Some more advantages of small house designes

In my previous post, we talked about stock plans. Here are some more information explaining how they make it easier for you build your dream house –

• Besides the huge financial saving, let’s not forget that time you save by purchasing small house plans – rather then hire a designer and wait for months until your plans are ready, you can instantly download them from the website.

• There are so many designers and so many small house plans in the websites that offering them that you can be sure you’ll find house plan that suits your needs and demands on the one hand, and unique on the other hand.

• You don’t have to spend time meeting witch designers. You do it in your free time, specify your requirements. Then you’re presented with several house plans, and you have all the time to think and ask your friends and family which plan is the best for you.

Stock small house plans save you money and time

Probably you will build only one house in your life. I’m sure you’ll put most of your time, money and knowledge into it. Naturally, if you can reduce your costs you’ll be more than happy, and if you can do it without compromising your requirements and needs – you can really be satisfied. Buying stock house plans is a good example of it, and you’ll be quite surprise how popular it is. Many of the houses you enjoy looking at (and sometimes even jealous of their owners…) were designed using stock house plans. And you’re not the first one to wonder about that and to ask yourself why you should purchase them – That is exactly what I did a few years ago when one of my best friends suggested me buying house design. Each time I visited him (not quite often, I must say. 150 miles are separating us), I used to be amazed of his house. It looked so beautiful outside and so efficient in its space usage, I was sure he paid architect to design it (and he can sure afford it, trust me). One day, as I told him I wish I could build house like his own, he instantly replied “So go and choose one plan. There are thousands of them. Who do you think designed this house?” At first I couldn’t believe, but when he showed me the blueprints and a website with so many small house designs, I understood that you can use stock house plan to build your dream house, and it’s not just a phrase.The main advantage of getting stock house plans is that they are significantly less expensive than custom house plans. And when I say less expensive, I’m talking about thousands of dollars. Try and look for custom house plan – no architect will charge you less than 5 to 7 thousand dollars, whereas stock house plans would usually cost you no more than $700, and as I always say – small house plan means affordable house plan.Usually you’ll build one house in your life. You want to put all your knowledge, experience and much of your fortune into it. So why don’t you use the experience and knowledge of a professional house designers and architects, that have designed hundreds and thousands of houses, all in a very affordable cost? On my next post, I’ll show more advantages stock house plans have.

Small house plans

Before we start talking about designs, floor plans and bedrooms and other small house plans related terms that will be discussed in my blog, let’s make sure we all refer the same thing. As you all surely know, small house plans (or small house designs – it’s the same) are blueprint designs of small houses. Well, it’s quite obvious and no one can argue that. Less clear are the following common questions:

• How much is small?

There are several definitions to small. But most people in the construction industry would say that a house under 1600 square feet is considered small. And after looking into hundreds of plans, I can tell you that many of the small houses are even below 1000 square feet, and there even tiny house plans with square footage of less than 800.

• What kinds of small houses are there?

Today, due to their popularity, when one says small house, you’re no longer can be sure what kind of a house he means – cottage house or a log cabin? He’s into European style or maybe he prefers the traditional one? A bungalow with one story or perhaps townhouse with 2 or 3 stories? There are plenty of small houses that fall into these categories, and it’s important you’ll be familiar with them before examining small house plans and choosing one.