Spokane House Floor Plans

      Once you have made the decision that you want to live in a home that no one else has lived in before, then you must decide between building a house from a set of floor

plans that have been used perhaps hundreds of times or from a set of plans that have been designed specifically for your new home. 

   
    Plans you would buy from a plan book or off the internet are stock plans and there are thousands available. Since this is such a huge industry, I would assume that this route is one that many people choose to take. With so many variations of floor plans it seems quite possible to find just the right one, or at least one that needs only a few modifications. If that is the case for you, find a builder and go.

  
    But there are many that want to create something that is a unique expression of who they are as well as how they live. The problem is that while they know who they are and how they live, they don’t know the first thing about designing a new home and drafting floor plans. If you fit into this category then you need to get a set of  house plans drawn by a professional before you and your builder can break ground. Here a few things to do

to make that as economical and painless as possible.

1.)    Buy or borrow as many plan books and magazines as possible. You probably
already have a good idea of what you want, but have an open mind. Looking

at these books will get the creative juices flowing and give you ideas.

2.)    Surf the net looking for plans and pictures. Set up a “house ideas” file in the

Favorites menu of your browser and bookmark the webpages you like there.

3.)    Go to builders’ open houses. This is really where you get the feel of things.

Builders that have open houses are trying to sell in the current market and so

they know the latest trends and what other people want in new homes. Don’t be
afraid to take a tape measure and camera. For all they know, you could hire them
to build your new home once you have the plan.

        4) Start tinkering with putting a floorplan together yourself. If you are computer

            savvy, get a cheap house plan designing program or download a free one from the

            Internet. They are usually simple and easy to learn. If you don’t want to bother

            putting out that effort, then just get some graph paper and a ruler and start

            drawing.

       The truth is that you can design your own home, you just need to hire someone to draft a full set of house plans from the design that you came up with after doing your own homework. A big part of the cost in having custom home plans drawn is in the time it takes for the draftsman to figure out what you want. A hand drawn or digital floor plan that you bring in along with as many pictures as possible, should put your draftsman to work after one meeting. The more complete and thorough you are the less you should have to pay. Just make sure you find someone who will give you credit for doing your homework.

That is where Spokane Discount Drafting is a great choice.


 Are Custom Home Plans a Better Choice than Wholesale House Plans?

The short answer to the question about custom plans versus wholesale plans is that custom plans are the better choice when you want to have a new home built. The home we live in is not like the clothes we wear in the sense that I can wear the same Levi pants or Pendleton shirt as a million other guys because we all have two arms and two legs and so on. We can’t, however, all live in the same house because our home is the most personal and complex possession we own.

Perhaps even more than our own children, our home is the ultimate reflection of who we are. If you are hard working and responsible, your house reflects it by looking tidy and well maintained. If you are creative and have good taste, your home and it’s décor is an expression of that. If you are lazy, or too busy, or perhaps too old, then it will eventually show up in and around your house. By the same token, your new home and its design will tell all who visit much about your tastes, your priorities and your sensibilities.

Beyond being a reflection of who we are, our home is an adaptation of how we live our lives. Some people love to cook and need a great kitchen layout. Some of us love to entertain and need the open great room with lots of seating. The size of the family as well as the ages of its members are also factors. Is the family indoor-orientated or outdoor-orientated? There are dozens of variables that go into what makes the perfect home for its occupants. The reason custom home plans are best is because a custom home built just for us is best, unfortunately we can not all afford one.

Most of us have to buy our newly built homes in developing subdivisions where volume builders have the lots tied up. Normally you can choose between a few subdivisions and builders in the developing areas of Spokane, but you will have to go with builders that have the where-with-all to finance a new subdivision. You are not allowed to bring your own builder to most of these subdivisions. If you want a new home in a certain part of Spokane, you are stuck with the builder building there and their available house floor plans. This means you are going to be living in a home quite similar to several others in your new neighborhood.

The good news is that most builders, especially in these economic times, have a lot of options and they will also accommodate almost any variation on their stock house plans that you can dream up. This is a situation that is market driven and it survives and thrives because it works for most of the new home buying market here in Spokane.

But what if you don’t want to live in a new home that is not similar to your neighbors? You are most likely going to have to find a spot lot or buy some acreage. If you are able to do that and willing to put out the effort, then you are someone who is better off putting in a little more time and money and develop a set of custom floor plans.

Study the stock plan books, tour the builder tract homes and then draw out your own design that is just what you want. You do not have to go to a big architectural firm to have your custom home plans drawn up. Spokane Discount Drafting can take your ideas and sketches and create custom house plans for hundreds and even thousands less. Usually we can draw your plans for somewhere between $800 and $1500. Depending on the size and complexity of your home and how much homework you have done.

In reality, having a new home built should be a positive and exciting experience and the plan development part is the most fun part of all. It is the starting point where all your ideas and dreams and desires go from your imagination onto paper in the form of a working document that maps them out. It is ground zero of the creation of your biggest personal property investment, the place you dwell as you live your own unique life. The time and money you invest now creating your custom home plans will be spread out over years of living in a home that fits you like Nicole Kidman’s gown and jewelry on Oscar night.

Give us a call to get the show on the road. 868-8972