Home Building Plans

I encourage “not-so-big” home design principles as a minimum consideration, focusing on smaller homes with quality amenities.   I also focus on affordability and the trade offs to consider when designing your own house.  Although I am not a proponent of “off the shelf” plans, they are often a good starting place and, with appropriate modifications [...]

Plan – home building plans require more than drawings

A home building plan that covers all the aspects of the building process is a critical piece of do-it-yourself building. Many people think that learning how to build your own house requires knowledge of all the construction details, while others think it is as simple a choosing an online house plan and finding a lot. [...]