Tag: cost-effective design
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Water Diversion System by CertainTeed
Undershield provides a solution for dry storage and entertaining below outdoor decks by diverting water away from the space below with a clip and grid gutter system.
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Rethinking the 50-by-100 lot
Both elevations and design options are expanded in a 70-foot-by-70-foot lot as opposed to a 50-by-100.
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Window Bench Turns Narrow Hallway Into Cozy Nook
A window seat in a Texas Hill County house turns a hallway into an inviting reading nook.
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A High-Functioning Texas Mudroom
A look at a high-functioning mudroom on a working farm that uses off-the-shelf components and offers inspiration for production builders.
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Move the staircase for better circulation and storage
A production house architect shows how moving the stairway more toward the center of the house improves the floor plan.
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How To Make a Front-Loaded Garage Beautiful
With a little thought and some design tweaks, architect Rich Bubnowski shows how a front-loaded garage can be in balance with the rest of a detached home’s front elevation.
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Classic Bones, New Skin for Victorian Farm House
Designer and builder Ed Binkley shows how a traditional farm house massing paired with contemporary fa??ade details will snag buyers of all generations.
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Rejig a Single-Family Home to Snag Multigen Buyers
Architect Bill Hezmalhalch shows how he’s retooling the traditional single-family home to answer the call for multigen living options.
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Tweaking House Plans to Fit Two or Three on a Plat
Architect Michael L.
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Production Homes Can Live Larger Than They Look
Two different floor plans in the same footprint illustrate how smart tweaks make a modest production home live larger.