It takes more than just a basic idea to build your dream home. Many architects and home designers enjoy showing all the things that a builder can do with a simple house plan and a little know-how. For the owner, the decision to build your dream home is one that is rooted in wanting to have something that you worked on yourself. If you’re going to be building the home of your dreams, it’s very easy for you to get carried away. Keep these three tips in mind while you design your dream home.
Choose Your Site Well
This has an impact on a number of factors. First the consolidation of the earth on a site can make it more viable to use a particular foundation. If a site is well-compacted, then less money needs to be spent on the foundation and more can go into the actual construction. Secondly, your site will be the location you intend to live after the house is build. Choosing a good neighbourhood that is growing and developing is generally a good idea for a new homeowner.
Mentally (or Virtually) Walk Through the House Plan
A house plan is a general layout for what you want your dream house to look like. In order to get building plans passed, architects need to show plans which represent how the house looks from the outside. Modern architects instead utilise 3D CAD to give their clients a virtual walk through of the house to better experience what the house will look like from the inside. This is a very useful feature, especially for clients that have a hard time ‘seeing’ themselves in the house from just the floor layout.
Energy Efficiency is Important
Green Building is a modern method of residential building that focuses on sustainability. Over the lifetime of the building, using energy efficient appliances and outlets can make for a much more environmentally sensitive construction. This sustainability continues to impact how a building functions well into the future. It’s a good consideration for those who think that building a home might have too much of a negative impact on the environment.
Designing and Building
Getting design done in a timely and efficient manner is one of the challenges that faces people who want to design the home of their dreams. Luckily, consultants exist that allow clients to explain what they want to see in their home and design based on those ideas. Hume Building is one such company that puts the dreams of the client at the forefront of home design. Contact us today to find out how we can aid in designing your dream house with your help!
I wasn’t aware that if a site for a home is well-compacted, then less money could be spent on the foundation. I’ve heard that there’s some areas where no work is needed on the foundation because the site is so properly compacted. That’s nice because that saved money can be put toward the construction of the house! I’ll have to keep these great tips in mind as my wife and I begin planning out our dream home!
That’s a good tip to choose your site well. The site you choose can have a big impact on your foundation choice among other things. Any project needs good planning to be successful.
I have always wanted to build a custom home for my family. Now that I have enough money, I am looking at doing just that, so thanks for the tips! It’s good to know that there are consultants who help get a design into real life.
I like that you talked about walking through with professionals in order to get an idea and better understanding of what you want. My younger brother is looking to build a home since he just got married last year. I think I will talk to him about working with professionals so he makes smart decisions about it.
Thanks for the tips on things you should remember when you build your dream home, there are a lot of things you can forget. I would say that having an architect build your home in 3D beforehand is really important so you can see what it’s going to look like. In my opinion, paying up front for green appliances is worth it and it saves you in the end.
I like how you mentioned choosing your site for building well. We are looking for a place in a subdivision to build a home. Thanks for the tips for building your dream home.