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Design Your Home to Fit the Lot

by Alison Moore Smith on November 15, 2009 · 2 comments

Our second home was what they call “semi-custom.” In a nutshell that means that you go to a mass builder, choose a lot from their open inventory, choose a plan from among the handful of choices in their book, and then you “customize.” In the semi-custom world that generally means choosing the colors for the [...]

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Lot First — House Plans Second

by Alison Moore Smith on December 9, 2008 · 5 comments

The conventional wisdom about building a home seems to be to choose your house plans and then find a lot that fits. Even though I’m far from a building expert, I’m going to completely disagree. I say find your perfect piece of land for your custom home, then choose a plan that fits your lot. [...]

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