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how would I get a design for this? Rick 10-29-2007
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Posted by Rick on October 29, 2007, 6:30 pm
Have any of you come across plans or know where I could start searching for
plans for a house very close to this:

http://imgsx.writing.com/main/images/action/display/item_id/1169375.jpg

The style is victorian/second empire. I would want the house to be around
2800 to 3600 sq-ft total.

I am guessing if I had to get this designed from scratch it would be many
tens of thousands of dollars? I am hoping that maybe someone already has a
similar plan done that could be purchased for somewhat less.

Thanks



Posted by Secretia Green on October 29, 2007, 6:50 pm
These are reasonably priced:

http://tinyurl.com/2xseq3

Your welcome.





> Have any of you come across plans or know where I could start searching
> for plans for a house very close to this:
>
> http://imgsx.writing.com/main/images/action/display/item_id/1169375.jpg
>
> The style is victorian/second empire. I would want the house to be around
> 2800 to 3600 sq-ft total.
>
> I am guessing if I had to get this designed from scratch it would be many
> tens of thousands of dollars? I am hoping that maybe someone already has
> a similar plan done that could be purchased for somewhat less.
>
> Thanks
>



Posted by ++ on October 30, 2007, 2:49 pm


Rick wrote:

>Have any of you come across plans or know where I could start searching for
>plans for a house very close to this:
>
>http://imgsx.writing.com/main/images/action/display/item_id/1169375.jpg
>
>The style is victorian/second empire. I would want the house to be around
>2800 to 3600 sq-ft total.
>
>I am guessing if I had to get this designed from scratch it would be many
>tens of thousands of dollars? I am hoping that maybe someone already has a
>similar plan done that could be purchased for somewhat less.
>
>Thanks
>
>

You do not want to short change yourself on using an architect because
that plan will be site specific, take into consideration your personal
tastes and needs (For example, I have a proprietory method for
extracting design specific issues that takes into consideration things
you might never thought of before a line gets drawn or an item gets
speced.), use today's technology as well as replica or salvaged historic
materials, be environmentally safer than the original and allow you to
lead a normal life and/or family life within it and have a flexible
enough design that some spaces can potentially fulfill various
frunctions or needs - all while meeting local and other applicable codes
and standards and other standards you might want to impose on YOUR
building/house (ex. living Green, lower energy cost strategies,
multi-use) and a whole buncha other things including thinking outside
the Victorian or Las Vegas mentality.

You will save money in the long run using a professional. But I'm not
going even get into that at this time.


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Posted by Michael Bulatovich on October 30, 2007, 3:12 pm

>
>
> Rick wrote:
>
>>Have any of you come across plans or know where I could start searching
>>for plans for a house very close to this:
>>
>>http://imgsx.writing.com/main/images/action/display/item_id/1169375.jpg
>>
>>The style is victorian/second empire. I would want the house to be around
>>2800 to 3600 sq-ft total.
>>
>>I am guessing if I had to get this designed from scratch it would be many
>>tens of thousands of dollars? I am hoping that maybe someone already has
>>a similar plan done that could be purchased for somewhat less.
>>
>>Thanks
>
> You do not want to short change yourself on using an architect because
> that plan will be site specific, take into consideration your personal
> tastes and needs (For example, I have a proprietory method for extracting
> design specific issues that takes into consideration things you might
> never thought of before a line gets drawn or an item gets speced.), use
> today's technology as well as replica or salvaged historic materials, be
> environmentally safer than the original and allow you to lead a normal
> life and/or family life within it and have a flexible enough design that
> some spaces can potentially fulfill various frunctions or needs - all
> while meeting local and other applicable codes and standards

Sarcasm, Galina?



Posted by ++ on October 30, 2007, 3:19 pm


Michael Bulatovich wrote:

>"
>
>>>I am guessing if I had to get this designed from scratch it would be many
>>>tens of thousands of dollars? I am hoping that maybe someone already has
>>>a similar plan done that could be purchased for somewhat less.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>You do not want to short change yourself on using an architect because
>>that plan will be site specific, take into consideration your personal
>>tastes and needs (For example, I have a proprietory method for extracting
>>design specific issues that takes into consideration things you might
>>never thought of before a line gets drawn or an item gets speced.), use
>>today's technology as well as replica or salvaged historic materials, be
>>environmentally safer than the original and allow you to lead a normal
>>life and/or family life within it and have a flexible enough design that
>>some spaces can potentially fulfill various frunctions or needs - all
>>while meeting local and other applicable codes and standards
>>
>>
>
>Sarcasm, Galina?
>
>

Yes and no, It is absurd that people willing to spend a couple hundred
thou plus on a house or office building or whatever assume they can just
forego the normal design process and actually come ontoa newsgroup of
mostly professionals and ask how they can cheap out. I figure different
people on the newsgroup could take turns stating the obvious once in a
while. Figured it was my turn. Of course, I coulda spelled checked for
the typos, but then, for someone who wants to cheap out on an architect.....

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