Why buy pre-drawnhome designs vs. custom home designs? - Part II

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Why buy pre-drawnhome designs vs. custom home designs? - Part II - By: Mark Mathis, Posted on: 2007-08-19

Stock home designs:

Stock home designs are, by contrast, home designs which have been developed to fit the needs of a particular group of the general population. They are not "custom-designed" for a particular person, but rather, standardized for the needs of a larger group.

Stock home designs normally include the "most requested" home design features including square footage, room dimensions, floorplan layout, amenities, and other like features. These home designs provide an excellent value when compared to the corresponding price of a set of fully custom-designed home designs which may well exceed several thousand dollars.

When you buy a Stock home design, you're not paying for the countless hours spent drawing up a home, re-working the home, and finalizing drafts. You're paying a reduced fee for a single license of that plan.

Advantages of Stock home designs:

- In most cases, are significantly less expensive
- Minor plan modifications can usually be made by the original designer or a local design professional for a reasonable charge.
- Very simple and quick purchase process
- Can order the plans and be able to submit the home designs for a building permit the next day

Disadvantages of Stock home designs:

- May not be as extensively customizable

In conclusion, I would recommend trying to find a pre-drawn home design, first, at a reputable online house plan website such as HousePlanGallery.com. There are thousands of pre-drawn home designs available online, and http://www.HousePlanGallery.com offers a huge selection of unique home designs in many different architectural styles.

More likely than not, you'll be able to find what you're looking for by doing a simple search. With so many home designs available to choose from, it's a safe bet that you won't see your home design replicated in your area. And if you find a plan you like, but want to make a few modifications - no problem! All of the plans available at http://www.HousePlanGallery.com can be modified to your specifications.

Determining whether your particular needs merit custom or pre-drawn home designs is, ultimately, a personal choice based on your particular situation. Both types will provide you with the information that you need to successfully build your dream house!

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Mark Mathis is the president of House Plan Gallery, Inc, a residential design firm that develops and markets stock home designs with flexible floorplan layouts and all the most-popular home design features. Be sure to visit House Plan Gallery.com and join the "House Plan and Home Design eNews" mailing list. You'll be the first to know about new home designs and special SUBSCRIBER-ONLY offers! Don't miss out... Join today!