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tag: floor plans

The Professor's House

RYagid, senior editor | March 28th, 2012

A University of Oregon professor designed her family home to respect its steep, natural setting.

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How to Submit Your Project Plans

FHBdotcom, editor | January 6th, 20122 comments

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Durango House Rendering

hargraveshomes, member | October 26th, 2011

We are excited to have this rendering of the house we designed.  It was created by Elwood Cooke of Cooke Studios- Dunkirk, Maryland.  It truly captures the essence of what we are trying to...

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Lessons From a Small Studio

RYagid, senior editor | October 5th, 201110 comments

What a well designed, small studio can teach us about designing better homes.

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Our New Design Blog

RYagid, senior editor | August 30th, 20112 comments

Welcome to Fine Homebuilding's new blog, where we'll help you design inspiring homes.

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HOUSES 2012: Call-for-entries deadline extended

reeni, FHB editorial admin | July 18th, 20112 comments

It's not too late to submit your new or remodeled house project for our HOUSES 2012 contest.

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Furniture That Can Change the Way You Design

RYagid, senior editor | June 28th, 2011

Create a flexible home with innovative space saving furniture

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Making a House Livable Trumps Energy Efficiency

ScottG, contributing writer | June 10th, 2011

A couple planning to build a high-performance house have come across some plans that interest them. They turn to the Q&A forum at GreenBuildingAdvisor to ask whether anyone can make suggestions for improving the design.

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Hip to be Square: Pythagoras in the Digital Age

TheTimberTailor, member | March 8th, 2011

Considering all the whiz-bang capabilities SketchUp has to offer, it's easy to overlook how helpful it can be for basic tasks. This episode shows how to calculate accurate (extremely precise, actually) square-up dimensions for any type of layout work with the "Cliculator".

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Blueprint-Reading Basics: How to Navigate a Set of House Plans

rwotzak, Web Producer | February 25th, 20113 comments

Construction documents are usually more organized than they look. Learn some common symbols and drawing types that will help you find what you're looking for when you pick up a set of plans.

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Grandma's Glorious Garage Conversion: All Cherried-out and Green to Boot

studduck, Blogger, book author, one of the first FHB editors | January 25th, 20111 comment

Thanks to a whimsical, super accessible, green-infused second unit specially designed for grammy, there's room for everyone in this three-generation household.

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A Unique Kitchen Cabinet

buckingham, member | January 25th, 2011

This unique combination appliance pantry and spice rack was designed  to house small appliances and up to 100 spices in one compact space.  It has become a signature cabinet for The...

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How to Make Your Kitchen Look Better and Work Harder on a Budget

FHBdotcom, editor | December 29th, 20105 comments

Get the most out of your cabinets and counter tops without spending an arm and a leg. Download this free book chapter on smart kitchen planning.

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Designing Patrick's Barn: Adding Window Components

TheTimberTailor, member | December 28th, 20101 comment

With the roof configuration approved, the next step is to create a window component to add to the studio model. Using Silverline brand window schematic dimension as a guide, a realistic window model is created. This provides an opportunity to decide what, where and how many windows to use.

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Time to give up CAD (Cardboard Aided Design).

patrick_mccombe, Associate editor | December 8th, 20101 comment

With help from a friend, I've decided to learn SketchUp and enter the 21st century.

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From Cardboard and Cutter to Click and Drag: Studio/Workshop Design in the Digital Age

TheTimberTailor, member | December 7th, 20104 comments

If there was ever a project to demonstrate the usefulness and versatility of SketchUp, it is Pat's Studio/Workshop design process. Follow along and learn ways to work through design issues on that project you have been putting off for so long...

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How to Make a Drain-Pipe Plans Holder for Your Truck

cmiller, special-issues editor | December 3rd, 2010

How do you keep construction documents from getting buried under piles of tools and materials in your truck? Chuck Miller shows a couple of super-easy ways to fit a simple storage space for plans into any pickup.

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Is There a Checklist for Building a House?

ScottG, contributing writer | November 29th, 20101 comment

Information on energy efficient homes and green design is readily available to anyone with an internet connection or library card. But wading through all of it is a massive undertaking. Is there a way of getting right to the point?

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SketchUp for Builders and Remodelers: Build a Virtual Lumber Yard

TheTimberTailor, member | May 14th, 20107 comments

Remodeler Matt Jackson introduces SketchUp — the easy-to-use free 3D drawing software from Google — as a great tool for planning and selling small construction projects.

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Bookcase for a Not So Big Office

basswood, member | April 17th, 20102 comments

For a very small office, I installed a horizontal bookcase at the top of the wall to provide more usable space.

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