Livable House Plans To Fit Location

When the time comes that you are ready to build a new house, the lot on which you build will influence the house plans you choose from. While your taste in designs will play a key role, where you build will ultimately be the deciding factor. 

As much as you may want a rambling ranch house, if the lot is too small you will have to go up in your construction to attain the room you want your home to have. Most home designs may be flexible, but you cannot alter a one floor ranch house into a two-story cape cod. You will have to choose another set of house plans. 

Another consideration of choosing house plans is the future salability they offer. You may love the house and its floor plan, but at some point in the future there is a good chance that it will be on the market. Designs you build into the house now may prove unattractive to potential buyers in the future and you either settle for selling it for far less than you think it is worth, or remain living in it. 

You family’s lifestyle also offers an indication of the type of house plans you will review. If you enjoy outdoor activities, easy access to your yard or deck will be essential. If you want your privacy, your house can be placed on the lot so as not to open windows through which others can see. Maintaining traffic flow inside the house is also essential, but so it traffic on the outside of your house. 

Having an outdoor access to your basement area without the need to re-enter the house’s main floor, can help keep yard dirt out of the house and make life simpler for those who enjoy their time spent working and getting dirty outdoors.

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Christine Cooney

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Christine has over a decade of experience as a house plan and floor plan expert. Outside of providing her expertise to customers to help them find and build their dream homes, her passion and knowledge of the home building industry allows Christine to guide families and builders through all of the important steps from finding plans to building custom homes that meet the expectations of today’s new home owner. Christine’s years of knowledge of the diverse trends and needs of the modern homeowner has made her into an authoritative and trusted voice in the online house plan community.

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Christine Cooney

Christine has over a decade of experience as a house plan and floor plan expert. Outside of providing her expertise to customers to help them find and build their dream homes, her passion and knowledge of the home building industry allows Christine to guide families and builders through all of the important steps from finding plans to building custom homes that meet the expectations of today’s new home owner. Christine’s years of knowledge of the diverse trends and needs of the modern homeowner has made her into an authoritative and trusted voice in the online house plan community..