Are you ready to start designing your home? Most people do not know where to start. If you are going with a customer builder – they can provide you with the step by step process that fits their operations. If you have not selected a customer builder, but want to start looking at designs, you can do a few things. These things will also help when you do finally select that customer builder.

Look at existing floor plans – no need to reinvent the wheel. You can piece numerous floor plans together. Starting with the size of home you want to build. Define the number of rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, etc. Keep the pictures of the plans you like and throw the others out. Go to existing home builders, magazines, and the internet to look for floor plans.

Pick up magazines and cut out any thing you might want to incorporate. Start a binder and organize it by rooms or ideas. If you like the bathroom in two different magazines cut them both out and put them in the folder. Later, the builder can point out the pros and cons of the different pictures with you configurations. If you see decorations, include these too.

Take pictures of anything you might see that you want to include in your design, for example; the mixture of stone and brick on the exterior elevation, landscaping, roofing materials, etc.

Once you are ready to start putting your ideas into a home plan, present as much information to the selected builder. The selected builder with sort through the items and discuss the details with you. The builder will then produce a preliminary run on all the items in your Custom Floor Plan. Don’t worry, the floor plan can change. Things don’t always come out on the first run. You might need several passes on the plan for it to be your ideal home. It’s better to get the design down up front, than once in construction. Communication is VERY important with you builder.

Always look at the Texas Registered Commission Construction site for registered builders ( http://www.trcc.state.tx.us by calling 877-651-TRCC). For additional Help, Information, or Services contact Debbie at (830) 833-4249 or dhomeier@moment.net .