Home Building Designs Knowledge Base
Website on Home or Building Designs? Good day. Is their any website where i can view completely built or designs of malls, buildings, homes etc? Also, is there any website that will allow me to design a home or building on-screen? In the future i am planning to build a mall or a business complex and to some extent, residential areas. I need ideas on the design. Comments and recommendations i am open & thanks. Laterz.
Program that Designs a home or a building on a computer? Hi there :) I Would like a program to design a home or building. I think architectural firms use this. Want to design the interior and the exterior and have the 3D Look. Shows you how it would look when a person is walking through the building. Any program that does this or variants to this can be named. Thanks! :)
Home building designs, & CAD programs? I'm looking for a CAD program to build and design a fourplex, but I want to find a CAD program that also shows an approx. Cost, prefferably a CAD program that integrates real-world areas/prices for supplies. I want to find a CAD program like this that is super accurate when it comes to price, not only to build but to pay bills on. Any suggestions?
free program for windows xp of 3D home designing and building? i am looking for a 3D program that i can use to build and design a future home, and it has to be free cause i don't have the money to pay for that... but its just something i can use to help build a house when the time comes. i would like it to have a 3D model of a home and also use as blue prints and floor plans... this would really mean a lot if i could find a program like this that is free for when I'm ready to bring this dream to reality
Is designing and building your own home difficult? Is it any different/cheaper from buying? I want to build one day, despite people's objections; I'm an Architectural Draftsman and feel the desire to live in a house I designed by me; has anyone ever done so; I've heard and met people who have but not of their adventures through their project. What is it like? Was it worth it? I would like to build in the country side; semi-rural: it snows up there. I will be living alone w/ pets. I would like natural building materials such as stone, timber; even concrete masonry units; would like a basement and attic; two story structure; of the Italian villa style/cabin or contry cottage. I would love to do some painting up there and have a library and home office; a car shed, two-car garage; and a room for my collections of items of the history and weoponry; I would like the house to be a family freindly home: to gather relatives in times of reunion or yearly tradiditon, having for them rooms to stay the night(s).
New build home Design Center Upgrades? Which ones improve the homes value? I think I got a great deal on a new build home. Now it's time for the landscape, wiring, and design center appointments. I'm cool in all areas except the design center. Light fixtures, faucets, etc, I can do myself. Is it smart to upgrade the counter tops, cabinets, sinks, etc (major items)? The costs of these items are rolled into the price of the home at closing. OR should I wait until my finances permit and do them myself? The only thing I'm sure on upgrading is the carpet pad.
Where can I find super insulated home designs? I want to build a super insulated kennel/barn/shop/office building using elements of passive solar design and any other energy efficient design elements. The kennel/stable requirements lead me to think that the slab on grade structure should probably have concrete walls for at least the first four feet.
What upgrades in building a new home by contrator are the best to pick? I'm getting a home built in a development and I'm going to design center soon. What are the best (reasonable) items to select to be included in the house. Some things are cheaper after market. Like I can get different colors painted in house cheaper after, so I'm staying with just one standard color throughout now. What are some other suggestions. Thanks for the help.
Ideas for building a home? We are drawing up plans for building our home. I would like some advice on this. I have an engineer and builders to finalize all of my plans what I really need are ideas as to what I want. What are some things you wished you had done differently when designing your home? What are some things you would like to add to your existing home? I have never done this or even thought about designing my own home. It is going to be a small house about 2,000 sq feet and 2 stories. ideas please.
Where can I find home plans and designs? im planning on building a luxurious home of abt 2000 sq feet. i want to check out some plans a complete house plan with measurements and pics. Where can i find. Help me out
What is the normal length for a builder to start building a home.? We went with a design/build builder. He finally finished designing our house. He has taken forever to get prices on the different areas to build our house. It seems like he has put us on tha back burner. I have told him this and he assures us that he is working diligently on our project. His prices also seem sort of high on some things. What is going on? We do have the permits and loan already done. We are building a SIP home. Should we maybe right out a timeline for the building of the different phases of the house and have him sign it. He has given us a timeline, which is already behind. We have not sign on with him for the building phase. I like him as a builder because he is letting us do a lot of work ourselves and letting us contract somethings on our own. A lot of builders we talked with will not do that. We paid for the permits ourselves and got them ourselves. Why?
Can you help me find home building/decorating websites? My husband and I are buying a home that only the outside is done. On the inside the stud walls are up, but that is it. We will have to do everything from electrical to sheetrock. I have 3 small daughters (7, 4, and 2) and want their rooms to be beautiful. I need help designing and decorating the bathrooms and the kitchen. Anyone with good website addresses,please help.
Looking for designs for a new home please!? Hi everyone. Is there anyone out there who could assist me in finding designs (free) without all the CAD software needed etc, for homes...I am going to be the luckiest lady, in about a year when my new home will be built to my exact liking, but it is difficult without seeing for myself some plans...I will ask the architect also at a later stage, but I am excited now and want to see ideas for myself...Thank you
What is the traditional interior design for a home built 1920? I'd like to know what was typical in interior design for a home in this period. I'm buying a cottage style home built in 1920, and I'd love to integrate some of the traditional style with my contemporary taste. What was popular in color, line, etc? Any suggestions for websites that I can check out would be so appreciated =) Thanks!
what is the punishment for building a faulty home in the U.S? like if you are a builder, and by something that is your fault in the design or building or whatever, that you didn't mean to be there, what is the punishment? and can you give me a link to any site that would list that, i need to cite this. thank you sorry accidently deleted part of my post, i was going to say that if the building collapses and kills people, what would the punishment be?
How far in front of a home bar should tile go for seating? I am in the process of designing/building a home bar in our basement. Most of the basement will be carpeted, but the area behind the bar and immediatly in front of it will be tiled. My question is how far in front of the bar needs to be tiled to comfortably allow for people to sit in bar stools placed on the tile surface?
Have a choice to have your own home designed and build, what style would you choose? Whould you like a classic straight lined home painted white with glass and silver; Mexican style with a large fireplace and lots of oragne colours; Double story house (mansion) with an indoor swimming pool and garden; Garden Cottage with a nice vegatable garden and a fish pond? Come on let us dream for dream can become true. Enjoy the week-end <smile> take care, Suzanne
Is it that much trouble to build a home from scratch? I am in the market for a new home but can't find a ready-made house that has everything I am looking for. Having a house built from scratch is really the only way to have all my specifications met, but friends and family who have had their houses built in the past all talk about how horrible their experiences were (mainly with the builders). Is it really that bad? Also, is it significantly more expensive to build a custom-designed home than a regular cookie-cutter one?
I'm building a super efficient SIP home in cold Vermont, we want a range hood, how much cold air will come in? We are building a home using Structured Insulated Paneling and radiant floor heat. Most of our choices have been based on "what is the most energy efficient choice?". Our kitchen design incorporates a range hood vented through the wall. The builder indicates that this is an invitation for cold air as there will just be a flap separating the kitchen from the outdoors. How much am I compromising the air tight house to have a range hood? How much cold air will come in through a standard range hood? How well does a ductless range hood work? HELP
What can I do to combat my contentious neighbor who stops at nothing to thwart me from building on to my home? I am a father of two small children who doesn't make a lot of money. I have saved all my life to build a home for my family. Six years ago, when I was single, I bought a small house and an adjoining lot in Philadelphia. A wonderful wife and two beloved children later, I now want to build an addition on the lot for my growing family, the design of which is completely within zoning regulations. But I have a contentious neighbor (whom no one on the street likes) who showed up at the local "neighbors association" and somehow managed to convince the board to put a stop to everything and send us back to the drawing board. Our next meeting with the neighbors' association is days away. I know this contentious neighbor is going to return and object again. What can I do to keep her from thwarting my efforts? I'm just trying to make a home for my family! Is that so wrong?
Architectural Designs Website? Good day. Is their any website where i can view completely built or designs of malls, buildings, homes etc? Also, is there any website that will allow me to design a home or building on-screen? In the future i am planning to build a mall or a business complex and to some extent, residential areas. I need ideas on the design. Comments and recommendations i am open & thanks. Laterz.
What to buy to build a computer for Home Design? I wanna be able to run Autodesk products like autocad and revit architecture and some 3d modeling programs to do home designs on. I have some ideas of amd quad core processor but not sure about exactly what i need im starting from scratch
Can I earn a living from home building websites for people? Hello, Ive built some websites for our business and friends recently and have had excellent feedback from it. www.southsuffolkjoinery.co.uk www.copperclean.co.uk www.alanturnball.kk5.org Where do I look ,or is just an eye for design not enough? Jennyx
Where can I find Home design ideas/photos? My husband and I are building a home and I am a very visual person. I am wondering if anyone can recommend any magazines, websites, etc. that I can go to to get ideas about kitchen designs, bathrooms, colours, exteriors styles, etc. We already have the house plan but I need to see ideas of interior designs and exterior finishes. Thanks (o:
Is CAD used in making parts or modules for home-building? Computer Aided Design is used in aviation and manufacturing, etc, but how much is it used in the building of homes - to save energy and time? ,,,used in the improvement of factory-building homes before they are put-together on site?
I need a home design program that gives me estimates on material.? I was looking for a decent software program that would allow me to assist me in renovating or designing building. I was wondering if there were any programs that would also give me estimates on the amount of material that is required, such as wood, nail/screws, drywall, etc. I have seen programs like autocad, but I dont think that is what I am looking for because of cost and the lack of material list I believe. Thanks in advance.
How to make a building/home/appartement smart? My question is open and aims to generating ideas in this area of how to make large/tower buildings with large number of tenants equipped with technology. New form of utilities has emerged, like internet, video on demand, Telephone over IP, smart elevators. There are also new technologies available that could be used to equip luxury apartments with fantasy electronics. This new form of utilities and equipment need to be planned, designed, blue printed, implemented, operated, managed and maintained. Any ideas ?
How to be and entreprenuer in the custom home building industry? I am currently enrolled @ the University of Texas at Austin and I am going to major in Architecture. The degree teaches me how to design buildings on a large scale and small ones such as residential housing and sets me up to get licensed to be an architect to work in an architect firm. But I want to open up my own custom home building business, not work for a firm making a measley $50,000 a year. Does anyone know how I can become a entreprenuer in building custom homes. I want to do everything, such as laying the foundation, framing, designing the building, and landscape. What do I do to make my career dream come true? Please, only knowledgeable inquires only. Thank you!
How much would architect design fees be for a 3br/3ba off-grid home in rural Central California? My husband and I are planning on building a second home on a very long-term basis. This home will most likely be where we'll retire to. We'll have to do this in stages for financial reasons. We're planning on buying a large piece of rural property, and having a well-planned, mostly-to-fully off-grid home designed that is simple but beautiful and not too large (between 1800sf - 2400sf). We'd love to do a prefab, but, depending on the nature of the land, it might have to be a custom design. I just have no clue as to what architectural fees could be. Thanks for any feedback on this.
Looking for building plans for modern style architecture home? Supposing you have 5 million dollars to spend on building a very unique, modern style home. Like the ones you see on movies, essentially built up of glass panels from exterior, and insides have white tiles and walls made of stone like in a futuristic laboratory or something like this. where can i get the practical design layouts/plans for this to actually build it? Can you recommend me a magazine of sort? Thank you.
How can I start a small Log Home Building Business? I live in Michigan and I was wondering what I would have to do in order to legally start my own family owned and ran Log Home building and designing business. I have taken High school Architecture classes, and I plan on continuing my education in it while the business grows. Also my family and I are exceptionally skilled in building and designing, so no concern there. We just have no idea where to start.
Is this a crazy home building idea? I had this Idea today to build a real house in modules that can be moved easily. And even removed and relocated easily should I ever want to. I don't have land and I don't want to buy land until I can plop the house and studio that I want on it. Is it a crazy idea to go about it this way? I know I can do it and do all the work myself...electrical plumbing...roofing everything. People are going to say "buy a kit home" or buy a removable home or bungalow and have it moved. But I really want to design a home that is exactly what I need and purpose built with a darkroom and photo studio and horse area's. Anyway I just want to get some opinions....If I can build now....and then buy the land and just move it...i think it would save heaps of money. What do you think?
How is the home design center experience? My parents & I are having a house built & we have an appointment at the home design center. They say it should take about 4 hours. Does it really take that long to pick out countertops & molding? What kinds of things should we be looking for?
Ever heard of building a machine shed (metal building) and making part of it your living quarters? I want to buy a home, but my boyfriend wants to buy land. We can't afford to buy land and build a house. He says it's really cheap and convenient to build a "machine shed" and actually design your home inside the building. I've seen a house that is actually a working barn and the family just lives in a decent sized portion of the barn. It looks totally normal on the inside but from the outside, it's just a barn. Has anyone ever heard of this?
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