Home construction

Beginning with simple pre-historic shelters, home construction techniques have evolved to produce the vast multitude of living accommodations available today.

The cost of housing and access to it is often controlled by the modern realty trade, which frequently has a certain level of market force speculation.

While homes may have originated in pre-history, there are many notable stages through which cultures pass to reach the current level of modernization.

Countries and communities throughout the world currently exhibit very diverse concepts of housing, at many different stages of home development.

In Britain, there is comparatively little demand for innovative homes produced through radically different production methods, materials, and components.

[4] Civil Site Plans, Architectural Drawings and Specifications comprise the document set needed to construct a new home.

Floors, beams and internal walls are constructed as the building develops, with plumbing and wiring for water and electricity being installed as appropriate.

[15] Traditional vernacular building methods that suit local conditions and climates can be dispensed with in favour of a generic 'cookie-cutter' housing type.