I was wondering if any builders out there have built a house designed by the Bungalow Company. I am a builder and am thinking about buying one of their bungalow plans to build my own residence. I suppose that I am looking for any possible feedback on their plans and designs before I drop $1600 on a plan.
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A generic comment ... check with the local permit office and see what they require. they might not allow you to use a stock plan drawn out of state,. If it has to be stamped by a local archy, it might cost as much to have it redrawn as it does to buy it the first time.
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You might want to check over at American Bungalow Magazine.
They advertise a number of different companies that have modern Bungalow plans.
And they have online forums and there is a good chance that someone their as used them.
You gotta realize that construction techniques are highly regional. So, a plan that is drawn in California (for example) may only be a set of ideas for a house built in, say New England. So, like Ed said, a complete re-draw could be in order. Then even if you ordered the plans, there would likely be copywrite issues. Again as Ed said, if your plans don't have to be approved, you could probably work off of the mail order set, a local engineer could pencil in the structural requirements, and you could just modify the foundation, etc, as needed for your locality.
BTW - I looked at your profile. Where is Effingham?
Effingham is in central Illinois at the intersection of I-70 and I-57, 2 hrs. east of St. Louis.
Just received a planning set from Bungalow company for the winslow option 2. getting take offs now. Called for no structural steel but rather strip footings and framed walls.
"Then even if you ordered the plans, there would likely be copywrite issues."
Copyright issues would prohibit him from copying, marketing, re-selling, or representing the design as his own creation.
Stock plan purchasers are free to modify a plan as necessary for their PERSONAL ONE TIME USE, however.....copying said "modified plan" can be a sticky issue, although the plan companies do not consider this a problem since the original set was purchased from them.
Not familiar w/ their actual working drawings, but have you looked at http://www.pplans.com ? Check out the "Craftsman" homes (some have been featured in American Bungalow).