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Experience and Personality Factor into Selecting a Design Professional to Customize Your House or Garage Plan

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After searching house plans and garage plans on The House Plan Company website, you’ve fallen in love with a design and while the plan you’ve chosen has all of the key elements, there are some features you’d like to consider to better meet your family’s needs. Perhaps you want the Great Room to have some defined separation of space. Or maybe you want to change the mud room so your kids can store their athletic gear. Regardless of the desired features or floor plan changes, meeting with a professional designer is the next important step in the planning process.

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The Trend Toward Smaller Homes Offers a Simpler Life of Luxury

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For many people, owning a big home with a spacious back yard in a neighborhood of similarly sized dwellings is still the ultimate symbol of achieving the “American Dream”. However, more attention is being given to the small house movement which started in the 90’s and has continued to grow, including the launch of a TV show, Tiny House Nation . With most of the country still crawling out of the recession and billions lost in the real estate crash, the idea of living just as well in a smaller home has great appeal to some.

In 2013, the median size of a new home was about...

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How Homeowners Can Avoid Bad Contractors and Make Good, Smart Decisions

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Picture this: A homeowner wants to update the kitchen in his or her home, and a contractor is called. Without too much quibbling, the details are finalized and the work begins. But then things start to go wrong.

This scenario doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it often gives contractors a bad reputation when in fact the real issue is that the homeowner didn’t do the homework.

“You can do a Google search for contractors in your area, and you’ll get star ratings and reviews of names and businesses, but that’s just one part of the process,” said Rick McAlexander, CEO of...

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Craftsman-Style Ranch House Plan

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This Craftman-style ranch home plan #67565 features open concept living, master bedroom with a tray ceiling, formal dining room, and both a side entry 2 car garage and front entry single car garage.

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Beautiful Bungalow House Plan

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The Prairie Wind is simply stated,the street appeal of this extremely detailed home is evident from all elevations and levels. This house plan is a infusion of Bungalow , Craftsman and the Prairie School language with a very high level of detail and authenticity.

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Backyard Cottages and Garage Apartments are Gaining in Popularity

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Building a separate apartment unit over the garage or adding a small cottage on a single family property is becoming a popular concept, but it is certainly not a new idea. Regardless of the many names associated with the concept: granny flats, backyard cottages, in-law units, carriage houses, or multi-generational homes, the idea is the same. Included with the main residence, a separate, self-sustained and complete living unit either attached or...

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Welcome to The House Plan Company!

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This website has been a long time dream come true for the team of The House Plan Company.

Here is what we believe and know:

We believe in the need to put people back into the process of selecting your dream home. We know that people searching for house plans are frustrated, overwhelmed, and can’t find what they are looking for. We know it will be a fun process. We believe in providing you with search results for the plans that best reflect what you’ve asked to see, not the ones whose placements are pushed. We know that we’ve created a co-operative place for the home plan...
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