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There is considerable confusion over home plan copyrights. Basically, you cannot use someone else's home design without their written permission, which usually requires paying a fee to "license" the use of that home design for the purposes of building your new home. Even if you intend to make changes to the design, you must first [...]
Room Dimension 11'-0" W. x 10'-10" D. Debate continues on minimum acceptable secondary bedroom sizes, especially homes envisioned for first- and second-time buyers. Laptop computers and tablets have made study desks somewhat unnecessary. But two basic needs haven't changed. Beds are typically 6-feet long and a dresser opposite the bed's footboard is [...]
Energy efficiency is derived with today’s construction and insulation standards. Fine Line Homes uses quality products such as Simonton windows and Therma-Tru doors. There are a few things you can do however with an older home to reduce the heating bill and make your home more comfortable this winter. One of the fastest return on [...]
Adequate light levels are non-negotiable, especially as homeowners age, and less of the available light passes through their eyes' lenses. Over-the-mirror bath light bars are still common but are being augmented by pendant lights or wall sconces flanking both sides of the mirror providing better overall illumination for applying makeup or for his shaving. Additionally, [...]
Recent rainfalls are a reminder to homeowners how important it is to maintain spouting gutters, downspouts and runoffs. As much as one and one half to two inches of rainfall per hour can fill spouting gutters to the maximum in a short period of time. When spouting outlets are blocked they will overflow causing the [...]
I often speak to customers who are concerned about their home being constructed to accommodate a possible handicapped family member. Below is a list of features that you may want to consider when building a home that will make it more handicapped accessible for current use and will be less costly with the initial construction [...]
Recent storms have left many people in the area without power for hours at a time. Have you ever been right in the middle of something important and the power goes out? I think we all have. If this happens to you frequently you may want to consider having your home wired with a generator [...]
One of Fine Line Homes’ newest ranch house plans is called the “Austin” and comments from visitors to the website have been coming in. The first impression usually comments on ‘how cute it looks’ with its ‘fresh cottage design.’ The front porch and cottage-style shingles on the front gable accent this look. But once inside the [...]
When you are designing your home, don’t overlook the garage doors. With a front entrance garage, the doors are often a main focal point of the front of the home. There are many options you can select to “dress up” the garage doors. You could change the color from white to another complimenting color. You [...]
Perhaps you haven't given too much thought to your front door style; perhaps you've thought a lot about it. But...have you considered the material your front door will be made of? You might assume the entry door will be made out of wood. Beautiful, yes, but solid wood doors are expensive, not very energy efficient [...]
