Resources - Build Right Community

We are now adding special tools for our members to download. These resources will be free for those of you who have purchased my book Build Your Own Home – Trees To Keys.

Everyone else must be registered on the forum as a member and contribute to the forum and there will be small fees for each resource. The links on this page are NOT active. When you buy the book, register on the site and verify the purchase you will be upgraded to the PHD Builder User group. This user group will have full free access to all the Resources listed below.

TIP: For the cost of just a few of these resources you can buy the book and get them for free.

APPENDIX VAULT A – Selections & Pre Construction Worksheets

This vault contains: Clean, printable PDF clipboard sheets and fillable Excel trackers. Use these to log your Decorator Selections before starting your budget. The vault includes Decorator Selections worksheet (seen in the book), Land and Lot checklist to determine potential usability, and more are being added soon.

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APPENDIX VAULT B – Takeoff & Formula Worksheets

It is one thing to look at a blank grid of lines and boxes; it is another thing entirely to know what to write in them. When you are staring down a multi-thousand-dollar lumber order or prepping your job site for a major foundation inspection, a blank sheet of paper can feel incredibly intimidating.

To take the mystery out of the process, I have filled out a complete set of example sheets using a standard, real-world residential build scenario.

These reference logs are not theoretical examples. They are modeled directly after the hard numbers, production timelines, and subcontractor scheduling habits I used across my four decades in the field. By comparing your own project paperwork to these filled-in versions, you can instantly see if you are missing a critical material takeoff item, tracking your vendor balances incorrectly, or rushing a trade inspector.

This vault contains: Fill in the blank Takeoff sheets for Brick, Lumber, Roofing, Drywall and formulas for more accurate takeoffs, and more will be added as we grow

APPENDIX VAULT C- Budget Building Worksheets

You can have the best intentions and the strongest back on the job site, but if your math is wrong, your project is doomed before you drive a single stake. Under-ordering concrete leaves you with cold joints that ruin a foundation, while over-ordering framing lumber eats your profit margins and leaves expensive material rotting in the dirt.

I didn’t guess. I used my calculator.

The following budget building reference guides lay out the exact mathematical blueprints I used.

This vault contains: Budget Builder Worksheets, Sub-Contractor Worksheets (seen in the book), Loan Construction Cost Breakdown Worksheets (seen in the book), Lender Application Documentation checklist, Sales Comparison Market Approach Worksheets – fill in the blank forms and more will be added as we grow.

APPENDIX VAULT D- Schedules Building Worksheets

One of the most important things you can do to insure your build goes smoothly is to have a well thought out schedule. You cannot simply call the electrician on Friday and tell him you expect him to be at your build on Monday. Use these schedules a worksheets to keep yourself on track. Remember to allow for bad weather days!

This vault contains: Additional Schedules, Vendor Tracking Worksheets, Amortization Schedules, New Home Construction Schedule (seen in the book), Change Order Forms, Draw Request Forms (seen in the book), Estimated Project Timeline, Lein Release Conditional forms, Lein Release Unconditional forms, General Liability Insurance Tracking Schedule and more to be added as we grow.

APPENDIX VAULT E – Inspections Checklist

The local building department is not your enemy, but if you do not understand their processes, their permits, and their inspection timelines, they can shut your job site down in a heartbeat. Red tape and failed inspections cost you massive amounts of time, and as we proved mathematically earlier in this book, time is money when you are burning daily interim interest on a construction loan.

Over forty-one years, I learned exactly how to navigate municipal rules, structural engineering mandates, and safety regulations. You do not need to be afraid of the local building inspector; you just need to be prepared.

The following five reference matrices lay out the foundational requirement checkpoints required to keep your project fully compliant, safe, and moving forward smoothly. Use these lists to build a working relationship with your local code enforcement office before you ever turn a shovel of dirt.

This vault contains: Your shield against red tape. Access your sequential municipal inspection roadmaps, Typical Inspection Stages, Inspections Log, Pre-Inspection Checklist Per Each Trade, Punch List Forms, Ask the city at permitting checklist, Typical Jobsite Requirements checklist and many more as we grow.

APPENDIX VAULT F- Additional Resources

Building a home is not a solo journey. Once you finish reading the final chapters of the book, your education doesn’t stop, and you certainly do not have to navigate your job site alone. My goal was to create a living, breathing system that stands by you from the moment you evaluate a raw piece of land until the day you turn the keys in your front door.

To make that possible, I have built an entire digital infrastructure designed to provide you with ongoing tools, expert support, video training, and direct access to me and fellow owner-builders.

The following sections outline your master portal for extended learning and real-time community assistance. Use these resources to connect with our owner builder tribe, download your digital field kits, and get your specific building questions answered completely free of corporate noise, spam, or social media algorithm and restrictions.

We just ask that you respect each other and play nice. You catch more flies with sugar than you do with vinegar, and time is money so basically it cost you money to fuss over the little things.