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Posted in Home Design on Nov 14th, 2011
More Green Lights and Fewer Detours When I heard the word traffic, the first thing that came to mind when I was a kid were traffic lights and fighting over the window seat with my brother. As a house design professional and dad, driving in traffic seems to have gotten worse, but the term traffic [...]
Posted in General, Home Design on Nov 7th, 2011
I just added to The Plan Collection. These plans were special because they offer full Mother In-Law Apartments, but why would you want or need a separate apartment within your home? At some point in time, everyone has experienced the chore of entertaining the overbearing house guest. Whether it’s the visiting mother-in-law, a dead-beat friend [...]
Posted in Home Design on Aug 23rd, 2011
In these tough times, many are faced with hard choices. One choice in particular for empty nesters is staying in a house too large or downsizing. Today we are featuring a top selling plan many have chosen to solve their dilemma. Plan 17869 is a 2,271 square foot design that offers many “large home” amenities [...]
Posted in Home Design on Aug 22nd, 2011
Well, the football season is finally upon us. Everyone is getting ready for the big games. The teams look healthy and ready to get on the gridiron. I could spend all day trying to be an analyst of how the season will turn out but I’m writing this blog about houses. More specific, I’m writing [...]
Posted in Home Design on Mar 3rd, 2011
As usual, I was looking through house plans and I found one that jumped out at me. This time it was house plan NDG-715. It’s a bigger country style house plan with a huge wraparound porch on the outside. I was mostly drawn to the plan by the big porch. I have always dreamed of [...]
Posted in Home Design on Feb 28th, 2011
It’s been a long time since I wrote last. Last week was a wild week. There was a lot of running around and I never could find time to write any blog posts. But, I’m back this week, rested and ready to continue this search for the latest and greatest house plan news. Let’s sit [...]
Posted in Building Technology, Home Design on Feb 17th, 2011
When one gets older it is almost inevitable that they will end up needing a wheelchair at some point or another. Once in a wheelchair, they realize how hard it is to get around the house with a couple extra inches of chair on both sides. It is times like these that you wish you [...]
Posted in Construction Methods, Home Design on Feb 14th, 2011
We are going to look at a style of home that is overlooked a lot of the time. There are plans out there that let you house a family member that needs a little extra assistance but what happens when you get older? Eventually, all of us will get older and the kids will all [...]
Posted in Green Building Info., Home Design on Feb 8th, 2011
For the most part, all the passive solar house plans that you see are contemporary in design. They feature crisp lines and look very unique. That is a great style but not everyone that is looking into a passive solar house wants a contemporary house plan. There are still a few different options out there. [...]
Posted in Home Design on Jan 27th, 2011
Do I have news for you. The Plan Collection has a special deal going on right now. Starting at 12:00 PM today they will be offering the Vellum Reproducible set of blueprints for house plan EDC-R2240 for only $150. They have this offer going for the next 24 hours. Call them at 866-787-2023 within the [...]
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