Blueprints and Plans - more thoughts

Just a few more thoughts on blueprints and plans for anyone just getting started. One thing I noticed right away about Bob the builder was his willingness to use the plan and also to vary from it. From the start he asked if there were any changes we'd want to make and suggested a few. My thoughts on this are that if you find a plan you like, and a competant builder, your builder should also be able to modify your plans to suite you even more specifically. So, don't be afraid to ask questions and if you really trust your builder, ask him for his advice.

Blueprints and how the Floor Plan was decided on

This is backing up a bit but I was talking with a friend who wanted to know where I found the blueprint for the house. It wasn't easy. You'd think with all the access on the interenet that finding a floor plan you could use and enjoy would be easy. I found endless isles of partial plans and places that wanted you to pay for plans . Finally I stumbled upon Menards websight. I knew what I wanted the minute I saw it. Mind you , If you went and looked at the picture of the house on thier sight, it wouldn't look much like my house will when finished. But, the floor plan was just what i wanted and it had the long covered front porch too. The biggest change I made was the exterior. Menards shows thiers with plain siding. I opted for a frame house with Half Log siding. I also more or less spun the floor plan around because we wanted certain views from certain rooms. Anyhow I'm rambling, but, my point I guess was that with patience and persistance , you can find free plans just by looking on the internet. It worked for me :)