When Allison Brown and her husband bought land in a South Dakota golfing community in 2022, they planned to hire a contractor to build them a house. But after receiving estimates of between $650,000 and $800,000 for the job, they told People that they decided to make themselves a home.
So the couple began building in April 2025, managing the project while getting their hands dirty with "rock hauling, siding, insulation, flooring and masonry" among other tasks, along with shopping for deals on decor and working weekends and holidays to complete the job. A year later, they finished their family's new 3,600-square-foot home.
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So the couple began building in April 2025, managing the project while getting their hands dirty with "rock hauling, siding, insulation, flooring and masonry" among other tasks, along with shopping for deals on decor and working weekends and holidays to complete the job. A year later, they finished their family's new 3,600-square-foot home.
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#brown
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