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19,000 high quality house plans

March 22nd, 2010 HouseplanGuy No comments

Here is one of our newest designs. (Click image to view)

MonsterHousePlans now has over 19,000 house plans  to choose from. Try out our MonsterSearch to select from over 70 design features to narrow your search for a floor plan that will work perfectly for you!

Better Days Ahead?

March 22nd, 2010 HouseplanGuy No comments
I recently read the following excerpt from Reuters and www.positiveeconomicnews.com    ” The U.S. economy appears to have stabilized and may not need all the stimulus the central bank had planned to offer, Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Jeffrey Lacker said on Thursday.
“The economy appears to have leveled out and I believe we can look forward to better times ahead,” Lacker told a business group.”
There is still a lot of pain out there, but I think our darkest days are behind us. We at  MonsterHousePlans are optomistic about the future.

I recently read the following excerpt from Reuters and www.positiveeconomicnews.com ” The U.S. economy appears to have stabilized and may not need all the stimulus the central bank had planned to offer, Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Jeffrey Lacker said on Thursday.

“The economy appears to have leveled out and I believe we can look forward to better times ahead,” Lacker told a business group.”

There is still a lot of pain out there, but I think our darkest days are behind us. We at  MonsterHousePlans are optomistic about the future.

Daylight versus Walk-out Basements

March 21st, 2010 HouseplanGuy No comments

This plan is a daylight basement, but not a walk-out basement.

This design is a daylight AND walk-out basement.

What is the difference between a daylight basement and a walk-out basement?

House Plans  foundations go by many names. In the case of the daylight or walk-out basements, the difference is simply whether or not you are able to exit the basement to the outside or not.

House Plans foundations go by many names. In the case of the daylight or walk-out basements, the difference is simply whether or not you are able to exit the basement to the outside or not.

Home Plans with daylight or walk-out basements are often both situated on sloping lots. The walk-out basement will be on a steeper slope, so as to allow an exit door to the outside from the basement level. The daylight may or may not have an outside access door, since all parts of the room are often partially submerged below-ground. The daylight basement , however, will have windows to bring in daylight.
Basement foundations allow for extra living space if needed. When building Floor Plans with basements (regular, daylight or walk-out), it is not necessary to finish the lower level. This can keep the heated square footage down and assist with getting bank loans and keeping property taxes down. The lower levels are unfinished future-space that can be finished as the homeowner has the extra funds to do so.
Monster House Plans has close to 3000 plans offering daylight or walk-out basements. Check out our Monster Search to view them. And remember, if a house plan you like does not offer a walk-out or daylight basement, ask us for a quote to modify it for you. Our modification quotes are free!

House Plans Suited for Corner Lots

March 21st, 2010 HouseplanGuy No comments
House plan  #2-233

Here is a great example of a home plan suited for a corner lot.

Just what constitutes home plans that work well with corner lots? Actually, most homes are suited for corner lots, but not everyone wants their dream home’s primary focus from the front to be a garage. That is why on MonsterHousePlans you will find a wide selection of house plans that have side entry garages. House plans designed with side-entry garages can make a home look much more inviting because the designer can jazz-up the exterior wall of the garage with windows, brick, stone, bump-outs, interesting roof lines, etc., so that the front of the home isn’t ‘all garage door’.  We also has an abundance of floor plans with rear garages that are side-entry. Remember, all you have to do is go to the MonsterHousePlans site and click the tab for the Monster Search and check the box under Lot Characteristics that will find all home plans suited for a corner lot.