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re: Are house plans supposed to be difficult?
Posted on 10/10/17 at 7:52 am to wickowick
Posted on 10/10/17 at 7:52 am to wickowick
He didn't want to change the front elevation though.... you could pull the entire garage wing down a few feet and save some square feet that way. The kitchen might end up rearranged some, but will still be in the same location.
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Posted on 10/10/17 at 7:55 am to shoelessjoe
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Are house plans supposed to be difficult
Nope. I do this for a living
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The person we chose to do them told us to bring him a set of plans that we like from a website he gave us.
Question, was this website his own? Some drafting services have "Can Sets" they sell online for a quick buck. The original set is cheap and draws you in, but when you want to add or change something they hammer you. One little change affects the ENTIRE plan. Often times costing the same as going to an Architect and starting fresh with a full custom set of plans.Be careful here, I see this all the time when issues arise and the draftsman wont fix the problems for multiple reasons. Also, if no, was this him passing you to a website due to qualifying questions by him? Meaning did you and the wife continually reference a particular style or house you saw/liked? If so, hes probably taking the easy road and just copying it adding in your changes.
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Is this normal protocol
Not normally when dealing with Architects in my experience
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He basically wants us to bring him a plan that we can rearrange.
be careful going this route. See my statement above about pricing.
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I was hoping for him to give us ideas. Am I missing something
Yes, cut bait and save yourself time and money in the long run and go see an Architect. You will be much happier every month when the bank takes that mortgage moneys from you.
Good luck
Posted on 10/10/17 at 7:59 am to 4WHLN
Only thing we want to do different from the look outside is build up the slab. Have like a 3 ft slab to have “off the ground affect”.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 8:10 am to shoelessjoe
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I am in the process of doing them. The person we chose to do them told us to bring him a set of plans that we like from a website he gave us. Is this normal protocol? He basically wants us to bring him a plan that we can rearrange. I was hoping for him to give us ideas. Am I missing something?
Yep. You are.
They’re trying to get you to narrow down the style of house you like. Contrary to common belief, especially women, people can’t actually read minds. There are arse loads of options to pick from when building and finishing. A custom home is just that. It’s not a spec house, so you need to customize it. They just need somewhere to start that appeals to you.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 8:14 am to shoelessjoe
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Only thing we want to do different from the look outside is build up the slab. Have like a 3 ft slab to have “off the ground affect”.
Dont need a 3' slab to get this look. Bring in fill and cut back where the front porch is. Then drop the brick ledges around the exterior.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 8:33 am to 4WHLN
We want it high like that. 3ft high other houses are built on a ft and a half high to two ft. We want it higher. Will fill inside of form with dirt then make Chain wall around.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 8:35 am to shoelessjoe
Not diffcult if you know what you want. Focus on the floor plan and how you want the house to live and flow.
For my house, I sat with the architec with a blank sheet of paper and began with the floor plan. Once that was completed, we move to images I had of elevation options.
The most important thing is knowing what you want.
For my house, I sat with the architec with a blank sheet of paper and began with the floor plan. Once that was completed, we move to images I had of elevation options.
The most important thing is knowing what you want.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 9:19 am to shoelessjoe
We built in 2013. Our house is a 2 story farmhouse with 2 different elevations. The main part is raised like you mentioned. It's about 3 feet above grade on a chain wall. The dug a footing around perimeter and poured concrete with rebar left sticking up every 2 feet. Then they set blocks on the footing. The top block was a half block.The wall was filled with sand and compacted . Plumbing was installed and concrete poured. The concrete for the slab filled the blocks creating a solid wall.
We used Residential designs in Hattiesburg.
We used Residential designs in Hattiesburg.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 9:19 am to shoelessjoe
House plans are not easy, generally speaking. Particularly with lot restrictions.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 9:23 am to Bullfrog
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Dude, it’s a 5 year degree, at a minimum.
That's a lot of doodling.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 9:49 am to kywildcatfanone
quote:Absolutely but with excellent block print descriptors.
That's a lot of doodling.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 10:43 am to BRgetthenet
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Isn’t an architect just some art school dropout?
Or the Fuhrer of the Third Reich.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 2:37 pm to shoelessjoe
A lot of details are very important need to be drawn into the house plans. If not, they wont be able to be added later. Such as pocket doors or exposed beams.
Make sure your guest rooms are at least 12x12. Many standards are 11x11. The difference is larger than you think.
Make sure your guest rooms are at least 12x12. Many standards are 11x11. The difference is larger than you think.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 2:54 pm to shoelessjoe
Are you wanting to bypass the person who will charge you to do them? Do you have the capability.. AutoCAD or something? Or do you want to do your own house plans to give to the person, so he can do them for you?
You can use an app called "Graphic", draw up what you want, and bring it to the guy and explain the details to him..
You can use an app called "Graphic", draw up what you want, and bring it to the guy and explain the details to him..
Posted on 10/10/17 at 3:06 pm to shoelessjoe
Just some general advice from someone that just went through a grueling home addition. Find a detail oriented designer/architect to work with YOU and select every single component and spec of the project BEFORE you engage a builder. Do NOT hire a builder to do custom design unless that is their speciality and then my above advice still applies. If you just sketch out plans, even with a engineering review and layout for mechanical, plumbing, electrical, but don't draw in doors, windows, appliances, fixtures, etc. you will encounter a lot of headaches and design flaws when you try and drop that stuff in later. It sounds like common sense but there are a lot of lazy builders and designers out there that don't want to deal with this type of stuff on the front end and then leave you having to compromise when push comes to shove.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 3:52 pm to HailToTheChiz
Slight hijack.. say I found the exact plans I want from online but wanted to add like 200 sq ft for a breakfast area. And I say have found an architect but she’s originally from Mexico and she can’t practice in the states bc her husband is on an h1b1 visa... how much should I pay this person to draw up my plans??
Posted on 10/10/17 at 3:55 pm to shoelessjoe
Not if you hire an architect... 
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