Discover the impressive process of building an underground house with a swimming pool using only primitive skills and natural materials. Enjoy a detailed walkthrough of excavation, clay construction, ...

Choosing the new-construction route comes with challenges like cost overruns, permitting delays and supply-chain issues, but also the promise of getting a fully customized home. Credit...Kate Warren ...

The completed house and deck, costing the author less than $2,500 to build. The most affordable way to build a house is to aim for a tiny home and use materials that would otherwise go to the waste ...

An ambitious Gen Z man has spent $20,000 and more than six months building his own makeshift home, using only YouTube videos to learn how. Carter, 23, came up with the idea after leaving the Marine ...