decissions, decissions...

[tesa]

i just realized the victorias cottage has a loft!

i guess i've been so smitten with the 1 1/2 story, i haven't really been taking my own advise, and
looking outside the box

i'm liking those plans, but have a few questions

one, we really like the look of just one roofline, can i move the addition shown onto the back, creating one
long house?

and two, did i read correctly that there's no materials list to purchase for the victorias cottage plans?

and last, after much reading, and studying it seems to me that the victorias cottage and the 1 1/2 story
are very similiar, except for size, the 1 1/2 being a much bigger house, i'm really starting to like it, and
am considering changing my mind from the 1 1/2 story, to the victoria's cottage plans

i just don't want to bite off more than we can chew being beginners and all

thoughts??

tesa

[tesa]

oh, and i'm assuming i can make modifications using the software suggested to change my door placement?

(i'd like my entryway to be on the long axis of the house vs the short)

i'm waiting 'till after i buy plans to join the sister site where all the templetes are for changing, i just
want to make sure i can, in fact do that

i can't think you all enough for helping out with these decissions

i've told all my friends about you guys, and am trying to encourage them to consider building their own
homes in future

heck, i've even told total strangers! a lady in line at the pharmacy heard me talking on my phone, and asked
me "what was that website again??"

i'm a walkin' advertisment

tesa

[glenn kangiser]

tesa, there are not materials lists because of the possibilities to modify the plans to your likiing.  John designs his plans that way.  Your materials list will be specific to your design.  You can do a take off from your own plan - use a spread sheet for each item and add them up.

Sorry I can't be of more help now.  I'm just a lowly volunteer and have to split to my real job.

[Beavers]

If you have the 3D Home Architect program it's easy to generate your own materials list.  It will give you all the materials including lumber, windows, doors, cabinets, even furniture and appliances.  I haven't figured out how to do roofs using 3D, so I haven't been able to generate a materials list for that yet.





It gives you a nice Excel spreadsheat that you can enter prices in, and use to calculate costs as well.

[tesa]

great! thats good to hear

i just want to make the right decission, its a big one,

so will the 3d architect also allow me to move that addition onto the back of the house vs having it on the side?

i think that seems to be the biggest design consideration, that we want one roofline

tesa

[MountainDon]

If what you want is one continuous roofline, with the building the same width for its entire length, that is easy. Remove the side addition from the plan and extend the length of the main section as much as you want. The wall framing and roof then are built the same all the way from front to back; there's just more of it. The foundation gets longer to, but there is no need for anything to be re-engineered.