11.   Overall, builders say new houses are constructed more soundly than those of a decade ago.

12.   Overall, many of the builders with the highest complaint ratios no longer construct houses in the Valley.

13.   She was awed by Simon Rodia, who built Watts Towers, and Grandma Brisbee, a folk artist who constructed houses out of glass bottles.

14.   The couple gutted the interior and constructed the house they wanted.

15.   The house was constructed of lightweight cypress columns that supported a massive curved roof covered with layers of cypress bark.

16.   The Sycuan band of Mission Indians in California has constructed new houses for each tribal member, replacing dilapidated shacks, and opened new police and fire departments.

17.   They design and construct houses for some of the rural people in Hale County, Alabama, for whom hiring an architect would be out of the question.

18.   Three builders have been approved to construct houses for people who buy his lots.

19.   Ultimately, housing analysts say, the builders who make money while constructing good houses and keeping buyers happy will survive.

20.   While explanations are kept simple, some of the entries are excessive, such as the ones about constructing sod houses, latrines and log rafts.