COMMUNITY FORUM: HOME DESIGN

STORAGE BLDG PLANS

LOOKING FOR SOME 16X24 STORAGE BLDG PLANS GABLE STYLE ROOF. DOES ANYONE HAVE ONE THEY MIND E-MAILING. THANKS

over 10 years by KEMO SABE

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original plans in books?

Is there a book or resource where I could evaluate federal and georgian farmhouses in measured drawings? I want to build a farmhouse to blend with...

over 10 years by Piffin

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Counter top

Hi,I'm in the process of cutting thru the wall between the kitchen and dining room to make a pass thru counter. The wall is 6 ins thick and the pro...

over 10 years by Marty824

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metal laminate?

Hi,I'm working on a diner-style theme for my dining room and wanted to get some of that quilted metal often found in diners. So far, I've found sh...

over 10 years by kellyyouse

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knock down finish

I was just down visiting a friend in FLorida and all his walls have a knock down finsh. How is this done is it joint compound just thrown up on th...

over 10 years by Boomer99

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Exhaust vent fan in garage wall

I live in northern Louisiana and would like to put some type of powered vent fan on my 20x20 attached garage to cut down on the heat in my closed g...

over 10 years by Walt LA

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Design Delima

My bedroom currently separates my office with French doors. I installed them for the look. Also, there was a large build-in closet, which served bo...

over 10 years by Melanie

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Country Kitchen?

My husband and I are remodeling our small kitchen. We have added more counter and cabinet space. I am having a difficult time deciding on how to ...

over 10 years by doug seibert

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Oak Trim

I put an a large entry way addition on my house. it requires short runs of base trim with a bunch of angles. the problem is with the dry wall ,when...

over 10 years by Darin Baratka

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Restore metal finish on light fixture

My bathroom lighting fixtures are obviously not solid brass, but metal with a brass-finish applied. They has become scratched and the original met...

over 10 years by spsanchez

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Tub next to glass wall shower delima

I'm putting in a master bath in our house where the plan calls for a tub and 4' shower to be against each other. (The shower is in a corner, and th...

over 10 years by ACD

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architect fees

Looking for some input on average architect fees in the tri-state (NY,NJ,CT) area. Building a new home from scratch and have never done this befor...

over 10 years by LDoyle

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built in beds

I am looking for some plans to a bed I seen in a movie. It was a bed that pulled out of the wall like a drawer. Can someone please help me? I would...

over 10 years by Piffin

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knee wall design for garage/shop

I would like to use open web trusses to clear span 28' for a garage/shop with 12' high 2x6 16oc walls. The roof pitch is 12/12 with the intent to h...

over 10 years by Piffin

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Elevation on Blueprints

What is elevation as it relates to a blueprint? I was looking at a blueprint for new tennis court lighting. Next to a light tower symbol I saw th...

over 10 years by treebeard

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MDF 1x3 casing and 1x4 base..good/bad?

I'm near the end of a process ripping a living room and hall way down to studs, firring out walls, insulating, rewire...the works. The trim in the ...

over 10 years by MMM

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Dryer Vent Options

I am designing a floor plan for a new house. I have a laundry room planned on first floor but it has all interior walls, no where to vent to.I hav...

over 10 years by hoganem

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409

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smith &noble catalog

Would like to know how to obtain a smith & noble catalog that you featured on your February 9 show.

over 10 years by doug seibert

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Modular Homes

We are going to build a new home. We are considering Modualr homes. We live in Massachusetts. I am looking for information on the different Modular...

over 10 years by Brian2003

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