Our Newest Plan

We're pleased to introduce our newest house plan called the "Evandale". It's based on the "Glenmoor", one of our most popular plans. Some of the new and improved upon features of this home include a larger Kitchen with Breakfast and Sunroom combination with lots of windows and French doors. This creates a wonderful area for families to gather together and relax as well as for entertaining. Add to this, a Covered Porch on one side of the Sunroom and Screened Porch on the other side with access also from the Gathering Room and the result is limitless funtionality and flow. Although only 2325 heated sq. ft., this home feels much larger due to the openness of the floor plan and the higher 12' ceilings in the Foyer and Dining Room and vaulted ceilings in the Gathering Room and Sunroom. Upon entering the Foyer, a feeling of spaciousness is achieved by being able to see thru the Gathering Room all the way into the Sunroom. In the Master Suite, we added a tray ceiling and a sitting area that also accesses the Covered Porch through French doors. Finally, if you're tired of a Garage that's just barely large enough to walk all the way around your car, and you would like to be able to open your car door without fear of "dinging" your other car's door, then you're going to love the oversized Garage and third bay which provide ample space for 3 cars and/or workshop areas. Needless to say, we're very excited about the "Evandale" and feel it will prove to be that "just right home" many are looking for at this time. So, please take a look at it for yourself. We welcome your comments and hope you will feel the same ...

A Solid Green Foundation

A Green foundation is the point at which your home connects with nature. We’re talking: cold, moisture, and pests. You can deal with much of the cold aspect by using good sealants and thorough caulking. This is not a typical concern for a new homeowner, but as a Green home builder, you will want to monitor everything, especially where energy loss can occur.
Trying to include recycled materials in the foundation of your green home can also make a huge difference in cost and in your impact on the environment. Persuade your builder to work with you on locating recycled CMUs or at least using recycled concrete aggregate as a coarse fill below grade. (Take care to avoid moisture problems around your foundation; this is nothing new to green home building.) You can also specify recycled content in your concrete, such as fly ash and slag. Take this opportunity to install insulation for your concrete forms.
To avoid pest problems, and the later use of environmentally harmful pesticides, make plans now. Use permanent pests shields – especially termite shields – around the perimeter of the house. Employ plastic and metal dividers and fasteners to separate wood and concrete along the perimeter of the foundation from the surrounding ground.
And while you’re at it, protect your foundation from invasive roots by moving your shrubs and trees at least 3 feet from the house perimeter. A green home or any other can’t be happy without a sound foundation. These efficient building practices can be applied to any house plan.

Efficient Floor Plans

Not every pre-designed or stock home plan comes with "Green" features and Energy Savings.
But, you can easily add features and products to the plan to make it "Green" and efficient. You can also incorporate "Green" ideas in the planning stages beginning with your site work. For example, the first thing to consider is how your new home should be positioned on your lot. This is sometimes referred to as the "smart" or intelligent “Siting” of your new home. On every conceivable lot, there are bearings in which to face the house for improved energy performance and thus increased comfort. The primary objective should be to plan the site in regard to the path of the sun. Also to be considered are prevailing winds, but to a lesser degree. The next thing you should consider is perhaps changing the exterior wall thickness from 2x4 studs to 2x6 framing. While the additional strength of the thicker wall would be a plus, the big benefit for your family will be the extra insulation, and the reduced energy use for the life of the home. However, there are now certain types of insulation that can give you higher R-values in 2x4 construction which equal that of 2x6. You should consult with insulation companies regarding this. You might even want to change your house plan to specify Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) in the construction of your outside walls. The energy performance of these products is miles ahead of stud framing of any kind and should be a “Green” change to be considered. So, the simplest and most effective measures you can undertake to "Green up" your house plans are: Site the house "smart" in relation to the sun, and revamp your exterior walls to either SIP's, 2x6 construction, or new types of insulation so that additional R-values are part of your home’s future.

The Traditional House Plan

One description that springs to mind when looking at Traditional house plans is elegant simplicity. Its understated appeal has something for everyone. A Traditional house plan can strive to be striking. Many say that Traditional house plans do not borrow from one particular style but instead collect interesting features from several home plan design fashions. The exterior features of this home plan are the best that many schools of architecture have to offer. As you imagine your new Traditional home plan, you will have tremendous flexibility: It can be impressive in stone or brick, stucco or lap siding. It can be dazzling in one story or two. See this Plan.

Affordable House Plans

The only thing you can be sure of with Affordable House Plans is that they will be less expensive to build.

Affordable house plans are indeed economical. But that is not all. The Affordable Home Plan is just as likely as any other home to be beautiful, charming, and a joy to live in...But the Affordable House Plan we offer, under 2,000 square feet, are not just versatile, inviting and easy to maintain; the cost a lot less to build. Great thought has been engineered into efficient interiors and pleasing exteriors.

The interiors have integrated designs, often with an open style with consideration for the likely placement of furniture. One of the ways that affordability has been achieved is to suggest the use of stock doors, windows and finishes. Limit the corridor space. Even so, you will see that your Affordable house plan can be something very special. Quality and elegance is maintained but without the over the top expense of custom materials.

On the exterior, we refrain from elaborate framing techniques and unique structural fixtures – bay windows for example.

You will find single level ranch plans and two story floor plans in a variety of delightful design styles. Our Affordable house plans have been one of our most popular house plans. Tour through the designs that follow and see if your new dream home is among them.

Tips when choosing a house plan.

1. Pay close attention to the grade/ slope from front to back on your lot. I have seen a lot of people have such a high foundation wall on the back of a house that they paid for and with just a little more money could have had a basement , finished or unfinished that could almost double the value of the home.
2. A hard finished deck on the house will give a more perceived feeling of value over a wood deck that after a few years will look tattered and dilapidated.
Do not get wrapped up in the square footage as much as the finishes in your home. You can always add more expensive finishes to your house but it is very costly to add a foot back in that Family room or Den where you spend all your time. You have a tremendous amount of control of your final price with the finishes you choose.
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