My wife and I are pursuing a long-time goal of building our own house. We plan to do as much of the work as possible by ourselves, including digging foundation trenches and putting up the walls and roof. We have several friends who want to keep track of our progress so we decided to set up this web site for that purpose. It's also possible that others who want to someday build their own home may learn from whatever mistakes we make.National Forest in the Huachuca Mountains, about two miles north of the Mexican border near Sierra Vista, Arizona. It is located at the tip of the white line in the picture above (which looks west-southwest from about one mile away). The elevation is 5200 feet above sea level and the lot is populated with scrub oak trees and various other high desert plants.
We purchased our four acre lot in 1997. It lies on a rocky hillside adjacent to the Coronado National Forest in the Huachuca Mountains, about two miles north of the Mexican border near Sierra Vista, Arizona. It is located at the tip of the white line in the picture above (which looks west-southwest from about one mile away). The elevation is 5200 feet above sea level and the lot is populated with scrub oak trees and various other high desert plants.
The view is quite nice in all directions ... the Huachuca Mountains to the west and the San Pedro River valley to the east. Here's the view southeast into Mexico from what will one day be the dining room:
