CUSTOM HOME DESIGN+PRE-DESIGNED HOUSE PLANS+HOME RENOVATIONS+BASEMENT DESIGN

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I have searched over and over thousands of floor plans on

the internet, but I still can’t find the home plan of my

dreams and I cannot afford the time to do this anymore…

help! What do I do?

The following are our tips you need to know before or during your searching

for your house plans. These tips would enable you to connect your vision/image

of your dream home in your mind/heart with finding the perfect house plan of your

dreams you love quickly and efficiently without wasting your time. Also, indecisions

can extend your search time.

1.Know how much you want to spend on your house plan.

2.Know the exact size & square footage of house you can afford.

3.Know how many bedrooms, number of baths you need.

4.Know how width and depth of the house that will fit on your lot.

5.Know the style of architecture (is it French country, European or Victorian) you

want and exterior finishes (is it siding, brick or stucco with stone accents).

6.Know whether you want your master bed room on the main floor or upstairs.

7.Know whether your lot will allow a basement foundation, crawl space or slab.

8.Know whether you need to incorporate an energy saving measures.

9.Once you have all these above listed program information about your house,

you need to know how to navigate these home plan sites efficiently and effectively.

10.Make sure you email or call the home plan company or architect immediately

after you have found about 3 to 5 house plan options that match the requirements

of your dream home. We recommend in about a month while the vision of your

lovely dram home is still hot in your mind!

11. Give the architect or home plan company all your home design criteria listed above.

Ask them if they have a “House Plan Program” questionnaire that lists all the criteria

I listed above. If they do not, please email me your request to me at boyeakin@aol.com

and I will email you a “House Plan Program” questionnaire

12.Ask the architect or home plan company as many questions as you can because you are

actually in a shop (on the web) buying house plans! If you can’t find the exact plan, ask if

they can do plan modifications or elevation modifications to fit your style, plan needs, site

needs or budget needs. Also, ask how much it will cost to customize one of your plan choices

or all of your options.

13.Think of the house plan buying process on the web like you are at a retailer’s shop, a car

dealer or at the mall buying a product. Of course you want to know exactly all the

specifications of the product before you buy it so you are sure the product meets your needs!

14. At this point, you have now ready to make an informed decision on the house plan of your

dreams. You are now ready to choose. Good luck!