Michael Luckado

Michael Luckado has built, remodeled, and repaired thousands of homes across the U.S. He co-founded ArmchairBuilder.com to help people save money and time creating their dream home.

February 13, 2013 / Michael Luckado

Building Homes in Freezing Weather

Most professional builders will tell you that with proper preparation, we can build a home in any cl …

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January 30, 2013 / Michael Luckado

Plot Plan vs. House Plan

Since you’re here at America’s Best, you probably know what a house plan is all about.  But …

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January 24, 2013 / Michael Luckado

Creating a Quality Basement Foundation

The foundation is the most important aspect of a home and if done correctly, your foundation will pr …

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January 16, 2013 / Michael Luckado

Delays When Building Your New Home: What’s Acceptable?

  When building a new home, we are always excited to see the finished product…to live the …

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January 3, 2013 / Michael Luckado

Avoid Structural Problems with Your New Home

One of the reasons we like to build a new home is to create a safe structure that we know will last …

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December 27, 2012 / Michael Luckado

Safe Rooms for Your New Home

  One of the biggest design trends in new homes is safe rooms.* With all of the natural disaste …

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December 20, 2012 / Michael Luckado

Building Lot Costs

  In our last article, we talked about how the competition for lots to build new homes is incre …

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December 5, 2012 / Michael Luckado

Questions to Ask Potential Builders: Where’s My Progress Payment Going?

If you’ve decided to hire a full-service home builder to manage your new dream home project, t …

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November 15, 2012 / Michael Luckado

House Plans – Builder Tips to Save

  There are some great-looking pre-drawn house plans available today.  In fact, there are …

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September 13, 2012 / Michael Luckado

The Single, Best Advice for Choosing a Contractor

Whether you have decided to hire a full service builder or manage the home building process yourself …

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