Pre Drawn Houseplans
Pre-drawn house plans are those that are drawn by
architects or home designers and then offered for sale, unlike
those that are drawn for an individual, with input from the
customer. While this method may be a great idea, there are
definite benefits to purchasing pre-drawn house plans.
Architects and home designers that do custom home designing
also do a lot of their own designs, and it is these plans that
are offered for sale They are adept at making plans that
utilize available space to the best possible advantage, and at
laying out a floor plan to optimize curb appeal.
Custom designing of your home can take months to be
completed and is extremely expensive, often up to ten times the
cost of predawn or stock house plans. Using custom drawn plans
can delay the construction of your home by many weeks There are
dozens of home styles and literally thousands of plans to
choose from, so you can be sure to find the home of your
dreams.
If you find a house plan that you love, but want to make
minor changes, most companies can have their designers do that
for you, at an additional fee. It is also possible to have your
plans reversed, for instance, if your breakfast nook faces west
but the view from the north side of your lot is more
attractive, you can reverse it. Many of the sites selling house
plans will allow you to see a reversed view, of houses you
might want to build.
Another service provided by the companies that design and
sell house plans, is one that allows you to estimate the cost
for building a particular house in your area of the country.
The South is the least expensive area to build in and the West
has the highest cost .The national average is somewhere in
between.
There are dozens of house plan styles for you to browse and
hundreds in each category, from A-Frame to Victorian, , from
small to large, you can find the right home for your family.
There are magazines, books and web sites galore that you can
search
Beach houses, are small one story homes, raised above the
ground, and usually have an open floor plan, with a lot of
windows, to get a good view of the yard.. A low end Beach house
with 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, kitchen and Great room would cost,
about $74,000.00 to build, according to the national average,
and about $15,000.00 more in the west and $8000.00 less in the
south. These little houses make great vacation retreats and are
also suitable as a starter home or retirement home for empty
nesters.
Bungalows are 1 to 1and ½ story homes, They often
incorporate features of the Craftsman style house, such as
natural building materials, exposed rafter ends and gables.
They also sometimes borrow features from the Country or
Victorian look.A two bedroom, one bath bungalow in the
mid-range can be built for between $70,000.00 and 95.000.00,
depending on what part of the country you live in. A low-end
two bedroom one bath can be built for $52,000 to 70,000. These
cute homes are great for newlyweds or retirees
Large front porches, dormers and a roofline that lies
parallel to the road are the main distinguishing features of
Country homes. Farm house and French Country plans can also be
included in this category. Open floor plans are not common to
this type of house. A small country home, 576 square feet, with
one bath and two bedrooms, can be built for under $60,000.00
can be erected on your site for under $60,000.00. A three
bedroom, 1 and ½ baths, will average about $84,000.00 to erect
on your site. .
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