re: Thinking about building a home

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you don't need an architect for house plans dude

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You don't need an iPhone, a microwave, an SUV, etc...

My rule of thumb is if your spending 30% or more over median price home in your area, an architect you trust is probably a good decision.

Make sure the window sizes on the plans match up to the ones on the house. Also, check all roof pitches with independent contractor. smaller windows than drawn & 12/12 turn into 10/12 pitches are an epidemic up here.

Does one have to schedule a time to come in or is walk-in ok?

I would set an appointment, particularly for the weekends, but we do accept people walking in. We are having an open house in two weeks in Green Trails.

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I looked into the Kabel guy in Denham that Broke recommended and that is where I am seeing the .85 for custom house plans.

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I just remember paying around $800 or so. Of course we picked out plans he already had and made a few minor adjustments.

So many of these recommendations assume the customer is adept at reading plans and understanding what the plans will look like once built.

The happiest people I ever built for followed this formula:

Tour houses on the market by builders. Find a house you like by a builder you like. Now, modify / customize that plan. The builder will know his costs going in (cuz he has built something similar before) and should be able to give you pricing as his draftsman makes the changes.

Also, either you choose the lot first, then design the house to the lot OR you choose the house first, then find the right lot for the house. So many folks screw up by putting a good house on the wrong lot.