Stone lined driveway is about how one of the leading mountain style Architectural firms specifies, details and manages adding stone trim to border driveways and landscaping islands in paving.
How to lose 10 to 20 pounds in 3 months: is that your goal? Well, Rand & Merry Soellner did just that. He’s an Architect and she’s a Real Estate Broker. This article features 10 ideas. None of them is hard or unpleasant. Rand was at 206 pounds, the heaviest he’s ever been about […]
How and why should trustworthiness and competence enter into the equation of who is designing houses for you and others? Well, let’s think about that for a while: your house is where you live, including your spouse and other loved ones and where you all sleep, eat, celebrate life, recuperate and go through the […]
Precision Design Documents: is about how a licensed residential Architect creates detailed drawings, specifications and other documents to provide outstanding quality sets for their projects
Reading Architects' Documents describes, in brief, how to interpret architectural sets of drawings and how the sheets of drawings are organized and why.
When we have a new house designed and built, we have a decision to make about the driveway, parking and vehicular maneuvering areas: asphalt paving, brick/concrete pavers, large flagstones, concrete or gravel?
GUEST QUARTERS OVER GARAGE discusses the various aspects of establishing an initial base of operations prior to having your main house designed and built.
Fall House Maintenance: 10 things to do: discusses 10 things you can do to do make your house ready for fall and the coming winter, written by a licensed Architect, specializing in residential design.
“What’s first: the Architect or the Builder?” The HOME ARCHITECTS ® once in a while receive an inquiry like this. The answer is: What’s first: the Design or the Construction? Which of course, means: you first need to have a Design before you can Build it. So: who is the one professional best trained […]
Site Selection & Site Planning mark the beginning of the journey for many people who want to have a custom house designed and built for them. HIRE A PRO TO CHECK OUT YOUR INTENDED LAND PURCHASE: Many of these people go ahead and buy their land without the benefit of consulting an Architect. This can […]
Programming Your New House: is an online article about the very first step to designing your new residence, created by one of the leading residential architectural firms in the United States. Programming uncovers and lists the desired elements of your proposed house.
A Comprehensive Rainwater Management Plan ™, also known as a "CRiMP ™" is a set of documents created by a licensed Architect that details how to manage and redirect the rainwater falling on a home or building(s) and the surrounding land, to result in the least amount of rainwater being deposited at or immediately around the home or building(s).
Encapsulated Crawlspaces : tells you all about one of the best and cost-efficient methods of keeping your crawlspace clean, dry, healthy, energy efficient, and pest free, as told by a leading licensed home architect.
House Loan Interest Rates Rising: is about the recent increase in home mortgage rates, due to changing Federal Reserve Bank policies, as viewed from the perspective of a leading residential architect.