I agree with Russlk, simply buy one - you're probably not going to be able to make one which works as well as a decent quality commercial one, and you won't have the equipment to align it. Construction is also highly critical, particularly at UHF (although you don't give any clue as to the frequencies you need to boost) where you use 'lecher lines' (just pieces of straight wire or PCB track) rather than coils.
The best type to buy are masthead ones, with a power unit at the bottom, setback amplifiers are pretty useless as you've already lost too much down the cable.