| Looking to build a new house? Learn How to Read Home Plans... |
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| Saturday, 01 September 2007 | |
By Mark Mathis Evaluating which floor plans best suit your needs can be overwhelming. Thousands of floor plans are available on the Internet, in a variety of Architectual styles, which allow you to have almost infinate choice and the opportunity to save thousands on your floor plans.
When you find a floor plans design that fits your needs and you order the floor plans, its generally helpful to know how to read the blue prints that you will receive. In reviewing your home's blueprints, you can usually determine the general floorplan layout / how many rooms are included / and other general information. However, depending on the size/complexity of the house and the individual Designer's style, those lines on a page can start to give you a headache. There are a few tricks to help you read your home's blueprints. First, you will need to determine the scale at which the house floor plan is drawn. In general, most pre-drawn home plans will have an visibile indicator on the blueprint such as a quarter inch = a foot. Once you know the house floor plan scale, you can really begin to understand the spatial relationships of the rooms. Secondly, if you have some beloved furniture pieces, you may also want to make sure that they will fit in the prospective house. Measure them and cut them out to scale. You can then move them around the home plans, and get a better idea of what the space will be like when you have moved in your furniture. Finally, you will notice reference to various construction "detail call-outs" on the home plans, which basically refer you to a given detailed construction drawing for a particular item. For example, a typical wall construction detail and/or cabinet elevation drawings. These are utilized in the home construction process to build the referenced item to the Designer's intended specifications. Stock home plans provide an excellent value, when compared to a corresponding set of custom home plans, and can be modified to...exactly...meet your family's needs. For an example of what you would receive in a high quality stock home plans package, visit http://www.HousePlanGallery.com Mark Mathis is the president of House Plan Gallery, Inc, a residential design firm that develops and markets stock home designs with flexible floorplan layouts and all the most-popular residential design features. Be sure to visit House Plan Gallery.com and join the "House Plan and Home Design eNews" mailing list. You'll be the first to know about new home designs and special SUBSCRIBER-ONLY offers! Don't miss out... Join today! |
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