Home plan doctor: the essential companion for anyone buying a home design plan

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Part One: Making Plans""; ""1 What Comes First?""; ""2 Finding a House Plan""; ""3 Defining Good Design""; ""Part Two: Exterior Design Elements""; ""4 The Right Style for You""; ""5 Approaching the Home""; ""6 Cladding and Windows""; ""7 Roofs and Porches""; ""Part Three: Interior Design Elements""; ""8 A Space of Your Own""; ""9 Practical Considerations""; ""10 Come Inside""; ""11 Kitchen and Dining""; ""12 Bed and Bath""; ""13 Hardworking Rooms""; ""Appendix""; ""Design Criteria Form""; ""Stock Plan Customization Form"";Every new house begins with a dreamand a home plan. But it can be terrifying to commit a lifetime of savings to a two-dimensional drawing that's difficult to interpret and visualize. Will the space meet your needs? Is the plan well-designed? Will it really turn out to be your dream house, or is it a potential nightmare? In Home Plan Doctor, Larry & nbsp;Garnett makes basic design principles accessible, explaining in clear language how to navigate every stage of the planning process, from selecting a plan to evaluating the suitability of the design, room by room, and requesting needed modifications. Using sample floor plans and illustrations from readily available plans, this book is a practical guide for everything from placing the kitchen island to & nbsp;evaluating the effect of the roof pitch on the proportions of the house. And Garnett doesn't overlook the basics; he includes & nbsp;sections on what to look for in a building site, how to read a basic floor plan, and what to expect when you order the blueprints, or construction documents. Whether you're purchasing a stock plan or working with an architect, and whether you're buying a design for am entire house or an addition, you'll find this handbook to be an indispensable guide.