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Madissen King's husband Ben, who is ex-Amish, has always dreamed of building his own house

The couple set out to build their dream home earlier this year and tell PEOPLE they will save six figures by doing the work themselves

Madissen has been documenting the experience on her TikTok account

Madissen King and her husband, Ben King, are building their dream home from the ground up, literally.

Madissen, 27, tells PEOPLE that the process looks a little different than most, since Ben, who grew up Amish and is a highly skilled contractor, is doing most of the work himself. By having him build their house, they will save around six figures in labor costs, she says.

"My husband is in contracting and does a lot of contracting work and has already built one house, and worked on

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