House Plans And Design

  • Keep Your House Design Simple Stupid - When it comes to home designs or house plans, it doesn't take a rocket scientist or a licensed architect to create one. If you're looking for any easy house plan design, you're about to read one of the most fascinating articles about keeping it simple stupid.
  • Dealing with Architects and Engineers - One of the biggest problems I have with architects and engineers, is the fact that most of them perceive contractors as problem creators, not problem solvers. On most of the projects I worked on, I was the one solving most of the problems and it didn't take long for the engineers and architects to catch on.
  • Guest House Building and Planning Ideas - If you're planning on building a guesthouse, I would suggest that you check with your local planning and building departments first. One of the last things that most city planning departments want to have, is to families living on a property that isn't zoned for it.
  • How to Shop for Great Home Building Ideas - You finally purchased the building lot in your dreams and now it's time to start shopping around for some great home building ideas. Where do you start looking and is there anyone that can help you generate ideas for your new dream home.
  • Building Your Own Home With Books - Most of us only dream of building your own home and living in it for the rest of our lives, well maybe not for the rest of our lives. My grandfather built his home when my father was nine years old and lived in it until he died. As a Carpenter and general contractor, I have always wanted to build my own home but never got the chance.
  • Five Simple Rules for Home Design - If you're seriously interested in designing a house for you and your family to live in, you should pay attention to these five simple rules for home design. Even if you can't apply all of them, hopefully you can use one of them.
  • Home Design Software Tips - Before You Build - The benefits of using home design software can be unbelievable. Whether you have experience with home-building design or not, home design software can give you a pretty clear picture of what the new house is actually going to look like and this is wonderful.
  • Design, Reevaluate and Then Build - New Home Construction - If you're planning on building a new home, you know that you need a good plan. Once you have a good set of plans for constructing your new home, there's a good chance that you will limit any potential problems that might arise during construction.
  • Preliminary Home Design Budget Problems - You've just bought the dream lot and now it's time to build your dream home, but you don't know where to start. Maybe you've started to design your home, but don't know if you have a good design or one that's functional and will meet your needs.
  • Do I Really Need an Architect to Design My House? - One of the biggest questions that most do-it-yourselfers want to know, when it comes to building a house is whether they need an architect or not. Can't they simply draw out the plans for themselves and submit them to the city planning and building departments.

  • Proper Planning Saves Homeowners From Frustration - One of the worst things that you can do when designing a home is too rushed through the home planning process. I'm talking from experience and I’m here to warn you that this is the most important part of building a new home.

  • Stairway Placement and Elegant Design - One of the best pieces of furniture in anyone's home is going to be their stairway. Most stairways are centrally located and visible the moment that you open up the front door. There is a reason for this and most architects don't want to share the secrets with designers or other professionals in the business.
  • Using a Contractor to Design Your Home - What's wrong with this picture, would you use a butcher, to work on your automobile, then you surely wouldn't use a contractor to design your home. I'm not saying that some contractors aren't qualified to design your home, but you'd better think twice, before taking action.
  • Don't Forget Your Local Architectural Salvage Companies - If you're building a new house, but would like to have an older look or an older style, don't forget your local architectural salvage companies. These companies are popping up all over the place and as demand gets stronger, you will start to see more and more of these companies.
  • Dealing with Architects - Contractor Secrets - I have been dealing with home designers and architects for quite some time and when it comes to protecting their business, there's some things that these people will never say. Personal liability has become a big problem in the home building business, and architects are not immune to large lawsuits.
  • Three Home Building Planning Tips - There is probably over a thousand home planning tips that I could produce, but here's three that I have thought about and they might not be the most important, but they could make the biggest difference, while you're working on your new home.
  • Building Today's Dream Home - Building Fees - Hopefully you haven't bought the property yet, if you have, make sure that you read the rest of this article, you might want to sell the property. Building today's dream home can be a daunting task, there’s building permits, planning departments and nowadays you might have to deal with the fire and police departments in your communities.
  • Construction Design Education - Most people have no idea the amount of time it takes to design a home. Most people have no idea how long it takes to to become an architect, engineer or building contractor. There is a lot of time spent by these building professionals, after they have acquired the original knowledge and skills, to continue their education.
  • Advanced Stair Building Tips for Builders and Architects - If you're a licensed architect or a professional homebuilder, I would recommend that you send this article to all your friends or anyone who is interested in advancing their education towards becoming a better home builder.
  • Home Design Secrets -Ask Your Self One More Question after the Plans Are Complete - Here's some questions you need to ask yourself, you designed the house, it looks good, makes sense and now you're ready to build. Are you really done? Is everything really how you want it? Can you clearly see how the home is going to function? And last but not least, have you allowed any money in your budget for changes.
  • How Many Bathrooms Do You Really Need? Building New Homes - When my dad was a kid, they lived in a two bedroom house with one bathroom and the family consisted of him, his two brothers and his mother and father. When I grew up, we have it a little bit better. We had the same sized family as my father did, but we lived in a three-bedroom house with two bathrooms.
  • How Big Should My Garage Be? Home Planning Advice - The minimum size required for any garage is usually 18 feet long by 11 feet wide. Now with that said, it is extremely difficult to park a midsized car in this garage. If you own a motorcycle, or one of the new Smart cars, this garage would probably work out okay.
  • Garage Door Planning - How Tall and How Wide - Your standard sized single car garage door is usually eight or 9 feet wide and 7 feet tall. Even a 9 foot wide garage is difficult to park a mid-or large sized car in on a regular basis. Most of the time, there is relatively little that you can do about the width or the height of these garage doors.