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11-03-2012, 11:32 AM #1General Contractor
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11-03-2012, 12:16 PM #2
It is rare to meet someone that DOESN'T think they are capable of designing a house. Builders with the napkin plan mentality usually create the worst plans of all. It will result in a plan that is easy to build but not easy to live in. If someone has some cad experience, the way to same money on the plans is to do the construction docs as instructed by the professional designer. Most designers would probably admit that the docs are their least favorite part of a project.
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11-06-2012, 06:08 PM #3
I beg to disagree, many of my plans start on the 'napkin' so to speak. One of my 'napkin' plans has been built and sold well over a hundred times. A simple, well designed plan that is easy for the builder to understand is what I strive for..., And it sells big time. I can't tell you the number of contractors who asked me to redraw their plans because they are so full of sh**as* details that make the plan unreadable.
Note: I always respect the rights of the original copyright holder in this process, and never reproduce anything without their approval, amazingly I have never had a rejection....
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11-07-2012, 09:35 AM #4
Thank you for proving my point. You have sold the same plan a hundred times. I'll bet it is the builder and not the homeowner that thinks that is a good idea. Your selling it over and over because it is cheaper for them to do it that way. Ask your self an honest question. Have you ever had a home owner walk in your office and say "I'm interested in the plan that builders have decided works the best for their interests". A plan like that has its place in production houses but not for custom homes. By the way, congratulations on success with that plan. It must indeed be very easy to build.
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11-07-2012, 11:13 AM #5
LOL All my homes are custom.. period... Actually I have had many customers come to me because they want to build a new custom home that fits them and ther budget after they got sticker shock from an Architect. So i really wouldnt want to open that subject. After 30 plus years of building custom homes and have been published. Very happy with Chief and since pretty much been with them since the beginning. Has been a very valuable tool just like my Cat 953 moves alot of dirt fast and Chief can draw a plan in hours.
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11-07-2012, 12:12 PM #6
I love the Kohler commercial where the couple enters the "high-end" architects office
while he is touting all his awards etc
He then asks with a smirk "what can I do for YOU ???"
the lady hands him the Kohler faucet and says "can you build a house around this ?"
LewLew Buttery
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