Homestead brief

Climate zone, people, goals, budget range and must-haves. Learn the ideas behind it in Lesson 6: Project: my homestead brief.

Planning tool

A one-page brief: where, who, what you want, and what you can spend in money and time. Every later project starts from this. Your climate zone here becomes the default in the other tools.

Climate zoneNot sure? See Lesson 3. Data is a teaching approximation for one city per zone.

Place (optional, stays in this browser)

Adults

Children

Grid connection

Time for homestead work (hours per week)Time is a budget too. Gardens, animals and wood heat all take it.

Budget, low end ($)

Budget, high end ($)For the home and systems, not land. Keep 10% to 20% for surprises.

Must-haves

Nice-to-haves (things that can wait)

Site notes and questions for the building department

Open My planNot saved yet.

A planning estimate, not a design. Take it to a qualified professional before you buy or build.