Custom house plans may be in
your future if you've decided exactly what you'd like from your next home.
If you know just what you're looking for in a house and have some difficulty
finding it in the existing housing inventory, you might want to have your house
built to your own exacting standards. Maybe you're tired of your house
being just like the neighbors' houses, or maybe there are some features that you
really want, or really don't want. A custom house plan can be the key to
getting your dream house plan.
If you consult with a residential
designer, instead of buying an stock home plan, you may have
the added advantage of getting to discuss with the designer just what details
are particularly important to you. Along the same lines, you may receive
guidance and advice about some things you haven't thought about before, and be
guided in the right direction regarding attributes of the house. With your
custom house plans, you get to decide just what you want to go where in your
home, and you don't have to be willing to settle for second best with a
pre-built home being sold by the last family who lived there.
You'll need to speak with your residential designer to see what the design
guidelines are regarding preparing custom house plans. Once you
decide on initial plans, you may change your mind on things you want or don't
want in the house. You'll want to be sure how you go about addressing that
with your designer, and what expenses may be assessed for any changes you choose
to make.
Have you always wanted a full wet bar in your basement? Or maybe a
bright sunny breakfast nook in your kitchen? Maybe you've had your heart
set on a music room for your "someday" house. Now's the time to make
"someday" today. With custom house plans you can make all those decisions
on your own, based on your priorities and budget. You aren't simply stuck
with having to settle from the best of the bunch of the existing housing
inventory.
You can decide on the number of bedrooms, and whether or not you want some or
all of those bedrooms to have adjoining bathrooms. You can choose to put
in a bathroom accessible from two bedrooms. You could decide whether
you want to have all of the bedrooms situated together in the house, or if you'd
like to separate the master suite from other bedrooms. You might even want
to put a bedroom and bathroom suite in your finished basement as a guest
suite.
You can decide whether you'd like an open floor plan for your living area, or
if you prefer the coziness offered by clearly delineated rooms. Maybe you
have the need for an office, but want it to be close to the hubbub of the
family, so you want to locate it near the kitchen and living room.
Whatever you decide, consulting with your builder can help you determine
exactly what you want from your next home. Get thinking about your custom
house plans now.
Preston Wood and Associates is a member the "American Institute of
Building Design" or "AIBD". The "AIBD" is a national organization with
chapters in every major city including
This article was published on Wednesday 10 February, 2010.
