If you’re thinking about installing a pool in your back yard, chances are you will also want to design a pool house to go with it. A cabana or changing pavilion can provide the finishing touch to your landscaping plans as well as form the centerpiece of summer entertaininment. There are several factors you’ll need to consider before implementing your pool house floor plan. (more…)
Anyone fortunate enough to own beach front property should consider building themselves a beach house for the enjoyent of their family and friends. Beach house floor plans should follow the slope of the lot towards the beach and provide a panoramic view of the ocean. A clever design will expolit lot orientation, topography, gravity, direct light and spectacular views. (more…)
Even after 150 years, the octagon house floor plan remains a curiousity of architectural design. The original architect, John Richards, first designed the octagon house just before the Civil War. Whether he was in competition with his fellow land owners and town leaders or was merely trying to impress Eliza Forbes, his heiress wife. (more…)
Every person dreams of owning his own home someday. There are no limits to the types of home a person can dream of having. Of course, a person who wants to make this dream a reality should combine the act of dreaming with planning. (more…)
A house is never truly a home without some personal touches applied by the owner. Having the freedom to design every aspect of your house in preparing custom house plans is perhaps the greatest way to achieve the desired personal touch and really craft your house into a home. (more…)
Building a new home can be quite a challenge, but the right floor plan can help to make sense out of even the most complicated project. In the past this may have been a difficult task to achieve, but with the advent of the internet anybody can find home building plans in no time at all. (more…)
Living in a log home indeed sounds special. It is like a closer walk to nature. Nowadays, people consider shelter not only as a basic need but as well as a niche of their sel-expression and sense of style. (more…)
Most practicing doctors and other professionals take matters of renovating, rebuilding and redecorating their offices and clinics into their own hands. They do not consult architects, engineers and other building contractors while doing their offices. (more…)
Most house plans include everything you need to build your home; however, additional items may be needed to obtain a building permit. You will need a site plan which shows the location of your house on the property, the property line, and the (more…)
The first thing most people think about when building a new home is the cost. You may have seen a cost per square foot calculator of some sort on a few house plan broker sites and home designer websites showing you the averages of building a particular home in the south, north, east, and west coast. Unfortunately, the cost (more…)