Phase 4 was all about getting the big-ticket materials ordered before dry-in. Here’s what we spent on trusses, windows, doors, and our custom iron front door.

Phase 3 of our custom home build brought the house vertical with block walls on both stories. Here’s exactly what we spent on block materials, labor, machine rental, headers, lintels, and the concrete cell pour — a total of $58,215.

Phase 2 of our custom home build took us from an elevated dirt pad to a finished foundation. Here’s exactly what we spent on footers, rebar, stem wall block, concrete, prep, and our final slab — a total of $46,100.