your dream home? There are certain steps that you can take to do this yourself and save a significant sum of money. You Could Be Your Own General Contractor By being the general contractor, you don’t actually have to know how to perform any of the skilled…

  • Building Permit for House

    Are you looking for building permit for house? To build a new house, you need a way to track the permits needed, when inspections are required, cost of building a home, schedule, coordinate all the material to be purchased and subcontractors. See the video in the link below to see how this excel file can…

  • How to Become a General Contractor

    Are you wondering how to become a general contractor? If you live in Texas, the state doesn’t require a license. If you live in California, you can see this guide. For other states, you can search for similar requirements. As a general contractor you will need a way to track the cost of building a…

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