Tom Landis began his career in construction as a builder. He finished a carpentry apprenticeship then served with a military construction battalion before completing a formal degree in Construction Management as well as an advanced degree in Adult Education.

He considers himself a hands-on professional as familiar with using the tools of the trade as with the business of residential architecture and construction.

He is the host every Sunday afternoon at 1pm on 1180AM KLAY in the great Pacific Northwest for the popular radio program "Down Home." With the understanding that "what can go wrong, will go wrong" Tom approaches each design/build topic with humor and information in order to inspire and entertain.

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Tom's forte is residential architecture and construction. As an apprentice he worked extensively with a custom home builder, and after 30 years of experience and education his current practice is still to offer his services to the custom home building market.

Tom gives each construction project his full attention from design through project turnover. He lives with his wife, Anna, and their children, Lauren, Will, and Gia in the great Pacific Northwest.

Tom is a knowledgeable construction industry insider, writer, educator, and speaker. He regularly teaches a class for owners who want to be more involved in the design/build process. He also writes on the topic of curriculum accountability in education. He enjoys producing media products for educational use in the classroom.

He is an active member of the National Association of Home and Workshop Writers.

Tom Landis is “The Owner Builder Coach”.

Tom was prompted to develop this guide and produce a companion video because so many people were interested in becoming owner/builders and taking charge of the design/build process.

What he fulfills is a need by the consumer to get accurate information from a builder's perspective.

Now he is providing you with the essentials of residential architecture and construction.........
your guide to successful home building.

from where I stand
the shortest distance
between two points
is not necessarily
a straight line
but rather
through vomit and blood
and sweat of my brow
hip deep in frustrations
of lonely men
their knuckles whitened
grasping salty tools
anxiously waiting
to fly high across glaciers
magnetic fields and
storm laden oceans
navigating an arc
which solid geometry
refuses to consider

OK. . . . .call him naively sentimental, but Tom still believes It's a Wonderful Life.

"No man is a failure who has friends."