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How to Modify our Stock
Plans
Often
a plan is close to what you want but you will find there is something
missing or you need a bit more space or the entry on the other side of
the house. Our plans are unique in that you have the right to make
copies and modify these to your particular needs. You can do this
yourself or take your ideas to a local home designer, engineer or
architect. (Note: this may be illegal with other stock plans - check first.)
When
your changes involve something simple like moving interior walls or
changing door and window
layouts, then you can probably do these yourself.
At
our sister site (PlanHelp.com)
there are PDF materials you can print to help you layout the spaces in
paste up form.
There
are also floorplan templates that use
a simple Home Planning program such as (3D Home
Architect ver-3) or compatable to redo walls furniture and
electrical layouts. See the Downloads
at Planhelp.com
. You can modify these floor plans and view 3D perspectives to see the
effect. Then print out your changes to scale and paste them into your
working drawing plan or elevation (side view of the house). In this way
you can customize the plan to your site or space needs.
If
your changes are more structural, such as making the house wider, you
may need some local help with the modifications. We do not do this and
it is best to use someone who knows local codes and construction
techniques. Look under drafting or building designers in the yellow
pages or ask for a referral from a local lumber yard (one that services
builders not a home center - builders need to make plan modifications
all the time).
Here
are some additional information and links on how to do modifications:
• http://www.countryplans.com/stockplan.html
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If you are interested in an example of how you might modify the simple
post and pier foundation plan of the Little
House cabins, click HERE.
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Here is information about code and permit issues: http://www.countryplans.com/costs.html#permit
Hope
this helps.
John Raabe
www.countryplans.com
PS
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When our plans aren't exactly right for your needs, you have the right to modify them.
(Other plan companies don't allow this.) This can save you much of the
cost of a custom home design.
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