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Single story floorplans
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I know that lofts are wonderful, but many of us are going to build homes for retirement - which means (for us) NO stairs! We still want soaring ceilings and a large, rustic great room, and the…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Laura Drake Sep 28, 2010.
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shanny replied to Laura Drake's discussion Single story floorplans"www.precisioncraft.com
Does both Telluride and Caribou (and a multitude of others).
We just might start a master section and add onto it later with a connector similar to Winterwoods, (natural element homes) does alot of other homes like the…"
Laura Drake replied to Laura Drake's discussion Single story floorplans"Who is the manufacturer?
thanks,
Laura"
shanny replied to Laura Drake's discussion Single story floorplans"Caribou is one of my all time favorite plans....great layout, beautiful design......but I don't have that financial means.
Their Telluride is also a great design; around 1,600 sq. ft. (smaller but has two masters)."
Laura Drake replied to Laura Drake's discussion Single story floorplans"Yeah, me either, Dave. The hunt sure is fun though, isn't it?
Laura"
David Ramsey replied to Laura Drake's discussion Single story floorplans"My waife and I are also in the retirement home planning mode, but we are considering a loft as an office and (with fold out sofa bed) a temporary guest bedroom. I guess I hoping that someone will post what they have built, and we'll say,…"
craig peister replied to Laura Drake's discussion Single story floorplans"You are right on the canned plans that you see. Most companies show the larger homes with lofts because that has been where most of the business has been for years. Now with costs the way they are more and more ranch style homes are being built. I…"
Dennis Cruse replied to Laura Drake's discussion Single story floorplans"Hi Laura,
We haven't even gotten started on planning the outside. Porches and garages can go just about anywhere. Find the right interior layout first. We want wrap-arounds, also. At least three sides. Most likely a one or two car attached so…"
Laura Drake replied to Laura Drake's discussion Single story floorplans"Dennis,
Sounds like you and I want the same house! The only thing I'd add to your description is a wrap-around porch. I'll check out the site - thanks!
Laura"
Dennis Cruse replied to Laura Drake's discussion Single story floorplans"Hi Laura,
You're my first reply! Wife and I are in the same boat. We want everything set up for us on one floor. Master suite with large walkin closet; nice big shower, no tub; kitchen/dining/great room all in one with a fireplace; laundry and…"
Laura Drake replied to Laura Drake's discussion Single story floorplans"Wow, that's beautiful! We live in Southern California now, so I'm very familiar with Stucco - cool in the summer too! My husband (who wasgoing to leave all this up to me, is insisting on brick - it's what he grew up with. The house…"
shanny replied to Laura Drake's discussion Single story floorplans"Us too (retirement).
We have our own particular design, narrow and longer (barn lodge style open floorplan).
We want great room truss work, but above the kitchen we are going to put a second floor area mostly for storage (can never have too much…"
shanny replied to Laura Drake's discussion Single story floorplans"Also,
Just because a home is small, does not mean it will not look as good.
Its the DESIGN!
Simply adding a small bump out and different materials to a standard square building (board, stone, brick, shingle) to a small portico or mud room entrance…"
shanny replied to Laura Drake's discussion Single story floorplans"Yes I can see that in Texas.
Love Adobe / Log style construction!
Precisioncraft has a nice design that you could get ideas from.
Stone veneer is alot cheaper in Texas…"
Laura Drake replied to Laura Drake's discussion Single story floorplans"Sigh. A screened porch would be so nice - but impossible in Midland, Texas. The wind and blowing sand would turn it into a sandbox in no time, and my grandkids are too old for that! :)
I'll check out the sites, Shanny - thanks!"
shanny replied to Laura Drake's discussion Single story floorplans"Laura,
I forgot to mention, we are looking at single level floor plans for the same reason.
When you are younger you don't think about stairs so much. When you get older they can become an issue.
So is cleaning. Materials that are easy to keep…"
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- Tell us about yourself:
- We'll be retiring in Midland, Texas and building a custom home on land we already own.
It will be a Timber Frame
- Are you lucky enough to be living in a log home?
- no
- What timeframe are you looking to start your dream home?
- 24+ months
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- At 12:12am on October 17, 2009,
Ted said… - I too am interested in building a single story log (or frame) home. My reasons are purely financial. I had the perfect log home plan with the perfect loft and upstairs bedroom and bath but when I sent it out for bids the numbers came in so high that I had to abandon that idea. I have now redesigned the house to be a single story home and smaller by about 300 sq. ft. It too has now gone out for bids so it's too early to tell if my plan is going to save me enough money for me to actually build it. We'll see if building up is cheaper than building out. I'm hoping that that is just a myth.
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