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New House Walkthrough Video of House Plan Gallery House Plan – HPG-1800B-1

View this Country Style Ranch House Plan online at House Plan Gallery.com

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New House Plan Gallery Walkthrough Video of HPG-1934-1

View this traditional ranch home design at House Plan Gallery.com!

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Video Walkthrough of HPG-20002-1 House Plan

HPG-20002-1 - 3 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath European House Plan at HousePlanGallery.com

Here is a video walkthrough that we recently completed of our popular European southern style house plan – HPG-20002. The Forrest Wood includes a variety of popular floorplan features including a 3 bedroom / 2.5 bath layout, 2,000 square feet of living space. Split bedroom plan. Covered front and rear porch.

This inviting home has European Country styling with upscale features. The front and rear covered porches add plenty of usable outdoor living space, and include that much-requested outdoor kitchen. Expansive great room includes a beautiful trayed ceiling and features built-in cabinets and a gas fireplace. The spacious kitchen features an oversized island with a large eating bar and breakfast area.

If you’re looking to build a new home for you and your family, these popular House Plan Gallery floorplans are a great option, and best of all, as a Certified Professional Building Designer, we can modify any of our home designs to fit your exact needs!

Shop online for your new house floor plans at House Plan Gallery.com!

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Energy Efficient Windows For Your New Home Construction

Of particular importance in your effort to build an environmentally-friendly home is the windows that you will choose. Energy efficient windows for your new home construction can make your heating bills lower in the winter and your cooling bills easier to handle in the summer. An energy efficient window needs to be at two panes thick, have a low-E (emitting) glass coating, an airtight frame, and be rated as energy-efficient by the Energy Star program. Let’s look at each of these elements of the energy efficient window in greater detail. Read on…

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House Plan University PODCAST #4 – What House Plan Package Do I Really Need?

In this episode of the HousePlanGallery.com podcast, we’ll be answering one of our most popular customer questions and thats “What House Plan Package Do I Really Need to build MY house”?
Since each designer can offer a variety of different ways to buy their house plans, we understand that it can become confusing to a new [...]

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House Plan University PODCAST #2 – What are the Most Popular Floorplan Features? – Part II

In this episode of the HousePlanGallery.com podcast, we’ll be talking about what are the most popular home design features that people are looking for in their new house plans.
In part 2 of this 3 part series, we’ll talk about another very important aspect of what makes a particular southern house floor plan design MUCH more [...]

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House Plan University PODCAST #3 – What are the Most Popular Floorplan Features? – part III

In this episode of the HousePlanGallery.com podcast, we’ll be continuing our talk about what are the most popular home design features that people are looking for in their new craftsman house floor plans.
In part 3 of this 3 part series, we’ll wrap this topic up by talking about a very important, though not often talked [...]

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House Plan University PODCAST #1 – What are the most popular floorplan features? – part I

n this episode of the HousePlanGallery.com podcast, we’ll be talking about what are the most popular home design features that people are looking for in their new house plans.
In part 1 of this 3 part series, we’ll talk about two very important aspects of popular home designs – Livability and Floorplan Flexibility…
We’d love to hear [...]

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Energy Efficient Windows For Your New Home Construction

Of particular importance in your effort to build an environmentally-friendly home is the windows that you will choose. Energy efficient windows for your new home construction can make your heating bills lower in the winter and your cooling bills easier to handle in the summer. An energy efficient window needs to be at two panes thick, have a low-E (emitting) glass coating, an airtight frame, and be rated as energy-efficient by the Energy Star program. Let’s look at each of these elements of the energy efficient window in greater detail. Read on…

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Designing a Starter Home

Becoming a homeowner is the dream of many individuals and couples. Selecting the home that you will spend the beginning of your new life in can be an exciting experience and the thrill of your new independence is exhilarating.
Your first home is about planning your future; whether that includes children, job changes or a spouse. [...]

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Get it in Writing – Dealing with New Home Construction Contractors

How many people have dealt with contractors without getting a signed contract only to bemoan, “I wish I’d got that in writing”? Far too many to count, and you may be among them if you are having work done on your property or having a new home built – without proper contracts in place.  A [...]

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Curb Appeal – Landscaping Choices for New Home Design

You may have always heard the old adage that “first impressions” are the ones that count most – and this is all too true when it comes to curb appeal and your home.  If you are designing a new home, or revamping your existing home (perhaps to put it on the market), then you must [...]

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I Like This, But Don’t Like That… Can I Modify my House Plans?

Every single day, without fail, we speak with people who are looking for unique house floor plans to build their dream home, but they become frustrated that they cannot find a stock plan that fits ALL of their wants… as-is.
Many times, they end up discounting a group of plans, altogether, that would actually be quite [...]

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