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Author Content Lenjo Mount Angel, OR (Zone 8a) March 2, 2007 8:10 PM Post #3242589 Is there any site on the web that allows you to design your own house? I suppose that would be more of a computer software? I am looking for such an idea. Tir_Na_Nog March 26, 2007 8:29 AM Post #3321916 Interesting question! Sorry no helpful posts so far. I wish I could help. EllaJ London (United Kingdom) March 29, 2007 9:33 AM Post #3332871 definitely an interesting question! I can't find any sites that help you to design the shape of your new house but i know that IKEA have this new site up that lets you pick and choose (from the new range of ikea textiles - of course haha!!) the textiles and furnishings for your rooms and then you can print them out and take them to the store. its kinda cool and it aids with textile design [HYPERLINK@www.bebravenotbeige.co.uk] even if a full IKEA designed room isn't your thing the website looks pretty bright and interesting. : ) there must be some sort of software out there that can help you design the structure of your house, and if so - let me know. I hope that helps slightly Lenjo Mount Angel, OR (Zone 8a) March 29, 2007 10:54 AM Post #3333189 I do enjoy looking at IKEA, they are building one finally here in the Portland area up by the airport. I have visited one of their stores in No. California near my sister. I loved it. Honestly, I already have sort of designed what I would love to do but I would like to see it in plan form. I have drawn my little plan on scaled paper but just seeing it in regular plan form would add a new dimension. BackyardZoo Poquoson, VA (Zone 7b) April 30, 2007 9:49 AM Post #3447528 We used a combination: an OTC software specifically for home design - look in any CompUSA/BestBuy/etc. We used [HYPERLINK@www.punchsoftware.com] but there are others out there. Each will have their quirks. (ours had a problem keeping the walls 'connected', which didn't matter for looks so much, but threw off its square-footage calculator) and Visio - a microsoft "CAD-super-lite"-like application for general use (won't do detailed mechanical drawings, but designed for lighter applications like single-user home design or flowcharting. Quite frankly, we found Visio easier to work with for the design - easier to change things - but the store-bought software had some nifty tools. For example, once designed, the program would calculate materials needed - down to the number of 2x4's needed - and, if you enter in today's materials pricing, calculate an overall building estimate. It will also calculate square-footage for you. Another possibility is [HYPERLINK@www.sketchup.com] . I've never used it myself, but I've heard good things about it. Though it's for drawing in general, not just blue-printing. Most of what I've heard is from the game-designing group, so I don't know much about the architectural side. rabidhunter66 Stockton Springs, ME May 10, 2007 2:19 AM Post #3482057 I am trying sketchup right now and other then my interier walls poke through the roof a lil bit it is easy to work with. jayrhp Cleveland, OH June 1, 2007 12:45 PM Post #3561835 You might want to try Google Sketchup [HYPERLINK@sketchup.google.com] Jay [HYPERLINK@www.regionalhomeplans.com] Susan_Sentosa Birmingham (United States) June 11, 2007 2:51 PM Post #3602715 There are two sites I know which will help you select certain criteria, for example house style, number of rooms, etc. and based on that sketches house plans for you. You can check them out at [HYPERLINK@www.houseplancentral.com] and [HYPERLINK@www.slhouseplans.com] House Plan Central has a large collection of home plans and unique house plans in many different architectural styles, from the nation's top house designers and architects. However, Southern Living House Plans though has many plans, but is most famous for southern style house plans. Hope they are of help! zion_lover delhi (India) July 15, 2007 3:08 PM Post #3739245 i have a site which offers so many designs to view and purchase but havent encountered any site which allowes you to do that Check this out [HYPERLINK@www.houseplangallery.com] labradesigns Southfield, MI August 22, 2007 10:52 AM Post #3885989 If you don't need great looking plans, Sketchup does wonders. I use Sketchup on almost all of my school projects (Architecture Student). It can really help you see what the inside will look like. Let me know if you want to see more examples! Click the image for an enlarged view. labradesigns Southfield, MI August 22, 2007 10:59 AM Post #3886021 There is also a program called Podium that can help make nice renderings. Click the image for an enlarged view. PeeperKeeper Georgetown, TX (Zone 8a) October 3, 2007 10:15 AM Post #4044173 I used a software program called Punch! Super Home Suite. It was okay. It included a landscape planner, but I didn't find that part all that easy to work with. It also included some pieces of furniture you could place in the rooms, I guess just to get an idea of size proportions. The cool thing was that you could "fly through" the home and see how everything worked together. I played with designs for about 2 or 3 years, then took it to an architect and said "here's what my imagination came up with, but not knowing anything about architecture I have no idea if it can be built in the real world." So I asked him to use my design as a jumping off point, but if it had to be changed drastically to make it work, that's okay. What we ended up with really is pretty close to what I came up with. We move in this month! TexasLizzy Southlake, TX (Zone 8a) May 13, 2008 11:42 AM Post #4945298 My DH uses 3-D home architect. While it mostly geared for the home owner, and not professionals, it does help considerably with drwaings. We have even been able to pirnt so that the city will accept for remodel permits. Thus we don't have to use an architect for minor remodels. City is very strict with permits. Since they are aware of us, the code enforcement people actulaly drive by 3X a week to see what new improvements we are doing and if we get a permit.

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